BARRON'S
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- abash
- embarrass
- abject
- wretched, lacking pride
- ablution
- washing
- abnegation
- renunciation; self-sacrifice
- abominable
- detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
- abominate
- hate; loathe
- abrasive
- rubbing away; tending to grind down
- absolve
- pardon
- abstinence
- restraint from eating or drinking
- abut
- border upon; adjoin
- abysmal
- bottomless
- accede
- agree
- acclimate
- adjust to climate or environment
- acclivity
- sharp upslope of a hill
- accoutre
- equip
- accretion
- growth; increase
- acetic
- vinegary
- acoustics
- science of sound
- acquittal
- deliverance from a charge
- acrid
- sharp; bitterly pungent
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- actuarial
- calculating
- actuate
- motivate
- acuity
- sharpness
- addendum
- addition; appendix to book
- addle
- muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
- adjacent
- adjoining; neighboring; close by
- adjuration
- solemn urging
- adjutant
- assistant
- incognito
- with identity concealed
- incontinent
- lacking self-restraint
- incorporate
- introduce something into a larger whole
- incredulity
- tendency to disbelief
- increment
- increase
- incrustation
- hard coating or crust
- incubus
- burden; mental care; nightmare
- incur
- bring upon oneself
- indemnify
- make secure against loss
- indenture
- bind as servant or apprentice to master
- indices
- signs; indications
- indignation
- anger at an injustice
- indissoluble
- permanent
- indite
- write; compose
- ineffable
- unutterble; cannot be expressed in speech
- inept
- lacking skill; unsuited
- inerrancy
- infallibility
- infernal
- pertaining to hell; devilish
- infidel
- unbeliever
- infirmity
- weakness
- inflated
- exaggerated; enlarged
- influx
- flowing into