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📦 Nouns: Ability → Background

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  • abilitythe skill or power to do something
  • absencea time when someone is not there
  • accessa way of entering or using something
  • accommodationa place where you live or stay
  • accountanta person whose job is managing money records
  • achea pain that continues for a long time
  • achievementsomething good you succeeded in doing
  • actionsomething that you do
  • activitysomething that you do for fun or work
  • actressa woman who performs in films or plays
  • additionputting numbers together to make a total
  • adjectivea word that describes a noun
  • advantagesomething that helps you or makes things better
  • adventurean exciting and unusual experience
  • adverba word that tells how something happens
  • advertisementa notice that tells people about a product
  • aeroplanea flying vehicle with wings and engines
  • agehow many years old someone is
  • agencya business that arranges services for people
  • agenta person who acts or does business for others
  • agreementwhen people have the same opinion or plan
  • aidhelp, food or money given to people in need
  • air conditioninga system that keeps rooms cool
  • aircrafta plane, helicopter or other flying machine
  • airlinea company that flies passengers by plane
  • albuma collection of songs, or a book for photos
  • alcoholdrinks such as wine, beer and whisky
  • alphabetall the letters of a language in order
  • alternativeanother possible choice
  • ambitiona strong wish to succeed in life
  • animala living creature that is not a plant
  • apartmenta set of rooms to live in, inside a building
  • apologywords saying that you are sorry
  • appearancethe way someone or something looks
  • appetitethe feeling that you want to eat
  • Aprilthe fourth month of the year
  • architecta person who designs buildings
  • architecturethe style and design of buildings
  • arrangementa plan made for something to happen
  • arrowa sign that points in a direction
  • art gallerya building where paintings are shown
  • assistanta person who helps someone in their work
  • athletea person who is very good at sport
  • atmospherethe feeling in a place; the air around Earth
  • attitudehow you think and feel about something
  • attractionan interesting place for visitors to see
  • Augustthe eighth month of the year
  • authora person who writes books
  • awarda prize for doing something well
  • babysittersomeone paid to look after children for a while
  • backgroundthe area behind the main thing in a picture