161 words
| Word | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | å | a | å | art. used before nouns to indicate a single item or one unspecified member of a class |
| able | āble | able | āble | a. having the necessary means, skill, or power to do something a. having considerable skill or proficiency |
| ability | åbilitẏ | abil-ity | åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being able to do something; skill or competence |
| disable | disāble | dis-able | dis-āble | v. to make unable to do something |
| enable | ėnāble | en-able | ėn-āble | v. make possible or able |
| unable | ûnāble | un-able | ûn-āble | a. not having the skill, means, or ability to do something |
| ache | āc𝕙e | ache | āc𝕙e | n. a dull persistent pain v. feel a continuous dull pain |
| acid | acid | acid | acid | n. a chemical substance that can react with a base to form a salt a. having a sour taste |
| acre | ācre | acre | ācre | n. a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards |
| act | act | act | act | n. something done; a deed; a law passed by parliament v. to take action; to perform a part in a play |
| action | actio̊n | act-ion | act-io̊n | n. the process of doing something to achieve an aim n. a legal proceeding |
| active | active | act-ive | act-ive | a. moving around or participating in activities with energy a. in operation or use |
| actor | acto̊r | act-or | act-o̊r | n. a person whose profession is acting on stage or in films |
| actual | actūål | act-u-al | act-ū-ål | a. existing in fact; real |
| actress | actrėss | act-r-ess | act-r-ėss | n. a female actor |
| activity | activitẏ | act-iv-ity | act-iv-itẏ | n. a thing that a person or group does; an action or movement n. a state of being active or energetic |
| actually | actūållẏ | act-u-al-ly | act-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. in fact; really adv. used to imply that something is surprising |
| exact | ėxact | ex-act | ėx-act | a. correct in every detail; precise vt. to demand and obtain something by force |
| exactly | ėxactlẏ | ex-act-ly | ėx-act-lẏ | adv. with absolute accuracy; precisely |
| interact | inte̊ract | inter-act | inte̊r-act | vi. act upon each other |
| interaction | inte̊ractio̊n | inter-act-ion | inte̊r-act-io̊n | n. communication or direct involvement with someone or something |
| practice | practice | pr-act-ice | pr-act-ice | n. the actual application or use of an idea or method n. repeated exercise to improve one's skill |
| practise | practise | pr-act-ise | pr-act-ise | v. to carry out or perform repeatedly; to engage in a profession |
| practicable | practicåble | pr-act-ic-able | pr-act-ic-åble | a. usable for a specific purpose; capable of being done |
| practical | practicål | pr-act-ic-al | pr-act-ic-ål | a. relating to practice rather than theory a. likely to be effective |
| practically | practicållẏ | pr-act-ic-al-ly | pr-act-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. almost; virtually adv. in a practical manner |
| react | rėact | re-act | rė-act | v. show a response or a reaction to something v. act against or in opposition to |
| reaction | rėactio̊n | re-act-ion | rė-act-io̊n | n. something done or felt in response to a situation or event n. a chemical change that occurs when substances are mixed |
| reactor | rėacto̊r | re-act-or | rė-act-o̊r | n. a device for controlling a nuclear chain reaction n. a vessel used in chemical reactions |
| transaction | tranṡactio̊n | trans-act-ion | tranṡ-act-io̊n | n. an instance of buying or selling something n. the process of doing business |
| Adam | Adåm | Adam | Adåm | |
| add | add | add | add | v. to join or combine something to something else v. to perform the mathematical operation of addition |
| adult | adûlt | adult | adûlt | n. a fully grown person or animal a. fully grown or developed |
| addition | ådditio̊n | ad-dit-ion | åd-dit-io̊n | n. the action of adding something n. the process of adding numbers |
| additional | ådditio̊nål | ad-dit-ion-al | åd-dit-io̊n-ål | a. extra or added to what is already there |
| after | àfte̊r | after | àfte̊r | prep. behind or later than; following conj. subsequent to the time that adv. afterwards; later |
| afternoon | àfte̊rnoon | after-noon | àfte̊r-noon | n. the part of the day between noon and evening |
| afterward | àfte̊rwård | after-ward | àfte̊r-wård | adv. at a later time; after that |
| agency | āge̊ncẏ | ag-ency | āg-e̊ncẏ | n. a business or organization that provides a particular service n. the action or intervention of a person or thing to produce a particular result |
| agent | āge̊nt | ag-ent | āg-e̊nt | n. a person who acts on behalf of another n. a substance that produces an effect n. a representative of a government |
| agony | ago̊nẏ | agon-y | ago̊n-ẏ | n. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain n. a state of acute pain |
| agitation | agitātio̊n | ag-it-at-ion | ag-it-āt-io̊n | n. a state of anxiety or emotional disturbance |
| exaggerate | ėxagge̊rāte | ex-agg-er-ate | ėx-agg-e̊r-āte | v. to make something seem larger or more extreme than it really is |
| age | āge | age | āge | n. the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed n. a distinct period of history v. to grow old or cause to grow old |
| aid | āid | aid | āid | n. help or support v. help or support someone or something |
| aim | āim | aim | āim | n. a purpose or intention n. the pointing of a weapon at a target v. point or direct at a target |
| air | āir | air | āir | n. the mixture of gases that forms the earth's atmosphere n. an impression or appearance given by someone |
| aircraft | āircràft | air-craft | āir-cràft | n. a vehicle that can fly |
| airline | āirlīne | air-line | āir-līne | n. a company that provides air transport services |
| airplane | āirplāne | air-plane | āir-plāne | n. a flying vehicle with fixed wings and an engine |
| airport | āirport | air-port | āir-port | n. a complex of runways and buildings for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance |
| aerial | āeriål | aer-i-al | āer-i-ål | a. existing or operating in the air n. an antenna |
| aeroplane | āero̊plāne | aer-o-plane | āer-o̊-plāne | n an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
| aerospace | āero̊spāce | aer-o-space | āer-o̊-spāce | n. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole |
| alas | ålas | a-las | å-las | interj. an exclamation expressing sorrow or regret |
| album | albům | alb-um | alb-ům | n. a collection of songs issued as a single item n. a book for storing photographs |
| alcohol | alco̊hol | alcohol | alco̊hol | n. a drink containing ethanol n. the intoxicating agent in liquor |
| algebra | algėbrå | alge-bra | algė-brå | n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations |
| alien | ālie̊n | ali-en | āli-e̊n | n. a foreigner who is not a naturalized citizen a. belonging to a foreign country; unfamiliar |
| alignment | ålīgnme̊nt | a-lign-ment | å-līgn-me̊nt | n. the act of adjusting to a line |
| all | ãll | all | ãll | a. the whole quantity or amount of; every one of adv. completely pron. everything |
| ally | ållȳ | al-ly | ål-lȳ | n. a friendly nation n. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance v. become an ally or associate |
| also | ãlsō | al-so | ãl-sō | adv. in addition; too; as well |
| allied | allī𝕖d | al-li-ed | al-lī-𝕖d | a. joined or connected; relating to the Allies in a war |
| alloy | alloẏ | al-loy | al-loẏ | n. a mixture of two or more metals v. to mix metals together |
| alphabet | alphåbet | alpha-bet | alphå-bet | n. a set of letters used in writing a language |
| alter | ãlte̊r | alt-er | ãlt-e̊r | v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation v. insert words into texts |
| altitude | altitūde | alt-itude | alt-itūde | n. the height of something above sea level |
| alternate | ãlte̊rnāte | alt-ern-ate | ãlt-e̊rn-āte | a. occurring in turn repeatedly v. happen or do by turns |
| alteration | ãlte̊rātio̊n | alt-er-at-ion | ãlt-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making something different |
| alternative | ãlte̊rnātive | alt-ern-at-ive | ãlt-e̊rn-āt-ive | a. available as another option n. one of two or more available possibilities |
| amateur | amåte̊ur | am-at-eur | am-åt-e̊ur | n. a person who does something for pleasure rather than for money a. doing something for pleasure rather than professionally |
| ambient | ambie̊nt | ambi-ent | ambi-e̊nt | a. completely enveloping; relating to the immediate surroundings |
| ambulance | ambūlånce | amb-ul-ance | amb-ūl-ånce | n. a vehicle used for transporting sick or injured people to hospital |
| ambiguous | ambigūo̊us | ambig-u-ous | ambig-ū-o̊us | a. having more than one possible meaning a. unclear or inexact |
| ampere | ampere | ampere | ampere | n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
| an | ån | an | ån | art. the form of "a" used before words beginning with a vowel sound |
| anchor | ancho̊r | anch-or | anch-o̊r | n. a heavy device used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom n. a person who presents a television program v. to moor with an anchor |
| and | and | and | and | conj. used to connect words, clauses, or sentences |
| angel | ānge̊l | ang-el | āng-e̊l | n. a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God n. a kind and good person |
| anger | ange̊r | ang-er | ang-e̊r | n. a strong feeling of annoyance or hostility v. make someone angry |
| angle | angle | ang-le | ang-le | n. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; measured in degrees or radians v. move or proceed at an angle v. fish with a hook |
| angry | angrẏ | angr-y | angr-ẏ | a. feeling or showing strong annoyance or hostility |
| triangle | trīangle | tri-angle | trī-angle | n. a figure with three straight sides and three angles |
| triangular | trīangūlår | tri-ang-ul-ar | trī-ang-ūl-år | a. having three angles; shaped like a triangle |
| animal | animål | anim-al | anim-ål | n. a living creature that is not a plant or human a. relating to the physical instincts of humans |
| unanimous | ūnanimo̊us | un-anim-ous | ūn-anim-o̊us | a. in complete agreement |
| ankle | ankle | ank-le | ank-le | n. the joint connecting the foot with the leg |
| annual | annūål | ann-u-al | ann-ū-ål | a. occurring or done once a year n. a book or magazine published once a year |
| anniversary | annive̊rsårẏ | ann-i-vers-ary | ann-i-ve̊rs-årẏ | n. the date on which an event occurred in a previous year, celebrated annually |
| annually | annūållẏ | ann-u-al-ly | ann-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. once a year; every year |
| ant | ant | ant | ant | n. a small insect that lives in organized colonies |
| antenna | antennå | ant-enn-a | ant-enn-å | n. an electrical device that sends or receives radio signals n. one of a pair of feelers on the head of an insect |
| ancient | āncie̊nt | anci-ent | ānci-e̊nt | a. belonging to the very distant past a. very old |
| antique | antĩque | anti-que | antĩ-que | n. a piece of furniture or art from an earlier period a. belonging to the past; old-fashioned |
| anxious | anxio̊us | anxi-ous | anxi-o̊us | a. feeling worry, nervousness, or unease a. eagerly wanting something to happen |
| anxiety | anxīe̊tẏ | anxi-e-ty | anxī-e̊-tẏ | n. a state of worry and nervousness occurring in various mental disorders n. a vague unpleasant emotion experienced in anticipation of some misfortune |
| any | anẏ | any | anẏ | a. one, some, or all without specification pron. any one at all |
| anybody | anẏbodẏ | any-body | anẏ-bodẏ | pron. any person; anyone |
| anyhow | anẏhòw | any-how | anẏ-hòw | adv. in any case; anyway |
| anyone | anẏone | any-one | anẏ-one | pron. any person at all; anybody |
| anything | anything | any-thing | any-thing | pron. any object, event, or fact of any kind adv. in any measure; at all |
| anyway | anywāy | any-way | any-wāy | adv. in any case; regardless of what has been said or done |
| anywhere | anywhère | any-where | any-whère | adv. in or to any place |
| apple | apple | app-le | app-le | n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
| apt | apt | apt | apt | a. appropriate or suitable a. likely to do something a. quick to learn |
| adapt | ådapt | ad-apt | åd-apt | v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose v. get accustomed to |
| opaque | ōpāque | op-aque | ōp-āque | a. not able to be seen through; not clear |
| Arabian | årābiån | a-rabi-an | å-rābi-ån | |
| arbitrary | àrbitrårẏ | arbitr-ary | àrbitr-årẏ | a. based on random choice or personal whim |
| arc | àrc | arc | àrc | n. a curve forming part of a circle |
| arch | àrch | arch | àrch | n. a curved structure supporting weight above an opening v. to form an arch a. playfully cheeky |
| monarch | monårch | mon-arch | mon-årch | n. a ruler or principal or chief |
| arctic | àrctic | arct-ic | àrct-ic | a. relating to the region around the North Pole n. the Arctic region |
| antarctic | antàrctic | ant-arct-ic | ant-àrct-ic | n. the region around the south pole a. relating to the Antarctic region |
| area | ārēå | area | ārēå | n. a particular extent of space; a subject of study; a region |
| argue | àrgūe | argue | àrgūe | v. to give reasons or cite evidence in support of something v. to exchange or express diverging views in a heated way |
| argument | àrgūme̊nt | argu-ment | àrgū-me̊nt | n. a discussion in which reasons are put forward for and against something n. a reason given to support or oppose something |
| arm | àrm | arm | àrm | n. the upper limb of the human body from shoulder to hand v. to supply with weapons or equip for war |
| army | àrmẏ | arm-y | àrm-ẏ | n. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land n. a large number of people or things |
| arrow | arrōw | arr-ow | arr-ōw | n. a sharp projectile shot from a bow n. a sign used to indicate direction |
| art | àrt | art | àrt | n. the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination n. works produced by such skill and imagination |
| artist | àrtist | art-ist | àrt-ist | n. a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or sculptures |
| artistic | àrtistic | art-ist-ic | àrt-ist-ic | a. relating to art or artists |
| article | àrticle | art-ic-le | àrt-ic-le | n. a piece of writing included in a newspaper or magazine n. a determiner that precedes nouns (a, an, the) |
| artificial | àrtificiål | art-if-ic-i-al | àrt-if-ic-i-ål | a. made by humans rather than occurring naturally a. insincere or affected |
| as | aṡ | as | aṡ | adv. to the same degree or extent prep. in the role of; functioning as conj. during the time that; in the same way that; because |
| Asia | āsiå | asi-a | āsi-å | |
| Asian | āsiån | asi-an | āsi-ån | |
| ash | ash | ash | ash | n. the powder left after something has burned n. a type of tree |
| ask | àsk | ask | àsk | v. to put a question to; to request; to invite |
| ass | ass | ass | ass | n. a donkey n. a foolish person |
| disaster | diṡàste̊r | dis-ast-er | diṡ-àst-e̊r | n. a sudden event causing great damage or suffering |
| disastrous | diṡàstro̊us | dis-astr-ous | diṡ-àstr-o̊us | a. causing great damage or suffering |
| astronaut | astro̊nãut | astr-o-naut | astr-o̊-nãut | n. a person who travels in space |
| astronomy | åstrono̊mẏ | astr-o-nom-y | åstr-o-no̊m-ẏ | n. the scientific study of the stars and planets |
| at | at | at | at | prep. expressing location or time; indicating a point in space or time |
| athlete | athlėte | athl-ete | athl-ėte | n. a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise |
| Atlantic | åtlantic | at-lant-ic | åt-lant-ic | |
| attitude | attitūde | att-itude | att-itūde | n. a settled way of thinking or feeling n. a physical posture |
| audience | ãudie̊nce | audi-ence | ãudi-e̊nce | n. the people who gather to watch or listen to a performance n. the readers or viewers of a work |
| inaugurate | inãugūrāte | in-augur-ate | in-ãugūr-āte | v. to begin or introduce formally |
| aunt | àunt | aunt | àunt | n. the sister of one's parent; wife of one's uncle |
| aural | ãurål | aur-al | ãur-ål | a. relating to the ear or hearing |
| author | ãutho̊r | auth-or | ãuth-o̊r | n. a writer of a book, article, or document |
| authority | ãuthoritẏ | auth-or-ity | ãuth-or-itẏ | n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions n. a person with extensive knowledge in a particular field |
| auto | ãutō | auto | ãutō | n. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine |
| automate | ãuto̊māte | auto-m-ate | ãuto̊-m-āte | v. make automatic or control or operate automatically |
| automatic | ãuto̊matic | auto-mat-ic | ãuto̊-mat-ic | a. working by itself without human control a. done without conscious thought |
| automation | ãuto̊mātio̊n | auto-mat-ion | ãuto̊-māt-io̊n | n. the use of machines to do work that was previously done by people |
| automobile | ãuto̊mōbĩle | auto-mob-ile | ãuto̊-mōb-ĩle | n. a road vehicle powered by an engine, typically with four wheels |
| autumn | ãutůmn | autumn | ãutůmn | n the season when the leaves fall from the trees |
| auxiliary | ãuxiliåry | aux-i-li-ary | ãux-i-li-åry | a. providing additional or supporting help n. a helper or backup |
| aviation | āviātio̊n | avi-at-ion | āvi-āt-io̊n | n. the operation of aircraft |
| awful | ãwfůl | aw-ful | ãw-fůl | a. very bad, unpleasant, or shocking |
| awfully | ãwfůllẏ | aw-ful-ly | ãw-fůl-lẏ | adv. used as intensifiers; very |
| awkward | ãwkwård | awk-ward | ãwk-wård | a. lacking skill or grace a. causing difficulty or embarrassment |
| ax | ax | ax | ax | n. a tool with a heavy bladed head mounted on a handle vt. to cut with an ax; to eliminate drastically |
| axis | axis | ax-is | ax-is | n. a straight line about which a body rotates |
| axle | axle | ax-le | ax-le | n. a shaft on which a wheel rotates |
| axial | axiål | ax-i-al | ax-i-ål | a. of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation a. situated on or along or in the direction of an axis |
