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TermDefinition
Abdicate to give up responsibility for something
Abhor to hate; to loathe
Abominable disgusting
Abrasion a scrape
Abstinence the act of staying away from or avoiding doing something
Abyss a bottomless gulf/void
Acquiesce to accept or comply with an order
Acrid bitter; irritating (as in taste or smell)
Acrimonious bitter or harsh as in feelings
Acute keen or sharp as in the senses
Adversary enemy; an opponent
Adversity hardship, difficulty
Advocate-v to stick up for
Advocate – n. one who stands up for a cause or person.
Affluent rich, wealthy
Aghast horrified; shocked
Agile quick, nimble and athletic
Allegiance loyalty
Aloof distant; unfriendly, unsocial (negative connotations)
Annihilate to totally destroy
Antipathy strong dislike
Apathy indifference; a lack of emotion
Apocryphal false
Appalling shocking and outrageous
Appease to calm; to satisfy; to pacify
Appoint to elect or choose
Appreciable measurable
Apprehension nervousness; doubt (apprehensive)
Appropriate to take over
Archaic old-fashioned.
Ardent avid; passionate; fanatical; zealous
Arduous difficult; tedious
Arrogance excessive pride, narcissism
Ascertain to find out
Ascribe to identify as the cause of something
Assailant attacker
Assess to evaluate
Atrocious horrible; appalling
Atrocity a horrible act
Attribute to identify as a cause
Austere very plain; very simple
Autonomy independence
Avarice extreme greed
Avert to avoid
Bedlam extreme confusion, chaos and loudness
Bewitch to entice; to trick; to mesmerize
Bicker to argue over something unimportant
Blanch to drain of color due to fear or sickness
Bleak cheerless; gloomy; melancholy
Blithe carefree; happy
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