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This jacketcost a lot of money. The book made a lot ofmoney.xxWord buildingSSS/"mAn@X@r/ verb (mon i tors,mon i tor ing, mon i tored)to check or watch something to see if it changes:Scientists are monitoring pollution levels in thelake. Money consists of coins ( small, round,metal things) and bills ( pieces of paper).This is called cash: I don’t have much cash –can I pay by check?The coins that you have in your bag orpocket are called change: Do you have anychange for the bus?The money someone gives you in a store ifyou pay too much is also called change:Here’s your change.monk /mVNk/ noun [count](RELIGION ) a religious man who lives with otherreligious men in a special building (called aMONASTERY) A Look at nun.mon key /"mVNki/Word buildingSS /"mAn@X@r/ noun [count](COMPUTERS ) a machine that shows pictures orinformation on a screen like a television: a PCwith a 17-inch monitor A Look at the picture atcomputer.tʃ chindʒ Junev vanReduced sample page from Oxford BasicAmerican Dictionary for learners of English88 xmon i tor1 w294 monkeynoun [count] (pluralmon keys)an animal that has along tail and canclimb treesmon o logue (alsomon o log)/"mAn@lOg; "mAn@lAg/noun [count](ENGLISH LANGUAGEARTS ) a long speech by one person, for examplein a playmo nop o ly /m@"nAp@li/ noun [count] (pluralmo nop o lies)(BUSINESS ) the control of an industry or serviceby only one company: The government passed alaw to prohibit monopolies in the telephoneindustry.mo not o nous /m@"nAtn @s/ adjectivealways the same and therefore very boring: It’sa very monotonous job.mon soon /%mAn"sun/ noun [count]the season when very heavy rain falls inSouthern Asiamon ster /"mAnst@r/ noun [count]an animal in stories that is big, ugly, and scarymonth k /mVnT/ noun [count]1 one of the twelve parts of a year: December isthe last month of the year. We went to mybrother’s house last month.θ thinThe months of the year are: January,February, March, April, May, June, July,August, September, October, November,December.We use “in” with months: My birthday is inSeptember, or “this,” “next,” or “last”:We’re getting married next May. Igraduated last June.x2 about four weeks: She was in the hospital for amonth.ð thens soz zooʃ sheKeyword entries show the mostimportant words to learn: 3,000at Intermediate and Advancedlevel, 2,000 at Basic levelContent areavocabulary is labelledwith its subjectvortexA B C D E FG H I J K L M N O P Q RS TU V W X Y Zmuscles that move to produce the voice)s larynx A See picture at organ.ˈvoice mail noun [U] an electronic system that letsyou record telephone messages for someone whenhe/she is not available to answer the telephoneA Look at answering machine.ˈvoice-ˌover noun [C] information or comments ina movie, television program, etc. that are given by aperson who is not seen on the screenvoid 1 /vOId/ noun [C, usually sing.] (formal) an emptyspace: (figurative) Her death left a void in their lives.void 2 /vOId/ adj. 1 (formal) void (of sth) empty;without something 2 (used about a ticket, contract,decision, etc.) that can no longer be accepted orused: The agreement was declared void.void 3 /vOId/ verb [T] (in law) to state officially thatsomething is no longer validvol. abbr. VOLUMEvol a tile /"vAl@tˬl/ adj. 1 that can changesuddenly: The situation in the Middle East is still veryvolatile. x a volatile personality 2 (CHEMISTRY ) (usedabout a liquid) that can easily change into a gasd vol a til i ty /%vAl@"tIl@tˬi/ noun [U]volcanocratergeyserventlavamagmavol ca no /vAl"keInoU/ noun [C] (pl. vol ca noes or vol ca nos) (GEOGRAPHY ) a mountain with a hole atthe top through which steam, hot liquid rock (calledlava), fire, etc. sometimes come out: an active/adormant/an extinct volcano x When did the volcano lasterupt? d vol can ic /vAl"k&nIk/ adj.: volcanic ashx a volcanic eruptionvo li tion /v@"lISn; voU-/ noun [U] (formal) the powerto choose something freely or to make your owndecisions: They left entirely of their own volition ( because they wanted to). s free willvol ley 1 /"vAli/ noun [C] (pl. vol leys) 1 a numberof stones, bullets, etc. that are thrown, shot, etc. atthe same time: The soldiers fired a volley over the headsof the crowd. x (figurative) a volley of abuse 2 (SPORTS )(in TENNIS , etc.) an act of hitting the ball before ittouches the groundvol ley 2 /"vAli/ verb [T] (SPORTS ) (in TENNIS, etc.) tohit or kick the ball before it touches the ground: Hevolleyed the ball into the back of the net.vol ley ball /"vAlibOl/ noun [U] (SPORTS) a game inwhich two teams try to hit a ball over a high net withtheir hands and not let it touch the groundǝr birdɪr nearɛr hairɑr carReduced sample page from OxfordAmerican Dictionary for learners of Englishɔr northvolt /voUlt/ noun [C] (abbr. V) (PHYSICS ) a unit formeasuring electrical forcevolt age /"voUltIdZ/ noun [C, U] (PHYSICS) the electrical force that is measured in VOLTS : Danger! Highvoltage (on a sign near electrical equipment)vol ume kw /"vAly@m; -yum/ noun (abbr. vol.)1 [C] a book, especially one of a set or series: Thelibrary has over 100,000 volumes. x The dictionarycomes in three volumes. 2 [C, U] (MATH ) the amount ofspace that something contains or occupies: What isthe volume of this sphere? x A pound of feathers isgreater in volume than a pound of gold. A Look at area.3 [U] the quantity or amount of something: thevolume of traffic on the roads 4 [U] the strength ordegree of sound that something makes: to turn thevolume on a radio up/downvo lu mi nous /v@"lum@n@s/ adj. (formal) 1 (usedabout clothing) very large; having a lot of cloth: avoluminous cloak/skirt 2 (used about a piece ofwriting, a book, etc.) very long and detailed: There isvoluminous literature on modernism and post-modernism. 3 (used about a container, piece of furniture,etc.) very large: I sank down into a voluminousarmchair.vol un tar y w /"vAl@n%tEri/ adj. done or givenbecause you want to do it, not because you have todo it: voluntary guidelines to control advertising on theInternet ANT compulsory, mandatory d vol untar i ly w /%vAl@n"tEr@li/ adv.: She left the job voluntarily – she wasn’t fired.vol un teer 1 w /%vAl@n"tIr/ noun [C] 1 a personwho offers or agrees to do something without beingforced or paid to do it: He does a lot of volunteer workat the hospital. x volunteer firefighters x Are there anyvolunteers who want to write their answers on theboard? 2 a person who joins the armed forceswithout being forced tovol un teer 2 w /%vAl@n"tIr/ verb 1 [I, T] volunteer (sth); volunteer (for sth); volunteer (to dosth) to offer something or to do something whichyou do not have to do or for which you will not bepaid: They volunteered their services free of charge. xShe volunteered for the school’s social committee. x Oneof my friends volunteered to take us all in his car. 2 [I]volunteer (for sth) to join the armed forces withoutbeing forced to 3 [T] to give information, etc. ormake a comment or suggestion without beingasked to: I volunteered a few helpful suggestions.vo lup tu ous /v@"lVptSu@s/ adj. (of a woman)attractive in a sexual way: voluptuous curvesvom it /"vAm@t/ verb [I, T] to bring food, etc. up fromthe stomach and out of the mouth s throw upd vom it noun [U]: the smell of vomitvoo doo /"vudu/ noun [U] (RELIGION) a religion thatis practiced especially in Haiti and involves magicalpowersvo ra cious /v@"reIS@s; vO-/ adj. (formal) 1 eatingor wanting large amounts of food: to have a voracious appetite 2 wanting a lot of new informationand knowledge: a voracious readervor tex /"vOrtEks/ noun [C] (pl. vor tex es or vort i ces /-tˬ@siz/) 1 a mass of air, water, etc. that spinsaround very fast and pulls things into its center 2 avery powerful feeling, force, or situation that youcannot avoid or escape from: They were both ca
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