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aspersion
false rumor, damaging report,
assail
to attack, assault
assiduous
diligent, persistent, hard-working
assuage
to make less severe, ease, relive
astringent
harsh, severe, stern
astute
having a good judgment
atone
to make amends for a wrong
atrocious
monstrous, shockingly bad
attain
to accomplish, gain
attenuate
to make thin or slender;weaken
audacious
bold, daring, fearless
audible
capable of being heard
augment
to expand, extend
august
dignified, awe inspiring
auspicious
having favorable prospects
austere
stem, strict, unadomed
authoritarian
extremely strict, bossy
autocrat
dictator
avarice
greed
avenge
take revenge for an injury or crime
aver
to declare to be true, affirm
aversion
intense dislike
aviary
large eclosure housing birds
awry
crooked, askew, amiss
baleful
harmful
ballad
folk song, narrative poem
balm
soothing, healing influence
banal
trite, overly common
bane
something causing death, destruction, or ruin
banter
playful conversation
BANTER
playful conversation
bastion
fortification
bay
to bark, especially in a deep, pronlonged way
beguile
to deceive, mislead; charm
adjacent
next to
admonish
to caution or reprimand
adulation
high praise
adumbrate
to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
adversarial
antagonistic, competitive
aerie
nook or nest bulit high in the air
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty or art
affable
friendly easy to approach
affected
pretentious, phony
affluent
rich, abundant
agrarian
relating to farmingor rual matter
alacrity
cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
alias
assumed name
alienated
distanced
allegory
symbolic representation
alleviate
to relive, improve partially
aloof
detached, indiffrent
altruism
unselfish; subject to multiple interpretations
ambivalence
attitude of uncertainty
ameliorate
to make better, improve
amenable
agreeable, cooperative
amenity
pleasantness; increasing comfort
amicable
friendly, agreeable
amoral
unprincipled, unethical
ample
abundant, plentiful
anachronistic
outdated
animosity
hatred, hostility
annul
to cancel, nullify, declare void, or makelegally incalid
anomaly
irregularity or deviation from the norm
anonymity
condition of having no name or an unknown name
antagonist
foe, opponent, adversary
antecedent
coming before in place or time
antipathy
dislike, hostility; extreme oppositioner aversion
antiquated
outdaded, obsolete
antiquity
ancient times; the quality of being old
antithesis
exact opposite or direct contrast
apathy
lack of feeling or emotion
aphorism
old saying or short, pithy statement
apocryphal
not genuine; fictional
appease
to satisfy, calm
approbation
praise; official approval
appropriate
to take possession of
arable
suitable for cultivation
arbitary
depending solely on individual will; inconsistent
arboreal
realting to trees; living trees
arcane
secret, obscure, known only to a few
archaic
antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
ardent
passionate, enthusiastic,fervent
arduous
extremely difficult, laborious
arid
extemely dry or deathly boring
arsenal
ammunition storehouse
articulate
well spoken, expressing onself clearly
artisan
craftperson; expert
ascetic
self denying, abstinent, austere
ashen
resembling ashes; pale
askew
crooked, tilted