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Sumit G. (India)
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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  3. aback
    by surprise
  4. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
    to give up
  5. abase
    cause to feel shame
    to degrade
  6. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
    embarrassed, to strike with shame or embarrassment.
  7. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
    to subside, to lessen or reduce, to mitigate.
  8. abbey
    a church or building associated with a monastery or convent
  9. abbot
    the superior of a community of monks
  10. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
    to renounce or give up(office or dignity)
  11. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
    to kidnap
  12. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
    a deviation from the usual, normal or right course, direction or behaviour.
  13. abettor
    one who helps, encourages, incites another
    one who encourages in doing bad things.
  14. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
    temporary inactivity.
  15. cessation
    a stopping
  16. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
    Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts. Webster, Noah
    to hate sth. for moral reasons, to detest, to loathe.
  17. detest
    dislike intensely
    abhor
  18. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
    abhor
  19. abject
    most unfortunate or miserable
    mean, grovelling, cast away, showing humiliation or submissiveness.
  20. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
    act of washing yourself, Ganges
  21. abolish
    do away with
    to officially end a law, a system or an institution, to put an end to.
  22. abominable
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
    Extremely Unplesant and Causing Disgust, Apalling, Disgusting.
  23. aborigine
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
    an original or native inhabitant of a country.
  24. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
    failed, not successful.
  25. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
    to wear down or off, to rub the surface of sth, such as rock or skin, and damage it or make it hard and rough.
  26. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
    to shorten, to curtail.
  27. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  28. abrogate
    revoke formally
    to rescind, to annul, repeal, to officially end a law, an agreement.
  29. rescind
    cancel officially
  30. annul
    cancel officially
  31. repeal
    cancel officially
  32. abscess
    a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
    a collection of pus in a cavity.
  33. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
    to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission, to get out of the way.
  34. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
    to discharge, to state formally that sb is not guilty or responsible for sth.
  35. remission
    an abatement in intensity or degree
  36. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
    to hold or refrain, to restrain.
  37. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
    not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are enjoyable.
  38. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
    abstain, refrain.
  39. abstract
    existing only in the mind
    based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation, existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical reality.
  40. abstruse
    difficult to understand
    difficult to undertsand.
  41. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    to border, to end or lean(on, upon or against)
  42. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
    unfathomable, extremely bad or of a very low standard, terrible.
  43. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  44. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  45. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  46. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  47. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  48. acclivity
    an upward slope or grade, as in a road
  49. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  50. accompany
    go or travel along with
  51. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  52. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  53. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  54. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  55. accoutre
    provide with military equipment
  56. accrue
    grow by addition
  57. acerbity
    a sharp bitterness
  58. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  59. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  60. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  61. acme
    the highest point of something
  62. acoustics
    the study of the physical properties of sound
  63. acquiescent
    willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another
  64. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  65. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  66. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  67. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
  68. actuarial
    relating to statistics to calculate insurance premiums
  69. actuate
    put in motion
  70. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  71. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  72. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  73. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  74. addle
    mix up or confuse
  75. adduce
    advance evidence for
  76. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  77. adhere
    stick to firmly
  78. adhesive
    tending to stick to firmly
  79. adipose
    composed of animal fat
  80. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  81. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  82. adjure
    command solemnly
  83. adjutant
    an officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior officer
  84. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  85. ad nauseam
    to a sickening or excessive extent
  86. adobe
    sun-dried brick used in hot dry climates
  87. adore
    love intensely
  88. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  89. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  90. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  91. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  92. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  93. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  94. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  95. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  96. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  97. advert
    a public promotion of some product or service
  98. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  99. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  100. aeon
    the longest division of geological time
  101. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  102. intrigue
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  103. crafty
    marked by skill in deception
  104. cache
    a hidden storage space
  105. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  106. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  107. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    rythm
  108. caisson
    a chest to hold ammunition
  109. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  110. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  111. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  112. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  113. calibre
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  114. callous
    make insensitive; deaden feelings or morals
  115. callow
    young and inexperienced
  116. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
  117. calorific
    of or relating to the energy in food
  118. candour
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  119. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  120. camouflage
    an outward semblance misrepresenting the nature of something
  121. cameo
    engraving or carving in low relief on a stone
  122. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  123. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  124. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  125. activism
    a policy of action to achieve a political or social goal
  126. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  127. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  128. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  129. lullaby
    a quiet song intended to help a child go to sleep
  130. puberty
    the time of life when one becomes capable of having children
  131. menarche
    the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman
  132. rigour
    excessive sternness
  133. petty
    small and of little importance
  134. muzzle
    forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
  135. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  136. estival
    of or occurring in summer
  137. aficionado
    a serious devotee of some activity, genre, or performer
  138. affect
    have an influence upon
  139. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  140. affray
    a noisy fight
  141. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  142. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass
  143. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  144. aggravate
    make worse
  145. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  146. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  147. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  148. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  149. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  150. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  151. albino
    a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes
  152. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  153. alga
    primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
  154. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  155. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  156. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  157. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  158. alimony
    support paid by one spouse to another after separation
  159. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  160. allegory
    a short moral story
  161. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
Created on Tue Jun 26 12:10:22 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Sep 07 23:55:07 EDT 2012)

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