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Abdicate
to give up or renounce
Abridge
to lessen
Accord
to be in agreement
Admonish
to scold, caution against
Adversary
someone who opposes against something
Aggravate
to make worse
Altruism
unselfish concern for others
Amalgamate
bring or combine together
Ambiguous
having more than one meaning
Ambivalent
uncertain about something
Animosity
hatred, hostility
Annex
to attach or add
Antipathy
dislike towards something or someone
Ascertain
to learn with confidence
Aspiration
desire, dream
Assail
to attack
Assent
to give in
Assert
to defend
Attenuate
to weaken
Auspicious
promising success
Avarice
greed for riches
Barrage
something that comes quickly and heavily
Bedlam
scene of chaos
Bellicose
eagerness to fight
Belligerent
warlike
Bemoan
to regret
Benign
pleasant
Bequest
gift by will
Bombastic
pretentious
Brash
hasty
Brazen
shameless
Burgeon
to develop quickly
Cache
anything hidden
Callow
inexperienced
Capitulate
to surrender in agreed conditions