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Word Smart list 1
AP English list I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | v- to humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble |
| abet | v- to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong |
| abeyance | n- suspension; temporary cessation |
| abjure | v- to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from |
| abomination | n- something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing |
| aboriginal | adj- native; dating back to the very beginning |
| abound | v- to be very numerous |
| abrogate | v- to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify |
| accede | v- give in; to yield; to agree |
| accentuate | v- to emphasize; to accent; to highlight |
| access | n- the right or ability to approach, enter, or use |
| acclaim | v- to praise publicly and enthusiastically |
| accord | v- to agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow |
| accouterments | n- personal clothing, accessories, or equipment; trappings |
| accrue | v- to accumulate over time |
| acquisitive | adj- seeking or tending to acquire; greedy |
| acquit | v- to find not guilty; to behave or conduct oneself |
| acronym | n- a word made up of the initials of other words |
| adage | n- a traditional saying; a proverb |
| adduce | v- to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite |
| adjourn | v- to suspend until another time |
| adjunct | n- something added to or connected with something else; an assistant |
| ad-lib | v- to improvise; speak or act spontaneously |
| advent | n- arrival; coming; beginning |
| adventitious | adj- accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated; irrelevant |
| advocate | n- a person who argues in favor of a position |
| affidavit | n- a sworn written statement made before an official |
| affiliate | v- to become closely associated with |
| affliction | n- misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery, illness or great suffering |
| afford | v- to give, to supply, to confer upon |