| Question |
Answer |
| Abdicate |
to give up a position, right, or power |
| Abjure |
to renounce upon oath |
| Abnegation |
renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-denial |
| Abrogate |
to abolish |
| Absolve |
pardon (an offense) |
| Accede |
to agree |
| Acclaim |
applaud; announce with great approval |
| Accolade |
award of merit |
| Acquiesce |
to accept or comply passively |
| Actuate |
motivate |
| Acumen |
mental keenness |
| Acute |
perceptive; keen; brief and severe |
| Addle |
to confuse (muddle); to become rotten: spoil |
| Adjuration |
solemn or desperate urging |
| Admonish |
to warn; to caution or reprimand; reprove |
| Affable |
approachable; friendly |
| Affiliation |
act of joining; state of being associated |
| Affliction |
state of distress; cause of suffering |
| Affront |
to insult; to cause offense to |
| Agglomeration |
process of collecting; a heap or cluster |
| Aggrandize |
to make larger or greater in power |
| Agnostic |
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god |
| Agog |
eager; keen; full of excitement or interest |
| Alacrity |
cheerful promptness; eagerness |
| Alcove |
nook; recess |
| Alimony |
payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce |
| Allay |
to calm; to ease; to pacify |
| Allegiance |
loyalty |
| Allegory |
story in which characters are used as symbols; fable; symbolic representation |
| Alleviate |
to relieve |
| Alloy |
(V) to mix; to make less pure; to lessen or to moderate |
| Allude |
to refer indirectly |
| Allusion |
an indirect reference |
| Altercation |
a heated dispute |
| Altruistic |
generous; concerned for others |
| Ambulatory |
able to walk about (not bedridden); itinerant: traveling from place to place |
| Ameliorate |
to improve |
| Amenable |
agreeable, cooperative |
| Amiable |
friendly; pleasant; likable |
| Amicable |
friendly; agreeable |
| Amiss |
wrong; faulty |
| Amity |
friendship |
| Amnesty |
pardon |
| Amoral |
having no moral standards |
| Amorous |
strongly attracted to love; showing love |
| Amputate |
cut off part of body; prune |
| Amok or Amuck |
(ADV) in a state of rage |
| Amulet |
charm; talisman |
| Anarchist |
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
| Anathema |
ban, curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| Ancillary |
accessory; auxiliary |
| Angular |
sharp-cornered |
| Animadversion |
critical remark |
| Animus |
hostile feeling or intent |
| Annals |
records; history |
| Anneal |
to strengthen or toughen by heating then cooling (reduce brittleness) |
| Annex |
attach; take possession of |
| Annihilate |
to destroy |
| Annotate |
to comment; to make explanatory notes |
| Annuity |
yearly allowance |
| Anodyne |
drug that relieves pain; opiate |
| Anoint |
to consecrate |
| Anomalous |
abnormal; irregular |
| Antagonism |
Hostility; active resistance |
| antecede |
to precede |
| Antecedents |
preceding events; coming before in place or time |
| Antediluvian |
antiquated; extremely ancient |
| Anthology |
collection of literary works by different authors |
| antipathy |
aversion; dislike |
| Antiquated |
obsolete; outdated |
| Antithesis |
exact opposite or direct contrast |
| Apathy |
lack of feeling or emotions; indifference |
| Aphasia |
loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| Aphorism |
a pithy maxim or a proverbial saying |
| Apiary |
a place where bees are kept |
| Aplomb |
poise; confidence; assurance |
| Apocalyptic |
prophetic; pertaining to revelations |
| Apocryphal |
untrue; made up |
| Apogee |
highest point |
| Apologist |
one who writes in defense of a cause or institution |
| Apostate |
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| Apothecary |
a pharmacy; a pharmacist |
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