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PREFIX EG.1
a to i
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abduct | lead away, kidnap |
| abjure | renounce |
| adit | entrance |
| accord | agreement, harmony |
| affliction | cause of distress |
| aggregation | collection |
| annexation | addition |
| appease | bring toward peace |
| arraignment | indictment |
| assumption | arrogance, taking for granted |
| attendence | presence, the persons present |
| ambiguous | of double meaning |
| ambivalent | having two conflicting emotions |
| anarchy | lack of government |
| amoral | without moral sense |
| antecedent | preceding event or word |
| antidiluvian | ancient (before the flood) |
| antipathy | hatred |
| antithetical | exactly opposite |
| archetype | original |
| archbishop | chief bishop |
| bedaub | smear over |
| befuddle | confuse thoroughly |
| bicameral | composed of two houses (Congress) |
| biennial | every two years |
| catastrophe | disaster |
| cataract | waterfall |
| catapult | hurl (throw down) |
| circumnavigate | sail around (the globe) |
| circumspect | cautious (looking around) |
| circumscribe | limit (place a circle around) |
| collateral | subordinate, connected |
| corroborate | confirm, strengthen with other evidence |
| contravene | conflict with |
| controversy | dispute |
| debase | lower in value |
| decadence | deterioration |
| demigod | partly divine being |
| dichotomy | division into two parts |
| dilemma | choice between two bad alternatives |
| discord | lack of harmony |
| differ | disagree (carry apart) |
| dyslexia | faulty ability to read |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| expel | drive out |
| eject | throw out |
| extraterritorial | beyond a nation's bounds |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| hyperventillate | breathe at an excessive rate |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| inarticulate | not clear or distinct |
| impeccable | not capable of sinning, flawless |
| irradiate | shine upon |
| interjection | a statement thrown in |