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`o*|mportant wordsto learn
`assumption
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`assemble/s'sembl/ verb 1 [I, T] to join other
`to assist in the search. o He’s assisting the
`people somewhere to make a group, or to
`police with their investigation.
`bring people together
`into a group They
`assistance /o'sist?ns/ noun [U) formal help
`assembled in the meeting room after lunch.
`financial/medical assistance o Can I be of any
`2 [1] to build something by joining parts to-
`assistance? (= Can I help you?) o They have
`gether
`asked for financial assistance from the govern-
`[C, Ul] UKa
`assembly/s'sembli/ noun 1
`ment.
`the students and
`regular meeting of all
`assistant/'sist*nt/ noun [Cc] 1 someone whose
`teachers at
`a
`school morning assembly
`job is to help a person who has a more import-
`2
`(C] a group of people, such as a
`ant job an administrative assistant © assistant
`government, who meet
`to make decisions,
`manager 2 a sales/shop assistant mainly UK
`laws, etc the national assembly 3
`[U]
`someone whohelps customers in a shop The
`whenyou build something by joining parts to-
`sales assistant was very helpful.
`gether The pack said ‘assembly required’.
`to relate two
`associate" /s'soufieit/ verb [T]
`assent/a'sent/ noun [U] formal agreementor ap-
`things, people, etc in your mind Most people
`proval Has she given her assent? e assent verb
`associatethis brand with good quality.
`[|formal to agree to something
`associate with sb formal to spend time
`assert /s'ss:t/ verb 1 assert yourself to behave
`with someone
`or speak in a strong, confident way She has to
`be associated with sthto be related to
`learn to assert herself. 2 assert your authority/
`something or caused by something There are
`control/independence, etc to do something to
`many risks associated with smoking.
`show other people that you have power 3 [T]
`associate?/o'soufiat/ noun [C] someone who
`formal to say that somethingis certainly true
`you knowbecauseof work or business She’s a
`[+ that] He asserts that she stole money from
`business associate ofmine.
`him while they were working together.
`associate? /a'soufist/ adjective associate dir-
`assertion /s's3:f*n/ noun [C, U] formal when you
`ector/editor/producer, etc someonein a slightly
`say that somethingis certainly true [+ that] J
`less importantposition than the main person
`don’t agree with his assertion that men are
`association /2,saufi'erf*n/ noun 1 [C] an organ-
`safer drivers than women.
`ization of people with the same interests or
`assertive/o'ss:tiv/ adjective behaving or speak-
`with a particular purpose the Football Associ-
`ing in a strong, confident way You need to be
`ation 2 [C, U] a connection orrelationship be-
`much more assertive.
`eassertively adverb
`tween two things or people 3 in association
`e assertiveness noun [U]
`with working together with The event was
`assess/a'ses/ verb [T] to make a judgment about
`organized in association with the Sports Coun-
`the quality, size, value, etc of something The
`cil. DSee also: savings and loan association.
`tests are designed to assess a child’s reading
`assorted/o'so:tid/ adjective of different types a
`Skills. e assessment noun [C, U]
`box ofassorted chocolates
`asset/‘zset/ noun [C] 1 a person, skill, or qual-
`assortment/s'so:tmoant/ noun [C] a group of
`ity which is useful or helps you to succeed
`different types of something an assortment of
`He'll be a great asset to the team. 2 something
`vegetables
`which a person or company owns which has a
`value [usually plural] The company has $70 billion
`assuage/a'sweid3/ verb [T] formal to make un-
`pleasant feelings less strong The government
`in assets.
`tried to assuage the public’s fears. © I'll take
`assiduous/s'sidjuas/ adjective formal showing
`the kids out this afternoon and assuage my
`a lot of effort and determinationeassiduously
`guiltfor not having seen them all week.
`adverb
`to give someone a
`assign /s'sain/ verb [1]
`oassume/s'sju:m/ verb [T] 1 to think that some-
`thingis likely to be true, although you have no
`particular job or responsibility [+ two objects]
`proof[+ (that)] Everything was quiet when I got
`UN troops wereassigned the task of rebuilding
`home so I assumed that you had gone out.
`the hospital. o [often passive] The case has been
`2 assume control/power/responsibility, etc to
`assigned to our most seniorofficer.
`take a position of control/power/responsi-
`assign sb to sth to give someone a
`bility, etc He has assumedthe role of spokes-
`Particular job or place to work [often passive]
`we Police officer has been assigned to this
`manfor the group. 3 assumeanair/expression,
`case?
`etcformalto pretend to havea feeling that you
`do not have He assumedan air of indifference
`assignment/s'sainmont/ noun [C, U] a piece
`though I knew how he really felt. 4 assume a
`of work or job that you are given to do a
`false identity/name, etc to pretend to be some-
`written assignment o He’s on assignmentin
`one else an assumed name
`Brazil.
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`to
`[1]
`assimilate /s'simileit/ verb formal 1
`IRDPARTNERSFOR aSSu
`understand and remember new information
`make an assumption
`2 [l, T] to becomepart of a group,society,etc,
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`assumption a_basic/common/false/e
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`or to make someone or something becomepart
`underlying assumption e do sth under the
`of a group, society, etc The refugees have now
`assumption that e an assumption aboutsth
`assimilatedinto the local community. e assimi-
`lation /o,sim1'le1f*n/ noun [U]
`assist/o'sist/ verb [l, T] to help The army arrived
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`assumption/a'samf°n/ noun [C] 1 something
`that you think is true without having any
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