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Vocabulary terms
| Term | Part of Speech | Definition | Sentence Example (Usage) |
|---|---|---|---|
| acquiesce | v. | assent; agree without protesting | |
| acrid | adj. | sharp; bitterly pungent | |
| acrimonious | adj. | bitter in words or manner | |
| aggregate | v. | gather; accumulate | |
| amorphous | adj. | formless; lacking shape or definition | |
| anachronistic | adj. | having an error involving time in a story | |
| anomaly | n. | irregularity | |
| antediluvian | adj. | antiquated; extremely ancient | |
| antipathy | n. | aversion; dislike | |
| apocryphal | adj. | untrue; made up | |
| arable | adj. | fit for growing crops | |
| ardent | adj. | intense; passionate; zealous | |
| assiduous | adj. | diligent | |
| assuage | v. | ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) | |
| atrophy | v. | waste away | |
| audacious | adj. | daring; bold | |
| avarice | n. | greediness for wealth | |
| avert | v. | prevent; turn away | |
| aviary | n. | enclosure for birds | |
| beguile | v. | mislead or delude; pass time | |
| bequeath | v. | leave to someone by a will; hand down | |
| bleak | adj. | cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable | |
| blighted | adj. | suffering from a disease; destroyed | |
| bombastic | adj. | pompous; using inflated language | |
| buttress | v. | support; prop up | |
| abate | v. | subside; decrease, lessen | |
| accolade | n. | award of merit |