A Flashcards by LU XING CHENG HCI

Abase (v)

To degrade

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Abed (adv)

On a bed

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Aberration (n)

Irregularity

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Abet (v)

To aid or encourage someone to do something wrong

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Abeyance (n)

A state of suspension or temporary inactivity

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Abhorrent (adj)

Hateful

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Abject (adj)

To experience something bad to the extreme

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Abjure (v)

To solemnly renounce

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Ablute (v)

To wash one’s body

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Abnegate (v)

To renounce or reject something desirable

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Abominable (adj)

Very bad, terrible

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Aboveboard (adj)

Legitimate, honest and clean

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Abridge (v)

Shorten without losing the sense

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Abrogate (v) 2

To repeal a law or to evade responsibility

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Abscise (v)

To cut off

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Abscond (v)

To leave hurriedly and secretly

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Absolution (n)

The act of forgiving someone

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Absolve (v)

To declare someone free from guilt

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Abstemious (adj)

Indulging only moderately in sth

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Abstruse (adj)

Difficult to understand

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Abut (v)

Of an area or building sharing the same boundaries

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Accede (v)

To agree to

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Acclaim (v)

To praise

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Accost (v)

To speak to someone boldly or aggressively

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Accoutre (v)

To dress impressively

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Accredit (v)

To credit someone for something

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Accursed (adj)

Being cursed

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Acerbic (adj)

Being sharp and direct

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Achromatic (adj)

Colourless

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Acme (n)

Zenith, peak, pinnacle

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Acquiesce (v)

To accept something reluctantly without protest

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Acquit (v)

To clear from accusation

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Acrid (adj)

Unpleasantly bitter or pungent

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Acrimony (n)

Bitterness or ill feeling

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Actionable (adj)

Able to be done

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Actuality (n)

reality

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Actuate (v)

To be motivated by

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Acumen (n)

Shrewdness, ability to make good judgment

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Addendum (n)

Appendix

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Addle (v)

To confuse

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Adduce (v)

To bring up something for consideration

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Adieu (exclamation)

Goodbye

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Adjudge (v)

Consider or declare to be true

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Adjunct (n)

A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential

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Adjure (v)

To urge or request someone to do something

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Adjutant (n)

Assistant

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Admissible (adj)

Acceptable or valid

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Adroit (adj)

Clever or skilful

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Adumbrate (v)

To outline (figuratively)

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Affable (adj)

Easy to approach

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Affectation (n)

做作 pretentious, ostentatious attempt

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Affiliate (n)

Attached to an organisation

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Affix (v)

To attach something to something

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Affluent (adj)

Rich

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Affront (v n)

Insult

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Afire (adj adv)

On fire literally or figuratively

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Afoot (adj)

In progress

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Aforesaid (adj)

Aforementioned

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Afresh (adv)

Start again

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Afterthought (n)

A thought in retrospect

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Agglomerate (v)

Collect or form into a group

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Aggrandise (v)

To increase the power and status or wealth of

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Aggravate (v)

To make worse

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Aggregate (adj)

Total

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Aggress (v)

To attack or behave aggressively towards

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Aggrieved (adj)

Feeling resentment at being unfairly treated

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Aghast (adj)

Filled with horror or shock

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Agrarian (adj)

Agricultural

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Ailment (n)

Slight sickness

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Airy (adj)

Nonchalant, insouciant

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Akin (adj)

Similar to

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Alacrity (n)

With readiness

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Albeit (conj)

Even though

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Alias (n)

An assumed name

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Alienate (v)

To make someone feel isolated and estranged

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Aliment (n)

Food

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Allay (v)

to reduce the intensity of

Alleviate (v)

To make less burdensome

Allot (v)

Give something to someone

Allude (v)

To suggest

Aloof (adj)

Not friendly or forthcoming

Altercate (v)

Dispute or argue noisily

Altruism (n)

Benevolence to others without self interest

Amalgamate (v)

To combine to form one organisation or structure

Amatory (adj)

Sexual

Ambrosial (adj)

Having a very pleasant taste

Ambulate (v)

To walk or move about

Ameliorate (v)

Make something bad or unsatisfactory better

Amenable (adj)

Open to suggestion

Amity (n)

Friendship

Amorous (adj)

Sexual

Amorphous (adj)

No defined shape

Amour (n)

A love affair or lover

Ampersand (n)

Anachronism (n)

Anything existing out of its proper time

Anagram (n)

A word formed by rearranging the letters of another word

Analogous (adj) (to)

Comparable

Anarchy (n)

A state of disorder due to absence of authority

Anathema (n)

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

Animadvert (v)

To criticise

Animosity (n)

Hateful

Annalist (n)

Historian

Annex (n)

Appendix or addendum

Annunciation (n)

The announcement of something

Antecede (v)

Precede, come before sth in time

Antedate (v)

Precede in time

Antediluvian (adj)

Ridiculously old fashioned

Antemeridian (adj)

Before noon

Antemundane (adj)

Occurring before the creation of the world

Antenatal (adj)

Occurring before birth

Anterior (adj) (to)

Prior

Anthropology (n)

The science of man in general

Antilogy (n)

A contradiction in ideas

Antipathise (v)

To show a feeling of dislike

Antipode (n)

The place on the exact opposite side of the earth

Aperture (n)

Hole

Aphorism (n)

Proverb

Apiary (n)

A place where bees are kept

Apogee (n)

Zenith, climax, acme, pinnacle

Apostasy (n)

Abandonment of a belief

Apotheosis (n)

Climax, pinnacle, zenith, apex, acme

Apparition (n)

A ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Appellate (adj)

Capable of being appealed to

Appellation (n)

Name

Append (v)

Add sth to the end of a written document

Appertain (v)

To relate to

Apposite (adj)

Appropriate

Apposition (n)

Positioning of things close together

Appraise (v)

Assess the value of

Appreciable (adj)

Large enough to be noticed

Apprehensible (adj)

Capable of being understood or perceived

Approbation (n)

Approval or praise

Arbor (n)

A tree

Arboreal (adj)

Relating to trees

Arboretum (n)

Botanical collection of trees

Arboriculture (n)

The cultivation of trees

Archetype (n)

A very typical example of a certain person or thing

Archipelago (n)

A large body of water studded with islands

Ardent (adj)

Very enthusiastic or passionate

Ardour (n)

Great enthusiasm or passion

Arid (adj)

Very dry

Armful (n)

As much as can be held in the arm or arms

Armory (n)

An arsenal

Arrant (adj)

Absolute, utter

Arrogate (v)

Take or claim sth without justification

Artful (adj)

Characterised by craft or cunning

Artifice (n)

Trickery

Artless (adj)

Ingenuous, innocent and unsuspecting

Ascendant (adj)

Dominant

Ascetic (adj)

Abstention from all forms of indulgence

Ascribe (v)

Attribute

Ashen (adj)

Pale

(Looks) askance (at) (adv)

Be doubtful about

Asperity (n)

Harshness of tone or manner

Assent (v n)

Acceptance or accept

Assiduous (adj)

Showing perseverance, diligent

Assimilate (v)

To adapt

Assonate (v)

To rhyme with

Assuage (v)

Make an unpleasant feeling less intense, alleviate

Astringent (adj)

Sharp (insulting, hurtful and direct) in manner or style

Astute (adj)

Having good judgment

Athirst (adj)

To be very eager to get something

(Run/ goes) athwart (adv)

contradict, against

Atone (for) (v)

To make amendments

Attest (to) (v)

To certify as accurate or true

Audacious (adj)

To be bold and daring

(To) Augur (well) (v)

To indicate good things will come, bode

Aura (n)

The distinctive atmosphere that surrounds a place, someone, or something

Aural (adj)

Pertaining to the ear

Auricular (adj)

Relating to the ear or hearing

(Under the) auspice (of sb or sth) (n)

To be under the support of protection of something

Austere (adj)

Stern or strict

Autarchy (n)

Autocracy

Autopsy (n)

The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death

Auxiliary (adj)

Providing additional help

Avaricious (adj)

To be extremely greedy for wealth or material gain

Aver (v)

To state or assert something

Averse (adj)

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something

Aviary (n)

A place where birds are kept

Avidity (n)

Keen interest or enthusiasm

Avocation (n)

A hobby someone has outside of their occupations

Avow (v)

Assert openly

Awry (adj)

Amiss

Azure (adj)

Blue like the colour of the sky

Aversion (n)