Vocab list #1

Vocab list for "A and B" words

Aberration

A deviation, an abnormality

Abstinence

The giving up of pleasures, sobriety

Abstract

Conceptual, theoretical, not concrete

Acquiesce

To accept, to give in

Admonish

To warn, scold, or reprimand

Advocate

To encourage, endorse, or support

Aesthetic

Artistic, appreciative of art and beauty

Affinity

A natural connection, an attraction

Alienate

To estrange, to turn someone off

Aloof

Detached, withdrawn, uninvolved

Altruistic

Charitable, concerned for others

Ambiguous

Unclear, confusing, having several interpretations

Ambivalent

Unsure, undecided, uncertain

Ameliorate

To improve, to make better

Analogous

Similar, comparable to

Animosity

Hostility, i’ll will, dislike

Anonymity

being nameless, being unknown

Antithesis

The complete opposite

Arduous

Physically taxing, strenuous

Articulate

Able to speak well, eloquent

Assuage

To relieve, soothe, or calm

Atrophy

To degenerate, to waste away

Austere

Bleak, stern, strict, grim

Authoritarian

Domineering, dictatorial

Autonomy

independence

Aversion

A dislike, a distaste for

Blithe

Happy, cheerful

Bombastic

Overblown, pompous, high-sounding

cajole

To coax, to persuade by flattering

callous

cold-hearted, insensitive

capitulate

to surrender, to give in

capricious

fickle, changeable, whimsical

Carping

complaining, whining

Caustic

stinging, harsh

censure

to blame, condemn, or criticize

chastise

to criticize, to discipline

chimerical

fanciful, impractical

chronic

long-lasting, constant

circumspect

cautious, careful, suspicious

clandestine

secret, concealed

clemency

mercy, pity

coalesce

to combine, to join together

colloquial

conversational, informal (language) in tone

Commiserate

To sympathize with, to feel compassion for

conciliatory

appeasing, soothing

condone

to forgive, to overlook

conspicuous

obvious, clearly visible

copious

abundant, plentiful

corroborate

to verify, to confirm

Crass

Crude, ignorant