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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abate | to reduce with time ex: waiting for storm to abate |
| abdicate | to give up sovereign responsibility usually formally ex: the king was forced to abdicate |
| aberrant | deviating from normal ex: his behaviour is aberrant, aberrant misfits |
| abeyance | temporary suppression or suspension ex: the plan is held in abeyance |
| abject | miserable, pitiful ex: living in abject poverty |
| abjure | to reject, abandon formally ex: he abjured his allegiance, she abjured her beliefs |
| abscond | to depart secretly ex: he absconded with the stolen money |
| abstemious | moderate in appetite ex: an abstemious drinker, an abstemious diet |
| accretion | growth in size ex: accretions of grime |
| accrue | to accumulate, grow by addition ex: wisdom accrues with age |
| adjunct | something added, attached or joined ex: the website is designed as an adjunct to the book |
| admonish | to caution or reprimand ex: we were admonished for being late |
| aggrandize | to make larger or greater |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness ex: accepted the invitation with alacrity |
| allay | lessen, ease, soothe ex: allay his fear |
| ameliorate | to improve, make more tolerable medicine to ameliorate the pain |
| amenable | agreeable, cooperative ex: a govt not amenable to change |
| anachronism | out of proper time |
| analgesic | medication to reduce pain |
| anodyne | something that calms or soothes pain |
| anomie | a social condition marked by breakdown of social norms ex: the economic reforms brought about social anomie |
| antecedent | something that comes before ex: events that were antecedents of the war |
| antediluvian | prehistoric ex: an antediluvian relic |
| antipathy | dislike, hostility |
| apathy | indifference |
| apothegm | a terse, witty saying ex: |
| appease | to calm, pacify, placate |
| appellation | name ex: he was entitled to the appellation "doctor" |
| apposite | strikingly appropriate and relevant ex: apposite examples |
| apprise | to inform ex: they apprised him of his rights |
| approbation | praise, approval ex: the plan won the approbation of the mayor |
| appropriate (verb) | to take exclusive possession, confiscate ex: no one should appropriate a common benefit |
| apropos | relevant ex: apropos comments |
| arabesque | ornate design of intertwined curves, ballet position |
| ardor | great emotion or passion ex: the ardor of a true believer |
| argot | specialised vocabulary used by a group ex: ??? |
| artless | guileless, natural, ex: |
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