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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abhor | to hate, detest |
| abridge | to cut down, shorten |
| abate | to reduce, lessen |
| aberration | something that differs from the norm |
| abet | to aid, help, encourage |
| abstain | to freely choose not to commit an action |
| accede | to agree |
| accentuate | to stress, highlight |
| accessible | obtainable, reachable |
| accord | an agreement |
| accost | to confront verbally |
| accretion | slow growth in size or amount |
| acute | sharp, severe |
| adamant | impervious, immovable, unyielding |
| adept | extremely skilled |
| adhere | to stick to something |
| adorn | to decorate |
| adulation | extreme praise |
| adverse | antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous |
| advocate | to argue in favor of something |
| aesthetic | artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty |
| affable | friendly, amiable |
| affluent | rich, wealthy |
| aggregate | a whole or total to gather into a mass |
| aggrieved | distressed, wronged, injured |
| agile | quick, nimble |
| agnostic | believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven |
| agriculture | farming |
| aisle | passageway between rows of seats |
| alacrity | eagerness, speed |
| alias | a false name or identity |
| allege | to assert, usually without proof |
| aloof | reserved, distant |
| ambiguous | uncertain, |
| ambivalent | having opposing feelings |
| amiable | friendly |
| amorous | showing love, particularly sexual |
| amorphous | without definite shape or type |
| anachronistic | being out of correct chronological order |
| analogous | similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn |
| anarchist | one who wants to eliminate all government |
| anecdote | a short, humorous account |
| banal | dull, commonplace |
| bane | a burden |
| beguile | to trick, deceive |
| behemoth | something of tremendous power or size |
| benign | favorable, not threatening, mild |
| bereft | devoid of, without |
| bias | a tendency, inclination, prejudice |
| blemish | an imperfection, flaw |
| blight | a plague,disease |
| bombastic | excessively confidence, pompous |
| buttress | to support, hold up |
| cajole | to urge, coax |
| camaraderie | brotherhood, jovial unity |
| candor | honesty, frankness |
| capacious | very spacious |
| capitulate | to surrender |
| capricious | subject to whim, fickle |
| carp | to annoy, pester |
| caustic | bitter, biting, acidic |
| cherish | to feel or show affection toward something |
| chide | to voice disapproval |
| chronicle | a written history |
| circumvent | to get around |
| clairvoyant | able to perceive things that normal people cannot |
| coagulate | to thicken, clot |
| cognizant | aware, mindful |
| colloquial | characteristic of informal conversation |
| commensurate | corresponding in size or amount |
| compelling | forceful, demanding attention |
| complicit | being an accomplice in a wrongful act |
| compunction | distress caused by feeling guilty |
| concede | to accept as valid |
| conflagration | great fire |
| congenial | pleasantly aggreeable |
| connive | to plot, scheme |
| consensus | an agreement of opinion |
| constrain | to forcibly restrict |
| contentious | having a tendency to quarrel or dispute |
| contrite | penitent, eager to be forgiven |
| conundrum | puzzle, problem |
| copious | profuse, abundant |
| corpulence | extreme fatness |
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