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Voc Abate --apostate
Abate -- Apostate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | lessen in intensity or degree; decrease |
| aberrant | deviating from the norm; abnormal; deviant; anamalous |
| abjure | renounce or reject; recant; stop |
| abrogate | repeal; revoke; annul; stop |
| abstemious | eating/drinking in moderation; self-restrained |
| accolade | an expression of praise; kudos |
| acerbic | having a sour or bitter taste or character; acrid |
| acumen | quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight; shrewdness, perspicacity |
| admonish | to reprove; to express warning or disapproval; caution |
| adroit | adept; dexterous; skillful |
| adulation | excessive praise; intense adoration; idolization |
| adulterate | to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients; taint; debase |
| aesthetic | responsive to art or beauty; pleasing to the eyes or ears |
| aggrandize | to increase in intensity, power or prestige; strengthen, exalt |
| alacrity | eager and enthusiastic willingness; eagerness; readiness |
| alchemy | medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold sorcery |
| amalgamate | to combine several elements into a whole; unite |
| amenable | agreeable; responsive to suggestion; acquiescent |
| anachronistic | out of place historically or chronoligically; misplaced |
| anathema | a cursed or thoroughtly loathed person or thing; detested thing |
| anamoly | deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality; aberation, peculiarity; exception to a rule or norm |
| antipathy | aversion; dislike; abhorrence |
| antithetical | diametrically opposed; opposite views |
| apocryphal | of dubious authenticity or origin; questionable |
| apogee | farthest or highest point; zenith; culmination; summit |
| apostate | one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions; defector |