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  1. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  2. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  5. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  6. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  7. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  8. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  9. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  10. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  11. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  12. abstinent
    self-restraining
  13. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  14. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  15. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  16. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  17. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  18. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  19. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  20. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  21. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  22. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  23. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  24. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  25. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  26. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found
  27. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  28. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  29. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  30. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  31. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  32. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  33. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  34. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  35. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  36. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  37. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  38. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  39. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  40. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  41. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  42. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  43. allege
    report or maintain
  44. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  45. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  46. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  47. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  48. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  49. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  50. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
  51. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  52. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  53. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  54. ameliorate
    make better
  55. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  56. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  57. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  58. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  59. amorality
    the quality of being amoral
  60. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  61. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  62. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  63. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  64. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  65. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  66. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  67. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  68. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  69. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  70. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  71. antithesis
    exact opposite
  72. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  73. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  74. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  75. apocalypse
    a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the powers of evil
  76. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  77. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  78. appease
    make peace with
  79. appreciate
    be fully aware of; realize fully
  80. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  81. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  82. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  83. aptitude
    inherent ability
  84. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  85. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  86. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  87. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  88. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  89. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  90. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  91. aristocratic
    belonging to or characteristic of the nobility
  92. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  93. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  94. ascendancy
    the state when one person or group has power over another
  95. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  96. assimilate
    make alike
  97. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  98. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  99. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  100. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  101. augment
    enlarge or increase
  102. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  103. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  104. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  105. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  106. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  107. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  108. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  109. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  110. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
Created on Sat May 19 01:54:49 EDT 2012

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