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1 .Abase: lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
2. Abash: (n) embarrass
3. Abate (n): subside or moderate
4. Abbreviate: shorten
5. Abdicate: renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
6. Aberrant: abnormal or deviant
7. Aberration: deviation from the normal; mental disorder
8. Abet: assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
9. Abeyance: (n) suspended action
10. Abhor detest; hate
11. Abject (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
12. Abjure renounce upon oath
13. Ablution: washing
14. Abnegation: renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
15. Abolish: cancel; put an end to
16. Abominate: loathe; hate
17. Abominable: detestable; extremely unpleasant
18. Aboriginal: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
19. Abortive: unsuccessful; fruitless
20. Abrasive: rubbing away; tending to grind down
21. Abridge: condense or shorten
22. Abrogate: abolish
23. n abscission: cutting off; separation
24. Abscond: depart secretly and hide
25. Absolute: complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
26. Absolve: pardon (an offense)
27. Abstain: refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; ±â±ÇÇÏ´Ù
28. Abstemious: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
29. Abstinence: restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from 30. vote
30. Abstract: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
s representational (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life
31. Abstruse: obscure; profound; difficult to understand
32. Abusive: coarsely insulting; physically harmful
33. n abut: border upon; adjoin
34. Abysmal: bottomless
35. Abyss: enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
36. Academic: related to a school; not practical or directly useful
37. Accede: agree
38. Accelerate: move faster
39. Accessible: easy to approach; obtainable
40. Accessory: additional object; useful but not essential thing
41. Acclaim: applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
42. Acclimate: adjust to climate or environment; adapt
43. n acclivity: sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
44. Accolade: award of merit; strong praise and approval
s merit good quality deserving praise; merits: aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval; Ex. judge each plan on its own merits; V: deserve; earn
s demerit fault; bad quality
s earn gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve
45. Accommodate: oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. 49. Accommodative; CF. accommodating: helpful and obliging
46. Accomplice: partner in crime
47. Accord: agreement
48. Accost: approach and speak first to a person
49. n accouter: equip; N. accoutrement
50. Accretion: growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
51. Accrue: come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
52. n acerbity: bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
s bitter having a sharp biting taste; ¾´; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears
s biting sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks
53. n acetic: vinegary
54. n acidulous: slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
55. Acknowledge recognize; admit
56. n acme peak; pinnacle; highest point
57. Acoustics: science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
58. Acquiesce: assent; agree passively; comply without protest
59. Acquittal: deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
60. n acrid: bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
61. n acrimonious: stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
62. Acrophobia: fear of heights
63. Actuarial: calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
64. Actuary: someone who advises insurance companies
65. n actuate: motivate; activate; cause to act
66. Acuity: sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
67. Acumen: mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
68. acute (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
69. n adage: wise saying; proverb
s proverb adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially
70. Adamant: hard; inflexible
71. Adapt: make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adoption of a short novel.
72. n addendum: addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
73. Addiction: compulsive habitual need
74. n addle: make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
75. Address: direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
76. Adept: expert at; very skilled
77. Adhere: stick fast; be a devoted follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyalty
78. Adherent: supporter; follower
79. Adjacent: adjoining; neighboring; close by
s adjoin be next to
s adjourn suspend until a later time; move from one place to another
80. Adjunct: something attached to but holding an inferior position
81. Adjuration: solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
82. n Adjutant : staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
83. Admonish: warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
s adore love deeply and respect highly
84. Adorn: decorate
85. Adroit: skillful (in using mind or hand)
86. Adulation: flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
87. Adulterate: make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted (contaminated) substances
88. Advent: arrival
89. Adventitious: accidental; casual; happening by chance
90. Adversary: opponent; enemy
Adverse going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
Adversity great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
91.n advert: refer
92. Advocacy: support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
93. Advocate: speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
94. n aegis: shield; protection; defense
95. n aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry) : nest of a large bird of prey
96. Aesthetic: artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
97. Affable: easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
98. Affected: artificial; pretended
99. Affidavit: written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
100. Affiliation: joining; associating with
