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Word list 1
A1
| Word | Meaning | Antonym |
|---|---|---|
| Abase | degrade, Humiliate | |
| Abash | embarrass | |
| Abate | moderate | |
| Abbreviate | shorten | |
| abdicate | renounce, give up | |
| aberrant | abnormal or deviant | |
| aberration | deviation from the habitual way of thinking | |
| abet | assist, usually in doing something wrong | |
| abeyance | suspended action | |
| abhor | detest, hate | |
| abject | laking hope | |
| abjure | renounce upon oath | |
| ablution | washing | |
| abnegation | self- sacrifice | |
| abolish | cancle, put end to | |
| abominable | detestable, very bad | |
| abominate | hate, loathe | |
| aboriginal | first of it's kind in a region | |
| abortive | unsuccessful | |
| abrasive | rubbing away | |
| abridge | condense, shorten | |
| abrogate | abolish | |
| abscission | cutting off | |
| abscond | depart secretly and hide | |
| absolute | complete | |
| absolve | pardon | |
| abstain | refrain, with hold from participation | |
| abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking | |
| abstinence | restraint from eating and drinking | |
| abstract | theoretical | |
| abstruse | difficult to understand | |
| abusive | coarsely insulting, physically harmful. | |
| abut | adjoin | |
| abysmal | bottomless, terrible | |
| abyss | enormous chasm, vast | |
| academic | related to school, nt perticular or directly useful | |
| accede | agree | |
| accelerate | move faster | |
| accessible | easy to approch | |
| accessory | additional object, useful but not essential thing. | |
| acclaim | announce with great approval | |
| acclimate | adjust to climate | |
| acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill | |
| accolade | award of merit | |
| accommodate | to take into consideration | |
| accomplice | partner in crime | |
| accord | agreement | |
| accost | apporch and speak first to a person. | |
| accoutre | equip | |
| accretion | growth | |
| accrue | come about by addition. | |
| acerbity | bitterness of speech and temper. | |
| acetic | vinegary | |
| acidulous | slightly sour | |
| acknowledge | recognize, admit. | |
| acme | peak | |
| acoustics | science of sound | |
| acquiesce | assent, agree pasively | |
| acquittal | deliverance from a charge | |
| acrid | sharp, bitterly pungent | |
| acrimonious | bitter in manners and language | |
| acrophobia | fear of hights | |
| actuarial | calculating | |
| actuate | motivate | |
| acuity | sharpness | |
| acumen | mental keenness | |
| acute | quickly perceptive | |
| adage | proverb | |
| adament | hard, inflexible | |
| adapt | alter, modify. | |
| addendum | addition, appendix to book | |
| addiction | habitual need, compulsive | |
| addle | confuse, muddle, become rotten, drive crazy | |
| address | direct a speech to | |
| adept | expert at | |
| adhere | stick fast | |
| adherent | supporter, follower | |
| adjacent | adjoining, neighboring | |
| adjunct | something added on or attached | |
| adjuration | adjure, solemn urging | |
| adjutant | staff officer assisting the commander | |
| admonish | warn, reprove. | |
| adroit | skillful. |
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