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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abeyance | temporary suppression or suspension |
| abjure | to reject; abandon formally |
| abscission | the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant |
| abstemious | moderate in appetite |
| accretion | growth in size or increase in amount |
| affected | pretentious; phony |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed |
| allay | to lessen; ease; soothe |
| amenity | something that increases comfort |
| anodyne | something that calms or soothes pain |
| apothegm | a terse, witty saying |
| appellation | name |
| apposite | strikingly appropriate and relevant |
| apprise | to inform |
| argot | a specialized vocabulary used by a group |
| artless | guileless; natural |
| asperity | severity; harshness; irritability |
| aspersion | slander; false rumor |
| atavism | in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence |
| attenuate | to weaken |
| aver | to affirm; declare to be true |
| avocation | secondary occupation |
| avuncular | like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant |
| bard | poet |
| beatify | to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to |
| bedizen | to dress in a vulgar, showy manner |
| belie | to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression |
| blandishment | flattery |
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