Abase - Adroit
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| Abase | to lower; to degrade; to humiliate |
| Abash | to embarrass |
| Abate | subside or moderate |
| Abbreviate | shorten |
| Abdicate | to give up a position, right, or power |
| Aberrant | abnormal; atypical |
| Abet | to aid, act as an accomplice |
| Abeyance | temporary suspension |
| Abhor | detest; hate |
| Abject | miserable; pitiful |
| Abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| Ablution | act of cleansing |
| Abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-denial |
| Abolish | to cancel; to put an end to |
| Abominable | detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| Abominate | to loathe; hate |
| Aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native |
| Abortive | unsuccessful; fruitless |
| Abrasive | rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| Abridge | to condense; to shorten |
| Abrogate | to abolish |
| Abscission | cutting off; separation |
| Abscond | to depart secretly and hide |
| Absolute | complete; totally unlimited; certain |
| Absolve | pardon (an offense) |
| Abstain | to refrain deliberately from something |
| Abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
| Abstinence | self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance |
| Abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
| Abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
| Abusive | coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
| Abut | border upon; adjoin |
| Abysmal | bottomless |
| Abyss | extremely great in depth |
| Academic | related to school; not practical or directly useful |
| Accede | to agree |
| Accelerate | to move faster |
| Accessible | obtainable; easy to approach |
| Accessory | additional object; useful but not essential thing |
| Acclaim | applaud; announce with great approval |
| Acclimate | to adjust to climate or environment |
| Acclivity | an ascending slope |
| Accolade | award of merit |
| Accommodate | to oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt |
| Accomplice | partner in crime |
| Accord | agreement |
| Accost | to approach to speak to someone |
| Accoutre | to equip or to outfit |
| Accretion | growth; increase |
| Accrue | to accumulate, grow by addition |
| Acerbity | sharp sour taste; rough and bitter manner |
| Acetic | vinegary |
| Acidulous | slightly sour in taste and manner |
| Acknowledge | recognize; admit |
| Acme | peak; pinnacle |
| Acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| Acquiesce | to accept or comply passively |
| Acquittal | deliverance from a charge |
| Acrid | acerbic; sharp and harsh in taste and language |
| Acrimonious | bitter in words or manner <attack in acrimonious terms> |
| Acrophobia | fear of heights |
| Actuarial | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| Actuate | motivate |
| Acuity | sharpness |
| Acumen | mental keenness |
| Acute | perceptive; keen; brief and severe |
| Adage | wise saying; proverb |
| Adamant | uncompromising; unyielding; inflexible |
| Adapt | alter; modify |
| Addendum | addition; appendix to book |
| Addiction | compulsive; habitual need |
| Addle | to confuse (muddle); to become rotten: spoil |
| Address | direct a speech to; deal with or discuss |
| Adept | expert at |
| Adhere | stick fast |
| Adherent | supporter; follower |
| Adjacent | adjoining; neighboring; close by |
| Adjunct | something added on or attached |
| Adjuration | solemn or desperate urging |
| Adjutant | one who helps: an assistant |
| Admonish | to warn; to caution or reprimand; reprove |
| Adorn | to decorate |
| Adroit | skillful, accomplished, highly competent |
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