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92 Cards in this Set

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abate
to lessen, to subside
abdication
giving up control or authority
aberration
straying away from what is normal
abet
help or encourage
abeyance
suspended action
abhor
to hate or detest
abide
be faithful, to endure
abjure
promise or swear to give up
abraded
rubbed off, worn away by friction
abrogate
repeal or annul by authority
abscond
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
abstruse
difficult to comprehend, obscure
abut
border on
abysmal
bottomless extreme
acarpous
effete, no longer fertile, worn out
acclaimed
welcomed with shouts and approval
accolade
praise, approval
accretion
the growing of separate things into one
accrue
accumulate
adamant
kind of stone, inflexible
admonitory
containing warning
adorn
add beauty, decorate
adulteration
making unpure, poorer in quality
affable
polite and friendly
affinity
close connection, relationship
aggravate
make worse, irritate
agile
active, quick-moving
agog
eager, excited
ail
trouble, be ill
alacrity
eager and cheerful readiness
alcove
recess/partially enclosed place
ale
fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer
aleck
one who considers himself smarter than others
allegiance
duty, support, loyalty
alleviate
make (pain) easier to bear
alloy
to debase by mixing with something inferior
aloof
reserved, indifferent
amalgamate
mix, combine, unite societies
ambidextrous
able to use the left hand or the right hand equally well
ambiguous
doubtful, uncertain
ambivalent
having both of two contrary meanings
ambrosial
extremely pleasing to taste
ameliorate
improve, make better
amortize
end (a debt) by setting aside money
anguish
severe suffering
animosity
strong dislike
antidote
medicine used against a poison or a disease
antithetical
direct opposing
apartheid
brutal racial disrimination
aplomb
self-confidence
apostate
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
apotheosis
deification, glorification to godliness
appease
make quiet or calm
apprehensive
grasping understanding, fear, unhappy feeling about future
apprise
give notice to inform
approbation
approval
apropos
appropriate to the situation, apt
apt
well-suited, quick-witted, apropos
arabesque
a complex ornate design
arboreal
of/connected with trees
ardor
enthusiasm
arduous
steep, difficult ascent, laborious
argot
jargon, slang
arrant
in the highest degree
arrogance
proud, superior manner of behavior
articulate
speak distinctly, connect by joints
ascend
go or come up
ascertain
get to know
ascetic
practicing self-denial, austere, stark
ascribe
consider to be the origin of or belonging to
aseptic
surgically clean
asperity
roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability
aspersion
slander
assail
attack violently
assiduous
diligent, hard-working, sedulous
assuage
make something (pain, desire) less
asterisk
the mark *
astringent
substance that shrinks
astute
clever, quick at seeing to get an advantage
atonement
repayment, death of Jesus
attenuate
make thin, weaken, enervate
attune
bring into harmony
audacious
daring, foolishly bold, impudent
augury
omen, sign
august
majestic, venerable
auspicious
favorable, successful, prosperous
austere
severely moral and strict, simple and plain
auxiliary
helping, support
aver
affirm, assert, prove, justify
aversion
strong dislike
avid
eager, greedy
avow
admit, declare openly