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800 from Barron's-1
800 from Barron's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | v. to decrease; reduce |
| abdicate | v. to give up a position, right, or power |
| aberrant | adj. deviating from what is normal |
| abeyance | n. temporary suppression or suspension |
| abject | adj. miserable; pitiful |
| abjure | v. to reject; abandon formally |
| abscission | n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or a other part of a plan |
| abscond | v. to depart secretly |
| abstemious | adj. moderate in appetite |
| abstinence | n. the giving up of certain pleasures |
| abysmal | adj. very bad |
| accretion | n. growth in size or increase in amount |
| accrue | v. to accumulate; grow by additions |
| adamant | adj. uncompromising; unyielding |
| adjunct | n. something added, attached, or joined |
| admonish | v. to caution or reprimand |
| adulterate | v. to corrupt or make impire |
| aesthetic | adj. relating to beauty or art |
| affected | adj. pretentious, phony |
| affinity | n. fondness; liking; similarity |
| aggrandize | v. to make larger or greater |
| aggregate | adj. amounting to a whole; total |
| alacrity | n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed |
| alchemy | n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation |
| allay | v. lessen; ease; soothe |
| alleviate | v. to relieve; improve partially |
| alloy | n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals |
| allure | n. the power to entice by charm |
| amalgamate | v. to combine into a unified whole |
| ambiguous | adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| ambivalence | n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes |
| ambrosia | n. something delicious; the food of the gods |
| ameroliate | v. to improve |
| amenable | adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited |
| amenity | n. something that increases comfort |
| amulet | n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits |
| anachronism | n. something out of the proper time |
| analgesic | n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain |
| analogous | adj. comparable |
| anarchy | n. the absence of government; state of disorder` |
| anodyne | n. something that calms or soothes pain |
| anomalous | adj. irregular; deviating from the norm |
| antecedent | n. something that comes before |
| antediluvian | adj. prehistoric |
| antipathy | n. dislike; hostility |
| apathy | n. indifferences |
| apex | n. the highest point |
| apogee | n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point |
| apothegm | n. a terse, witty saying |
| appease | v. to calm; pacify; placate |
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