Vocabulary Building: Advanced Words and Definitions for Students

abase

to humiliate, degrade

abject

wretched, pitiful

abnegation

denial of comfort to oneself

abrogate

to abolish, usually by authority

abscond

to sneak away and hide

absolution

freedom from blame, guilt, sin

acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

adroit

skillful, dexterous

affable

friendly, amiable

ambiguous

uncertain, variably interpretable

ambivalent

having opposing feelings

antediluvian

ancient

arcane

obscure, secret, known only by a few

archaic

of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated

avarice

excessive greed