Set 1 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
abase
V
A
to humiliate, degrade
2
Q
abate
V
A
to reduce, lessen
3
Q
abdicate
V
A
to give up a position, usually one of leadership
4
Q
abduct
V
A
to kidnap, take by force
5
Q
aberration
N
A
something that differs from the norm
6
Q
abet
V
A
to aid, help, or encourage
7
Q
abhor
V
A
to hate, detest
8
Q
abide
V
A
to put up with
9
Q
abject
A
A
wretched, pitiful
10
Q
abjure
V
A
to reject, renounce
11
Q
abnegation
N
A
denial of comfort to oneself
12
Q
abort
V
A
to give up on a half-finished project or effort
13
Q
abridge
V
A
to cut down, or shorten
14
Q
abrogate
V
A
to abolish usually by authority
15
Q
abscond
V
A
to sneak away and hide
16
Q
absolution
N
A
freedom from blame, guilt, sin
17
Q
abstain
V
A
to freely choose not to commit an action
18
Q
abstruse
A
A
hard to comprehend
19
Q
accede
V
A
to agree
20
Q
accentuate
V
A
to stress, highlight
21
Q
accessible
A
A
obtainable, reachable
22
Q
acclaim
N
A
high praise
23
Q
accolade
N
A
high praise, special distinction
24
Q
accommodating
A
A
helpful, obliging, polite
25
accord
| N
an agreement
26
accost
| V
to confront verbally
27
accretion
| N
slow growth in size or ammount
28
acerbic
| A
biting, bitter in tone or taste
29
acquiesce
| V
to agree without protest
30
acrimony
| N
bitterness, discord
31
acumen
| N
keen insight
32
acute
| A
sharp, severe
33
adamant
| A
impervious, immovable unyielding
34
adept
| A
extremely skilled
35
adhere
| V
to stick to something
36
admonish
| V
to caution, criticize, reprove
37
adorn
| V
to decorate
38
adroit
| A
skillful, dexterous
39
adulation
| N
extreme praise
40
adumbrate
| V
to sketch out in a vague way
41
adverse
| A
antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
42
advocate
| V
to argue in favor of something
43
aerial
| A
somehow related to the air
44
aesthetic
| A
artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
45
affable
| A
friendly, amiable
46
affinity
| N
a spontaneous feeling of closeness
47
affluent
| A
rich, wealthy
48
affront
| N
an insult
49
aggrandize
| V
to increase or make greater
50
aggregate
| N
a whole or total
51
aggrieved
| A
distressed, wronged, injured
52
agile
| A
quick, nimble
53
agnostic
| A
believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
54
agriculture
| N
farming
55
aisle
| N
a passageway between rows of seats
56
alacrity
| N
eagerness, speed
57
alias
| N
a false name or identity
58
allay
| V
to soothe, ease
59
allege
| V
to assert, usually without proof
60
alleviate
| V
to relieve, make more bearable
61
allocate
| V
to distribute, set aside
62
aloof
| A
reserved, distant
63
altercation
| N
a dispute, fight
64
amalgamate
| V
to bring together, unite
65
ambiguous
| A
uncertain, variably interpretable
66
ambivalent
| A
having opposing feelings
67
ameliorate
| V
to improve
68
amenable
| A
willing, compliant
69
amenity
| N
an item that increases comfort
70
amiable
| A
friendly
71
amicable
| A
friendly
72
amorous
| A
showing love, particularly sexual
73
amorphous
| A
without definite shape or type
74
anachronistic
| A
being out of correct chronological order
75
analgesic
| N
something that reduces pain
76
analogous
| A
similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
77
anarchist
| N
one who wants to eliminate all government
78
anathema
| N
a cursed, detested person
79
anecdote
| N
a short, humorous account
80
anesthesia
| N
loss of sensation
81
anguish
| N
extreme sadness, torment
82
animated
| A
lively
83
annex
| V
to incorporate territory or space
84
annul
| V
to make void or invalid
85
anomaly
| N
something that does not fit into the normal order
86
anonymous
| A
being unknown, unrecognized
87
antagonism
| N
hostility
88
antecedent
| N
something that came before
89
antediluvian
| A
ancient
90
anthology
| N
a selected collection of writings, songs
91
antipathy
| N
a strong dislike, repugnance
92
antiquated
| A
old, out of date
93
antiseptic
| A
clean, sterile
94
antithesis
| N
the absolute opposite
95
anxiety
| N
intense uneasiness
96
apathetic
| A
lacking concern, emotion
97
apocryphal
| A
fictitious, false, wrong
98
appalling
| A
inspiring shock, horror, disgust
99
appease
| V
to calm, satisfy
100
appraise
| V
to assess the worth or value of
