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Vocab High School 1

Vocabulary for the Selective Enrollment test

TermDefinition
Abdicate Relinquish a position or power
Abet Aid, encourage,assist
Abhor Hate, loathe or detest
abjure Renounce, give something up, reject, abandon
abridge Shorten, condense, diminish
absolve Free from blame, forgive
abstract Theoretical, difficult to understand
Abstemious Restraint in the consumption of food or alchohol
Abysmal Immeasurably low, backward
Accede Agree to
Acquiesce To accept
Acrid Bitter or irritating
Acute Severe, sharp
Adamant stubborn
Adept expert
Adhere Stick to
Advocate Supports of someone of the same interests
Aesthetic attractive
Affable Friendly, gracious
Agile Nimble, quick
Affiliate Branch or division
Agnostic Unwilling to commit to something
Altruistic Unselfish or devotion to others
Ambitious Go-getter, aspiring
Amiable agreeable
Amnesty pardon
Anarchy Chaos or disorder
Annul neutralize
Anomaly irregular
Antithesis opposite
Apathy Lack of emmotion
Ardor passion
Arduous Hard or difficult
Aspire Hope to achieve
Assuage Make easier
Astute crafty
Augment To add to
Austere strict
Authentic real
autocrat A ruler
avarice greed
banal Not original
belligerent Eager to fight
bemuse Dull to senses
benighted Social darkness
benign mild
bigoted Racial hatred
biodegradable decompose
blantant offensive
Created by: Abiagil12
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