Most common C1 words · 3

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Learn high-frequency C1 words for everyday understanding and conversation.

1. acid

   Word

   /ˈæs.ɪd/

   Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.

   acid fruits or liquors

2. acquisition

   Word

   /æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/

   The act or process of acquiring.

   The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.

3. acre

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   /ˈeɪ.kə/

   An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

4. activation

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   /æktɪˈveɪʃən/

   Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.

5. activist

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   /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/

   Behaving as an activist.

6. acute

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   Brief, quick, short.

   It was an acute event.

7. adaptation

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   /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/

   The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

8. adhere

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   /ædˈhiɹ/

   To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

   wax adhered to his finger

9. adjacent

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   Next to; beside.

   A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school.

10. adjustment

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    /əˈdʒʌst.mənt/

    The action of adjusting something