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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”