Word List 2

Question 1

alleviate

Answer 1

relieve

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

Question 3

allure

Answer 3

entice; attract

Question 4

alienate

Answer 4

make hostile; separate

Question 5

adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

Question 6

alchemy

Answer 6

medieval chemistry

Question 7

alimentary

Answer 7

supplying nourishment

Question 8

affront

Answer 8

insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

Question 9

aftermath

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consequences; outcome; upshot

Question 10

aghast

Answer 10

horrified

Question 11

adulation

Answer 11

flattery; admiration

Question 12

aloof

Answer 12

apart; reserved

Question 13

affidavit

Answer 13

written statement made under oath

Question 14

alacrity

Answer 14

cheerful promptness

Question 15

agnostic

Answer 15

one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

Question 16

allocate

Answer 16

assign

Question 17

amble

Answer 17

moving at an easy pace

Question 18

amenable

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easily managed; willing to be led

Question 19

ambulatory

Answer 19

able to walk; not bedridden

Question 20

agenda

Answer 20

items of business at a meeting

Question 21

aggressor

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attacker

Question 22

alcove

Answer 22

nook; small; recessed section of a room

Question 23

ambidextrous

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capable of using either hand with equal ease

Question 24

alloy

Answer 24

a mixture as of metals

Question 25

allusion

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indirect reference

Question 26

amalgamate

Answer 26

combine; unite in one body

Question 27

allegiance

Answer 27

loyalty

Question 28

agility

Answer 28

nimbleness

Question 29

alimony

Answer 29

payments made to an ex spouse after divorce

Question 30

allegory

Answer 30

story in which characters are used as symbols; fable

Question 31

ambivalence

Answer 31

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

Question 32

affinity

Answer 32

kinship

Question 33

aloft

Answer 33

upward

Question 34

adverse

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unfavorable; hostile

Question 35

alliteration

Answer 35

repetition of beginning sound in poetry

Question 36

affected

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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

Question 37

altruistic

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unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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amass

Answer 38

collect

Question 39

aerie

Answer 39

nest of large bird of prey

Question 40

affable

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easily approachable; warmly friendly

Question 41

agitate

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stir up; disturb

Question 42

ambience

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environment; atmosphere

Question 43

aggregrate

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gather; accumulate

Question 44

advocate

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urge; plead for

Question 45

alloy

Answer 45

mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

Question 46

advocacy

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support; active pleading on something's behalf

Question 47

amend

Answer 47

correct; change; generally for the better

Question 48

aggrandize

Answer 48

increase or intensify

Question 49

ambiguous

Answer 49

unclear or doubtful in meaning

Question 50

allege

Answer 50

state without proof

Question 51

agent

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means or instrument; personal representative; person acting in an official capacity

Question 52

adversity

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unfavourable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event

Question 53

adversary

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opponent

Question 54

affliction

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state of distress; cause of suffering

Question 55

affluence

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abundance; wealth

Question 56

affirmation

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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

Question 57

allude

Answer 57

refer indirectly

Question 58

affix

Answer 58

fasten; attach; add on

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allay

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calm; pacify

Question 60

alias

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an assumed name

Question 61

advent

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arrival

Question 62

ameliorate

Answer 62

improve

Question 63

altercation

Answer 63

noisy quarrel; heated dispute