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Abase

Degrade

Abash

To embarass

Abattoir

Place were animals are killed

Abdicate

Give up

Aberrant

Abnormal

Abetment

The act of helping someone in wrongdoing

Abeyance

Suspended action

Abhor

Dislike, hate

Abject

extremely poor or unhappy

Abjure

Renounce upon oath

Ablution

The act of washing oneself

Abnegation

To give up right or a claim

Abode

The place where someone lives

Abolish

To put an end to

Abominable

Very bad or unpleasant

Aboriginal

Native

Abortive

Fruitless , futile

Abraisive

Substance used for rubbing

Abrogate

Abolish some custom

Abridge

Shorten

Abscission

Cutting off

Abscond

Depart secretly

Absolute

Complete

Absolve

Pardon

Abstain

Refrain from

Abstract

A shortened form of speech / existing as an idea / feeling only

Abstruse

Difficult to understand

Abysmal

Not measurable, very bad

Accede

Agree to do

Acclaim

Applaud

Accolade

Award of merit

Accomplise

Partner in crime

Accord

Do something in complete agreement

Accused

One who is under trial in a court

Acme

Peak

Acquit

Declared not guilty

Adapt

To change to suit different environment

Adept

Proficient

Adolescent

One who is growing into an adult

Adulteration

Mixing some undesired quantity

Adultery

To have sex outside marriage

Adverse

Unfavorable

Aftermath

The period which follows an undesired event

Aghast

Sudden feeling of shock and worry

Agile

Able to move your body quickly

Agony

Extreme suffering

Aisle

Narrow, long space between the two rows of seat

Alchemist

One who tries to turn other base into gold

Alimony

Money paid usually to a wife after break down of marriage

Altar

Table/place where offering are put in religious place

Altercation

A loud argument

Ambiguous

Having more than one possible meaning

Amenable

Willing to accept a suggestion

Amiable

Pleasant and friendly behaviour

Angst

Great anxiety

Anguish

Extreme unhappiness

Annotate

To add a brief description

Anonymous

Made by someone unknown

Antecedent

Something/someone existing before

Apathy

Lack of interest/enthusiasm/emotion

Appalling

Very bad and shocking

Appeasement

The act of giving advantage to one party

Archives

Place were historical records are kept

Argumentative

Often arguing or ready to argue

Articulate

A good orator

Asceticism

Religious beliefs and avoidance of life of pleasure

Assault

A violent attack

Asset

Valuables

Attenuate

To calm or soothe

Attrition

The gradual weakening of something

Augment

Add to/increase

August

Important/magestic

Aura

A feeling or character a person or place have

Averse

Strong disliking

Awful

Hateful

Babble

Talk in a way which is difficult to understand

Bacchanalian

Drunken

Backbite

To speak something at the back of someone

Badger

Annoy

Badinage

Playful teasing/banter

Baffle

Confuse

Bate

Snare ,trap, decoy

Baleful

Deadly

Balk

To be unwilling to do something

Balmy

Pleasantly warm

Bane

Curse

Banter

Conversation which is funny and not serious

Barb

Sharp projection from fish hook

Barbaric

Savagely cruel

Bard

Poet

Barefaced

Shameless

Baroque

Highly ornate

Barrage

Structure build across river

Beeline

Direct or quick route

Beget

To father or produce

Begrudge

To give unwillinly

Beguile

Cheat or mislead

Behemoth

Huge creature

Behest

At the request or order of

Benevolence

Kindness

Betray

To be disloyal or deceive

Blackguard

A man who has no moral priciples

Blatant

Open and unashamed

Blister

Swelling on skin

Blizzard

Stormy weather

Blunder

A big mistake

Blush

To become pink in the face due to shyness

Boisterous

Noisy and full of energy

Bombast

Pompous language with little meaning

Boost

To improve or increase

Booze

To take alcoholic drink

Brickbat

An insult, spoken attack

Brutal

Savagely violent

Buckle

Crumble under pressure

Bully

To hurt or frighten someone

Bunk

To leave without permission

Butcher

To kill or murder someone

Cabal

Group of people who plan secretly

Cache

Hiding place

Cacophony

Harsh mixture of sound

Cadaver

A dead human body

Cadence

Regular rise and fall of voice

Cahoots

Acting together generally for a dishonest purpose

Calamity

Disaster

Caldron

Large kettle

Calibre

Ability

Calligraphy

Art of writing beautifully

Callous

Cruel

Callow

One with little experience or knowledge

Canvass

Seek votes

Capitalize

To supply money to a buisness

Capitulate

Surrender

Capricious

Fickle minded

Carcass

A dead body of a large animal

Cardinal

Most important

Careen

Sway from side to side while moving forward quickly

Carnage

Slaughter/massacre

Casanova

One who has lot of sexual relationship

Catastrophe

A sudden destructive event/unpleasant and disastrous

Cave (V)

Collapse or give into demand

Cave(N)

A large hole on the side of a hill

Censor

To ban unacceptable parts

Censure

Strongly criticise

Chaos

Complete disorder

Charismatic

Attractive

Chaste

Pure

Chauvinism

Feeling of superiority due to race or gender

Cheat

One who cheats or deceives /the act of deceiving

Chide

To reprimand and speak severely to someone

Clamour

To make a loud complaint or demand

Estranged