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abate
to lessen
aberration
something that differs from the norm
abject
miserable; pitiful
abjure
to reject; abandon formally
abnegation
self-denial
abrogate
cancel; deny; repeal
abscond
to run off and hide
abstract
difficult to understand
abstruse
difficult to understand
abysmal
extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
accede
to agree
accost
to approach and speak to
accretion
growth in size or increase in amount
acquisition
obtaining something
acumen
keen insight; shrewdness
adept
(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert
admonish
to warn
adumbrate
to sketch out in a vague way
advent
(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view
adversarial
involving or characterized by conflict or opposition
adverse
unfavorable
coincide
to happen at the same time
commensurate
equal; proportionate
commission
authorization; act of giving authority to an individual
competent
capable; qualified
complacent
self-satisfied
complement
something that completes or makes perfect
compunction
remorse, regret
concede
to admit
conceive
to come up with, imagine
