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January 1, 2010 By Zijiang Y. (College Park, MD)
The Giant Red Book List 1

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  1. abandon
    forsake, leave behind
  2. abash
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
  3. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  4. abbreviate
    shorten
  5. abdicate
    give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
  6. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  7. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  8. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  9. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  10. abhor
    find repugnant
  11. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  12. abide
    dwell
  13. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  14. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  15. ablution
    the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
  16. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  17. abolish
    do away with
  18. abolition
    the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
  19. abominate
    find repugnant
  20. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
  21. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  22. abrasion
    erosion by friction
  23. abrasive
    causing abrasion
  24. abreast
    alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  25. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  26. abrogate
    revoke formally
  27. abscission
    the act of cutting something off
  28. abscond
    run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
  29. absenteeism
    habitual absence from work
  30. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  31. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  32. absorb
    suck or take up or in
  33. abstain
    choose not to consume
  34. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  35. abstention
    the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
  36. abstention
    the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
  37. abstract
    existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
  38. abstruse
    difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  39. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  40. abundance
    the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
  41. abundant
    present in great quantity
  42. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  43. abusive
    characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
  44. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  45. abysmal
    resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
  46. academic
    associated with academia or an academy
  47. academician
    an educator who works at a college or university
  48. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  49. accelerate
    move faster
  50. accentuate
    to stress, single out as important
  51. access
    the right to enter
  52. accessible
    capable of being reached
  53. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  54. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  55. acclimate
    get used to a certain climate
  56. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  57. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  58. accommodating
    obliging; willing to do favors
  59. accompany
    go or travel along with
  60. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
  61. accomplish
    to gain with effort
  62. accomplished
    highly skilled
  63. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  64. accost
    speak to someone
  65. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
  66. accrete
    grow together (of plants and organs)
  67. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  68. accrue
    grow by addition
  69. accumulate
    get or gather together
  70. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  71. accurate
    (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
  72. accuse
    blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  73. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  74. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
  75. acme
    the highest point (of something)
  76. acolyte
    someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
  77. acorn
    fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
  78. acoustic
    of or relating to the science of acoustics
  79. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  80. acquaintance
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  81. acquainted
    having fair knowledge of
  82. acquiesce
    to agree or express agreement
  83. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
  84. acquisitive
    eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
  85. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  86. acquittal
    a judgment of not guilty
  87. acrid
    strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
  88. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  89. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  90. acrobat
    an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
  91. acrophobia
    a morbid fear of great heights
  92. acuity
    sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
  93. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  94. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  95. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  96. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  97. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  98. adaptable
    capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
  99. addendum
    textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
  100. addict
    to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  101. addiction
    being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
  102. additive
    characterized or produced by addition
  103. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
  104. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  105. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  106. adhere
    stick to firmly
  107. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  108. adhesive
    tending to adhere
  109. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
  110. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  111. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
  112. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
  113. admire
    feel admiration for
  114. admission
    the act of admitting someone to enter
  115. admonish
    take to task
  116. adobe
    sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
  117. adolescent
    a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  118. adopt
    take into one's family
  119. adore
    love intensely
  120. adorn
    make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  121. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  122. adulate
    flatter in an obsequious manner
  123. adulterate
    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
  124. adumbrate
    describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
  125. advent
    arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
  126. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  127. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  128. advertise
    make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
  129. advisable
    worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
  130. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
  131. advocate
    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  132. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
  133. aerate
    expose to fresh air
  134. aerial
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
  135. aesthete
    one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
  136. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  137. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  138. affected
    acted upon; influenced
  139. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
  140. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
  141. affiliate
    join in an affiliation
  142. affiliation
    the act of becoming formally connected or joined
  143. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  144. affirm
    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  145. affix
    attach to
  146. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  147. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  148. affluence
    abundant wealth
  149. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  150. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
  151. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  152. prehensile
    adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
  153. sulphur
    an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
  154. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  155. jock
    a person trained to compete in sports
  156. lambast
    censure severely or angrily
  157. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  158. lambast
    censure severely or angrily
  159. reprehend
    express strong disapproval of
  160. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  161. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  162. protagonism
    active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
  163. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  164. mannerism
    a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  165. consanguinity
    (anthropology) related by blood
  166. disconcert
    cause to lose one's composure
  167. toil
    work hard
  168. scold
    censure severely or angrily
  169. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  170. purport
    have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
  171. mirage
    an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
  172. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  173. sturdy
    having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  174. intrigue
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
  175. shuck
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  176. forge
    create by hammering
  177. catapult
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  178. lynchpin
    a central cohesive source of support and stability
  179. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  180. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  181. contender
    the contestant you hope to defeat
  182. heft
    the property of being large in mass
  183. ilk
    a kind of person
  184. crosshatch
    shade with multiple crossing lines
  185. pamper
    treat with excessive indulgence
  186. sensible
    able to feel or perceive
  187. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  188. confetti
    small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
  189. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  190. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  191. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator