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High School Vocab A
Vocabulary words and definitions for High School Vocabulary column A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abbreviate (v.) | to shorten, abridge |
| Abhorrent (adj.) | repugnant or detestable |
| Able-Bodied (adj.) | competent for physical service |
| Absolution (n.) | forgiveness, or passing over of offenses |
| Abstinence (n.) | the act of refraining from pleasurable activity |
| Accommodate (v.) | to furnish something as a kindness or favor |
| Admonition (n.) | gentle reproof |
| Adoration (n.) | profound devotion |
| Adulation (n.) | high praise |
| Adversity (n.) | misfortune, and unfavorable turn of events |
| Aesthetic (adj.) | pertaining to beauty or the arts |
| Alacrity (n.) | cheerful willingness |
| Amicable (adj.) | friendly, agreeable |
| Anachronistic (adj.) | out-of-date |
| Anecdote (n.) | short, usually funny account of an event |
| Anonymous (adj.) | nameless, without a disclosed identity |
| Antagonist (n.) | foe, opponent, adversary |
| Arid (adj.) | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| Arrant (adj.) | notoriously bad |
| Ascendant (adj.) | dominant |
| Assiduous (adj.) | persistent, hard working |
| Asylym (n.) | sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge |
| Baleful (adj.) | malignant |
| Beatify (v.) | to make supremely happy |
| Belie (v.) | to misrepresent |
| Belligerence (n.) | being warlike |
| Bemoan (v.) | to lament |
| Benefactor (n.) | a doer of kindly and charitable acts |
| Benevolent (adj.) | friendly and helpful |
| Bide (v.) | to await |
| Blemish (n.) | a mark that mars beauty |
| Boorish (adj.) | rude |
| Bravo (interj.) | well done |
| Browbeat (v.) | to overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner |
| Bumptiou (adj.) | full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit |
| Camaraderie (n.) | trust, sociablity amongst friends |
| Candid (adj.) | straightforward |
| Captious (adj.) | hypercritical |
| Censure (v.) | to criticize harshly |
| Circuitous (adj.) | indirect, taking the longest route |
| Clairvoyant (adj.) | exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future |
| Clement (adj.) | compassionate |
| Cohesion (n.) | consistency |
| Collaborate (v.) | to cooperate, work together |
| Comely (adj.) | handsome |
| Compassion (n.) | sympathy, helpfullness or mercy |
| Compromise (v.) | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
| Condescending (adj.) | possessing an attitude or superiority, patronizing |
| Conditional (adj.) | depending on a condition |
| Conformist (n.) | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| Congregation (n.) | a crowd of people, assembly |
| Convergence (n.) | the state of seperate elements joining or coming together |
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