1-3 Flashcards
Abeyance
Suspended action
Aberrant
Abnormal or deviant
Abject
Wretched; as low as possible
Abjure
Renounce upon oath
Ablution
Washing
Abortive
Unsuccessful
Abrogate
Abolish
Abscission
Cutting off; separation
Abscond
Depart secretly and hide
Absolve
Pardon
Abstemious
Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
Abut
Border upon; adjoin
accede
agree
acclaim
applaud; praise
acclimate
adjust to climate or environment; adapt
acclivity
sharp upslope of a hill
accost
approach and speak to a person first
accoutre
equip
accretion
growth
accrue
come to one as a gain
acerbity
bitterness of speech and temper
acidulous
slightly sour; sharp; caustic
acquiesce
assent; agree passively
Actuate
motivate; activate; cause to act
adage
wise saying; proverb
adamant
hard; inflexible
addendum
addition; appendix to book
addle
make or become confused
adhere
stick fast; be a devoted follower
adherent
supporter; follower
adjunct
something attached to but holding an inferior position
adjuration
solemn urging
adjutant
staff officer assisting the commander
admonish
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval
adulation
flattery
advent
arrival
adventitious
accidental; casual; happening by chance
advert
refer
aegis
shield; protection
affected
artificial; pretnded
affinity
feeling of kinship
affliction
state of distress
affront
insult; offense
agape
openmouthed
agglomeration
collection; heap
aghast
filled with surprise
agog
highly excited; intensely curious
agrarian
pertaining to land or its cultication
alacrity
cheerful promptness without relctuance
alias
an assumed name
alimentary
supplying nourishment
allay
calm; pacify
allege
state without proof
alluvial
pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
aloft
upward; high up in the air
amalgamate
combine
amalgam
combination of different things
amble
walking at an easy unhurried pace
ambulatory
able to walk
amenable
obedient; compliant
amiss
wrong; faulty
amok
in a state of rage
analagous
comparable; similar
anathema
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
ancillary
serving as an aid or accessory
animus
hostile feeling or intent; animosity
animadversion
critical remark
annals
records arranged in yearly parts
anneal
reduce brittleness and improve toughness
anodyne
drug that relieves pain or trouble
anoint
consecrate; put oil on
anomalous
abnormal; irregular
antecede
precede
antediluvian
antiquated; extremely ancient
aphasia
loss of speech
aphorism
pithy maxim or saying
apiary
a place where bees are kepy
apiarist
person who keeps bees
aplomb
poise; composure in difficult situations
poise
good judgment with composure
apocryphal
widely believed but untrue
apogee
highest point
apolitical
having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
apologist
one who writes in defense of a cause or insitution
apoplexy
stroke
apostate
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs