A Flashcards
Abandon
Total lack of inhibition
Abate
To decrease
Abet
To act as an accomplice
Abjure
To abandon forever
Abnegate
To give up
Abortive
Ending without results
Abrogate
To annul
Abscond
To leave quickly in secret
Abstemious
Done sparingly
Accede
To agree to
Acclivity
An incline; upward slope
Accretion
An increase in amount
Acme
The highest level
Actuate
To put into motion
Acuity
Sharp vision
Acumen
Sharpness of insight
Adamant
Stubbornly unyielding
Adept
Extremely skilled
Adjudicate
To act as a judge
Adjure
To appeal to
Admonish
To warn sb gently
Adroit
Skillful
Adulation
Admiration
Aerie
A place which eagle’s fill with eggs
Affected
Artificial
Aggregate
The sum total
Algorithm
An established procedure to solve the equation
Alimentary
Pertaining to food, nutrition
Allay
Reduce in intensity
Amity
Friendship
Amorphous
Having no definite form
Animus
ill will
Anodyne
A medicine that relieves pain
Anomaly
Something that is difficult to classify
Anthropomorphic
Suggesting human characteristics for animals
Antiquated
Too old to be fashionable
Aphorism
A short statement of a principle
Aplomb
Self-confident assurance
Apostate
One who renounces religious faith
Apposite
Well adapted
Apprise
Inform
Appropriate
Allocate
Arable
Suitable for cultivation
Arcane
Secret
Archipelago
A large group of islands
Arrears
Unpaid
Arrogate
To claim without justification
Askance
With disapproval
Assent
To agree; as to a proposal
Atavistic
Characteristic of a former era
Autocrat
A dictator
Aver
To declare to be true
Avuncular
Like an uncle in behaviour; warm with good soul
Awry
Crooked; not straight