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Abate

lessen in intensity or degree

Abjure

renounce, recant, avoid

Abrogate

abolish or annul; put down

Adroit

Dexterous; see maladroit - clumsy

Adulation

Excessive or intense praise

Alacrity

Eagerness, enthusiasm

Alchemy

Magical or wonderful transformation

Ameliorate

To make better or more tolerable

Amenable

Responsive to suggestion

Annodyne

Soothing

Antipathy

Dislike, aversion

Apocyphal

Spurious, dubious in authenticity

Apotheosis

Deification of, perfect example

Apposite

Appropriate, relevant, pertinent

Approbation

Expression of approval or praise

Arabesque

Complex, ornate design

Arcane

Abstruse or Esoteric

Arrant

Impudent

Artless

Natural

Asperity

Rigor, roughness, harshness, acrimony, irritability

Aspersion

Act of dematation or maligning

Assiuduous

Hard working

Assuage

Ease, lessen, or pacify

Attenuate

Rarefy or weaken

Augury

Omen, portent

August

Majestic, venerable

Auspice

Protection or support

Auspicious

Propitious, prosperous

Austere

Bare, without adornment, severely simple

Aver

State as fact

Baleful

sinister, pernicious, ominous

Beatufy

To bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to

Bedizen

to adorn, especially ina cheap, showy manner

Belie

to give a false impression of, to misrepresent

Bellicose

belligerant, pugnacious, warlike

Blandish

to coax with flattery

Blithe

carefree and merry

Boisterous

loud, noisy

Bolster

to provide support for

Bombastic

pompous, grandiloquent

Boor

rude or insensitive person; lout, yokel

Broach

bring up, announce, begin to talk about

Brook

tolerate, endure, countenance

Bucolic

rustic or pastoral

Burgeon

To grow rapidly or flourish

Burnish

to polish, rub, or shine

Byzantine

complex