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Aberration
A departure from what is normal or expected, typically in a way that is unwelcome.
“A recent change in climate is an aberration”
Abhorrent
Very repugnant; hateful
“His behavior is abhorrent and everyone was appalled”
Abstruse
difficult to understand
“On the math test there was an abstruse question that no one could solve”
Accolade
A tribute; honor; praise
“There is no higher accolade than the Nobel Prize”
Acquiesce
To accept something reluctantly but without protest
“I decided to acquiesce to my grandfather’s invitation to go to the museum”.
Adversity
Hardship; misfortune
“In schools you are taught to face adversity”
Aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of beauty
“The new furniture arrangement gave off a aesthetic appeal”
Ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation
“She made sure that her words had a ambiguous connotation”
Ameliorate
To make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
“Her mom worked hard to ameliorate their living conditions”
Analogy
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
“You can use metaphors and similes to create a analogy”
Anomalous
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
“The genetic mutation was quite anomalous”
archaic
antiquated, old, out of use
“Phoenician is a archaic language”
Arduous
hard to do, requiring much effort
“This test is arduous as it required me to memorize words”
Assuage
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
“To assuage her sadness about the bad mark, I comforted her”
Audacious
bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
“The audacious student make a decision that could risk him losing marks”
Banal
common, ordinary
“The book’s plot was banal, therefore boring”
Belligerent
hostile and aggressive.
“The belligerent crowd created tension due to their behavior”
Benevolent
kindly, charitable
“The benevolent women volunteered at the local dog shelter every day”.
Bizarre
extremely strange, unusual, atypical
“Her behavior recently has been uncharacteristically bizarre”
Bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning
“Her email was filled with bombastic remarks towards me”
