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ABASE
LOWER; DEGRADE; HUMILIATE
ABASH
EMBARRASS
ABBREVIATE
SHORTEN
ABDICATE
RENOUNCE; GIVE UP
ABERRANT
ABNORMAL OR DEVIANT
ABERRATION
ABNORMALITY; DEPARTURE FROM THE NORM; MENTAL IRREGULARITY OR DISORDER
ABET
ASSIST
ABEYANCE
SUSPENDED ACTION
ABHOR
DETEST; HATE
ABJECT
WRETCHED; LACKING PRIDE
ABJURE
RENOUNCE UPON OATH; DISAVOW
ABLUTION
WASHING
ABNEGATION
RENUNCIATION; SELF-SACRIFICE
ABOLISH
CANCEL; PUT AN END TO
ABOMINABLE
DETESTABLE; EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT; VERY BAD
ABOMINATE
LOATHE; HATE
ABORIGINAL
BEING THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN A REGION; PRIMITIVE; NATIVE
ABORTIVE
UNSUCCESSFUL; FRUITLESS
ABRASIVE
RUBBING AWAY; TENDING TO GRIND DOWN
ABRIDGE
CONDENSE OR SHORTEN
ABROGATE
ABOLISH
ABSCISSION
REMOVAL BY CUTTING OFF, AS IN SURGERY; SEPARATION
ABSCOND
DEPART SECRETLY AND HIDE
ABSOLUTE
COMPLETE; TOTALLY UNLIMITED; CERTAIN.
ABSOLVE
PARDON (AN OFFENSE)
ABSTAIN
REFRAIN; WITHHOLD FROM PARTICIPATION
ABSTEMIOUS
SPARING IN EATING AND DRINKING; TEMPERATE
ABSTINENCE
RESTRAINT FROM EATING OR DRINKING
ABSTRACT
THEORETICAL; NOT CONCRETE; NONREPRESENTATIONAL
ABSTRUSE
OBSCURE; PROFOUND; DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
ABUSIVE
COARSELY INSULTING; PHYSICALLY HARMFUL
ABUT
BORDER UPON; ADJOIN
ABYSMAL
BOTTOMLESS
ABYSS
ENORMOUS CHASM; VAST; BOTTOMLESS PIT
ACADEMIC
RELATED TO A SCHOOL; NOT PRACTICAL OR DIRECTLY USEFUL
ACCEDE
AGREE
ACCELERATE
MOVE FASTER
ACCESSIBLE
EASY TO APPROACH; OBTAINABLE
ACCESSORY
ADDITIONAL OBJECT; USEFUL BUT NOT ESSENTIAL THING
ACCLAIM
APPLAUD; ANNOUNCE WITH GREAT APPROVAL
ACCLIMATE
ADJUST TO CLIMATE OR ENVIRONMENT; ADAPT
ACCLIVITY
SHARP UPSLOPE OF A HILL
ACCOLADE
AWARD OF MERIT
ACCOMMODATE
OBLIGE OR HELP SOMEONE; ADJUST OR BRING INTO HARMONY; ADAPT
ACCOMPLICE
PARTNER IN CRIME
ACCORD
AGREEMENT
ACCOST
APPROACH AND SPEAK FIRST TO A PERSON
ACCOUTRE
EQUIP
ACCRETION
GROWTH; INCREASE
ACCRUE
COME ABOUT BY ADDITION
ACERBIC
BITTER OR SOUR IN NATURE; SHARP AND CUTTING
ACERBITY
BITTERNESS OF SPEECH AND TEMPER
ACETIC
VINEGARY
ACIDULOUS
SLIGHTLY SOUR; SHARP; CAUSTIC
ACKNOWLEDGE
RECOGNIZE; ADMIT
ACME
PEAK; PINNACLE; HIGHEST OINT
ACCOUSTICS
SCIENCE OF SOUND; QUALITY THAT MAKES A ROOM EASY OR HARD TO HEAR IN
ACQUIESCE
ASSENT; AGREE PASSIVELY
ACQUITTAL
DELIVERANCE FROM A CHARGE
ACRID
SHARP; BITTERLY PUNGENT
ACRIMONIOUS
BITTER IN WORDS OR MANNER
ACROPHOBIA
FEAR OF HEIGHTS
ACTUARIAL
CALCULATING; PERTAINING TO INSURANCE STATISTICS
ACTUATE
MOTIVATE
ACUITY
SHARPNESS
ACUENT
MENTAL KEENNESS
ACUTE
QUICKLY PERCEPTIVE; KEEN; BRIEF AND SEVERE
ADAGE
WISE SAYING ; PROVERB
ADAMANT
HARD; INFLEXIBLE
ADAPT
ALTER; MODIFY
ADDENDUM
ADDITION; APPENDIX TO BOOK
ADDICTION
COMPULSIVE; HABITUAL NEED
ADDLE
MUDDLE; DRIVE CRAZY; BECOME ROTTEN
ADDRESS
DIRECT A SPEECH TO; DEAL WITH OR DISCUSS
ADEPT
EXPERT AT
ADHERE
STICK FAST
ADHERENT
SUPPORTER; FOLLOWER
ADJACENT
ADJOINING; NEIGHBORING; CLOSE BY
ADJUNCT
SOMETHING (GENERALLY NONESSENTIAL OR INFERIOR) ADDED ON OR ATTACHED
ADJURATION
SOLEMN URGING
ADJUTANT
STAFF OFFICER ASSISTING THE COMMANDER; ASSISTANT
ADMONISH
WARN; REPROVE
ADORN
DECORATE
ADROIT
SKILLFUL
ADULATION
FLATTERY; ADMIRATION
ADULTERATE
MAKE IMPURE BY ADDING INFERIOR OR TAINTED SUBSTANCES
ADVENT
ARRIVAL
ADVENTITIOUS
ACCIDENTAL; CAUSAL
ADVERSARY
OPPONENT; ENEMY
ADVERSE
UNFAVORABLE; HOSTILE
ADVERSITY
POVERTY; MISFORTUNE
ADVERT
REFER (TO)
ADVOCACY
SUPPORT; ACTIVE PLEADING ON BEHALF OF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
ADVOCATE
URGE; PLEAD FOR
AEGIS
SHIELD; DEFENSE
AERIE
NEST OF A LARGE BIRD OF PREY (EAGLE, HAWK)
AESTHETIC
ARTISTIC, DEALING WITH OR CAPABLE OF APPRECIATING THE BEAUTIFUL
AFFABLE
EASILY APPROACHABLE; WARMLY FRIENDLY
AFFECTED
ARTIFICIAL; PRETENDED; ASSUMED IN ORDER TO IMPRESS
AFFIDAVIT
WRITTEN STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH
AFFILIATION
JOINING; ASSOCIATING WITH
AFFINITY
KINSHIP
AFFIRMATION
POSITIVE ASSERTION; CONFIRMATION; SOLEMN PLEDGE BY ONE WHO REFUSES TO TAKE AN OATH
AFFIX
ATTACH OR ADD ON; FASTEN
AFFLICTION
STATE OF DISTRESS; CAUSE OF SUFFERING
AFFLUENCE
ABUNDANCE; WEALTH
AFFRONT
INSULT; OFFENSE
AGAPE
OPENMOUTHED
AGENDA
ITEMS OF BUSINESS AT A MEETING
AGGLOMERATION
COLLECTION; HEAP
AGGRANDIZE
INCREASE OR INTENSIFY; RAISE IN POWER, WEALTH, RANK,OR HONOR
AGGREGATE
GATHER; ACCUMULATE
AGGRESSOR
ATTACKER
AGHAST
HORRIFIED; DUMBFOUNDED
AGILITY
NIMBLENESS
AGITATE
STIR UP; DISTURB
AGNOSTIC
ONE WHO IS SKEPTICAL OF THE EXISTENCE OF A GOD OR ANY ULTIMATE REALITY
AGOG
HIGHLY EXCITED; INTENSELY CURIOUS
AGRARIAN
PERTAINING TO LAND OR ITS CULTIVATION
ALACRITY
CHEERFUL PROMPTNESS EAGERNESS
ALCHEMY
MEDIEVAL FORM OF SPECULATIVE THOUGHT THAT AIMED TO TRANSFORM BASE METALS (LEAD OR COPPER) INTO SILVER OR GOLD AND TO DISCOVER A MEANS OF PROLONGING LIFE
ALCOVE
NOOK; RECESS
ALIAS
AN ASSUMED NAME
ALIENATE
MAKE HOSTILE; SEPARATE
ALIMENTARY
SUPPLYING NOURISHMENT
ALIMONY
PAYMENTS MADE TO AN EX-SPOUSE AFTER DIVORCE
ALLAY
CALM; PACIFY
ALLEGE
STATE WITHOUT PROOF
ALLEGIANCE
LOYALTY
ALLEGORY
STORY IN WHICH CHARACTERS ARE USED AS SYMBOLS; FABLE
ALLEVIATE
RELIEVE
ALLITERATION
REPETITION OF BEGINNING SOUND IN POETRY
ALLOCATE
ASSIGN
ALLOY
N. A MIXTURE OF METALS

V. MIX; MAKE LESS PURE; LESSEN OR MODERATE
ALLUDE
REFER INDIRECTLY
ALLURE
ENTICE; ATTRACT
ALLUSION
INDIRECT REFERENCE
ALLUVIAL
PERTAINING TO SOIL DEPOSITS LEFT BY RUNNING WATER
ALOOF
APART; RESERVED
ALOFT
UPWARD
ALTERCATION
NOISY QUARREL; HEATED DISPUTE
ALTRUISTIC
UNSELFISHLY GENEROUS; CONCERNED FOR OTHERS
AMALGAMATE
COMBINE; UNITE IN ONE BODY
AMASS
COLLECT
AMAZON
FEMALE WARRIOR
AMBIDEXTROUS
CAPABLE OF USING EITHER HAND WITH EQUAL EASE
AMBIENCE
ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERE
AMBIGUOUS
UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL IN MEANING
AMBIVALENCE
THE STATE OF HAVING CONTRADICTORY OR CONFLICTING EMOTIONAL ATTITUDES
AMBLE
MOVING AT AN EASY PACE
AMBROSIA
FOOD OF THE GODS
AMBULATORY
ABLE TO WALK; NOT BEDRIDDEN
AMELIORATE
IMPROVE
AMENABLE
READILY MANAGED OR WILLING TO BE LED; ANSWERABLE OR ACCOUNTABLE LEGALLY
AMEND
CORRECT; CHANGE; GENERALLY FOR THE BETTER
AMENITIES
CONVENIENT FEATURES; COURTESIES
AMIABLE
AGREEABLE; LOVABLE; WARMLY FRIENDLY
AMICABLE
POLITELY FRIENDLY; NOT QUARRELSOME
AMISS
WRONG; FAULTY
AMITY
FRIENDSHIP
AMNESIA
LOSS OF MEMORY
AMNESTY
PARDON
AMORAL
NONMORAL
AMOROUS
MOVED BY SEXUAL LOVE; LOVING
AMORPHOUS
FORMLESS; LACKING SHAPE OR DEFINITION
AMPHIBIAN
ABLE TO LIVE BOTH ON LAND AND IN WATER
AMPHITHEATER
OVAL BUILDING WITH TIERS OF SEATS
AMPLE
ABUNDANT
AMPLIFY
BROADEN OR CLARIFY BY EXPANDING; INTENSIFY; MAKE STRONGER
AMPUTATE
CUT OFF PART OF BODY; PRUNE
AMOK (AMUCK)
IN A STATE OF RAGE
AMULET
CHARM; TALISMAN
ANACHRONISM
SOMETHING OR SOMEONE MISPLACED IN TIME
ANALGESIC
CAUSING INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN
ANALOGOUS
COMPARABLE
ANALOGY
SIMILARITY; PARALLELISM
ANARCHIST
PERSON WHO SEEKS TO OVERTURN THE ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT; ADVOCATE OF ABOLISHING AUTHORITY
ANARCHY
ABSENCE OF GOVERNING BODY; STATE OF DISORDER
ANATHEMA
SOLEMN CURSE; SOMEONE OR SOMETHING REGARDED AS A CURSE
ANCESTRY
FAMILY DESCENT