Barrons Set 1
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- abase
- lower or humiliate
- abate
- subside, decresease, lessen
- aberrant
- abnormal or deviant
- abet
- aid
- abeyance
- suspended action
- abject
- wretched; lacking pride
- abjure
- renounce upon oath
- ablution
- washing
- abnegation
- repudiation, self-sacrafice
- abominable
- detestable; extremely unpleasant
- aboriginal
- being the first of its kind in a region
- abortive
- unsuccessful; fruitless
- abrade
- wear away by friction
- abrogate
- to abolish
- abscond
- depart secretly and hide
- absolve
- pardon
- abstemious
- sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
- abstuse
- obscure, profound, difficult to understand
- abut
- border upon, adjoin
- abysmal
- bottomless
- accede
- agree
- acclimate
- adjust to climate
- acclivity
- sharp upslope of a hill
- accord
- agreement
- accost
- approach and speak to in person
- accoutre
- equip
- accretion
- growth, increase
- acme
- tope; innacle
- acquiesce
- assent; agree without protesting
- acrid
- sharp; bitterly pungent
- acrimonious
- bitter in words or manner
- actuarial
- calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- acuate
- motivate
- acuity
- sharpness
- acumen
- nemtal keeness
- adage
- wise saying; proverb
- addendum
- an addition or supplement
- addle
- muddle; drive crazy
- adept
- expert at`
- adjunct
- something added on or attached
- admonish
- warn; reprove
- adroit
- skillful
- adulterate
- make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
- advent
- arrival
- adventitious
- accidental; casual
- adversary
- opponent
- aerie
- nest of large bird of prey
- affected
- artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
- affinity
- kinship
- affliction
- state of distress; cause of suffering
- affront
- insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
- agglomeration
- collection; heap
- aggrandize
- increase or intensify
- aggregate
- gather; accumulate
- agarian
- pertaining to land or its cultivation
- alacrity
- cheerful promptness
- alcove
- nook; small; recessed section of a room
- alimentary
- supplying nourishment
- allay
- calm, pacify
- allegory
- story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
- alloy
- mix; make less pure
- allure
- entice, attract
- aloft
- upward
- aloof
- apart, reserved
- amalgamate
- combine; unite in one body
- amble
- moving at an easy pace
- anbulatory
- able to walk, not bedridden
- ameliorate
- improve
- amenable
- readily managed
- amiss
- wrong, faulty
- amorous
- moved by sexual love
- amulet
- charm; talisman
- analgesic
- causing insensitivity to pain
- analogous
- comparable