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abate
v. subside or moderate
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aberrant
adj. abnormal or deviant
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abrasive
adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
v. condense or shorten
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absolute
adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain
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abstemious
adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstract
adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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accessible
adj. easy to approach; obtainable
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acclaim
v. applaud; announce with great approval
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accolade
n. award of merit
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acknowledge
v. recognize; admit
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acquiesce
v. assent; agree without protesting
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acrimonious
adj. bitter in words or manner
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acute
adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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address
v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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adherent
n. supporter; follower
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adjacent
adj. neighboring; adjoining
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adroit
adj. skillful; nimble
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adulation
n. flattery; admiration
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adversary
n. opponent
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adverse
adj. unfavorable; hostile
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advocate
v. urge; plead for
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aesthetic
adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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affable
adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affinity
n. natural liking; kinship; similarity
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affirmation
n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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aggressor
n. attacker
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alienate
v. make hostile; separate
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alleviate
v. relieve
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aloof
adj. apart; reserved; standoffish
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altruistic
adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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ambiguous
adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
n. the state of having. ontradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
v. improve; make more satisfactory
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amend
v. correct; change, generally for the better
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amorphous
adj. formless; lacking shape or definition
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ample
adj. abundant
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analogy
n. similarity; parallelism
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anarchist
n. person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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anecdote
n. short account of an amusing or interesting event
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animosity
n. active enmity
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antagonism
n. hostility; active resistance
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antidote
n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease
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antiquated
adj. old-fashioned; obsolete
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antithesis
n. contrast; direct opposite of or to
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apathy
n. lack of caring; indifference
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apocryphal
adj. untrue; made up; not genuine
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appease
v. pacify or soothe; relieve
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appreciate
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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apprehension
n. fear; discernment; capture
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arable
adj. fit for growing crops
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arbitrary
adj. unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any reason; based solely on one's unrestricted will or judgment
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archaic
adj. antiquated
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ardor
n. heat; passion; zeal
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arid
adj. dry; barren
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arrogance
n. pride; haughtiness
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articulate
adj. effective; distinct
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artifact
n. object made. y human beings, either handmade or mass-produced
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artisan
n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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ascendancy
n. controlling influence
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ascetic
adj. practicing self-denial; austere
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aspire
v. seek to attain; long for
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assuage
v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy ( hunger); soothe (anger)
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astute
adj. wise, shrewd
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atrophy
v. waste away
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attentive
adj. considerate; thoughtful; paying attention
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attribute
v. ascribe; explain
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audacious
adj. daring; bold
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augment
v. increase; add to
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austerity
n. sterness; severity; strict economy; lack of luxuries
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authentic
adj. genuine
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authoritarian
adj. subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
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autonomous
adj. self-governing
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aversion
n. firm dislike
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banal
adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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bane
n. cause of ruin; curse
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belie
v. contradict; give a false impression
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belittle
v. disparage; make fun of
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belligerent
adj. quarrelsome
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benevolent
adj. generous; charitable
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benign
adj. kindly; favorable; not malignant
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bequeath
v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
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biased
adj. slanted; prejudiced
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bland
adj. soothing; mild; dull
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blasphemy
n. irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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bolster
v. support; reinforce
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braggart
n. boastful person
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brawn
n. muscular strength; sturdiness
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brevity
n. conciseness; briefness
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buttress
v. support; prop up
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cacophonous
adj. discordant; inharmonious
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cajole
v. coax; wheedle
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calculated
adj. deliberately planned; likely
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candor
n. frankness; candid
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capricious
adj. unpredictable; fickle
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caricature
n. distortion; burlesque
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censorious
adj. critical
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censure
v. blame; criticize
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certitude
n. certainty