Barrons Lists 01-05 (abase - barb)
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| abnegation |  n. renunciation, self sacrifice. |
| abrogate | v. abolish. The king intended to ____ the decree. |
| accede | v. agree. If I _____ to this demand for blackmail, I will fall pray to future attacks. |
| acclivity | n. sharp upslope of a hill. The car could not go up the _______ in high gear. |
| acrophobia | n. fear of heights |
| actuate | v. motivate. I fail to understand what _____ you to dump him so suddenly. |
| addle | v. to muddle, drive crazy, become rotton. This idiotic president's policies are enough to _____ anyone. |
| adjuration | solemn urging. Her ______ to tell the truth did not cause the witness to change her testimony. |
| adjutant | n. staff officer asssting the commander; assistant. |
| advert | v. refer (to) |
| agog | highly excited, intensely curious. |
| allay | v. to calm, pacify |
| animadversion | n. critical remark. |
| anneal | to reduce bitterness and improve toughness by heating and cooling |
| anodyne | drug that relieves pain |
| anoint | consecrate. I hereby _____ you king of the couch! |
| ape | v. to imitate or mimic |
| aphasia | loss of speech due to illness or injury |
| aplomb | n. poise, assurance |
| apostate | one who abandons his religious/political faith. a turncoat |
| apothegm | pithy, compact saying |
| apotheosis | elevation to godhood, the ideal example of something |
| appellation | name, title |
| apprise | v. inform. When she was _____ of the dangerous political situation, she decided to cancel her trip. |
| approbation | approval |
| array | v. to marshall, draw up in order OR v. to clothe, adorn |
| arrears | to be in debt |
| assent | v. to agree, to accept |
| assay | to evaluate, analyze |
| atavism | relating to old-fashioned beliefs; reversion to an earlier type. |
| august | adj. impressive, majestic |
| aureole | sun's corola, halo |
| aver | state confidently |
| badinage | teasing conversation |
| bait | v. harass, tease |
| baleful | deadly, having a malign influence, ominous |
| balk | v. stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue |
| balk | v. to foil |
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