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- avow
- (verb) to declare
- agnostic
- (adj/noun) (one) believing that nothing can be known about God
- adjourn
- (verb) to suspend (a meeting) for a period of time
- articulate
- (adj) able to express oneself coherently
- alienated
- (adj) feeling distant or different from friend and love ones
- aspire
- (verb) to hope; to have ambition
- amphibian
- (noun) any animal or plant living both on land and in water
- alleviate
- (verb) to relieve; to ease a pain
- aperture
- (noun) an opening; a hole
- artifact
- (noun) historical relic; item made by human craft
- acclaim
- (noun) enthusiastic applause or approval
- awry
- (adj/adv) amiss; away from expected course
- aforementioned
- (adj) said or written before
- agility
- (noun) quickness and ease of movement
- aspersion
- (noun) false rumor; slander
- apt
- (adj) likely; relevant
- advantageous
- (adj) profitable; helpful
- auditory
- (adj) relating to the sense of hearing
- assertion
- (noun) a declaration of truth; a statement
- adhere
- (verb) to stick to
- absurd
- (adj) unreasonable; ridiculous
- affable
- (adj) friendly; easy-going
- annul
- (verb) to nullify; to cancel
- astute
- (adj) shrewd; observant; clever
- affirmation
- (noun) position of agreement
- ample
- (adj) plentiful; abundant
- adjunct
- (noun) a non-essential supplement; something additional
- appall
- (verb) shocking
- assailable
- (adj) vulnerable
- angular
- (adj) characterized by sharp angles
- aimless
- (adj) having no purpose
- advocate
- (noun/verb) a supporter of policy; one who recommends on behalf of another
- akin
- (adj) related; similar
- abhor
- (verb) to hate; to detest
- audacious
- (adj) bold; daring; fearless
- affectation
- (noun) a pretending to like; artificial behavior
- aghast
- (adj) feeling great horror or dismay
- anthology
- (noun) a collection of literary pieces
- avert
- (verb) to move away; to turn away
- abduct
- (verb) to kidnap
- abyss
- (noun) bottomless gulf; something too deep for measurement
- antidote
- (noun) substance that counteracts effects of a poison
- asylum
- (noun) refuge; a place of protection
- adept
- (adj/noun) highly skilled; an expert
- arbitrary
- (adj) randomly chosen; based solely on individual will
- adulation
- (noun) high praise; admiration
- auxiliary
- (adj) helpful; supportive
- axiom
- (noun) premise; a well-known truth or saying
- agile
- (adj) nimble; quick-moving; light footed
- amulet
- (noun) ornament that works as a charm against evil spirits
- abstract
- (adj) theoretical; not concrete; difficult to understand
- acrimony
- (noun) bitterness; anger
- assess
- (verb) to judge; to determine amount or value
- authoritarian
- (adj) extremely strict; demanding obedience; acting as a dictator
- aversion
- (noun) intense dislike
- agitate
- (verb) to stir or shake up
- abstain
- (verb) to refrain
- adversary
- (noun) an enemy; an opponent; a foe
- authoritative
- (adj) having authority; commanding
- arouse
- (verb) to awaken
- abdicate
- (verb) to give up power or position; to fail to fulfill
- accelerate
- (verb) to increase in speed
- accentuate
- (verb) to emphasize; to make prominent
- aroma
- (noun) a pleasant odor
- aesthetic
- (adj) pertaining to beauty; artistic
- augment
- (verb) to expand; to increase; to add to
- assail
- (verb) to attack violently
- askew
- (adj) crooked; not straight
- allure
- (verb) to entice; to attract
- amorphous
- (adj) having no determined form or shape
- adverse
- (adj) unfavorable; bringing harm
- amorous
- (adj) strongly attracted to love; expressing love
- atrocious
- (adj) very wicked; very bad
- annihilate
- (verb) to destroy entirely
- aggregate
- (adj) whole; total
- amplify
- (verb) to increase; to expand
- altruism
- (noun) unselfishness; generosity
- allege
- (verb) to declare without proof
- artisan
- (noun) a craftsperson; a skilled manual worker
- aqueous
- (adj) of, like, or formed by water
- ascertain
- (verb) to find out with certainty
- anxiety
- (noun) an emotional state of fear and uncertainty
- admonish
- (verb) to reprove; to warn
- aloof
- (adj) detached; indifferent; distant
- ambiguous
- (adj) unclear; having more than one meaning or interpretation
- artifice
- (noun) skill or ingenuity
- astound
- (verb) to astonish greatly
- apocryphal
- (adj) fictional
- ardent
- (adj) passionate
- amend
- (verb) to change; to alter slightly
- ambrosia
- (noun) food that has a delighted taste or smell
- adorn
- (verb) to decorate
- anthropomorphic
- (adj) relating human traits to non-human
- autonomous
- (adj) separate; independent
- anterior
- (adj) near the front; forward in position or time
- arid
- (adj) extremely dry; very boring
- antiquity
- (noun) ancient times; object that is ancient
- animosity
- (noun) hatred; hostility
- analogous
- (adj) comparable
- arboreal
- (adj) of or living in trees
- archipelago
- (noun) large group of islands
- acute
- (adj) very sharp; severe
- adage
- (noun) wise, old saying
- arsenal
- (noun) place where weapons are stored or made
- amateur
- (noun) non-professional; done for pleasure not pay; unskillful