v. to hate very much, to detest utterly She abhorred doing her French homework.

v. to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing I abominate tomatoes very much.

v. to sorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail The homework was so long the teacher abridged it.

adj. hard to understand The teachers strong accent was abstruse and we could know what she was saying.

v. to border upon; to adjoin The abut wallpaper made the wall look very pretty.

n. bottomless pit; a yawing gulf; a profound depth or void The rock fell deeply into the abyss while we were trying to figure out how far down the hole was.

n. an award, an honor; approval, praise We received accolades for our summer refreshment business.

n. something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant The barista kept adding more water to my drink as an adjunct to their restaurant.

n. a sworn written statement After David's son beat up a gorilla him and his dad made a affidavit to not beat up anymore gorillas.

n. a natural attraction; kinship; similarity The girl had an affinity for cheer and became a professional.

n. events following some occurrence; a consequence of The aftermath of the girl not doing her homework and getting in trouble a lot made her records look bad.

v. to increase in size; enlarge, to cause to appear greater in power, influence Some people put on long fake lashes to aggrandize their eyes.

adj. partially open The exterminator had the box ajar a bit so that the rats could still breathe after being trapped.

v. to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged The server ate all the food and alienated his customers.

v. to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen The doctors thought that if they try to make a cure for a very rare decease it would alleviate people from getting the sickness.

v. to entice with something desirable; to tempt I sometimes allure my dog with treats to come inside of the house.

adj. distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved The boy is very aloof when it comes to speaking to new people so he tries not to leave his house.

n. on who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition The boy was an also-ran until it came to racing a sloth.

n. a heated quarrel An altercation happened at the girl birthday party.

n. the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, a situation presenting such a choice There was an alternative food for my little cousin so she didn't have to eat her fries.

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Term	Definition
Abhor	v. to hate very much, to detest utterly She abhorred doing her French homework.
Abominate	v. to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing I abominate tomatoes very much.
Abridge	v. to sorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail The homework was so long the teacher abridged it.
Abstruse	adj. hard to understand The teachers strong accent was abstruse and we could know what she was saying.
Abut	v. to border upon; to adjoin The abut wallpaper made the wall look very pretty.
Abyss	n. bottomless pit; a yawing gulf; a profound depth or void The rock fell deeply into the abyss while we were trying to figure out how far down the hole was.
Accolade	n. an award, an honor; approval, praise We received accolades for our summer refreshment business.
Adjunct	n. something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant The barista kept adding more water to my drink as an adjunct to their restaurant.
Affidavit	n. a sworn written statement After David's son beat up a gorilla him and his dad made a affidavit to not beat up anymore gorillas.
Affinity	n. a natural attraction; kinship; similarity The girl had an affinity for cheer and became a professional.
Aftermath	n. events following some occurrence; a consequence of The aftermath of the girl not doing her homework and getting in trouble a lot made her records look bad.
Aggrandize	v. to increase in size; enlarge, to cause to appear greater in power, influence Some people put on long fake lashes to aggrandize their eyes.
Ajar	adj. partially open The exterminator had the box ajar a bit so that the rats could still breathe after being trapped.
Alienate	v. to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged The server ate all the food and alienated his customers.
Alleviate	v. to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen The doctors thought that if they try to make a cure for a very rare decease it would alleviate people from getting the sickness.
Allure	v. to entice with something desirable; to tempt I sometimes allure my dog with treats to come inside of the house.
Aloof	adj. distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved The boy is very aloof when it comes to speaking to new people so he tries not to leave his house.
Also-ran	n. on who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition The boy was an also-ran until it came to racing a sloth.
Altercation	n. a heated quarrel An altercation happened at the girl birthday party.
Alternative	n. the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, a situation presenting such a choice There was an alternative food for my little cousin so she didn't have to eat her fries.

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