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Vocabulary 1B
Ambiguous-Assuage
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambiguous | Having a double meaning |
| Ambivalence | Uncertainty; mixed feelings |
| Ameliorate | To relieve; to make better |
| Amiable | Friendly |
| Anecdote | A personal story (often short and humorous) |
| Animosity | Hatred |
| Apparition | Ghostly sight |
| Appease | To soothe |
| Approbation | Approval |
| Arbiter | One who make a judgement |
| Arbitrary | Based on whim; random |
| Arboreal | Pertaining to trees |
| Arcane | Difficult to understand; known to only a few |
| Ardor | Passion |
| Articulate | Eloquent; able to express oneself |
| Ascetic | One who practices self-denial and excessive abstinence (n); characterized by severe discipline (adj) |
| Ascribe | To assign as a quality or attribute |
| Asperity | Harshness; roughness |
| Assiduous | Unceasing; persistent |
| Assuage | To relieve |