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- Abjure
- Renounce upon oath
- Accoutre
- Equip
- Acerbity
- Bitterness of speech and temper
- Acrimonious
- Bitter in words or manner
- Adage
- Wise saying; Proverb
- Adherent (n.)
- Supporter; Follower
- Adjuration
- Solemn urging
- Adjutant
- Staff officer assisting the commander; Assistant
- Adventitious
- Casual; Accidental
- Advert
- Refer to
- Aegis
- Shield; Defence
- Agape
- Openmouthed
- Aggrandize
- Increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
- Agnostic
- One who is skekptical about the existence of a God or any ultimate reality
- Agog
- Highly excited; intensely curious
- Agrarian
- Pertaining to land or its cultivation
- Alimentary
- Supplying nutrition
- Allegory
- A story where characters are used as symbols; Fable
- Alloy (v.)
- Mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
- Alluvial
- Pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
- Aloft
- Upward
- Altruistic
- Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
- Amenable
- Readily managed; Answerable or accountable legally
- Amity
- Friendship
- Amnesty
- Pardon
- Amock/Amuck
- In a state of rage
- Analgesic
- Causing insensitivity to pain
- Anathema
- Solemn curse; Somone or something regarded as a curse
- Ancillary
- Serving as an aid or accessory; Auxiliary
- Animadaversion
- Critical remark
- Animus
- Hostile feeling or intent
- Anneal
- Reduce brittleness and increase toughness by heating and cooling
- Annex
- Attach; Take possession of
- Annuity
- Yearly allowance
- Anodyne
- Drug that relieves pain; Opiate
- Anoint
- Consecrate
- Antediluvian
- Antiquated; extremely ancient
- Antrhopoid
- Manlike
- Antrhopomorphic
- Having human form or characteristics
- Aphasia
- Loss of speech due to injury or illness
- Aphorism
- Pithy maxim; saying (philosophical or scientific)
- Aplomb
- Poise; Assurance
- Apocalyptic
- Prophetic
- Apocryphal
- Untrue; made up
- Apogee
- Highest point
- Apologist
- One who writes in defence of a cause or an institution
- Apostate
- One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
- Apothegm
- Pithy, compact saying
- Apotheosis
- Elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
- Appellation
- Title; name
- Application
- Diligent attention
- Apposite
- Appropriate; fitting
- Appurtenances
- Subordinate possessions
- Apropos
- With reference to; regarding
- Arable
- Fit for growing crops
- Arboretum
- Place where different varieties of shrubs and tress are studied and exhibited
- Argot
- Slang
- Array
- Clothe; adorn
- Arrears
- Being in debt
- Arroyo
- Gully
- Artifice
- Deception; trickery
- Asinine
- Stupid
- Asperity
- Sharpness (of temper)
- Aspersion
- Slanderous remark
- Aspirant
- seeker after position or status
- Assumption
- Something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of
- Astringent
- Harsh or severe; binding; causing contraction
- Asunder
- Into parts; apart
- Atavism
- Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than parents; revertion to an earlier type; throwback
- Attrition
- Gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
- Augury
- Omen; prophecy
- August
- Impressive; Majestic
- Aureole
- Sun's corona; halo
- Aurhoritarian
- Subordination of an individual to the state; Completely dominating another's will
- Avarice
- Greediness of wealth
- Avocation
- Secondary occupation
- Avow
- Declare openly
- Avuncular
- Like an uncle
- Awl
- Pointed tool used for piercing
- Axiom
- Self-evident truth requiring no proof
- Bacchanalian
- Drunken
- Badinage
- Teasing conversation
- Baleful
- Deadly; a malign influence; ominous
- Bandy
- Discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
- Barefaced
- Shameless boldness; unconcealed
- Baroque
- Highly ornate
- Bastion
- Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
- Bate
- To let down; restrain
- Beatific
- Giving bliss; blissful
- Beatitude
- Blessedness; in a state of bliss
- Bedizen
- Dress with vulgar finery
- Beguile
- Mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
- Behemoth
- Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
- Beholden
- Obligated; indebted
- Behoove
- Be suited to; incumbent upon
- Belabour
- Explain or go over a point excessively or to a ridiculous extent; assail verbally
- Beleaguer
- Beseige or attack; harass
- Bellicose
- Warlike
- Bemoan
- Lament; express disapproval of
- Benison
- Blessing
- Bent
- Determined; show talent or inclination
- Beset
- Harass or trouble; hem in
- Betoken
- Signify; indicate
- Bevy
- Large group
- Bicameral
- Two-chambered
- Bigotry
- Stubborn intolerance
- Bilious
- Suffering from indigestion; irritable
- Bilk
- Swindle; cheat
- Bivouac
- Temporary encampment
- Blithe
- Gay; joyous
- Blowhard
- Talkative boaster
- Bluster
- Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
- Bohemian
- Unconventional
- Bouillon
- Clear beef soup
- Bourgeois
- Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
- Bowdlerize
- Expurgate
- Brackish
- Somwhat saline
- Braggadocio
- Boasting
- Braggart
- Boaster
- Brindled
- Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
- Brocade
- Rich, figured fabric
- Browbeat
- Bully; intimidate
- Brunt
- Main impact; shock
- Bucolic
- Rustic; pastoral
- Buffet (v.)
- Slap; Batter; Knock about
- Bulwark
- Earthwork or other defence; person who defends
- Burlesque
- Imitation that ridicules
- Cabal
- A small group of people secretly united to promote their own interests
- Callow
- Youthful; Immature; Inexperienced
- Calorific
- Heat producing
- Calumny
- Malicious misrepresentation; slander
- Cameo
- Shell or jewel carved in relief; a star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
- Canard
- Unfounded rumour; exaggerated report
- Candor
- Frankness; open honesty
- Canker
- Any ulcerous sore; any evil
- Canon
- A collection or authoritative list of books; rule or standard set by ecclesiastical authorities
- Cant
- Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
- Capacious
- Spacious
- Capitulate
- Surrender
- Captious
- Faultfinding
- Careen
- Lurch; sway from side to side
- Carousal
- Drunken revelery
- Carping
- Petty criticisms; faultfinding
- Categorical
- Without exception; unqualified; absolute
- Catharsis
- Purging or cleansing any passage in the body
- Cathartic
- Purgatory
- Cavalier
- Casual or offhand; arrogant
- Cavil
- Make frivolous objections
- Celerity
- Rapidity; speed
- Censorious
- Critical
- Censure
- Criticize; blame
- Cerebration
- Thought
- Certitude
- Certainity
- Cession
- Yielding to; cede
- Chaffing
- Laughing; joking
- Charlatan
- Pretender to knowledge; Quack
- Chary
- Cautious; Sparing or restrained about giving
- Chase
- Ornament a metal surface by indentation
- Chauvinist
- Blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause
- Chimerical
- Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
- Choleric
- Hot-tempered
- Churlish
- Boorish; rude
- Cipher
- Code; non-entity; worthless person or thing
- Circumlocution
- Indirect or roundabout expression
- Circumscribe
- Limit; confine
- Clarion
- Shrill trumpetlike sound
- Clavicle
- Collarbone
- Cloister
- Monsatery or convent
- Cloying
- Distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental
- Coeval
- Living at the same time as; contemporary
- Cogitate
- Think over
- Cognate
- Linguistically related; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
- Cognizance
- Knowledge
- Cohere
- Stick together
- Coin
- Make coins; invent or fabricate
- Collation
- Light meal
- Colloquy
- Informal discussion
- Collusion
- Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
- Comestible
- Something fit to be eaten
- Comity
- Courtesy; Civility
- Compact (n.)
- Agreement; contract
- Complicity
- Involvement; participation
- Compunction
- Remorse
- Condign
- Adequate; deservedly severe
- Confluence
- Flowing together; crowd
- Conjecture
- Surmise; guess
- Connivance
- Pretence to ignorance of something wrong; assist; permission to offend
- Consequential
- Pompous; self-important
- Constituent
- Supporter
- Construe
- Interpret; explain
- Contend
- Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
- Continence
- Self-restraint; sexual chastity
- Contingent
- Group that makes up part of a gathering
- Contraband
- Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods
- Contravene
- Oppose; contradict; infringe on or transgress
- Controvert
- Oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict
- Contumacious
- Disobedient; resisting authority
- Contusion
- Bruise
- Conversant
- Familiar with
- Conveyance
- Vehicle; transfer
- Convivial
- Festive; gay; characterised by joviality
- Convoke
- Call together
- Coquette
- Flirt
- Cornucopia
- Horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
- Corollary
- Consequence; Accompaniment
- Corporeal
- Bodily; material
- Corpulent
- Very fat
- Countenance
- Approve; tolerate
- Countermand
- Cancel; revoke
- Covenant
- Agreement
- Covetous
- Avaricious; eagerly desirous of
- Cow
- Terrorize; intimidate
- Cozen
- Cheat; swindle; hoodwink
- Crabbed
- Sour; peevish
- Crass
- Unrefined; grossly insensible
- Credulity
- Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
- Crotchety
- Eccentric; whimsical
- Cupidity
- Greed
- Curmudgeon
- Churlish; miserly individual
- Cursive
- Flowing; running
- Dapper
- Neat and trim
- Dappled
- Spotted
- Daub
- Smear
- Deadlock
- Standstill; stalemate
- Deadpan
- Wooden; impassive
- Dearth
- Scarcity
- Debase
- Lower in esteem; degrade; reduce the quality or value
- Debauch
- Corrupt; seduce from virtue
- Debonair
- Friendly; aiming to please
- Debunk
- Expose as false, exaggerated etc; ridicule
- Decimate
- Kill, usually one in ten
- Declivity
- Downward slope
- Decry
- show strong disapproval of; disparage
- Defection
- Desertion
- Deplore
- Reject
- Defray
- Provide the payment for
- Deft
- Neat; skillful
- Deify
- Turn into a god; idolize
- Deign
- Condescend; stoop
- Deluge
- Flood; rush
- Delusive
- Deceptive; raising vain hopes
- Demagogue
- Person who appeals to people's prejudices; false leader
- Demotic
- Pertaining to the people
- Demur
- Object (due to scruples or doubts); hesitate
- Denizen
- Inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
- Denouement
- Outcome; Final development of the plot of a play or literary work
- Depose
- Dethrone; remove from office
- Deprecate
- Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
- Depredation
- Plundering
- Derelict
- Abandoned; negligent