Essential Basic Word List 1

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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  3. abbreviate
    shorten
  4. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  5. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  6. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  7. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  8. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  9. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  10. abolish
    do away with
  11. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  12. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  13. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  14. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  15. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  16. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  17. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  18. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  19. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  20. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
  21. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  22. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  23. abusive
    characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
  24. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  25. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  26. accessible
    capable of being reached
  27. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  28. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  29. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  30. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  31. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  32. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  33. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  34. acerbity
    a sharp bitterness
  35. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  36. acme
    the highest point of something
  37. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  38. acquittal
    a judgment of not guilty
  39. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  40. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  41. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  42. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  43. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  44. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  45. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  46. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  47. adhere
    stick to firmly
  48. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  49. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  50. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
Created on Tue Nov 13 15:36:20 EST 2012

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