A - 25 cards

Question 1

Aborigines

Answer 1

N. The earliest known inhabitants of a country

Question 2

Abominate

Answer 2

V. To hate violently

Question 3

Abnormal

Answer 3

A. unusual; not typical; not normal

Question 4

Abrade

Answer 4

V. Wear away by friction; scrape; erode

Question 5

Abrogate

Answer 5

A. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

Question 6

Abdicate

Answer 6

V. give up. renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

Question 7

Aberration

Answer 7

N. deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

Question 8

Abnegate

Answer 8

V. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

Question 9

Abjure

Answer 9

V. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

Question 10

Ablution

Answer 10

N. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as a part of a religious rite

Question 11

Abase

Answer 11

V. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

Question 12

Abed

Answer 12

Adv. in bed; on a bed

Question 13

Abet

Answer 13

V. aid, usually in doing something wrong

Question 14

Abbess

Answer 14

N. The lady superior of a nunnery

Question 15

Abbey

Answer 15

N. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling place of a society of monks or nuns

Question 16

Abbot

Answer 16

N. The superior of a community of monks

Question 17

Able-bodied

Answer 17

Adj. competent for physical service

Question 18

Abidance

Answer 18

N. An abiding

Question 19

Abeyance

Answer 19

N. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

Question 20

Abject

Answer 20

A. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status

Question 21

Abhorrence

Answer 21

N. the act of detesting extremely

Question 22

Abhorrent

Answer 22

Adj. very repugnant; hateful

Question 23

Abdomen

Answer 23

N. Belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis

Question 24

Abdominal

Answer 24

N. of pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen

Question 25

Abduction

Answer 25

N. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force

Question 26

academic

Answer 26

a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education