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abate
subside or moderate
rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate
aberrant
abnormal or deviant
given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment
abeyance
suspended action
the deal was held in abeyance until her arrival
abscond
depart secretly and hide
the teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on Americas most wanted
abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him
admonish
warn; reprove
when her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, Mary Stuart admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased
adulterate
to make inpure
aesthetic
dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
aggregate
gather; accumulate
alacrity
cheerful promptness; eagerness
Phil and dave were raring to get off the mountains, they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity
alleviate
relieve
amalgamate
combine; unite in one body
ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
torn between her loving parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalance f her feelings
ameliorate
improve
many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums
anachronism
something or someone misplaced in time
analogous
comparable
she called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same
anarchy
absence of governing body; state of disorder
anomalous
abnormal; irregular
she was placed in an anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised
antipathy
aversion; dislike
apathy
lack of caring
appease
pacify or soothe; relieve
tom and jody tried to appease the crying baby by offering him one toy after another
apprise
inform
approbation
approval
appropriate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use
arduous
hard, strenuous
her arduous efforts had sapped her energy
artless
without guile; open and honest
ascetic
practicing self denial(discipline); austere
the wealthy self indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders
assiduous
diligent
it took rembrandt weeks of assiduous labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son
assuage
ease or lessen(pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
alleviate
attenuate
make thinner; weaken or lessen
audacious
daring; bold
austere
forbiddingly stern
the headmasters austere demeanor tended to scare off the more timid students
autonomous
self governing
cal berkely is autonomous, for it runs several of its programs that are not subject to outside control
aver
assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
banal
trite; lacking originality
the hack writers worn out cliches made his comic sketch seem banal
belie
contradict; give a false impression
his coarse, hard bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity
beneficent
kindly, doing good
bolster
support; reinforce
bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
puffed up with conceit, the orator spoke in such a bombastic manner that we longed to deflate him
boorish
rude; insensitive
burgeon
growth forth; send out buds
in the spring, the plants that burgeon are a promise of the beauty that is to come
burnish
make shiny by rubbing; polish
buttress
support; prop up
cacophonous
discordant, inharmonious
do the students in the orchestra enjoy the cacophonous sounds they make when they are tuning up
capricious
unpredictable; fickle
the storm was capricious
castigation
punishment; severe criticism
catalyst
agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action
caustic
burning; sarcastically biting
the critics caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm
chicanery
trickery; deception