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abase
v. lower; humiliate
Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans.
abash
v. embarrass
He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
abate
v. subside; decrease, lessen
They waited for the storm to abat before leaving their house.
abbreviate
v. shorten
The lecture had to be abbreviated because of the shortened time.
abduction
n. kidnapping
The movie Ransom describes the attempts to rescue a multimillionaires's son after the child's abduction by kidnappers.
aberrant
adj. abnormal or deviant
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.
abet
v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
She was unwilling to abet him in his plan to swindle his co-workers.
abhor
v. detest; hate
She abhorred all forms of bigotry.
abject
adj. wretched; lacking pride
The homeless on the streets of New York live in abject poverty.
abjure
v. renounce upon oath
He abjured his allegiance to the king.
abdicate
v. renounce; give up
The world was shocked when Edward VIII abdicated the British throne for the woman he loved.
abnegation
n. repudiation; self-sacrifice
Though the man and woman loved each other, their love was doomed, for she had to marry the king; their act of abnegation was nessecary to preserve the kingdom.
abolish
v. put an end to; cancel
The president of the college refused to abolish the physical education program requirement.
abominable
adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man.
aboriginal
adj. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Her reports on the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported.
abortive
adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
Attacked by armed troops, the students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize their country peacefully.
abrade
v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
The sharp rocks abraded the skin on her leg.
abrasive
adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
Abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.
abridge
v. condense or shorten
Because publishers wanted a shorted version on War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.
abscond
v. depart secretly and hide
The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until later when he was caught.
absolute
adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain
Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence.
absolve
v. pardon (an offense)
The father confessor absolved him of his sins.
absorb
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage
During the 19th century, America absorbed hordes of immigrants.
abstain
v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from action or practice
He decided to abstain from drinking before his big athletic race.
abstemious
adj. sparing in eating and drinking
The mother worried about her son's abstemious diet from meat.
abstinence
n. restraint from eating or drinking
The doctor recommended complete abstinence from salty foods.
abstract
adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
To him, eating was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
abstruse
adj. obscure; profound; difficult to inderstand
The boy was baffled by the abstruse philosophical texts assigned in class.
abundant
adj. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
The man listed his abundant amount of reasons to come to come have an abundant life in the new lands.
abusive
adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful
An abusive parents damages a child both mentally and physically.
abut
v. border upon; adjoin
Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.
abysmal
adj. bottomless
His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance.
abyss
n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
The man pushed his enemy in the deep abyss
academic
adj. related to school; not practical or directly useful
The dean's talk about reform was only an academic discussion; we knew nothing would change.
accede
v. agree
If i accede the blackmail, then I'm afraid I will be the victim of future demands.
accelerate
v. move faster
In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.
accentuate
v. emphasize; stress
You should accentuate the positive over the negatives, you could be more optimistic.
accessible
adj. easy to approach; obtainable
We asked the guide if the ruins were accessible by foot.
accessory
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing
She brought her bag as an accessory for her dress.
acclaim
v. applaud; announce with great approval
The sports reporter acclaimed all the goals of his hometown team.
acclimate
v. adjust to the climate
One difficulty of traveling is to acclimate to the local weather.
acclivity
n. sharp upslope of a hill
The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.
accolade
n. award of merit
In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.
accommodate
v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
Mitch always did everything to accommodate his grandparents.
accomplice
n. partner in crime
Because he provided the crimial with the lethal weapon, he was arrested as an accomplice in the murder.
accord
n. agreement
She was in complete accord with the verdict.
accost
v. approach and speak first to a person
When the two young men accosted me, I was frightened that they were going to attack me.
accoutre
v. equip
The fisherman was accoutred with the best sporting goods the store could offer.
acerbity
n. bitterness in speech and temper
The meeting was marked with such acerbity that informed sources held out little hope of reaching any useful settlement of the problem.
acetic
adj. vinegary
The salad had an exceedingly acetic flavor.
acidulous
adj. slightly sour; sharp, caustic
James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.
acknowledge
v. recognize; admit
Although Iris acknowledged that the Beatles' tunes sounded pretty dated nowadays, she still preferred them to hip-hop song that her brothers played.
acme
n. top; pinnacle
His success in this role marked the acme of his career as an actor.
acoustics
n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
Carnegie Hall is liked by music lovers because of its fine acoustics.
acquiesce
v. assent; agree without protesting
Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted to make.
acquire
v. obtain; get
Federick Douglass was determined to acquire an education despite his master's efforts to prevent him.
acquittal
n. deliverance from a charge
His acquittal by the jury surprised those who though he was guilty.
acrid
adj. sharp, bitterly pungent
The acrid odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol was fired.
acrimonious
adj. bitter in words or manner
The candidate attacked his opponent in highly acrimonious terms.
acrophobia
n. fear of heights
A born salesman, he could convince someone with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership of sky-diving club.
actuarial
adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
Accordin to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was century ago.
acuity
n. sharpness
In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, he needed glasses.
acumen
n. mental keeness
His business acumen helped him to succeed where others had failed.
acute
adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
The acute young doctore realized immediately that the illness was due to a chronic illness, not an acute one.
adage
n. wise saying; proverb
There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money.
adamant
adj. hard; inflexible
The man played the role of the hero adamant in his determination to punish the criminals.
adapt
v. alter; modify
Some species of animals became extinct because they could not adapt to the environment.
addiction
n. compulsive, habitual need
His addiction to drugs caused his friends much grief.
addle
v. muddle; drive crazy; become
rotten
The idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle anyone.
address
v. direct a speech to; deal with or
discuss
Due to address at the convention in July, Brown planned to address the low-income housing in his speech.
adept
adj. expert at
She was adept at the art of irritating people.
adhere
v. stick fast
I will adhere to this opinion until proof that I am wrong is presented.
adherent
n. supporter; follower
In the wake of the scandal, the senator's one-time adherents quickly deserted him.
adjacent
adj. adjoining; neighboring; close by
Phillip's friend lives four houses down the street, close but not adjacent.
adjunct
n. something (generally
nonessential or inferior) added or attached
I plan to buy a laptop to serve as an adjunct for my desktop even though I do not need it.
admonition
n. warning
The student protesters disregarded the dean's admonitions until the police were called in.
adorn
v. decorate
Wall paintings and carved statues adorned the temple.
adroit
adj. skillful
His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.
adulation
n. flattery; admiration
adulterate
v. make impure by adding
inferior or tainted substances
advent
n. arrival
adversary
n. opponent
adverse
adj. unfavorable; hostile
adversity
n. unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event
advocacy
n. support; active pleading on
behalf of someone or something
advocate
v. urge; plead for
aerie
n. nest of a large bird of prey
aesthetic
adj. artistic; dealing with or
capable of appreciating the beautiful