1-20 Vocab Words

Question 0

Abate

Answer 0

Abáte
To cease, subside, reduce
Synonyms: mellow, slacken, fade
Antonyms: increase, grow, heighten, intensify

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

To shame, to embarrass
Abásh
Synonyms: chagrin, confuse, humiliate
Antonyms: put at ease, reassure, compose

Question 2

Abdicate

Answer 2

Ábdicate
To give up a position of power
Syn:Retire, bow out, reside
Ant:accept take up

Question 3

Abscond

Answer 3

Abscónd
To secretly run away with and hide
Syn: flee, decamp, fly, make off

Question 4

Abstruse

Answer 4

Abstrúse
Difficult to understand
Syn:perplexing, complex, profound
Ant: understandable

Question 5

Abysmal

Answer 5

Utterly hopeless
Syn: bottomless, fathomless
Ant:shallow, superb,outstanding

Question 6

Accost

Answer 6

To approach boldly
Syn: address, hail, salute
Ant: ignore, overlook
Accóst

Question 7

Acquiesce

Answer 7

Acquièsce
To give in, to surrender, to go quietly
Syn: assent, accede, grant, agree
Ant: differ, veto, contest

Question 8

Acrid

Answer 8

Ácrid
Sharp or offensive
Syn: tangy, acetic, tart, unpleasant
Ant: bland, flat, insipid

Question 9

Acumen

Answer 9

Acúmen
Sharp insight
Keen sense of mind
Syn: wisdom,shrewdness
Ant: blindness, obtuseness

Question 10

Acute

Answer 10

Acúte
Sharp, keen
Syn: pointy, peaked
Ant: blunt, full, undiscriminating

Question 11

Adherent

Answer 11

Adhérent
Follower believer disciple
Syn:fanatic, enthusiast
Ant: disbeliever doubter

Question 12

Adjudicate

Answer 12

Adjúdicate
To settle a case in court
Syn: judge, deem, arbitrate

Question 13

Admonish

Answer 13

Admónish
To scold gently, to warn strongly
Syn: warn, alarm, rebuke
Ant: applaud, praise, commend

Question 14

Adroit

Answer 14

Adróit
Adept
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