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acceptance (ak SEP tins) n. 1. being accepted; 2. an approval

•     Jack’s acceptance by Jill’s family made him very happy.

•     Ian’s acceptance of full responsibility for the telephone charges got Kira off the hook (so to speak).

access (AK ses) n. 1. the act of coming near to; approach; 2. a way of approach­ing something; 3. the right to enter or use something —vt. to gain or have use of a database

•     The access to the house was through the side door.

•     Sebastian gained access to his car through the driver’s window. [-ed, -ing]

accommodate (uh KOM uh dayt) vt. 1. to make fit; to adapt; adjust; 2. to rec­oncile; 3. to do a service or favor for; 4. to have room for

•     An adapter is needed for your sink to accommodate the dishwasher hose.

•     Even though I don’t want to do it, I’ll accommodate you.

•     The hotel accommodates its guests with room service.

•     The kitchen accommodates seating space for four. [-d, accommodating]

accommodation (uh kom uh DAY shun) n. 1. adjustment; adaptation to a cer­tain use; 2. reconciliation of differences; 3. a convenience; 4. living or traveling space

•     Myles made an accommodation to staying up all night and annoying his parents by sleeping most of the day.

•     The employee and his former boss reached an accommodation over the mat­ter of severance pay.

•     Having coffeemakers in each room was an accommodation for motel guests.

•     The train’s compartment had sleeping accommodations for up to four passengers.

accomplice (uh KOM plis) n. a person who knowingly assists in committing a crime; partner in crime

•           While Bob was robbing the bank, his accomplice, Louise, was behind the
wheel of the getaway car.

[Syn. associate]

accomplish (uh KOM plish) vt. 1. to do or succeed in doing; 2. to perfect; to complete

•     Rocio accomplished her task of bathing the dog.

•     The human fly never failed to accomplish its mission. [-ed, -ing, accomplishment n.] [Syn. perform, reach]

accord (uk AWRD) vt. 1. to make agree; to reconcile; 2. to grant or concede —vi. mutual agreement —n. 1. an informal agreement, as between two states or coun­tries; 2. consent; permission

•     Our objectives are in accord.

•     I intend to accord you every courtesy.

•     Jakob had his dad’s accord to use the family car. [-ed, -ing, (in) accordance n.]

accost (uh KAWST) vt. to approach and greet first (often in an intrusive way)

•     I wouldn’t be so bold as to accost someone who did not greet me first.

•     I was walking along, minding my own business, when I was accosted by a street peddler.

[-ed, -ing]

account (uh KOWNT) vt. to tell, consider, or judge —vi. 1. to furnish a reckon­ing of money collected and/or payed out; 2. to make acceptable amends for; 3. to give acceptible reasons for —n. 1. a counting or calculation; 2. a record of monetary funds; 3. a bank account; 4. a record of transactions

•     The detective asked Jim to account for his time on Sunday.

•     The cashier had to account for her daily receipts.

•     The criminal must account for his or her evil action.

•     Karen accounts for her funds in her checkbook register.

•     There’s no accounting for people’s tastes.

•     Jason keeps track of what is due to him in his accounts receivable ledger. [-ed, -ing, accountable n.] 

accuracy (AK yur isee) n. the quality of being correct or exact; exactness, preciseness

•     Weather forecasts are not renowned for their accuracy.

•     Robin Hood could shoot an arrow with great accuracy.

accurate (AK yur it) adj. 1. careful and precise; 2. free from errors; 3. sticking closely to a standard (like a scale)

•     Ian made an accurate drawing of his pet pug Willis.

•     Sarah had to be accurate in math to get a grade of 100%.

•     Making candy requires a very accurate thermometer. [accurately adv.] [Syn. precise]

achieve (uh CHEEV) vt. 1. to succeed in doing; 2. to get somewhere; to attain; to gain —vi. to succeed

•     Franklin Roosevelt achieved election to the U.S. presidency four separate times.

•     It is difficult to achieve the lead in the Tour de France bicycle race.

•     When Hillary tried to climb Everest, the goal was his to achieve. [-d, achieving, achievement n.] [Syn. reach, perform]

QUICK REVIEW #2

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing.