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abstract
theoretical; not concrete
abstruse
hard to understand
acclaim
praise; applaud
accolade
an award, or praise
acquiescent
reluctantly agreeable; compliant
acrimony
words or behavior filled with harshness or anger
adamant
refusing to change; stubborn, unyielding
adroit
skillful in physical activity, or in handling difficult situations
advocate
support; plead for; speak on behalf of
affable
friendly; easy-going
affirmation
positive statement; assertion; agreement
alienate
to push someone way, or cause him to separate from people
aloof
detached; apart; indifferent
altruistic
unselfish; caring
ambidextrous
able to use both hands with equal skill
ambiguous
unclear; vague; having several possible interpretations
ambivalence
indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions
ameliorate
to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve
amity
friendship
amorphous
without form or shape
analogous
similar
anarchy
a lack of order; chaos
anathema
a religious curse, or the thing or person being cursed
antagonistic
in hostile competition; opposing
antiquated
too old to be useful; outdated; obsolete
antithesis
opposite
apathy
lack of interest or concern
apex
top; highest point; summit
appease
calm; pacify
arbitrary
selected by random choice and without solid reason
arcane
secret; mysterious
archaic
old; antiquated
arrogant
acting superior, obnoxious, smug or rude
articulate
able to speak clearly and effectively
ascendance
domination; controlling power
ascetic
person who rejects physical comfort and luxuy for self-discipline
asperity
roughness; harshness; irritability
assail
attack with words or force
assiduous
persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
assuage
relieve; ease; pacify
astute
wise; insightfully clever; shrewd
atrophy
waste away; wither
audacious
brazen; brash; nervy
augment
make larger; increase
auspicious
taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed
austere
stern; plain; without luxuries
avarice
greed
averse
feeling repelled; wanting to avoid
baleful
harmful; menacing
banal
boring; trite; insipid
beguile
to cheat or deceive, usually through charm; to amuse
belie
to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent
belligerent
having a strong tendency to argue and fight
benediction
good wishes; a blessing
benevolent
kindhearted; good-natured; generous
benign
gentle; kind-hearted; mild
bequeath
to leave behind or hand down through a will; transmit
blight
decay; disease; widespread death
bolster
to support; to reinforce
bombast
speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous
brevity
briefness; conciseness
bumptious
pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
cacophony
harshness of sound; opposite of harmony
cajole
to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive
candor
honesty; frankness
capacious
large; roomy; spacious
capitulate
surrender; yield
capricious
unpredictable
castigate
scold; punish
caustic
burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm
celerity
speed
censure
to criticize
chasten
punish; discipline; castigate
chastise
scold; punish; castigate
choler
anger
circumscribe
draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
circumspect
cautious
clemency
mercy
coalesce
unite; grow together
cloister
secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion
coerce
to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him
complacent
self-satisfied; unconcerned
compliant
following someone else's demands; comforming; obeying
composure
calmness; equanimity
concede
admit reluctantly; yield
concise
short and to the point; terse
concur
agree
condone
to overlook, excuse, or pardon
confound
to mix up (in your own mind); or, to confuse someone else
consonance
a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement
consummate
to complete or make whole
contend
to argue a point or position; or, to struggle for
contingent
dependent upon other circumstances; conditional
contract
squeeze together; shrink
contrite
sorry; penitent
conundrum
riddle; mystery
converge
move together to meet at a common point
conviction
an opinion that is strongly held
convivial
fond of parties; sociable
copious
in large quantity; abundant