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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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