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- abase
- lower
- abash
- embarass
- abate
- subside or moderate
- abdicate
- renounce; give up (position right or responsiblity)
- abberation
- deviation from normal; mental disorder
- abet
- assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
- abeyance
- suspended action
- abject
- wretched; very humble;lack of self esteem
- abjure
- remounce upon oath
- abnegation
- renunciation; self sacrifice
- abominate
- loathe;hate
- abrogate
- abolish
- abscission
- cutting off;seperation
- abstruse
- obscure;profound;diificult to understand
- abut
- border upon; adjoin
- acclaim
- applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval
- accolade
- award of merit;strong praise or approval
- accomodate
- oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony;adapt; make enough space for
- accoutre
- equip
- acidulous
- slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
- acquiesce
- assent; agree passively; comply without protest
- acrid
- bitter; sharp; bitterly pungent
- acrimonious
- stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner
- acrimony
- bitter ill-tempered animosity
- actuate
- motivate;activate; cause to act
- adamant
- hard; inflexible
- adherent
- supporter; follower
- adjourn
- suspend till a later time
- adjunct
- something attached to but holding an inferior position
- adjuration
- solemn urging
- adjure
- to entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
- adulation
- flattery;admiration that is more than neccessary
- adventitious
- accidental;causal;happening by chance
- advert
- refer
- advocacy
- support;active pleading on behalf of someone or something
- advocate
- speak in favor of; support; urge;plead for
- affable
- easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
- affected
- artificial;pretended
- affiliation
- joining ;associating with
- affinity
- feeling of kinship; similarity
- affliction
- state fo distress;trial;cause of distress or suffering
- affront
- insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
- aggregate
- sum;total; gather into a mass or whole;add up
- agog
- highly excited; intensely curious
- alacrity
- cheerful promptness; eagerness
- allay
- calm;pacify
- allege
- state without proof
- allegory
- story in which characters are used as symbols;fable
- allocate
- assign;set aside for a particular purpose
- aloof
- apart; reserved
- amalgam
- combination of different things;mixture of metals (containing mercury)
- ambiguous
- unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
- ambrosia
- s nectar drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
- ambulatory
- able to walk
- ameliorate
- improve
- amenable
- obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by
- amenities
- convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
- amiable
- agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
- amicable
- peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome
- amity
- friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
- amorphous
- formless; lacking shape or definition
- amok(amuck)
- in a state of rage
- analgesic
- causing insensitivity to pain
- analgesia
- condition of being unable to feel pain
- anarchy
- absence of governing body; state of disorder
- ancillary
- serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; n
- anecdote
- short story of an amusing or interesting event
- anguish
- anguish acute pain; extreme suffering
- angular
- angular sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
- animadversion
- animadversion critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
- animosity
- active enmity
- animus
- hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
- anneal
- reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
- annuity
- yearly allowance
- anodyne
- drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
- anomalous
- abnormal; irregular
- antecede
- precede
- antecedents
- preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
- antediluvian
- antiquated; extremely ancient
- anthology
- book of literary selections by various authors
- anthropomorphic
- having human form or characteristics
- antipathy
- aversion; dislike or opposition
- antiquity
- quality of being very old; ancient times
- antithesis
- contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
- apathy
- lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters
- aphasia
- loss of speech due to injury or illness
- aphorism
- pithy maxim or saying
- apiary
- a place where bees are kept
- apiculture
- bee-keeping
- aplomb
-
poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
s poise good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position - apocalyptic
- prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
- apocryphal
- (of a story) widely believed but untrue
- apogee
- highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
- apologist
- one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
- apoplexy
- stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
- apostate
- one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
- apothegm(apophthegm)
- pithy, compact saying
- apotheosis
- elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
- appellation
- name; title
- apposite
- appropriate; fitting
- appreciate
- be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
- apprise
- inform
- approbation
- approval
- appurtenances
-
subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
n apropos with reference to; regarding - arbiter
- person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments
- arbitrary
- unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical
- arcane
- esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual
- archetype
- prototype; primitive pattern
- ardor
- heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
- argot
- slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
- arraign
- charge in court; indict
- arroyo
- gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
- articulate
- effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints
- artifice
- deception; trickery
- ascendancy
- controlling influence; position of controlling influence
- ascetic
- practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere
- ascribe
- refer; attribute; assign
- askance
- with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct)
- asperity
- sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather)
- aspersion
- slanderous remark
- assay
- analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
- assimilate
- absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
- assuage
- mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
- assurance
- firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence
- astringent
- binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent
- asylum
- place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
- atavism
- resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
- atrocity
- brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious
- attentive
- alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful
- attribute
- essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
- attrition
- rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
- augury
- omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
- august
- impressive; majestic
- auspicious
- favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices
- austere
- forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented
- authoritarian
- subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
- autocratic
- having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy
- auxiliary
- offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant
- aver
- state confidently; declare as true
- averse
- reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed;
- avid
- greedy; extremely eager for
- avocation
- secondary or minor occupation
- avuncular
- of or like an uncle
- awl
- pointed tool used for piercing
- axiom
- self-evident truth requiring no proof