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abase :: lower; degrade; humiliateabash :: embarrassabate :: subside or moderateabbreviate :: shortenabdicate :: renounce, give upaberrant :: abnormal or deviantaberration :: deviation from the expectedor the normal; mental irregularity ordisorderabet :: assist, usually in doing somethingwrong; encourageabeyance :: suspended actionabhor :: detest; hateabject :: wretched; lacking prideabjure :: renounce upon oathablution :: washingabnegation :: renunciation; self-sacrificeabolish :: cancel; put an end toabominable :: detestable; extremelyunpleasant; very badabominate :: loathe; hateaboriginal :: being the first of its kind in aregion; primitive; nativeabortive :: unsuccessful; fruitlessabrasive :: rubbing away; tending to grinddownabridge :: condense or shortenabrogate :: abolishabscission :: cutting off; separationabscond :: depart secretly and hideabsolute :: complete; totally unlimited;certainabsolve :: pardon (an offense)abstain :: refrain; withhold fromparticipationabstemious :: sparing in eating anddrinking; temperateabstinence :: restraint from eating ordrinkingabstract :: theoretical; not concrete;nonrepresentationalabstruse :: obscure; profound; difficult tounderstandabusive :: coarsely insulting; physicallyharmfulabut :: border upon; adjoinabysmal :: bottomlessabyss :: enormous chasm; vast,bottomless pitacademic :: related to a school; *notpractical or directly useful*accede :: agreeaccelerate :: move fasteraccessible :: easy to approach; obtainableaccessory :: additional object; useful bynot essential thingacclaim :: applaud; announce with greatapprovalacclimate :: adjust to climate orenvironment; adaptacclivity :: sharp up slope of a hillaccolade :: award of meritaccommodate :: oblige or help someone;adjust or bring into harmony; adaptaccomplice :: partner in crimeaccord :: agreementaccost :: approach and speak first to apersonaccoutre :: equipaccretion :: growth; increaseaccrue :: come about by additionacerbity :: bitterness of speech andtemperacetic :: vinegaryacidulous :: slightly sour; sharp; causticacknowledge :: recognize; admitacme :: peak; pinnacle; highest pointacoustics :: science of sound; quality thatmakes a room easy or hard to hear inacquiesce :: assent; agree passivelyacquittal :: deliverance from a chargeacrid :: sharp; bitterly pungentacrimonious :: bitter in words or manneracrophobia :: fear of heightsactuarial :: calculating; pertaining toinsurance statisticsactuate :: motivateacuity :: sharpnessacumen :: mental keennessacute :: quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severeadage :: wise saying; proverbadamant :: hard; inflexibleadapt :: alter; modifyaddendum :: addition; appendix to bookaddiction :: compulsive, habitual needaddle :: muddle; drive crazy; *becomerotten : said of an egg*address :: direct a speech to; deal with ordiscussadept :: expert atadhere :: stick fastadherent :: supporter; followeradjacent :: adjoining; neighboring; closebyadjunct :: something (generallynonessential or inferior) added or attachedadjuration :: solemn urgingadjutant :: staff officer assisting thecommander; assistantadmonish :: warn; reproveadorn :: decorateadroit :: skillful

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adulation :: flattery; admirationadulterate :: make impure by addinginferior or tainted substancesadvent :: arrivaladventitious :: accidental; casualadversary :: opponent; enemyadverse :: unfavorable; hostileadversity :: poverty; misfortuneadvert :: refer (to)advocacy :: support; active pleading onbehalf of someone or somethingadvocate :: urge; plead foraegis :: shield; defenseaerie :: nest of a large bird of prey (eagle,hawk)aesthetic :: artistic; dealing with orcapable of appreciating the beautifulaffable :: easily approachable; warmlyfriendlyaffected :: artificial; pretended; assumedin order to impressaffidavit :: written statement made underoathaffiliation :: joining; associating withaffinity :: kinshipaffirmation :: positive assertion;confirmation solemn pledge by one whorefuses to take an oathaffix :: attach or add on: fastenaffliction :: state of distress; cause of sufferingaffluence :: abundance; wealthaffront :: insult; offense; intentional act of disrespectagape :: openmouthedagenda :: items of business at a meetingagglomeration :: collection; heapaggrandize :: increase or intensify; raise inpower, wealth, rank or honoraggregate :: gather; accumulateaggressor :: attackeraghast :: horrified; dumbfoundedagility :: nimbleness, dexterityagitate :: stir up; disturbagnostic :: one who is skeptical of theexistence of a god or any ultimate realityagog :: highly excited; intensely curiousagrarian :: pertaining to land andcultivationalacrity :: cheerful promptness; eagernessalchemy :: medieval chemistryalcove :: nock (corner); recessalias :: an assumed namealienate :: make hostile; separatealimentary :: supplying nourishmentalimony :: payments made to an ex-spouse after divorceallay :: calm; pacifyallege :: state without proof allegiance :: loyalty

allegory :: story in which characters areused as symbols; fablealleviate :: relieve; lessenalliteration :: repetition of beginning soundin poetryallocate :: assignalloy :: (n)a mixture of metals (v) mix;make less pure; lessen or moderateallude :: refer indirectlyallure :: entice; attractallusion :: indirect referencealluvial :: pertaining to soil deposits left byrunning wateraloft :: upwardaloof :: apart; reservedaltercation :: noisy quarrel; heated disputealtruistic :: unselfishly generous;concerned for othersamalgamate :: combine; unite in one bodyamass :: collectamazon :: female warriorambidextrous :: capable of using eitherhand with equal easeambience :: environment; atmosphereambiguous :: unclear or doubtful inmeaningambivalence :: the state of havingcontradictory or conflicting emotionalattitudesamble :: moving at an easy paceambrosia :: food of the godsambulatory :: able to walk; not bedriddenameliorate :: improveamenable :: readily managed or willing tobe led; answerable or accountable legallyamend :: correct; change, generally forthe better

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amenities :: convenient features;courtesiesamiable :: agreeable; lovable; warmlyfriendlyamicable :: politely friendly; notquarrelsomeamiss :: wrong; faultyamity :: friendshipamnesia :: loss of memoryamnesty :: pardonamok (also amuck) :: in a state of rageamoral :: nonmoralamorous :: moved by sexual love; lovingamorphous :: formless; lacking shape ordefinitionamphibian :: able to live both on land andin wateramphitheater :: oval building with tiers of seatsample :: abundantamplify :: broaden or clarify by expanding;intensify; make strongeramputate :: cut off part of body; pruneamulet :: charm; talismananachronism :: something or someonemisplaced in timeanalgesic :: causing insensitivity to painanalogous :: comparableanalogy :: similarity; parallelismanarchist :: person who seeks to overturnthe established government; advocate of abolishing authorityanathema :: solemn curse; someone orsomething regarded as a curseancestry :: family descentanchor :: secure or fasten firmly; be fixedin placeancillary :: serving as an aid or accessory;auxiliaryanecdote :: short account of an amusingor interesting eventanemia :: condition in which blood lacksred corpusclesanesthetic :: substance that removessensation with or without loss of consciousnessanguish :: acute pain; extreme sufferingangular :: sharp-cornered; stiff in manneranimadversion :: critical remarkanimated :: lively; spiritedanimosity :: active enmityanimus :: hostile feeling or intentannals :: records; historyanneal :: reduce brittleness and improvetoughness by heating and coolingannex :: attach; *take possession of*annihilate :: destroyannotate :: comment; make explanatorynotesannuity :: yearly allowanceannul :: make void; cancelanodyne :: drug that relieves pain; opiateanoint :: apply ointment or oil esp asreligious ceremony; consecrateanomalous :: abnormal; irregularanomaly :: irregularityanonymity :: state of being nameless;anonymousnessantagonism :: hostility; active resistanceantecede :: precedeantecedents :: preceding events orcircumstances that influence what comeslater; ancestors or early backgroundantediluvian :: antiquated; extremelyancientanthem :: song of praise or patriotismanthology :: book of literary selections byvarious authorsanthropoid :: manlikeanthropologist :: student of the historyand science of humankindanthropomorphic :: having human form orcharacteristicsanticlimax :: letdown in thought oremotionantidote :: remedy to counteract a poisonor diseaseantipathy :: aversion; dislikeantiquated :: obsolete; outdatedantiseptic :: substance that preventsinfectionantithesis :: contrast; direct opposite of ortoanvil :: iron block used in hammering outmetalsapathy :: lack of caring; indifferenceape :: imitate or mimicaperture :: opening; holeapex :: tip; summit; climaxaphasia :: loss of speech due to injury orillnessaphorism :: pithy maxim or sayingapiary :: a place where bees are keptaplomb :: self-possession; assurance;poiseapocalyptic :: prophetic; pertaining torevelationsapocryphal :: untrue; made upapogee :: highest pointapolitical :: having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairsapologist :: one who writes in defense of acause or institutionapostate :: one who abandons his religiousfaith or political beliefsapothecary :: druggist

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apothegm :: pithy, compact sayingapotheosis :: elevation to godhood; anideal example of somethingappall :: dismay; shockapparition :: ghost; phantomappease :: pacify or soothe; relieveappellation :: name; titleappend :: attachapplication :: diligent attentionapposite :: appropriate; fittingappraise :: estimate value of appreciate :: be thankful for; increase inworth; be thoroughly concious aboutapprehend :: 1) arrest (a criminal); 2)dread (<- to anticipate with anxiety) ; 3)perceiveapprehensive :: 1) fearful; 2) *discerning*apprise :: informapprobation :: approvalappropriate :: acquire; take possession of for one's own useappurtenances :: subordinate possessionsapropos (prep) :: with reference to;regarding 2) at the right timeaptitude :: fitness; talentaquiline :: curved, hooked

arable :: fit for growing cropsarbiter :: person with power to decide amatter in dispute; judgearbitrary :: unreasonable or capricious;tyrannicalarbitrate :: act as judgearboretum :: place where differentvarieties of trees and shrubs are studiedand exhibitedarcade :: a covered passageway, usuallylined with shopsarcane :: secret; mysterious; known onlyto the initiatedarchaeology :: study of artifacts and relicsof early mankindarchaic :: antiquatedarchetype :: prototype; primitive patternarchipelago :: group of closely locatedislandsarchives :: public records; place wherepublic records are keptardor :: heat; passion; zealarduous :: hard; strenuousargot :: slangaria :: operatic soloarid :: dry; barrenaristocracy :: hereditary nobility;privileged classarmada :: fleet of warshipsaromatic :: fragrantarraign :: charge in court; indictarray :: 1) marshal; draw up in order 2)*clothe; adorn*arrears :: being in debtarrhythmic :: lacking rhythm or regularityarrogance :: pride; haughtinessarroyo :: a dry gully; a rivulet or streamarsenal :: storage place for militaryequipmentarticulate :: effective; distinctartifact :: object made by human beings,either handmade or mass-producedartifice :: deception; trickeryartisan :: a manually skilled workerartless :: without guile; open and honestascendancy :: controlling influenceascertain :: find out for certainascetic :: practicing self-denial; austereascribe :: refer; attribute; assignaseptic :: preventing infection; having acleansing effectashen :: ash-colored; deadly paleasinine :: stupidaskance :: with a sideways or indirect lookaskew :: crookedly; slanted; at an angleasperity :: sharpness (of temper)aspersion :: slanderous remarkaspirant :: seeker after position or statusaspire :: seek to attain; long forassail :: assaultassay :: analyze; evaluateassent :: agree; acceptassert :: state strongly or positively; insiston or demand recognition of (rights,claims, etc.)assessment :: estimation; appraisalassiduous :: diligentassimilate :: absorb; cause to becomehomogenousassuage :: ease or lessen (pain); satisfy(hunger); soothe (anger)assumption :: something taken forgranted; *the taking over or takingpossession of*assurance :: promise or pledge; certainty;self-confidenceasteroid :: small planetastigmatism :: eye defect that preventsproper focus

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astral :: relating to the starsastringent :: binding; causing contraction;harsh or severeastronomical :: enormously large orextensiveastute :: wise; shrewd; keenasunder :: into parts; apartasylum :: place of refuge or shelter;protectionasymmetric :: not identical on both sidesof a dividing central lineatavism :: resemblance to remoteancestors rather than to parents; reversionto an earlier type; throwbackatheistic :: denying the existence of Godatone :: make amends for; pay foratrocity :: brutal deadatrophy :: wasting awayattentive :: alert and watchful;considerate; thoughtfulattenuate :: make thin; weakenattest :: testify; bear witnessattribute :: essential qualityattrition :: gradual decrease in numbers;reduction in the work force without firingemployees; wearing away of opposition bymeans of harassmentatypical :: not normalaudacious :: daring; boldaudit :: examination of accountsaugment :: increase; add toaugury :: omen; prophecyaugust :: impressive; majesticaureole :: sun's corona; haloauroral :: pertaining to the aurora borealisauspicious :: favoring successaustere :: forbiddingly stern; severelysimple and unornamentedauthenticate :: prove genuineauthoritarian :: subordinating theindividual to the state; completelydominating another's willauthoritative :: having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorialautocratic :: having absolute, uncheckedpower; dictatorialautomaton :: mechanism that imitatesactions of humansautonomous :: self-governingautopsy :: examination of a dead body;postmortemauxiliary :: offering or providing help;additional or subsidiaryavalanche :: great mass of falling snowand iceavarice :: greediness for wealthavenge :: take vengeance for something(or on behalf of someone)aver :: state confidentlyaverse :: reluctant; disinclinedaversion :: firm dislikeavert :: prevent; turn awayaviary :: enclosure for birdsavid :: greedy; eager foravow :: declare openlyavuncular :: like an uncleawe :: solemn wonderawl :: pointed tool used for piercingawry :: distorted; crookedaxiom :: self-evident truth requiring noproof azure :: sky bluebabble :: chatter idlybacchanalian :: drunkenbadger :: pester; annoybadinage :: teasing conversationbaffle :: frustrate; perplexbait :: harass; teasebaleful :: deadly; having a maligninfluence; ominousbalk :: 1) stop short, as if faced with anobstacle, and refuse to continue 2) foilballast :: heavy substance used to addstability or weightbalm :: something that relieves painbalmy :: mild; fragrantbanal :: hackneyed; commonplace; trite;lacking originalitybandy :: discuss lightly or glibly; exchange(words) heatedlybane :: cause of ruin; cursebantering :: good-naturedly ridiculingbarb :: sharp projection from fishhook orother object; openly cutting remark

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bard :: poetbarefaced :: shameless; bold; unconcealed