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Voc Abate --apostate
Abate -- Apostate
Question | Answer |
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abate | lessen in intensity or degree; decrease |
aberrant | deviating from the norm; abnormal; deviant; anamalous |
abjure | renounce or reject; recant; stop |
abrogate | repeal; revoke; annul; stop |
abstemious | eating/drinking in moderation; self-restrained |
accolade | an expression of praise; kudos |
acerbic | having a sour or bitter taste or character; acrid |
acumen | quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight; shrewdness, perspicacity |
admonish | to reprove; to express warning or disapproval; caution |
adroit | adept; dexterous; skillful |
adulation | excessive praise; intense adoration; idolization |
adulterate | to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients; taint; debase |
aesthetic | responsive to art or beauty; pleasing to the eyes or ears |
aggrandize | to increase in intensity, power or prestige; strengthen, exalt |
alacrity | eager and enthusiastic willingness; eagerness; readiness |
alchemy | medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold sorcery |
amalgamate | to combine several elements into a whole; unite |
amenable | agreeable; responsive to suggestion; acquiescent |
anachronistic | out of place historically or chronoligically; misplaced |
anathema | a cursed or thoroughtly loathed person or thing; detested thing |
anamoly | deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality; aberation, peculiarity; exception to a rule or norm |
antipathy | aversion; dislike; abhorrence |
antithetical | diametrically opposed; opposite views |
apocryphal | of dubious authenticity or origin; questionable |
apogee | farthest or highest point; zenith; culmination; summit |
apostate | one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions; defector |