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- Animosity
- n. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
- Annul
- v. Declare invalid
- Antithetical
- adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose
- Abacus
- (noun) a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
- Abate
- (verb) become less in amount or intensity
- Abdication
- (noun) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
- Aberration
- (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- Abeyance
- (noun) temporary cessation or suspension
- Abhor
- (verb) find repugnant
- Abjur
- (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;
- Abraded
- (adjective satellite) having the skin scraped off
- Abrasion
- (noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- Abrogate
- (verb) revoke formally
- Abscond
- (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- Abstruse
- (adjective satellite) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge;
- Abut
- (verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Abysmal
- (adjective satellite) very great; limitless
- Acarpous
- (adjective satellite) producing no fruit
- Accentuate
- (verb) to stress, single out as important
- Accolade
- (noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- Accretion
- (noun) an increase by natural growth or addition
- Acquisition
- (noun) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- Adamant
- (noun) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something;
- Adhere
- (verb) follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
- Adhesion
- (noun) the property of sticking together
- Admonitory
- adj. Serving to warn
- Adorn
- (verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc
- Adulterate
- v. To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.
- Affinity
- (noun) a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
- Aggravate
- (verb) make worse
- Agile
- (adjective satellite) moving quickly and lightly
- Ail
- (verb) be unwell, ill, or ill disposed
- Alacrity
- (noun) liveliness and eagerness; Speed or quickness; celerity
- Allegiance
- (noun) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- Alleviate
- v. To make (pain, for example) more bearable
- Alloy
- (noun) the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
- Aloof
- Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
- Amalgamate
- v. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite
- Ambiguous
- (adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance
- Ambivalent
- (adjective satellite) uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
- Ameliorate
- verb) to make better; to improve
- Amicable
- (adjective) characterized by friendship and good will
- Amortize
- (verb) liquidate gradually
- Amplify
- (verb) increase in size, volume or significance