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Question | Answer |
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aback | surprised; startled |
abate | to lessen; to decrease |
abdicate | to give up |
abduct | to take away; to kidnap |
aberration | abnormality |
abet | to aid; to encourage |
abeyance | a postponement |
abhor | to hate |
abide | to remain or to put up with |
abject | miserable |
abjure | to give up (rights); to deny |
ablution | cleansing |
abolition | doing away with |
abominate | to dislike strongly |
aborigine | original inhabitant |
abortive | unsuccessful |
abrade | to wear or scrape away |
abridge | to shorten or diminish |
abrogate | to abolish |
abscond | to leave secretly |
absolve | to free from responsibility |
abstemious | to show moderation in eating or drinking |
abstinence | self-denial; voluntary restraint |
abstract | lacking substance |
abut | to border on; adjoin |
abysmal | extremely bad |
abyss | a bottomless pit; vast |
academic | theoretical or pertaining to school |
accede | to agree to; accept |
accessible | easy to approach |
acclaim | to greet with approval; praise |
acclimate | to get used to |
acclivity | an upward slope |
accolade | honor or award |
accommodate | to make fit; to help |
accord | agreement |
accost | to approach or speak to aggressively |
accoutrements | equipment or accessories |
accredit | to certify or endorse |
accretion | an addition or increase |
accrue | to accumulate |
acerbic | sharp; bitter; sour |
acoustic | dealing with sound |
acquiesce | to agree; accept |
acquit | to find not guilty |
acrid | bitter; irritating |
acrimonious | harsh speech or action |
acronym | word formed from initials of other words |
actuate | to put into action |
acuity | sharp perception |
acumen | mental insight |
acute | sharp; intense |
adage | a familiar saying |
adamant | unyielding |
addend | something added to another |
addled | confused; muddled |
adduce | something offered as proof |
adept | highly skilled |
adhere | to stick; to support |
adjudicate | to judge |
adjunct | an assistant or in addition to |
admonish | to warn |
adroit | skillful; shrewd |
adulation | praise or flattery |
adulterate | to make impure |
advent | a coming or arrival |
adventitious | accidental; incidental |
adversary | enemy; an opponent |
advocate | to support; to defend another |
aegis | protection |
aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
affable | agreeable |
affectation | phony attitude or behavior |
affiliation | to associate with |
affinity | any attraction to |
affirmative | positive |
affix | to attach or add |
affluence | wealth |
agape | open-mouthed; sign of surprise |
agenda | list of things to be done |
aggrandize | to make greater |
aggravate | to irritate |