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vocab week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. aberration (noun) | a deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature. |
| 2. abstinence (noun) | the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink. |
| 3. abstract (adjective) | theoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand. |
| 4. acclaim (noun) | loud applause; approval. (When used as a verb, acclaim means "to applaud; to praise.") |
| 5. acquiesce (verb) | to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent. |
| 6. admonish (verb) | to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly. |
| 7. advocate (verb) | to support; to be in favor of. (When used as a noun, advocate refers to someone who supports a particular cause.) |
| 8. aesthetic (adjective) | showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic. |
| 9. affinity (noun) | natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection. |
| 10. aggrandizement (noun) | an increase in rank or wealth; growth in power. |
| 11. autonomy | n. independence, self-government |
| 12. aversion | n. strong or fixed dislike; antipathy |
| 13. belittle | v. to make something seem less important |
| 14. bequeath | v. to leave money or property by a will; to pass along |
| 15. bizarre | adj. strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque |
| 16. blithe | adj. happy and cheerful; gay |
| 17. bombastic | adj. high-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning |
| 18. buffoon | n. a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes |
| 19. cache | n. hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place |
| 20. cacophony | n. discord; harsh sound |