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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abandoned | Forsaken, deserted |
| abandonment | the act of giving something up |
| abash | cause to feel self-conscious; to confuse or confound |
| abbreviate | To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission |
| abduction | The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being |
| abhorrent | being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism |
| abhors | To feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe |
| abide | bear patiently; tolerate; put up with |
| abolish | do away with |
| abrasion | a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction |
| abridge | To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail |
| abruptness | Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence |
| absentee | one missing from work or school |
| absolute | free from imperfection |
| absolved | To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt |
| absorbed | To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm |
| abstinence | act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
| abstract | Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only |
| absurd | ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous |
| absurdity | the quality or state of being ridiculous unreasonable, or unsound |
| abundance | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply |
| abundant | marked by great plenty (as of resources) |
| abusive | characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment |
| accentuated | To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize |
| acceptable | Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure |
| acceptance | an agreeing either expressly or by conduct to the act or offer of another |
| accessibility | capable of being reached |
| accessible | Easy of access or approach; approachable |
| accidental | Happening by chance, or unexpectedly |
| acclaim | enthusiastic approval or praise |
| acclaimed | to shout praise or applause |
| accommodates | Be agreeable or acceptable to |
| accompanies | causing to be in association |
| accompaniment | that which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater |
| completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry | ... |
| accomplishment | the fulfilment or completion (of a task etc.) |
| accord | harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters |
| account (n) | A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc. |
| account (v) | to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation |
| accumulation | An increase by natural growth or addition; several things grouped together |
| accurate | conforming exactly to truth or to a standard |
| accuse | To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure |
| accustomed | adapted to existing conditions |
| achievement | Something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat |
| acknowledge | To give recognition to |
| acquainted | to make familiar |
| acquired | to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means |
| acquisition | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
| acrimony | harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or disposition |
| acrobat | one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body |
| actual | Existing in act or reality |
| acuity | the visual ability to resolve fine detail |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity |
| adamant | unshakable or immovable especially in opposition |
| adaptability | the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a specific or new use or situation) often by modification |
| address | To make a communication to, whether spoken or written |
| adequate | sufficient for a specific requirement |
| adequately | sufficient for a specific requirement |
| administer | To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute |
| administration | the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making |
| administrators | a person legally vested with the right of performance of executive duties |
| admiral | the commander in chief of a navy |
| admiration | esteem |
| admire | regard with approval, respect, or satisfaction |
| admission | permission to enter |
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