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abase v. To l

ower i

n positi

on, estimation, or the like; degrade.

abbess n. The lady superior of a nunnery.

abbey n. The group of buildi

ngs whi

ch collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

abbot n. The superi

or of a community of monks.

abdi

cate v. To give up (royal

power or the like).

abdomen n. In mammal

s, the vi

sceral

cavi

ty between the diaphragm and the pelvi

c fl

oor; the belly.

abdominal

n. Of, pertai

ning to, or situated on the abdomen.

abduction n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.

abed adv. In bed; on a bed.

aberration n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

abet v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commi

ssi

on of (an offense).

abeyance n. A

state of suspensi

on or temporary inacti

on.

abhorrence n. The act of detesti

ng extremel

y.

abhorrent adj. Very repugnant; hateful

.

abidance n. An abiding.

abject adj

. Sunk to a l

ow condi

tion.

abjure v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.

able-bodied adj

. Competent for physi

cal

servi

ce.

ablution n. A

washing or cl

eansing, especi

ally of the body.

abnegate v. To renounce (a right or privilege).

abnormal

adj

. Not conformed to the ordi

nary rule or standard.

abominable adj. Very hateful

.

abominate v. To hate violently.

abomination n. A

very detestable act or practi

ce.

abori

ginal

adj

. Primiti

ve; unsophi

sti

cated.

abori

gines n. The original

of earliest known i

nhabitants of a country.

aboveboard adv. & adj

. Wi

thout concealment, fraud, or tri

ckery.

abrade v. To wear away the surface or some part of by fri

ction.

abrasi

on n. That whi

ch i

s rubbed off.

abridge v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential

features, leani

ng out minor parti

cles.

abridgment n. A condensed form as of a book or play.

abrogate v. To aboli

sh, repeal

.

abrupt adj

. Beginning, ending, or changi

ng suddenly or wi

th a break.

abscess n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed wi

thin some tissue of the body.

absci

ssi

on n. The act of cutting off, as i

n a surgi

cal

operati

on.

abscond v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escapi

ng arrest.

absence n. The fact of not being present or available.

absent-mi

nded adj

. Lacki

ng i

n attention to i

mmediate surroundi

ngs or busi

ness.

absolution n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.

absolve v. To free from sin or its penal

ties.

absorb v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.

absorption n. The act or process of absorbing.

abstain v. To keep onesel

f back (from doing or using something).

abstemious adj

. Characteri

zed by sel

f denial or abstinence, as i

n the use of drink, food.

abstinence n. Self denial

.

abstruse adj

. Dealing with matters di

ffi

cult to be understood.

absurd adj

. Inconsi

stent with reason or common sense.

abundant adj

. Plenti

ful.

abusive adj

. Empl

oyi

ng harsh words or ill treatment.

abut v. To touch at the end or boundary line.

abyss n. Bottomless gulf.

academi

c adj

. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or uni

versity.

academi

cian n. A

member of an academy of literature, art, or sci

ence.

academy n. Any institution where the higher branches of learni

ng are taught.

accede v. To agree.

accel

erate v. To move faster.

accept v. To take when offered.

access n. A

way of approach or entrance; passage.

accessi

ble adj

. Approachable.

accessi

on n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, offi

ce, or government.

accessory n. A

person or thi

ng that aids the princi

pal

agent.

acclai

m v. To utter with a shout.

accommodate v. To furni

sh something as a kindness or favor.

accompaniment n. A subordinate part or parts, enri

ching or supporting the leading part.

accompani

st n. One who or that whi

ch accompanies.

accompany v. To go wi

th, or be associated wi

th, as a companion.

accompli

ce n. An associ

ate in wrong-doi

ng.

accomplish v. To bring to pass.

accordion n. A portable free-reed musi

cal

instrument.

accost v. To speak to.

account n. A

record or statement of receipts and expendi

tures, or of busi

ness transacti

ons.

accouter v. To dress.

accredit v. To gi

ve credi

t or authori

ty to.

accumulate v. To become greater in quantity or number.

accuracy n. Exactness.

accurate adj

. Conformi

ng exactly to truth or to a standard.

accursed adj. Doomed to evil

, mi

sery, or misfortune.

accusation n. A

charge of cri

me, mi

sdemeanor, or error.

accusatory adj

. Of, pertai

ning to, or i

nvolving an accusation.

accuse v. To charge wi

th wrong doing, misconduct, or error.

accustom v. To make familiar by use.

acerbity n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.

acetate n. A

salt of aceti

c aci

d.

aceti

c adj

. Of, pertaini

ng to, or of the nature of vi

negar.

ache v. To be in pain or di

stress.

Achillean adj

. Invul

nerable.

achromati

c adj. Col

orless,

acid n. A sour substance.

acidi

fy v. To change into acid.

acknowledge v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validi

ty of.

acknowledgment n. Recogniti

on.

acme n. The hi

ghest point, or summi

t.

acousti

c adj

. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

acquai

nt v. To make familiar or conversant.

acquiesce v. To comply; submit.

acquiescence n. Passi

ve consent.

acqui

re v. To get as one's own.

acqui

sition n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.

acquit v. To free or clear, as from accusation.

acquittal

n. A di

scharge from accusation by j

udi

cial

acti

on.

acquittance n. Release or di

scharge from i

ndebtedness, obligati

on, or responsi

bility.

acreage n. Quantity or extent of land, especi

ally of cul

tivated land.

acrid adj

. Harshl

y pungent or bitter.

acrimonious adj

. Full

of bitterness.

acrimony n. Sharpness or bi

tterness of speech or temper.

acti

onable adj

. A

ffording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

actuality n. Any reality.

actuary n. An offi

cer, as of an insurance company, who cal

culates and states the risks and premi

ums.

actuate v. To move or inci

te to action.

acumen n. Qui

ckness of i

ntellectual

insi

ght, or di

scernment; keenness of di

scrimi

nation.

acute adj

. Having fine and penetrati

ng di

scernment.

adamant n. A

ny substance of exceedi

ng hardness or i

mpenetrability.

addendum n. Something added, or to be added.

addle v. To make ineffi

cient or worthless; muddl

e.

adduce v. To bring forward or name for consi

deration.

adhere v. To sti

ck fast or together.

adherence n. Attachment.

adherent adj

. Clinging or sti

cking fast.

adhesion n. The state of being attached or joi

ned.

adieu inter. Good-by; farewell.

adjacency n. The state of being adjacent.

adjacent n. That whi

ch i

s near or bordering upon.

adjudge v. To award or bestow by formal

deci

sion.

adjunct n. Somethi

ng j

oined to or connected with another thi

ng, but hol

ding a subordi

nate place.

adjuration n. A vehement appeal

.

adjutant adj. Auxiliary.

admini

strator n. One who manages affairs of any ki

nd.

admissi

ble adj

. Having the right or pri

vilege of entry.

admittance n. Entrance, or the ri

ght or permi

ssion to enter.

admoni

sh v. To warn of a fault.

admonition n. Gentle reproof.

ado n. unnecessary activity or ceremony.

adoration n. Profound devotion.

adroi

t adj

. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental

powers.

adulterant n. A

n adul

terating substance.

adulterate v. To make i

mpure by the admixture of other or baser i

ngredients.

adumbrate v. To represent beforehand i

n outline or by emblem.

advent n. The coming or arri

val

, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.

adverse adj

. Opposi

ng or opposed.

adversity n. Mi

sfortune.

advert v. To refer incidentally.

advertiser n. One who adverti

ses, especially i

n newspapers.

advisory adj

. Not mandatory.

advocacy n. The act of pleadi

ng a cause.

advocate n. One who pl

eads the cause of another, as in a l

egal or ecclesiasti

cal

court.

aerial adj

. Of, pertaining to, or like the ai

r.

aeronaut n. One who navigates the ai

r, a ballooni

st.

aeronauti

cs n. the art or practi

ce of flying ai

rcraft

aerostat n. A balloon or other apparatus floati

ng i

n or sustained by the air.

aerostati

cs n. The branch of pneumati

cs that treats of the equilibri

um, pressure, and mechani

cal properties.

affable adj

. Easy to approach.

affect v. To act upon

affectation n. A

studied or ostentati

ous pretense or attempt.

affiliate n. Some auxiliary person or thing.

affi

rmative adj

. Answering yes; to a question at i

ssue.

affix v. To fasten.

affluence n. A

profuse or abundant supply of riches.

affront n. An open insult or indignity.

afi

re adv. & adj

. On fire, literally or figuratively.

afoot adv. In progress.

aforesaid adj

. Said i

n a precedi

ng part or before.

afresh adv. Once more, after rest or interval

.

afterthought n. A

thought that comes later than i

ts appropriate or expected time.

agglomerate v. To pile or heap together.

aggrandize v. To cause to appear greatl

y.

aggravate v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.

aggravati

on n. The fact of being made heavier or more hei

nous, as a cri

me , offense, mi

sfortune, etc.

aggregate n. The enti

re number, sum, mass, or quantity of somethi

ng.

aggress v. To make the fi

rst attack.

aggression n. An unprovoked attack.

aggri

eve v. To give grief or sorrow to.

aghast adj

. Struck with terror and amazement.

agile adj. A

ble to move or act qui

ckl

y, physi

cally, or mentally.

agitate v. To move or exci

te (the feelings or thoughts).

agrarian adj

. Pertaining to land, especi

ally agri

cul

tural

land.

aide-de-camp n. A

n offi

cer who recei

ves and transmi

ts the orders of the general

.

ailment n. Slight si

ckness.

airy adj. Deli

cate, ethereal

.

akin adj

. Of si

milar nature or qualities.

alabaster n. A

white or deli

catel

y ti

nted fi

ne-grained gypsum.

alacrity n. Cheerful

willingness.

albeit conj

. Even though.

albino n. A

person wi

th milky white skin and hai

r, and eyes wi

th bri

ght red pupil and usually pink i

ris.

album n. A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.

alchemy n. Chemi

stry of the mi

ddle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changi

ng base metal

s to gol

d.

alcohol

n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

alcoholi

sm n. A

condition resul

ting from the i

nordinate or persi

stent use of al

coholi

c beverages.

alcove n. A covered recess connected wi

th or at the side of a larger room.

alder n. Any shrub or small

tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.

alderman n. A

member of a muni

ci

pal

legislative body, who usually exerci

ses al

so certai

n judi

cial functi

ons.

aldermanshi

p n. The dignity, conditi

on, offi

ce, or term of offi

ce of an al

derman.

alias n. An assumed name.

alien n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.

alienable adj. Capable of bei

ng aliened or alienated, as lands.

alienate v. To cause to turn away.

alienation n. Estrangement.

aliment n. That whi

ch nouri

shes.

alkali n. Anything that will neutralize an aci

d, as li

me, magnesia, etc.

allay v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; miti

gate.

allege v. To assert to be true, especially i

n a formal manner, as i

n court.

allegory n. The setting forth of a subject under the gui

se of another subject of aptl

y suggestive li

keness.

alleviate v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.

alley n. A

narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.

alliance n. Any combination or union for some common purpose.

allot v. To assign a defi

nite thing or part to a certai

n person.

allotment n. Portion.

allude v. To refer i

ncidentally, or by suggesti

on.

allusi

on n. An i

ndi

rect and inci

dental

reference to something wi

thout defi

nite mention of i

t.

alluvion n. Fl

ood.

ally n. A

person or thing connected wi

th another, usually in some relation of hel

pfulness.

almanac n. A

series of tables giving the days of the week together wi

th certai

n astronomi

cal

information.

aloof adv. Not in sympathy with or desi

ring to associate wi

th others.

altar n. Any rai

sed place or structure on whi

ch sacrifi

ces may be offered or incense burned.

alter v. To make change i

n.

alteration n. Change or modi

fi

cation.

altercate v. To contend angrily or zeal

ousl

y in words.

alternate n. One chosen to act in place of another, i

n case of the absence or incapaci

ty of that other.

alternative n. Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something el

se.

altitude n. Verti

cal

di

stance or elevation above any point or base- level

, as the sea.

alto n. The lowest or deepest female voi

ce or part.

altrui

sm n. Benevolence to others on subordinati

on to sel

f-interest.

altrui

st n. One who advocates or practi

ces al

trui

sm.

amal

gam n. A

n alloy or uni

on of mercury with another metal

.

amal

gamate v. To mi

x or blend together in a homogeneous body.

amateur adj

. Practi

cing an art or occupation for the l

ove of i

t, but not as a professi

on.

amatory adj

. Designed to exci

te l

ove.

ambidextrous adj

. Having the ability of usi

ng both hands wi

th equal skill or ease.

ambiguous adj

. Having a double meaning.

ambitious adj

. Eagerly desi

rous and aspi

ring.

ambrosial

adj

. Di

vinel

y sweet, fragrant, or deli

cious.

ambulance n. A

vehi

cl

e fitted for conveyi

ng the si

ck and wounded.

ambulate v. To walk about

ambush n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surpri

sing or attacki

ng the enemy.

ameliorate v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship

amenable adj

. Willing and ready to submit.

Ameri

cani

sm n. A peculiar sense in whi

ch an English word or phrase i

s used in the Uni

ted States.

ami

cable adj

. Done in a friendly spi

rit.

amity n. Friendshi

p.

amorous adj

. Having a propensi

ty for falling i

n love.

amorphous adj

. Wi

thout determinate shape.

amour n. A

love- affai

r, especi

ally one of an illici

t nature.

ampere n. The practi

cal uni

t of electri

c-current strength.

ampersand n. The character &; and.

amphibi

ous adj

. Li

ving both on land and i

n water.

amphi

theater n. An edifi

ce of ellipti

cal shape, constructed about a central

open space or arena.

amplitude n. Largeness.

amply adv. Suffi

cientl

y.