More Word Smart 1-5

abase (v)

to humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble

abet (v)

to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong

abeyance (n)

suspension; temporary cessation

abjure (v)

to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from

abomination (n)

something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing

abominate (v)

to hate something very much

aboriginal (adj)

native; dating back to the very beginning

abound (v)

to be very numerous; to be abundant

abrogate (v)

to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify

accede (v)

to give in; to yield; to agree

accentuate (v)

to emphasize; to accent; to highlight

access (n)

the right or ability to approach, enter, or use

accessible (adj)

able to be accessed

acclaim (v)

to praise publicly and enthusiastically

acclaim/acclamation (n)

public approval and praise

accord (v)

to agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow

accouterments (n)

personal clothing, accessories, or equipment; trappings

accrue (v)

to accumulate over time

acquisitive (adj)

seeking or tending to acquire; greedy

acquit (v)

to find not guilty; to behave or conduct oneself

acquittal (n)

the act of acquitting

acquit oneself in doing sth

to do a decent job, usually under adverse conditions

acronym (n)

a word made up of the initials of other words

adage (n)

a traditional saying; a proverb

adduce (v)

to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite

adjourn (v)

to suspend until another time

adjunct (n)

something added to or connected with something else; an assistant

ad lib (v)

to improvise; to speak or act spontaneously

advent (n)

arrival; coming; beginning

adventitious (adj)

accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated; irrelevant

advocate (n)

a person who argues in favor of a position

advocacy (n)

support of or agreement with a position

affidavit (n)

a sworn written statement made before an official

affiliate (v)

to become closely associated with

affliction (n)

misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery, illness, or great suffering

afford (v)

to give; to supply; to confer upon

affront (n/v)

insult; a deliberate act of disrespect

aftermath (n)

consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity

aggrandize (v)

to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase (something) in power, reputation, wealth, etc.

self-aggrandizing (adj)

aggressively increasing one’s position, power, reputation, or wealth, always with a distinctly negative connotation

aggrieve (v)

to mistreat; to do grievous injury to; to distress

aggrieved (adj)

having a grievance

aghast (adj)

terrified; shocked

alchemy (n)

a seemingly magical process of transformation

alienate (v)

to estrange; to cause to feel unwelcome or unloved; to make hostile

allegiance (n)

loyalty

allegory (n)

a story in which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings

allot (v)

to apportion, allocate, or assign

altercation (n)

a heated fight, argument, or quarrel

amass (v)

to pile up; to accumulate; to collect for one’s own use

amid (prep)

in the middle of

anathema (n)

something or someone loathed or detested

ancillary (adj)

subordinate; providing assistance

angst (n)

anxiety; fear; dread

annex (v)

to add or attach

annuity (n)

an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income

antedate (v)

to be older than; to have come before

anterior (adj)

situated in front

posterior (adj)

situated at the back