| Question |
Answer |
| abacus |
a frame with beads or balls used for doing or teaching arithmetic |
| abash |
disconcert; to make embarrassed and ill at ease |
| abate |
to deduct; to make less |
| abduction |
to carry off by force |
| aberration |
a derivation from the normal or the typical |
| abeyance |
temporary suspension |
| abhor |
detest; to shrink from in disgust or hatred |
| abhorrence |
loathing; detestation |
| abide |
to stay; stand fast; remain |
| abjure |
recant; to give up (opinions) publicly |
| abominate |
loathe; to dislike very much |
| abrade |
to scrape or rub off |
| abridge |
shorten; reduce in scope or extent |
| abrogate |
cancel; call off |
| abscond |
to go away hastily and secretly |
| absolve |
acquit; to pronounce free from guilt of blame |
| abstinence |
the act of voluntarily doing without pleasures |
| abstruse |
hard to understand; deep; recondite |
| absurdity |
nonsense |
| abyss |
chasm; a deep fissure in the earth; bottomless gulf |
| acclaim |
to greet with loud applause or approval |
| accretion |
growth in size by addition or accumulation |
| acerbic |
sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper and language |
| acquisition |
something or someone acquired or added |
| acrimony |
asperity; bitterness or harshness of temper, manner, or speech |
| acute |
shrewd; keen or quick of mind |
| adapt |
adjust; to make fit or suitable by changing |
| adjunct |
connected or attached in a secondary or subordinate way |
| adorn |
ornament; to put decorations on something |
| adroit |
expert; clever; skillful in a physical or mental way |
| adulterate |
not genuine; to make inferior or impure |
| adversary |
opponent; a person who opposes or fights against another |
| advocate |
a person who pleads another's cause |
| aesthete |
a person who artificially cultivates artistic sensitivity or makes a cult of art and beauty |
| aesthetic |
artistic; sensitivity to art and beauty |
| affable |
gentle and kindly |
| affinity |
connection; close relationship |
| afflict |
to cause pain or suffering to; distress very much |
| affluent |
plentiful; abundant; flowing freely |
| aggrandize |
to make seem greater |
| alias |
assumed name |
| allegiance |
loyalty or devotion |
| alleviate |
to reduce or decrease; lighten or relieve |
| allocate |
allot; to distribute in shares or according to a plan |
| alloy |
the relative purity of gold or silver; fineness |
| allude |
to refer to in a causal or indirect way |
| altercation |
an angry or heated argument |
| amalgamate |
unite; combine |
| ambiguous |
not clear; having two or more possible meanings |
| ambivalence |
simultaneously conflicting feelings toward a person or thing |
| amble |
to go easily and unhurriedly |
| amerliorate |
improve; to make or become better |
| amenable |
willing to follow advice or suggestion; answerable |
| amiable |
good-natured; having a pleasant and friendly disposition |
| amicable |
peaceable; showing good will |
| amphibious |
can live on both land and in water |
| anagram |
a word or phrase made from another by rearranging its letters |
| analogy |
partial resemblance; similarity in some respects between things otherwise unlike |
| anarchy |
the complete absence of government |
| anathema |
a thing or person greatly detested |
| anatomist |
a person who analyzes in great detail |
| anecdote |
a short, entertaining account of some happening |
| anhydrous |
without water |
| animosity |
hostility; a feeling of strong dislike or hatred |
| annexation |
attachment; adding on |
| anomalous |
abnormal; deviating from the regular arrangement, general rule, or usual method. |
| anthology |
a collection of poems, stories, songs, or excerpts |
| antidote |
a remedy to counteract a poison |
| antigen |
a protein, toxin, or other substance to which the body reacts by producing antibodies |
| antipathy |
strong or deep-rooted dislike |
| anvil |
iron or steel block on which metal objects are hammered into shape |
| apathetic |
feeling little or no emotion; unmoved |
| apocryphal |
not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
| appease |
to satisfy or relieve |
| appraise |
to set a price for; decide the value of |
| apprehension |
an anxious feeling of foreboding; dread |
| apprentice |
novice, any learner or beginner |
| arabesque |
a complex and elaborate decorative design |
| arbitrary |
unreasonable; unregulated; despotic |
| arbitrate |
to decide a dispute |
| arboreal |
of or like a tree |
| arcane |
hidden or secret |
| ardor |
passion; emotional warmth |
| arduous |
difficult to do; laborious; onerous |
| arid |
dry and barren; lacking enough water for things to grow |
| aromatic |
smelling sweet or spicy; fragrant or pungent |
| arouse |
to awaken, as from sleep |
| articulate |
expressing oneself easily and clearly |
| artisan |
craftsman; a worker in a skilled trade |
| aspiration |
strong desire or ambition |
| assail |
assault; to attack physically and violently |
| assay |
an examination or testing |
| assert |
to state positively; declare; affirm |
| assimilate |
to absorb and incorporate into one's thinking |
| astound |
amaze; to bewilder with sudden surprise |
| astute |
cunning; having or showing a clever or shrewd mind |
| atrocity |
brutality; a very displeasing or tasteless thing |
| auditor |
a hearer or listener |
| augment |
enlarge; to make greater, as in size, quantity, or strength |
| auspicious |
successful; favored by fortune |
| austere |
forbidding; having a severe or stern look or manner |
| avid |
eager and enthusiastic |
| avow |
to declare openly or admit frankly |
| ballad |
a romantic or sentimental song |
| banal |
commonplace; dull or stale due to overuse |
| bane |
ruin; death; deadly harm |
| barrage |
a heavy, prolonged attack of word or blows |
| barren |
empty; devoid |
| barrio |
in Spanish-speaking countries, a district or suburb of a city |
| bask |
to warm oneself pleasantly, as in the sunlight |
| baste |
to sew with long, loose stitches |
| beacon |
any light for warning or guiding |
| bedazzle |
to dazzle thoroughly |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a cheap, showy way |
| belated |
tardy; late or too late |
| belligerent |
at war; showing a readiness to fight or quarrel |
| beneficent |
doing good |
| benevolence |
a kindly, charitable act or gift |
| benign |
good-natured; kindly |
| bequeath |
to hand down, pass on |
| berate |
to scold or rebuke severely |
| bewilder |
puzzle; to confuse hopelessly |
| bias |
a mental leaning or inclination; partially; bent |
| bilge |
the bulge or a barrel or cask |
| bilk |
to cheat or swindle; defraud |
| blandishment |
a flattering act or remark meant to persuade |
| blatant |
disagreeably loud or boisterous |
| blithe |
carefree; showing a gay, cheerful disposition |
| boisterous |
rowdy; noisy and unruly |
| bolster |
a long, narrow cushion or pillow; to support |
| boon |
blessing; welcome benefit |
| boor |
a rude, awkward, or ill-mannered person |
| bourgeois |
a person whose beliefs, attitudes, and practices are conventionally middle-class |
| brazen |
like brass in color, quality, or hardness; impudent |
| breach |
a breaking or being broken |
| breadth |
width; lack of narrowness |
| brevity |
the quality of being brief |
| buttress |
a projecting structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it |
| cadet |
a student at a military school; younger son or brother |
| cadge |
to beg or get by begging |
| cajole |
to coax with flattery and insincere talk |
| calk |
a part of a horseshoe that projects downward to prevent slipping |
| callous |
unfeeling; lacking pity or mercy |
| camaraderie |
loyal, warm, and friendly feeling among comrades |
| candid |
honest or frank |
| capacious |
roomy; spacious |
| caprice |
whim; a sudden, impulsive change |
| capricious |
erratic; flighty; tending to change abruptly |
| caption |
a heading or title, as of an article |
| carping |
tending to find fault |
| cartographer |
a person whose work is making maps or charts |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke severely |
| catalyst |
a person or thing acting as the stimulus in bringing about or hastening a result |
| catapult |
a slingshot or type of launcher |
| catastrophe |
any great and sudden disaster or misfortune |
| caustic |
corrosive; that which can destroy tissue by chemical action |
| cavern |
a cave |
| cerebral |
intellectual; appealing to the intellect rather than the emotions |
| charlatan |
a person who pretends to have expert knowledge or skill |
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