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Question 1

ABASE

Answer 1

to humble; disgrace

Question 2

ABATE

Answer 2

to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

Question 3

ABDICATE

Answer 3

to give up a position, right, or power

Question 4

ABERRANT

Answer 4

deviating from what is normal or expected

Question 5

ABEYANCE

Answer 5

temporary suppression or suspension

Question 6

ABJURE

Answer 6

to reject; abandon formally

Question 7

ABSCOND

Answer 7

to leave secretly

Question 8

ABSTAIN

Answer 8

to choose not to do something

Question 9

ABSTEMIOUS

Answer 9

moderate in appetite

Question 10

ABYSS

Answer 10

an extremely deep hole

Question 11

ACCRETION

Answer 11

a growth in size; an increase in amount

Question 12

ACIDULOUS

Answer 12

sour in taste or manner

Question 13

ACME

Answer 13

highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable

Question 14

ADULTERATE

Answer 14

to make impure

Question 15

ADVOCATE

Answer 15

to speak in favor of

Question 16

AERIE

Answer 16

a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling

Question 17

AESTHETIC

Answer 17

concerning the appreciation of beauty

Question 18

AFFECTED

Answer 18

phony; artificial

Question 19

AGGRANDIZE

Answer 19

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

Question 20

ALACRITY

Answer 20

speed or quickness

Question 21

ALLEVIATE

Answer 21

to make more bearable

Question 22

AMALGAMATE

Answer 22

to combine; to mix together

Question 23

AMBIGUOUS

Answer 23

doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways

Question 24

AMELIORATE

Answer 24

to make better; to improve

Question 25

AMORTIZE

Answer 25

to diminish by installment payments

Question 26

AMULET

Answer 26

ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

Question 27

ANACHRONISM

Answer 27

something out of place in time

Question 28

ANALGESIA

Answer 28

a lessening or pain without loss of consciousness

Question 29

ANALOGOUS

Answer 29

similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

Question 30

ANODYNE

Answer 30

something that calms or soothes pain

Question 31

ANOMALY

Answer 31

deviation from what is normal

Question 32

ANTAGONIZE

Answer 32

to annoy or provoke to anger

Question 33

ANTIPATHY

Answer 33

extreme dislike

Question 34

APATHY

Answer 34

lack of interest or emotion

Question 35

APOCRYPHAL

Answer 35

of questionable authority or authenticity

Question 36

APOSTATE

Answer 36

one who renounces a religious faith

Question 37

APPROBATION

Answer 37

approval and praise

Question 38

ARBITRARY

Answer 38

determined by chance or impulse

Question 39

ARBITRATE

Answer 39

to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties

Question 40

ARCHAIC

Answer 40

ancient; old-fashioned

Question 41

ARDOR

Answer 41

intense and passionate feeling

Question 42

ARROGATE

Answer 42

to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

Question 43

ARTICULATE

Answer 43

able to speak clearly and expressively

Question 44

ASSAIL

Answer 44

to attack; assault

Question 45

ASSUAGE

Answer 45

to make something unpleasant less severe

Question 46

ATTENUATE

Answer 46

to reduce in force or degree; weaken

Question 47

AUDACIOUS

Answer 47

fearless and daring

Question 48

AUGURY

Answer 48

prophecy; prediction of events

Question 49

AUGUST

Answer 49

dignified; grandiose

Question 50

AUSTERE

Answer 50

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

Question 51

AXIOM

Answer 51

premise; postulate; self-evident truth