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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. abase
    cause to feel shame
  3. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  4. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  5. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  6. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  7. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  8. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  9. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  10. abridged
    shortened by condensing or rewriting
  11. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  12. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  13. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  14. accessible
    capable of being reached
  15. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  16. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  17. accrue
    grow by addition
  18. acme
    the highest point of something
  19. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  20. acquittal
    a judgment of not guilty
  21. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  22. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  23. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  24. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  25. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  26. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  27. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  28. adhere
    stick to firmly
  29. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  30. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  31. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  32. adroitly
    with adroitness; in an adroit manner
  33. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  34. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  35. advantageous
    giving a benefit
  36. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
  37. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  38. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  39. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  40. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  41. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  42. aggrieve
    cause to feel distress
  43. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  44. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  45. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  46. ajar
    slightly open
  47. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  48. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  49. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  50. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  51. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  52. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  53. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  54. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  55. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  56. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  57. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  58. amend
    make revisions to
  59. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  60. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  61. amoral
    lacking principles based on a sense of right and wrong
  62. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  63. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  64. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  65. amplify
    increase the volume of
  66. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  67. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  68. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  69. angular
    having straight lines and sharp points or corners
  70. animation
    quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
  71. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  72. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  73. anonymity
    the state of being unknown
  74. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  75. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  76. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  77. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  78. antithesis
    exact opposite
  79. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  80. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  81. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  82. appease
    make peace with
  83. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  84. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  85. aptly
    in a competent capable manner
  86. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  87. arable
    capable of being farmed productively
  88. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  89. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  90. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  91. arboretum
    a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated
  92. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  93. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  94. ardently
    in an ardent manner
  95. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  96. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  97. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  98. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  99. articulate
    express or state clearly
  100. artifact
    a man-made object
  101. ascend
    travel up
  102. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  103. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  104. ashen
    pale from illness or emotion
  105. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  106. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  107. assent
    agree or express agreement
  108. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  109. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  110. assimilation
    the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  111. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  112. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  113. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  114. asunder
    into parts or pieces
  115. atone
    turn away from sin or do penitence
  116. attainable
    capable of being accomplished
  117. attest
    provide evidence for
  118. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  119. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  120. augment
    enlarge or increase
  121. august
    profoundly honored
  122. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  123. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  124. avail
    be of use to, be useful to
  125. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  126. avenge
    take action in return for a perceived wrong
  127. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  128. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  129. avert
    turn away or aside
  130. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  131. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  132. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
Created on Sat Jan 03 22:53:30 EST 2009

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