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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  5. abrogate
    revoke formally
  6. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  7. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  8. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  9. accelerate
    move faster
  10. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  11. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  12. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  13. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  14. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  15. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  16. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  17. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  18. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  19. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  20. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  21. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  22. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  23. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  24. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  25. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  26. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  27. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  28. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  29. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  30. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  31. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  32. animus
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  33. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  34. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  35. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  36. antithesis
    exact opposite
  37. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  38. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  39. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  40. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  41. apt
    being of striking appropriateness and relevance
Created on Sun Jun 26 06:17:56 EDT 2011 (updated Sun Jun 26 06:18:51 EDT 2011)

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