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list of words1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdicate (v) | give up or renounce |
| abate (v) | make or become less strong |
| static (adj.) | unchanging, not moving |
| infraction (n) | breaking of law or rule, violation |
| valiant (adj) | brave, courageous |
| reliable (adj) | trustworthy,dependable |
| abet (v) | encourage or assist |
| abattoir (n) | slaughterhouse |
| abbreviate (v) | to shorten |
| abbey (n) | the community itself |
| abject (adj) | humble, miserable, wretched |
| aback (adv) | taken by suprise |
| placate (v) | to make less angry, to calm |
| abashed (adj) | embarassed or ashamed |
| tact (n) | diplomacy, skill in dealing with others or with difficult issues |
| baccalaureate (n) | a bachelor's degree |
| abase (v) | act in a way that shows acceptance of another's power, to humble oneself |
| bachelorette (n) | a young unmarried woman |
| bachelor (n) | an unmarried man |
| babble (v) | chatter excessively |
| abdie (v) | to accept or obey |
| bacillus (n) | any rod shaped bacterium |
| abberation (n) | a departure from what is normal or acceptable |
| authentic (adj) | real, genuine |
| condemn (v) | to utterly disapprove, to sentence |
| gala (n) | a festive occasion, a celebration party |
| capricious (adj) | unpredictable, changing without reason |
| fiasco (n) | utter failure |
| elucidate(v) | to make clear, to explain |
| comical (adj) | funny, amusing |
| bias (n) | prejudice, opinion that prevents one from being impartial |
| anticipate (v) | to expect, to foresee |
| apprehensive (adj) | nervous, scared about something in the future |
| revere (v) | to honour, to worship |
| inhabit (v) | to live or dwell, to occupy |
| peer (n) | to look intently, 2 people who have equal status |
| abbess (n) | a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns |
| ablaze (adj,adv) | on fire, glowing |
| ablebodied (adj) | healthy |
| abnegation (n) | rejection |
| abode (n) | one's home |
| abolish (v) | put an end to |
| abolition (n) | the act or process of abolishing |
| abominable (adj) | causing moral disgust, unpleasant |
| abomination (n) | a thing that causes disgust |
| abort (v) | terminate |
| abortion (n) | the deliberate ending of pregnancy |
| abound (v) | be plentiful |
| above board (adj) | fair or fairly |
| abrade (v) | scrape |
| abrasion (n) | the scraping or wearing away of skin, rock, etc. |
| abrasive (adj) | capable of polishing by rubbing or grinding |
| abreast (adv) | side by side |
| backpedal (v) | pedal backwards on a bicycle, etc. |
| backroom (n) | a room at the back of a store |
| back-seat driver (n) | a person who gives unwanted advice to the driver |
| backside (n) | the buttocks |
| backslash (n) | a diagonal line that slopes backwards |
| backslide (v) | relapse into bad ways |
| backspin (n) | a backwards spin |
| backsplash (n) | a covering behind a sink |
| backstabber (n) | a person who betrays a friend |
| backwash (n) | waves created by the motion of a ship |
| backwater (n) | stagnant water |
| backwoods (n) | remote land that has not been cleared |
| badapple (n) | a person whose actions disgrace a group |
| bad blood (n) | ill feeling, animosity |
| baddie (n) | villain or criminal |
| bad faith (n) | intend to deceive |
| badlands (n) | barren areas |
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