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Aditya R. (India)
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  1. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  2. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  3. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  4. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  5. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  6. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  7. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  8. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  9. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  10. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  11. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  12. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  13. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  14. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  15. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  16. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  17. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  18. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  19. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  20. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  21. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  22. ambient
    completely enveloping
  23. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  24. ameliorate
    make better
  25. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  26. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  27. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  28. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  29. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  30. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  31. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  32. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  33. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  34. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  35. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  36. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  37. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  38. antithesis
    exact opposite
  39. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  40. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  41. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  42. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  43. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  44. appease
    make peace with
  45. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  46. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  47. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  48. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  49. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  50. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  51. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  52. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  53. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  54. ascendancy
    the state when one person or group has power over another
  55. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  56. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  57. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  58. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  59. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  60. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  61. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  62. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
Created on Mon Nov 25 02:26:07 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 27 05:18:54 EST 2013)

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