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VERBAL BREAKDOWN
WORDLIST
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| ABASE | Lower; Degrade; Humiliate; make humble;make oneself lose self- respect |
| ABASH | Embarras |
| ABATE | Subside or Moderate |
| ABBREVIATE | Shorten; Condense |
| ABDICATE | Renounce; Give up |
| ABBERANT | Abnormal; Deviant |
| ABBERATION | Deviation from the norm; mental disorder |
| ABET | Assit usually in doing something ; Encourage |
| ABEYANCE | Suspended Action |
| ABHOR | Detest ; Hate |
| ABJECT (of a condition) | Wretched, Lacking in Pride |
| ABJURE | Renounce upon an oath; Disavow |
| ABLUTION | Washing |
| ABNEGATION | Renunciation ; Self-sacrifice; Self-abnegation |
| ABOLISH | Cancel; To put an end |
| ABOMINATE | Loathe, hate |
| ABOMINABLE | Extremely unpleasant; Detestable |
| ABORIGINAL | Being the first of its kind in the region; Primitive; Native; indigenous; aborigine |
| ABORTIVE | Unsuccessful; Fruitless |
| ABRAVISE | Rubbing away; Tending to grind down |
| ABRIDGE | SHORTEN; CONDENSE |
| ABROGATE | ABOLISH |
| ABCISSION | Cutting off; Separation |
| ABSCOND | Depart secretly and hide |
| ABSOLUTE | Totally unlimited, Certain, complete; having complete powere; absolute honesty/ ruler |
| ABSOLVE | Pardon (an Offense) |
| ABSTAIN | To refrain; Without from participation ; intentionally not use one's vote |
| ABSTEMIOUS | Sparing from eating and drinking; Temperate |
| ABSTIENCE | Refraining from pleasant things espl.eating and drinking ; act of abstaining from vote |
| ABSTRACT | Theoretical; Non-represntational; Not concrete |
| ABSTRUSE | Obscure; Profound; Very difficult to understand. |
| ABUSIVE | Coarsely insulting; Physically harmful |
| ABUT | Ajoin; Border upon |
| ABYSMAL | Bottomless |
| ABYSS | Enormous chasm; Vast bottomless pit |
| ACADEMIC | Related to school; Not practical or directly useful |
| ACCEDE - IMP | agree |
| ACCELERATE | Move faster |
| ACCESSIBLE | Easy to approach; obtainable |
| ACCESSORY | Additional object; useful but not essential |
| ACCLAIM | Applaud; Praise; Greet with great approval; Announce with great approval N: Strong expression of approval and praise |
| ACCLIMATE | Adjust to climate or enivornment; Adapt |
| ACCLIVITY | Sharp upslope of a hill; OPP: /Declivity |
| ACCOLADE | Award of Merit; Strong praise and approval |
| ACCOMODATE | Adjust; Oblige or help someone; Adapt; Adjust or bring into harmony |
| ACCOMPLICE | Partner in Crime |
| ACCORD | Agreement |
| ACCOST | Approach and speak first to a person |
| ACCOUTRE | Equip |
| ACCRETION | Growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth |
| ACCRUE | Came about by addition |
| ACERBITY | Bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ: Bitter, Acrid ; Acerbic |
| ACETIC | Vinegary |
| ACIDULOUS | Sligtly sour (in taste); Sharp; Caustic |
| ACKNOWLEDGE | Recognize; Admit |
| ACME | Peak; Pinnacle; Highest Peak |
| ACOUSTICS | Science of Sound; Quality that makes the room easy or hard to hear in |
| ACQUIESCE | Assent; Agree passively; Comply without protest |
| ACCQUITTAL | Deliverance from a charge V. Acquit; free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (one self) in specific manner |
| ACRID | Bitter; Sharp; Bitterly Pungent |
| ACRIMONIOUS | Bitter in speech/words or manners; Stinging; Caustic N. Acrimony; bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
| ACROPHOBIA | Fear of heights |
| ACTURIAL | Calculating ;Pertaining to insurance statistics |
| ACTUARY | Someone who advises insurance companies |
| ACTUATE | Motivate; Activate; Cause to act |
| ACUITY | Sharpness ( of mind or senses of sight and hearing) |
| ACUMEN | Mental Keenness; Sharpness of Judgmenet; ability to judge quickly and well Ex. Business Acumen |
| ACUTE | Sharp; Quickly perspective; Keen; Penetrating; Brief and severe |
| ADAGE | Proverb ; Wise saying |
| ADAMANT | Hard; Inflexible |
| ADAPT | Adjust; Alter; Modify; Make or become suitable for specific use |
| ADDENDUM | Addition; Appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of the book) |
| ADDICTION | Compulsive habitual need |
| ADDLE | Drive Crazy; Muddle, Become crazy; Become confused |
| ADDRESS | Direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's effort or attention to N. Formal Speech |
| ADEPT | Expert at; very skilled |
| ADHERE | Stick fast; to be a devotd follower; N. Devotion, Loyalty |
| ADHERENT | Supporter ; Follower |
| ADJACENT | Neighboring; Adjoining; Close by |
| ADJOIN | be next to |
| ADJOURN - IMP | Suspend until a later time; move from one place to another |
| ADJUNCT | Something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| ADJURATION / AdJURE | Solmen Urging / Entreat earnestly; enjoin solmenly |
| ADJUTANT | Staff officer assiting a commander; Assitant |
| ADMONISH | Warn or speak with gentle disapproval; Reprove; |
| ADORE | love deeple and repect highly |
| ADORN | Decorate |
| ADROIT | Skillfull (in using mind and hand) |
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