29/08 Flashcards
Barron's A
Abdicate
(V) renounce; give up
Abet
(V) help, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Abeyance
(N) suspended action
abjure
(V) renounce upon oath; disavow
Abortive
(Adj) unsuccessful; fruitless
Abrogate
(V) abolish
Abrogate
(V) abolish
Absolve
(V) pardon (an offence)
Abstemious
(Adj) sparing in eating or drinking; temperate
Abstruse
(Adj) obscure; profound
Abysmal
(Adj) bottomless
Abysmal
(Adj) bottomless
Academic
(Adj) 1. Relating to a school
.2 Not particularly useful
Accomodate
(V) oblige or help someone; bring into harmony; adapt
Accomodate
(V) oblige or help someone; bring into harmony; adapt
Accretion
(N) growth; increase
Acme
(N) pinnacle; highest point
Acuity
(N) sharpness
Adherent
(N) supporter; follower
admonishe
(V) warn;
Adroit
(Adj) skillful
Affable
(Adj) e
Affected
(Adj) artificial; pretended ; assu
Affected
(Adj) artificial; pretended ; assu
Affront
(N) insult; offense
Aggrandize
(V) increase or intensify; raise in power; wealth, rank or honor
Alloy (v)
(V) mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
Aloof
(Adj) apart; reserved
Ambivalence
(N) the state of contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Ambulatory
(Adj) able to walk; not bedridden
Amenable
(Adj) readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
Amity
(N) friendship
Amnesty
(N) pardon
Amoral
(Adj) non-moral
Anachronisms
(N) something or someone misplaced in time
Anathema
(N) a solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
Ancillary
(Adj) serving as an aid or accessory; auxillary
Anguish
(N) acute pain; extreme suffering
Animosity
(N) active enimity
Animus
(N) hostile feeling or intent
Annex
(V) attach, take possession of
Annotate
(V) comment; make explanatory notes
Antagonism
(N) hostility; active resistance
Antecede
(V) precede
Anthology
(N) book of literary selections or various authors
Anticlimax
(N) letdown in thought or emotion
Antithesis
(N) contrast; direct
Aplomb
(N) poise; assurance
Apocalyptic
(N) prophetic; pertaining to revelations
Apocryphal
(Adj) spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
Apocryphal
(Adj) spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
Apolitical
(N) g an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
Apologist
(N) one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
Apparition
(N) ghost; phantom
Application
(N) diligent attention
Appraise
(V) estimate the value of
Apprehend
(V) arrest
Apprise
(V) inform
Approbation
(N) approval
Appropriate
(V) acquire
Apropos
(Adj) to the point and timely
(Prep) with reference to; regarding
Apropos
(Adj) to the point and timely
(Prep) with reference to; regarding
Arable
(Adj) fit for growing crops
Arbiter
(N) person with power to decide a matter in a dispute; judge
Arbitrary
(Adj) unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical
Arbitrate
(V) act as a judge
Archetype
(N) prototype; primitive pattern
Archives
(N) public records; place where public records are kept
Ardor
(N) heat; passion; zeal
Arduous
(Adj) hard; strenuous
Arid
(Adj) dry; barren
Aristocracy
(N) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Aristocracy
(N) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Arraign
(V charge in court; indict
Array
(V) Marshall; draw up in order
(V) clothe; adorn
Arrears
(N) being in debt
Arrest
(V) stop or check; seize or capture (the attention)
Artful
(Adj) cunning, crafty; sly
Articulate
(Adj) effective; distinct
Artifice
(N) deception; trickery
Artless
(Adj) without guile; open and honest
Ascendency
(N) controlling influence
Ascetic
(Adj) practicing self-denial; austere
Asperity
(N) sharpness or temper
Aspersion
(N) slanderous remark
Assail
(V) assault
Assent
(V) agree; accept
Assessment
(N) estimation; appraisal
Assiduous
(Adj) diligent
Assuage
(V) ease or lessen (pain)
V) satisfy (hunger
Assumption
(N) something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of
Assurance
(N) promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
Astringent
(Adj) binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe
Astronomical
(Adj) enormously large or extensive
Asylum
(N) place of refuge or shelter! Protection
Atone
(V) make amends for; pay for
Attentive
(Adj) alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
Attrition
(N) gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
August
(Adj) impressive; majestic
Authoritarian
(Adj) completely dominating another’s will; subordinating the individual to the state
Autocratic
(Adj) having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial
Auxillary
(Adj) offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
Averse
(Adj) reluctant; disinclined
Avid
(Adj) greedy; eager for
Avocation
(N) secondary or minor occupation
Avow
(V) declare openly
Avuncular
(Adj) like an uncle
Awry
(Adv) distorted; crooked
Axiom
(N) self evident truth requiring no proof