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- acrimonious
- n.Bitter in words or manners
- acute
- (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
- acerbity
- n.bitterness of speech and temper
- actuate
- n.motivate; activate; cause to act
- acidulous
- n.slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
- abnegation
- renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
- abstemious
- sparing in eating and drinking,light,temperate
- absolute
- complete; totally unlimited; certain
- accrue
- come about by addition; come to one as a gain; accumulate over time;
- adapt
- aaccommodate,Alter , modify;
- abolish
- cancel; put an end to
- accelerate
- move faster
- abstract
- theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
- acrid
- n.bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
- acme
- n.peak; pinnacle; highest point
- abstain
- Refrain, with held from participation
- abdicate
- renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
- acuity
- sharpness of vision(of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
- academic
- related to a school; not practical or directly useful
- accommodate
- oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
- adhere
- stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
- proverb
- n.adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially
- absolve
- pardon,shrive
- abortive
- unsuccessful; fruitless;stillborn
- abjure
- Renounce upon Oath, disavow
- addendum
- n.supplement,addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
- acumen
- insightfulness,mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
- acclimate
- adjust to climate or environment; adapt
- abstinence
- Restraint from eating and drinking,self-denial
- abbreviate
- shorten
- actuarial
- calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- acknowledge
- recognize; admit
- acquiesce
- assent; agree passively; comply without protest
- aberration
- Abnormality, departure from the norm,mental irregularity,disorder
- abstruse
- obscure; profound; difficult to understand
- abysmal
- Bottomless,immeasurable
- abominable
- detestable; extremely unpleasant
- abash
- n.embarrass
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- accord
- Agreement,accordance
- accede
- agree
- abhor
- detest; hate
- abase
- lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
- accolade
- award of merit; strong praise and approval
- adroit
- skillful,artful
- addle
- n.make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
- adjutant
- n.staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
- adherent
- supporter; follower
- abut
- n.border upon; adjoin;edge
- abject
- wretched, lacking pride
- accost
- approach and speak first to a person
- abscond
- depart secretly and hide
- abrasive
- rubbing away; tending to grind down
- adorn
- decorate;beautify;grace
- abusive
- Coarsely, insulting, physically harmful
- adage
- n.wise saying; proverb;byword
- accoutre
- n.equip; N. accoutrement
- adjacent
- adjoining; neighboring; close by
- aboriginal
- being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
- addiction
- compulsive, habitual need;dependance
- adjunct
- Something(generally nonessential or inferior ) added on or attached
- abyss
- vast, bottomless pit, enormous chasm
- abrogate
- abolish
- accretion
- accumulation,growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
- accessory
- additional object; useful but not essential thing
- actuary
- someone who advises insurance companies
- aberrant
- abnormal or deviant
- acclivity
- n.sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity;ascent
- acoustics
- science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
- admonish
- warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove;discourage;caution
- acetic
- n.vinegary,relating to or containing acetic acid
- abominate
- loathe; hate
- accomplice
- Partners in crime,confederate
- ablution
- washing
- abate
- n.subside or moderate
- acquittal
- Deliverance from a charge,a judgment of not guilty
- accessible
- easy to approach; obtainable
- abscission
- n.Removal by cutting off as in surgery,separation
- abet
- n.assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
- Acerbic
- adj.sour or bitter in taste,sharp and cutting
- adept
- expert at; very skilled
- address
- Direct a speech to,deal with or discuss,turn to,speak,call
- abeyance
- n.suspended action
- abridge
- condense or shorten
- adamant
- hard; inflexible
- acclaim
- announce with great approval
- adjuration
- solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly