English Vocab Pages 1-2

abdicate

to give up power

abevance

temporary suspension

abscond

to escape

accede

to agree

accessory

added for show

accost

to greet

acquisition

possession

acrimonious

really sarcastic

adjudge

determined by legal process

adjure

to appeal to

aegis

under protection

aesthetic

concerning beauty

allay

to calm

amorphous

w/o shape

antipathy

hatred

antipodes

on the opposite side of earth

apostasy

falling away from religious faith

apposite

appropriate

archive

a place for storing documents

ascertain

to find out

ascetic

self-damaging

ascribe

to attribute to

asperity

bitterness

auspices

omen

austerity

severity

autonomy

self government

biennial

every second year

bucolic

rustic

cabal

plot

calumny

slander

capricious

fickle

cataclysm

violent disturbance

cavil

to raise trivial questions

chicanery

trickery

chimerical

fantastic

cognizant

aware

collateral

security pledge for a loan or obligation

complaisance

desire to please

compunction

guilt

coterie

fans