A's

Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

difficult to understand

“an abstruse philosophical inquiry”

Question 2

accentuate

Answer 2

make more noticeable or prominent

“his jacket, unfortunately, accentuated his paunch”

Question 3

acclimatize

Answer 3

become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust.

“it’s unknown whether people will acclimatize to increasingly warm weather”

Question 4

acclivity

Answer 4

upward slope

Question 5

accord

Answer 5

to grant, to allow

“the powers accorded to the head of state”

Question 6

accused

Answer 6

a person against whom allegation of offence in made

Question 7

acrimonious

Answer 7

bitter in temper

“an acrimonious dispute about wages”

Question 8

actuate

Answer 8

motivate to act in a particular way

“The defendants were actuated by malice”

Question 9

acumen

Answer 9

ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions

“she hides a shrewd business acumen”

Question 10

adduce

Answer 10

to give as proof

“a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation”

Question 11

Adjoin

Answer 11

be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

“The dining room adjoins a conservatory”

Question 12

adjudicate

Answer 12

to act as judge and give the decision

“we asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show”

Question 13

adjure

Answer 13

to state on oath
urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something.

“I adjure you to tell me the truth”

Question 14

aggrandize

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to make or seem to make greater

“he hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero’s death”

Question 15

agoraphobia

Answer 15

extreme fear of open or public places

extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one’s own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.

Question 16

agrarian

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relating to farming

“Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian economy”

Question 17

alias

Answer 17

a false or assumed identity.
“a spy operating under the alias Barsad”

adverb
adverb: alias
used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.
“Eric Blair, alias George Orwell”

Question 18

alienate

Answer 18

to cause a person to become unfriendly or indifferent

“the association does not wish to alienate its members”

Question 19

allay

Answer 19

diminish or end

“the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears”

Question 20

amass

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to collect or pile up

Question 21

ameliorate

Answer 21

to improve

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
“the reform did much to ameliorate living standards”

Question 22

amiable

Answer 22

inspiring friendliness

adj.
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
“the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically”

Question 23

analogy

Answer 23

reasoning from parallel cases

Question 24

anatomy

Answer 24

structure of body

Question 25

annals

Answer 25

a record of events year by year. | "eighth-century Northumberland annals"

Question 26

apostasy

Answer 26

the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle. "The execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism"

Question 27

arson

Answer 27

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. | "police are treating the fire as arson"

Question 28

articulate

Answer 28

having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. "an articulate account of their experiences"

Question 29

axiomatic

Answer 29

self-evident or unquestionable. | "it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed"

Question 30

aye

Answer 30

yes

Question 31

azoic

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without life | having no trace of life or organic remains.

Question 32

Abash

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to make ashamed, to embarrass Meredith get abashed by her inability to remember simple lines Opposite: Unabashed

Question 33

Abate

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to reduce, to subside "George spilled hot coffee on his leg. It hurt a quite bit. Then, gradually, agony abated" A tax abatement is a reduction in taxes

Question 34

Abdicate

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To step from a position of power or responsibility "Mary abdicated her responsibility as a baby sitter by locking the 5-year-old in the closet"

Question 35

Abberation

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something not usual, a deviation from the standard "A snowstorm in June is an aberration, snow doesn't normally fall in June"

Question 36

Abstinent

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Voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you Cynthia, who was dieting, tried to be abstinent, but when she saw chocolate cake she realized that she would probably have to eat the entire thing

Question 37

Abstruse

Answer 37

Hard to understand The professor's article was very abstruse., Michael couldn't even pronounce the words in it.

Question 38

Abysmal

Answer 38

Extremely hopeless or wretched, bottomless An abyss is a bottomless pit, something so deep that it seems bottomless. Abysmal despair is despair so deep, there seemed to be no possible solution to it.

Question 39

Accolade

Answer 39

award or honor Teflon Toughs received the accolades of the critics as well as of the fans

Question 40

Accost

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to approach and speak to someone Amanda karate chopped the stranger who accosted her in the street and was embarrassed to find he was an old man

Question 41

Acerbic

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bitter, sour, severe Barry sat silently as our teacher read aloud her acerbic comments on his paper

Question 42

Acquiesce

Answer 42

to comply passively, to accept, to assent, to agree To acquiesce is to do something without objection The Pirates asked Pete to walk the plank; he took one look at their sword and then acquiesced.

Question 43

acrid

Answer 43

like acid ( could also be used as a harsh comment) The chile we had at the party had an acrid taste, it was harsh and unpleasant

Question 44

Acumen

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the keenness of judgment, mental sharpness A woman who knows how to turn a dollar into a million dollars over-night might be said to have a lot of business acumen

Question 45

Adage

Answer 45

an old saying, a familiar bit of wisdom Honesty is the best policy is very often an adage is also a cliche

Question 46

Adamant

Answer 46

stubborn, unyielding; completely inflexible A very hard substance, like a diamond, is also adamant.

Question 47

Adherent

Answer 47

follower, supporter, believer The King's adherents threw a big party for him, just to show how much they liked him.

Question 48

Admonish

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to scold gently, to warn The boy mother admonished them to not eat the pie she had just baked

Question 49

Affable

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easy to talk to, friendly

Question 50

approbation

Answer 50

approval, praise; fancy word for 'approval' "The ambassador's actions met with approbation of his commander in chief"

Question 51

arcane

Answer 51

mysterious, known only to a select few esoteric (close synonym) "the rites of the secret cult were arcane; no one outside the cult know what they were"