NM Review Wordlist 1
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- aback
- suprised; startled
- abate
- to lessen; to decrease
- abdicate
- to give up
- aberration
- abnormality
- abet
- to aid; to encourage
- abeyance
- a postponement
- abhor
- to hate
- abject
- miserable
- abjure
- to give up (rights); to deny
- ablution
- cleansing
- abolition
- doing away with
- abominate
- to strongly dislike
- aborigine
- original inhabitant
- abortive
- unsuccessfull
- abrade
- to wear or scrape away
- abrogate
- to abolish
- abscond
- to leave secretly
- absolve
- to free from responsibility
- abstemious
- to show moderation in eating or drinking
- abstract
- lacking substance; theoretical
- abut
- to border on; adjoin
- accede
- to agree to; accept
- acclaim
- to greet with approval; praise
- acclimate
- to get used to
- acclivity
- an upward slope
- accolade
- honor or award
- accord
- agreement
- accost
- to approach or speak to aggressively
- accoutrements
- equipment or accessories
- accredit
- to certify or endorse
- accretion
- an addition or increase
- accrue
- to accumulate
- acerbic
- sharp; bitter; sour
- acquiesce
- to agree; accept
- acquit
- to find not guilty
- acrid
- bitter; irritating
- acrimonioius
- harsh speech or action
- actuate
- to put into action
- acuity
- sharp perception
- acumen
- mental insight
- adage
- a familiar saying
- adamant
- unyielding
- addend
- something added to another
- addled
- confused; muddled
- adduce
- something offered as proof
- adept
- highly skilled
- adjudicate
- to judge
- adjunct
- an assistant or in addition to
- admonish
- to warn
- adroit
- skillfull; shrewd
- adulation
- praise or flattery
- adulterate
- to make impure
- advent
- a coming or arrival
- adventitious
- accidental; incidental
- advocate
- to support; to defend another
- aegis
- protection
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty
- affable
- agreeable
- affectation
- phony attitude or behavior
- affiliation
- to associate with
- affinity
- any attraction to
- affix
- to attach or add
- affluence
- wealth
- agape
- open-mouthed; sign of suprise
- aggrandize
- to make greater
- aggregate
- to collect or gather together
- aghast
- shocked
- agile
- to move quickly
- agnostic
- one who doubts the existence of God
- agrarian
- pertaining to farmers and agriculture
- alacrity
- willingness
- alias
- an assumed name
- allay
- to calm
- allege
- to charge without proof
- allocate
- to assign for a specific purpose
- aloft
- high in the air
- altercation
- an argument
- altruism
- concern for others
- amalgamate
- to combine or unite
- amass
- accumulate
- amazon
- strong, masculine woman
- ambient
- surrounding
- ambivalence
- conflicting feelings toward something
- ambulatory
- able to walk
- ameliorate
- to improve; make better
- amenable
- agreeable
- amicable
- agreeable
- amiss
- wrong; improper
- amity
- friendship
- amnesty
- official pardon for an offence
- amoral
- no sense of right or wrong
- amorous
- loving
- ample
- abundant
- amulet
- a charm worn to keep evil away
- anachronism
- something out of place or time
- analgesic
- drug that reduces pain
- anarchy
- absence of government or order
- anathema
- a curse; a person strongly disliked
- ancillary
- subordinate
- anent
- concerning
- animosity
- hostility
- annals
- historical records
- annuity
- income paid at state intervals
- annul
- to cancel
- anomalous
- abnormal; irregular
- anoxia
- lack of oxygen
- anthology
- collection of literary works
- anthropoid
- resembling man
- antic
- playful or silly act
- anticlimax
- something unimportant coming after something special
- antiquated
- extremely old
- antithesis
- an exact opposite
- apathy
- indifference; lack of interest or emotion
- aperture
- an opening
- apex
- the highest point
- aphasia
- loss of the ability to speak
- aphorism
- brief saying; a short proverb
- aplomb
- self-confidence
- apocryphal
- mythical; doubtful in origin
- apoplexy
- sudden loss of consciousness; paralysis
- apostate
- one who gives up his beliefs
- apall
- to frighten; dismay
- appease
- to satisfy
- appelation
- a name
- append
- to aadd to
- apprehensive
- fearful; anxious
- apprise
- to inform
- approbation
- approval
- appropriate
- to take possesion of; satisfactory
- apropos
- appropriate; fitting
- arbiter
- a judge; referee
- arbitrary
- biased or at random
- arbor
- a shaded area
- arcane
- mysterious or secret
- archetype
- original
- archives
- public records and documents
- ardent
- strongly enthusiastic