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Barrons wordlist starting with letter-A Rest of the words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amend | correct change, generally for the better |
| amenities | convenient features, courtesies |
| amiable | agreeable, lovable, warmly friendly |
| amicable | politely friendly not quarrelsome |
| amiss | wrong, faulty |
| amity | friendship |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
| amnesty | pardon |
| amoral | nonmoral |
| amorous | moved by sexual love loving |
| amorphous | formless, lacking shape or definition |
| amphibian | able to live both on land and in water |
| amphitheater | oval building with tiers of seats |
| ample | abundant |
| amplify | broaden or clarify by expanding, intensify, make stronger |
| amputate | cut off part of body, prune |
| amulet | charm, talisman |
| anachronistic | having an error involving time in a story |
| analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain |
| analogous | comparable |
| analogy | similarity, parallelism |
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government, advocate of abolishing |
| anarchy | absence of governing body, state of disorder |
| anathema | solemn curse someone or something regarded as a curse |
| ancestry | family descent |
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly, be fixed in place |
| ancillary | serving as an aid or accessory, auxiliary |
| anecdote | short account of an amusing or interesting event |
| anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles |
| anesthetic | substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
| anguish | acute pain, extreme suffering |
| angular | sharpcornered, stiff in manner |
| animated | lively spirited |
| animosity | active enmity |
| animus | hostile feeling or intent |
| annals | records, history |
| annex | attach, take possession of |
| annihilate | destroy |
| annotate | comment, make explanatory notes |
| annuity | yearly allowance |
| annul v | make void |
| anoint | consecrate |
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular |
| anomaly | irregularity |
| anonymity | state of being nameless, anonymousness |
| anonymous | having no name |
| antagonism | hostility, active resistance |
| antecede | precede |
| antecedents | preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later, ancestors or early background |
| antediluvian | antiquated, extremely ancient |
| anthem | song of praise or patriotism |
| anthology | book of literary selections by various authors |
| anthropocentric | regarding human beings as the center of the universe |
| anthropoid | manlike |
| anthropologist | a student of the history and science of mankind |
| anthropomorphic | having human form or characteristics |
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion |
| antidote | medicine to counteract a poison or disease |
| antipathy | aversion, dislike |
| antiquated | oldfashioned, obsolete |
| antiseptic | substance that prevents infection |
| antithesis | contrast, direct opposite of |
| apathy | lack of caring, indifference |
| ape | imitate or mimic |
| aperture | opening hole |
| apex | tip, summit, climax |
| aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| aphorism | pithy, maxim |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| aplomb | poise, assurance |
| apocalyptic | prophetic, pertaining to revelations |
| apocryphal | untrue, made up |
| apogee | highest point |
| apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution |
| apostate | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| apotheosis | elevation to godhood, an ideal example of something |
| appall | dismay, shock |
| apparatus | equipment |
| apparition | ghost, phantom |
| appease | pacify or soothe relieve |
| appellation | name, title |
| append | attach |
| application | diligent attention |
| apposite | appropriate fitting |
| appraise | estimate value of |
| appreciate | be thankful for increase in worth, be thoroughly conscious of |
| apprehend | arrest a criminal, dread, perceive |
| apprehension | fear |
| apprenticeship | time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker |
| apprise | inform |
| approbation | approval |
| appropriate | acquire take possession of for ones own use |
| apropos | with reference to, regarding |
| aptitude | fitness, talent |
| aquatic | pertaining to water |
| aquiline | curved, hooked |
| arable | fit for growing crops |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute, judge |
| arbitrary | capricious, randomly chosen, tyrannical |
| arbitrator | judge |
| arboretum | place where different tree varieties are exhibited |
| arcade | a covered passageway, usually lined with shops |
| arcane | secret, mysterious known only to the initiated |
| archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
| archaic | antiquated |
| archetype | prototype, primitive pattern |
| archipelago | group of closely located islands |
| archives | public records place where public records are kept |
| ardent | intense, passionate, zealous |
| arduous | hard, strenuous |
| aria | operatic, solo |
| arid | dry, barren |
| aristocracy | hereditary nobility, privileged class |
| armada | fleet of warships |
| aromatic | fragrant |
| arousal | awakening, provocation of a response |
| arraign | charge in court, indict |
| array | marshal(An arrangement of troops), draw up in order (His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him) |
| array | clothe adorn(decorate or dress someone in clothes specified) |
| arrears | being in debt |
| arrest | stop or slow down catch someones attention |
| arrogance | pride, haughtiness |
| arroyo | gully |
| arsenal | storage place for military equipment |
| articulate | effective, distinct |
| artifact | object made by human beings, either handmade or massproduced |
| artifice | deception, trickery |
| artisan | manually skilled worker craftsman, as opposed to artist |
| artless | without guile open and honest |
| ascendancy | controlling influence domination |
| ascertain | find out for certain |
| ascetic | practicing selfdenial, austere |
| ascribe | refer, attribute, assign |
| aseptic | preventing infection having a cleansing effect |
| ashen | ashcolored |
| asinine | stupid |
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look |
| askew | crookedly slanted at an angle |
| asperity | sharpness of temper |
| aspirant | seeker after position or status |
| aspire | seek to attain, long for |
| assail | assault |
| assay | analyze, evaluate |
| assent | agree, accept |
| assert | declare or state with confidence put oneself forward boldly |
| assessment | evaluation, judgment |
| assiduous | diligent |
| assimilate | absorb, cause to become homogeneous |
| assuage | ease or lessen pain, satisfy hunger, soothe anger |
| assumption | something taken for granted taking over or taking possession of |
| assurance | promise or pledge certainty, selfconfidence |
| asteroid | small planet |
| astigmatism | eye defect that prevents proper focus |
| astral | relating to the stars |
| astringent | binding, causing contraction |
| astronomical | enormously large or extensive |
| astute | wise, shrewd, keen |
| asunder | into parts, apart |
| asylum | place of refuge or shelter protection |
| asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents deformity returning after passage of two or more generations |
| atheistic | denying the existence of God |
| atlas | a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables |
| atone | make amends for, pay for |
| atrocity | brutal deed |
| atrophy | wasting away |
| attain | achieve or accomplish, gain |
| attentive | alert and watchful, considerate, thoughtful |
| attenuate | make thin, weaken |
| attest | testify, bear witness |
| attribute | essential quality |
| attribute | ascribe, explain |
| attrition | gradual decrease in numbers, reduction in the work force without firing employees, wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
| atypical | not normal |
| audacious | daring, bold |
| audit | examination of accounts |
| auditory | pertaining to the sense of hearing |
| augment | increase, add to |
| augury | omen, prophecy |
| august | impressive, majestic |
| aureole | suns corona, halo |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis |
| auspicious | favoring success |
| austere | forbiddingly stern, severely simple and unornamented |
| authenticate | prove genuine |
| authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state completely dominating anothers will |
| authoritative | having the weight of authority, peremptory and dictatorial |
| autocratic | having absolute, unchecked power dictatorial |
| automaton | mechanism that imitates actions of humans |
| autonomous | selfgoverning |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body postmortem |
| auxiliary | helper, additional or subsidiary |
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| avarice | greediness for wealth |
| avenge | take vengeance for something or on behalf of someone |
| averse | reluctant, disinclined |
| aversion | firm dislike |
| avert | prevent, turn away |
| aviary | enclosure for birds |
| avid | greedy, eager for |
| avocation | secondary or minor occupation |
| avow | declare openly |
| avuncular | like an uncle |
| awe | solemn wonder |
| awry | distorted, crooked |
| axiom | selfevident truth requiring no proof |
| azure | sky blue |
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