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Worldly Wise 1
IMS Worldly wise
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aberration | 1] Departure from what is right. 2] A deviation from the normal or the typical. 3] Mental derangement or lapse. Syn: abnormality, anomaly, deviation Ant: conformity, regularity, mean, norm |
| Abeyance | A holding up or putting aside for future action. matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries Syn: suspension, dormancy, deferral Ant: continuation, revival |
| Abject | 1] Sunk to a low condition; despicable: an abject coward. 2] Hopelessly low; wretched: abject poverty Syn: contemptible, degraded, shameful, miserable, squalid Ant: dignified, noble, comfortable, exalted |
| Abjure | To renounce rights on oath or give up publicly opinion, stance. MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance Syn: renonouce, relinquish, retract, abdicate Ant: retain, take charge, claim, usurp |
| Abnegate | Deny oneself; renounce he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility Syn: resignate, relinquish Ant: appropriate, usurp |
| Abscond | Run away and hide especially in order to escape the law. the barman absconded with a week's takings Syn: slip away, decamp Ant: endure, give up, remain |
| Absolve | 1] To free from a debt, obligation, promise; or ruling: His illness absolved him from attending the meeting. 2] To acquit, as of guilt or wrong-doing; forgive: Syn: excuse, exempt, pardon, exonerate Ant: endure, give up, remain |
| Abstemious | 1] Moderate, especially in eating and drinking. 2] Characterised by abstinence. Syn: temperate Ant: Self-indulgent |
| Abstinence | Refraining from doing without certain foods, drinks, or pleasures: He was proud of his abstinence from smoking and drinking. Syn: temperance, self-deprivation Ant: indulgence, intemperance |
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand. Syn: obscure, complex, mysterious Ant: simple, plain, intelligible |
| Abut | To touch or join at the edge or side; border Our farm abuts our neighbor’s property. Syn: adjoin, border Ant: separate, disconnect |
| Abrasive | Tending to wear down or rub away the abrasive action of an emery board. Syn: biting, wearing, polishing Ant: pleasing, smooth |
| Abrogate | Repeal, cancel. Abrogation of the treaty with a foreign power. The word differs in meaning from 'arrogate' which is to claim power, privilege, etc. unduly. Syn: reverse, retract, abolish Ant: approve, sanction |
| Accolade | An honor or award They heaped accolades upon the astronaut. Syn: Praise, Tribute, laurels Ant: Criticism, Rebuke |
| Accost | To approach and speak to: A beggar accosted him in the street. Usage: The word accost is unpleasant or threatening in tone. Syn: address, hail, confront Ant: avoid, ignore, shun |
| Accouterments | A soldier’s equipment, other than clothing and weaponary: knapsacks, canteens, gun belts, and other military accounterments. Syn: accessory, furnishing, trappings |
| Accrue | 1] To come as a natural result, addition, or advantage Many benefits accrued to the nation when women became eligible to vote. 2] To be added periodically Syn: accumulate, collect, aggregate Ant: account. lose, disperse |
| Acme | The highest point A Rolls Royce is considered the acme of automotive excellence. Syn: height, peak, summit Ant: nadir |
| Acolyte | An attendant, follower or helper, generally of an important person. Syn: helper, attendant |
| Acquiescent | Willing to go along with something: Because there was a school dance that night, the teacher was acquiescent to their request for less homework. Syn: compliant, agreeable Ant: opposed, adverse |
| Acrid | 1] Disagreeably sharp, bitter, or pungent: the acrid odor of acid. 2] Sharp and biting in manner. His acrid attacks on his enemies included charges of extortion, bribery, and deceit. Syn: irritating, caustic, sarcastic, vitriolic Ant: mild, bland |
| Actuate | 1] To set into action or motion: a lever actuated by an electric current. 2] To influence or impel to action: He was actuated by feelings of pity. Syn: move, drive, start, urge Ant:discourage, prevent, stop |
| Acumen | Shrewdness in understanding or dealing with a situation: Business acumen. Syn: cleverness, smartness Ant: Naivete |
| Adduce | To bring forward examples, reason, or proof for consideration in a discussion or analysis To adduce evidence on automobile safety records. Syn: cite, allege Ant: Repudiate |
| Adroit | Skillful or prepared in the use of bodily or mental powers; dexterous or expert: adroit in mathematics. Syn: clever, deft, handy Ant: awkward, clumsy, dull |
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