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WL 1
A
| 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 <an itinerant soldier> |
| Ameliorate | to improve <Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums.> |
| 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 <He resented the animadversions of his critics, particularly because he realized they were true.> |
| 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 <antipathy to standardized tests> |
| 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 <Gwen's aplomb in handling potentially embarrassing moments was legendary around the office.> |
| Apocalyptic | prophetic; pertaining to revelations |
| Apocryphal | untrue; made up <To impress his friends Tom invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city.> |
| 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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