"A" words - Part 1

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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  5. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  6. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  7. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  8. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  9. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  10. abide
    dwell
  11. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  12. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  13. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  14. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  15. abrogate
    revoke formally
  16. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  17. absolved
    freed from any question of guilt
  18. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  19. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  20. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  21. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  22. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  23. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  24. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  25. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  26. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  27. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  28. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  29. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  30. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  31. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  32. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  33. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  34. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  35. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  36. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  37. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  38. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  39. agog
    highly excited
  40. agoraphobia
    a morbid fear of open spaces
  41. agoraphobic
    suffering from agoraphobia
  42. aimlessly
    without a specific goal or focus
  43. akimbo
    with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
  44. akin
    related by blood
  45. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  46. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  47. algid
    chilly
  48. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  49. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  50. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  51. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  52. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  53. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  54. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  55. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  56. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  57. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  58. amble
    walk leisurely
  59. ameliorate
    make better
  60. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  61. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  62. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  63. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  64. anemic
    relating to or having a deficiency of red blood cells
  65. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  66. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  67. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  68. antechamber
    an outer room or waiting area that leads into another room
  69. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  70. antidote
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  71. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  72. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  73. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  74. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  75. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  76. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  77. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  78. apotheosise
    deify or glorify
  79. apparitional
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  80. appease
    make peace with
  81. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  82. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  83. arbitrator
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  84. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  85. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  86. argot
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  87. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  88. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  89. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  90. asperity
    harshness of manner
  91. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  92. assailable
    vulnerable to attack
  93. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  94. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  95. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  96. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  97. astringent drug
    a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
  98. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  99. atone
    turn away from sin or do penitence
  100. atonement
    the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing
  101. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  102. augment
    enlarge or increase
  103. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  104. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
    Likely to bring success
  105. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  106. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  107. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  108. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  109. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    justify or prove
  110. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  111. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  112. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
    hated person or thing
Created on Mon Sep 12 09:47:37 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Sep 13 16:16:14 EDT 2011)

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