Vocabulary but all the words I dont know

Abase

To make something less important, especially to gain something

Abashed

Not sure of what to do or say

abate

To lessen or decrease

Abattoir

place where animals are killed for food

Aberration

Going away from the right or usual course

Abeyance

Disuse or lack of use, but possibly temporary

Abhor

To very strongly hate

Abide

(Can’t) like

Abiding

without ending

Abject

contemptible; very miserable or unhappy

Abjure

Promise to stop believing in or following something

Ablution

washing for ceremonial purposes

Abominate

to hate very much

Abridge

to make shorter

Abrogate

to put an end to

Abscess

Painful welling in some part of the body, containing thick liquid called pus or matter

Abscond

go away secretly

Abstemious

not taking to much, food, drink, etc.

Abstract

1. take out or take way, often dishonestly

2. summary of a book, article, or report

3. concerned with the idea of things and not actual examples

Abstruse

not easy to understand

Abut

be joined to something at one side

Accede

agree; come into authority after someone has left

Accession

arriving at a position of power; an addition of something

accolade

Official praise or award

Accost

to go and speak to a stranger, especially in a

accrue

increase in size or amount

accumulate

1. to bring together or collect

2. increase or grow in amount

Accusative

The grammatical case for the direct object of a sentence

acetic

of or like vinegar

acetylene

a type of flammable, colorless gas used for welding

acme

highest point reached or able to be reached

acolyte

1. Junior assistant in the church

2. any young person learning a profession or helping a senior

acoustics

1. science of sound

2. things about something which make music sound more clear

acquaint

inform or make aware

acquiesce

unwillingly accepting or agreeing without protest or argument

acquisitive

fond of getting new things

aquit

1. to decide by trial that someone is not guilty

2. to do ones job satisfactorily

acre

an area of 4840 square yards or approximately 4000 square meters

acrid

bitter or stinging smell or taste

acrimonious

1. angry

2. showing personal hatred or dislike between the persons concerned

acrimony

feelings of anger and dislike between two people

acropolis

a highly fortified place within an Ancient Greek city

acrostic

a poem or piece of writing in which a word is made up when certain letters are read together

actuate

cause to act or move

acumen

ability to think clearly and quickly and to make correct decisions

adage

old and well known wise saying

addendum

something to be added

adder

name given to various types of small venomous snakes

addled (eggs)

rotten and unfit for eating

adduce

to bring forward as proof or reasoning

adenoids

1. tissue at the back of the nose

2. when tissue at the back of the nose interferes with breathing

adept

having great skill in doing something

ad hoc

arranged for a special purpose, and not depending on a previous arrangement or theory

ad infinitrum

and so on forever

adjoin

to be next to

adjudicate

to decide or judge

adjunct

something added or joined to something else more important

adjutant

army officer who does office work for a more senior officer

admixture

a mixture or a substance added in mixture

admonish

to explain to someone what they have done is wrong

ado

disturbance, excitement, or trouble

adroit

clever in using ones hands or mind

adulation

too much undeserved praise

adulterate

to make things less good or pure by adding something

advent

coming or arrival

adventurer

1. someone who looks for adventures

2. someone who lives by persuading others to trust them

adverse

1. unfavorable

2. making it difficult or impossible to do what one wants

aegis

protection, care, or help coming from a stranger or highly placed person or organization

aerate

fill with air or gas

aerial

1. in or out of the air

2. a wire used for receiving or sending radio waves

aerodrome

place where airplanes land and fly from

aeronautics

scientific study of airplanes and flying

affectation

behavior which is faked

affidavit

written statement of the truth made to an officer of the law

affix

letter or group of letters put at the beginning or end of a word

afforest

to plant a large number of trees

affront

to publicly and intentionally insult someone

afield

at some distance from someone’s home

afore

previously

a fortiori

for an even stronger or better reason

afresh

again

agent-provocateur

Person who works for the police or government, and who persuades criminals or enemies of the government to commit crimes so that they may be arrested

Aggrandizement

Process of making one self richer, strong, stronger, and more powerful

Aggregate

1. Total

2. Make sand, gravel, and cement used in a building

aggrieved

Angry and unhappy because someone has done something wrong to one

agog

Wishing very strongly to learn some news

Agrarian

With reference to farming

aground

at a place where the water has been too shallow for the ship to sail

Aid-de-camp

Assistant to a senior army officer

Akimbo

A specific bodily stands where a person stands with their hands on their hips and their elbows pointing outward

Alacrity

Quickness and willingness to do what is asked

Albumin

1. The white part of an egg

2. One of a class of proteins found in the weight of an egg, but also in many other animal, plant solids and fluids

Alcove

Small small room opening out of a bigger room or part of a big room divided from the main part in someway

alight

1. Burning

2. To get out of a vehicle, come down to the ground or a resting place

Alkali

A substance which forms salt when joined to an acid and turns a litmus paper blue

allay

To make less

Allegory

A story intended to teach a lesson, in which either abstract ideas or animals, appear as though they were human human beings

Alloy

Substance made of two or more metals

Alluvial

Carried by running water

Almoner

Person who works in a hospital and who looks after the personal affairs of the patients