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A

1. Abandon – relinquish, renounce, dispense with


Opp: keep, retain, continue
2. Abate – ebb, weaken, recede
Opp: intensify, increase
3. Abbreviate – précis, synopsize, abridge
Opp: long
4. Abdicate – repudiate, cede, disown
5. Aberration- freak, rarity, oddity
6. Abet- encourage, collaborate, endorse, sanction
Opp: hinder
7. Abeyance- remission, unresolved deferred, suspension
8. Abhor- loathe, execrate, recoil, shudder at
Opp: love, admire
9. Abide- uphold, comply with, conform to
Opp: flout, disobey
10. Abject- Pitiable, piteous, lamentable, appalling, atrocious
11. Abjure- eschew, refrain, disavow, forego, refrain
12. Ablution- Douche, lavage, lavation
13. Abnegation- countenance, abstinence, austerity
Opp: Acceptance, self-indulgence
14. Abolish- extirpate, expunge, invalidate, rescind
Opp: retain, create
15. Abominate- hate, despise, loathe
Opp: like, love
16. Aboriginal- indigenous, autochthonic, primordial
17. Abound- proliferate, be abundant, plentiful
18. Abrade – erode, gnaw away at, corrode, scrape away
19. Abrogate – repeal, rescind, countermand, retract
Opp: institute, introduce
20. Abscess- sore, pustule, carbuncle, ulceration
21. Abscond- vanish, decamp, scarper, vamoose
22. Abstemious- puritanical, spartan, sober, temperate
Opp: self-indulgent
23. Abstruse- esoteric, recondite, Delphi, recherché
24. Abysmal- awful, lamentable, crummy
25. Accede- comply with, concur with, acquiesce in
26. Accentuate- underline, underscore, stress, emphasize
27. Acclamation- plaudit, commendation, homage, compliment
Opp: criticism
28. Accompaniment- support, appendage
29. Accost- shout to, hail, confront, detain, stop
30. Accrue- arise, follow, ensue
31. Ace- whiz, maven, crackerjack, maestro, virtuoso
Opp: amateur
32. Acerbic- cutting, scathing, abrasive
33. Acme- pinnacle, summit, zenith, apogee
Opp: nadir
34. Acquiesce- allow, concede, yield to
35. Acrid- pungent, acetous, stinging, bitter
36. Acumen- sagacity, discernment, perspicacity, insight
37. Adrift- unmoored, detached, rootless, unknotted
38. Adroit- skillful, dexterous, nimble, nifty
Opp: inept, clumsy
39. Aegis- charge, care, guidance
40. Affable- amenable, clubbable, pleasant, congenial
Opp: unfriendly
41. Affliction-malady, indisposition scourge, plague
42. Agglomeration-collection, mass, cluster, miscellany
43. Agile-nimble, acrobatic, lithe
Opp: clumsy, stiff
44. Agitate- fluster, ruffle, whisk, beat
45. Alcove- recess, niche, nook, bay
46. Alibi- defence, justification, reason
47. Alleviate- deaden, reduce, assuage, damp, soothe
Opp- aggravate
48. Allude- suggest, refer, hint, imply
49. Aloft-high, upwards, skywards
Opp: down
50. Altercation-squabble, fight, melee, broil, miff
51. Altruism- benevolence, philanthropy, bounteousness
Opp: selfishness
52. Ameliorate- improve, enhance, boost
Opp: worsen
53. Amiss- wrong, awry, faulty, defective, improper
Opp: right, in order
54. Amnesty- pardoning, reprieve, release
55. Amok- go berserk, riot, rampage
56. Animosity- antipathy, hatred, malice, enmity
Opp: goodwill, friendship
57. Annihilate- kill, slaughter, exterminate, snuff out
Opp: create
58. Anodyne- analgesic, narcotic, bland, offensive
59. Antecedent- ancestor, progenitor, predecessor
Opp: descendant
60. Antediluvian- old-fashioned, antiquated, outmoded
61. Anticipation- expectation, forecast, prediction
62. Apocryphal- fictitious, fabricated, spurious
Opp: authentic
63. Apoplectic- furious, incensed, incandescent, raging, seething, livid
64. Appeasement- placation, pacification, propitiation
Opp: provocation
65. Appellation- sobriquet, nickname, cognomen
66. Arbor – bower, recess, alcove, pergola, gazebo
67. Arduous- onerous, formidable, exhausting, grueling
Opp: easy
68. Arraign- indict, remonstrate with, berate, admonish, lambaste
Opp: acquit, praise
69. Ascribe- attribute, impute, associate with
70. Ashen- pale, ghostly, waxen, deaden
71. Atrocious – despicable, contemptible, barbaric, odious, egregious, dire
Opp: admirable, superb
72. Atrophy- degenerated, wither, deteriorate, emaciated
Opp: strengthen, flourish
73. Au courante- in touch, familiar, at home, well informed, enlightened
74. Audacious- cheeky, plucky, intrepid, brazen
Opp: timid, polite
75. Aura- feeling, ambience, emanation, tenor
76. Austere- severe, stern, aloof, stiff
Opp: genial, immoderate, ornate
77. Avalanche- landslip, landslide, icefall
78. Avant-garde- original, innovatory, trailblazing, revolutionary
79. Avarice- greed, rapacity, mercenariness
Opp: generosity
80. Avid- passionate, zealous, earnest
Opp: apathetic
81. Awash- flooded, submerged
82. Awning- canopy, sun-blind, shutter
83. Azure- bright blue, cerulean, cyanic

B
Babble- chatter, prate, gabble, jabber
Backchat- impertinence, cheekiness, effrontery, insolence, rudeness
Backhanded- indirect, ambiguous, oblique
Backlash- counterblast, retaliation, reprisal
Ballyhoo- publicity, propaganda, puffery
Balmy- gentle, temperate, clement, soothing, soft
Opp: harsh, wintry
Banal- hackneyed, cliched, unimaginative
Opp: original
Banquet- feast, spread, blowout
Opp: snack
Barbed- hurtful, scathing, malicious, vitriolic, vindictive
Opp: kindly
Baroque- ornate, flamboyant, orotund, ostentatious, showy
Opp: plain
Barrage- fusillade, bombardment, cannonade, salvo, shelling
Barren- vacuous, vapid, unproductive, infertile
Opp: fertile
Barricade- roadblock, obstacle, obstruction
Bauble- trinket, ornament, frippery, gimcrack
Baulk- hesitate, resist, refuse
Opp: accept, assist
Bayonet- sword, knife, blade, spear
Beatific- seraphic, rapturous, heavenly
Bedraggled- disheveled, unkempt, tousled, untidy
Opp: Neat, clean, dry
Beefy- muscular, strong, powerful, sturdy
Opp: puny
Befogged- confused, muddled, groggy
Opp: lucid
Befuddled- confused, muddled, perplexed, dazed
Opp: Clear
Beget- create, produce, generate
Beguile: enchant, mesmerize, bewitch, attract, charm
Opp: repel, bore
Belie- discredit, controvert, disprove, falsify
Opp: testify, reveal
Bellicose- hostile, contentious, militant, antagonistic
Opp: Peaceable
Benevolence- munificence, generosity, magnanimity
Opp: unkind, tight-fisted
Benign- kind, warm-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate
Opp: unfriendly, hostile, malignant
Benumbed- Groggy, fuzzy, confused
Opp: Perceptive
Bequeath- pass on, entrust, donate, endow, bestow
Bequest- bestowal, inheritance, legacy 
Berate- chide, upbraid, admonish, reprimand
Opp: Praise
Bereft- robbed, stripped, bankrupt
Berserk- hysterical, frenzied, demented
Bespatter-splatter, flash, fleck, spot
Bestial- barbarous, brutal, depraved, warped
Bestow- grant, accord, vouchsafe
Bete Noire- pet hate, bogey
Betoken-indicate, manifest, bespeak
Betrayal- faithlessness, deception, punic faith, breach, perfidy
Opp: Loyalty
Bewilder- baffle, mystify, stump, confound
Opp: enlighten
Bicker- spar, wrangle, argue, quarrel
Opp: agree
Bigotry- prejudice, partiality, discrimination, chauvinism, jingoism
Opp: open-mindedness
Bilious- queasy, nauseated, irascible, crusty
Opp: well, good-humored, muted
Blandishments- flattery, persuasion, blarney
Blasé- indifferent, nonchalant, apathetic, phlegmatic
Opp: concerned, responsive
Blasphemous- sacrilegious, profane, irreverent
Opp: reverent
Blemish- deformity, bruise, scar, foible
Opp: virtue
Blinkered- parochial, provincial, insular, narrow-minded
Opp: broad-minded
Blistering- scathing, vitriolic, fierce, caustic
Opp: mild, leisurely
Blitz- bombing, barrage, onslaught, blitzkrieg

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