A Flashcards
Abeyance (uh BAY uns)
N; suspension , temporary cessation
Joe’s poverty kept his addiction to video games in abeyance
Abet (uh-bet)
V; to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong.
Abetting a criminal by giving her a place to hide from the police is a criminal act
Abase (uh BAYS)
V;To humiliate, to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble
I abased myself in front of the teacher
Abjure
V; to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from
She abjured chocolate for several days for her new diet
Abomination
N; something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing.
Abominate; the action of hating something
Aboriginal
Adj; native, dating back to the very beginning
they are the country’s aboriginal inhabitants
Abound
V; to be very numerous
Verb form of abundant
her abounding love for him will never end
Abrogate
V; to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify
Often used with treaty
he was allowed to abrogate laws during emergencies
Accede
V; To give in ; to yield ; to agree
she acceded to my demands
Acclaim
V; to praise publicly and enthusiastically
His new novel was acclaimed by all reviewers
Accord
V: to agree, to be in harmony
Her beliefs were in accord with the church’s.
Accouterments
N; personal clothing, accessories, and equipment
She brought many accouterments to the trip
Accrue
V; to accumulate over time
Her parking tickets accured
Acquisitive
Adj: seeking or tending to acquire; greedy
His acquisitiveness caused him to gamble more often.
Acquit
V; To find not guilty
The thief was acquitted of his abounding crimes
Adage
N; a traditional saying, proverb
The president included many adages in his speech
Adduce
V; to bring forward as an example or as proof
She adduced many reasons for her accured fines
Adjourn
V; to suspend until another time (temporarily)
he adjourned the meeting early because of the upcoming storm
Adjunct
n; something added to or connected with something else
writing was just an adjunct to her abounding number of hobbies
ad-lib
v; to improvise, to speak or act spontaneously
He claimed to have ad-libbed his speech, which was acclaimed internationally.
advent
n; arrival; coming; beginning
Sarah acceding to Harry’s demands signaled the advent of a new revolution
adventitious
adj; accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated irrelevant.
She claimed that abetting her aunt was adventitious to her being a key suspect in this case.
advocate
n or v; a person who argues in favor of a position.
she was an advocate for gay rights.
he advocated abrogating the contract.
affidavit
n; a sworn statement made before an official
He had access to every affidavit in the courthouse.
affiliate
v; to become closely associated with
the judge claimed to be not affiliated with the case of the murderer who was recently acquitted.
affliction
n; misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery
the abomination of gays in the area was a great affliction to all of the members of the LGBT community.
afford
v; to give; to supply; to confer upon
Abjuring from over eating afforded a healthy lifestyle for her.
affront
noun or verb; insult, a deliberate act of disrepect
jessica’s adlibbing was an affront to the minority.
She affronted her friend by tripping her at school
aftermath
n; consequences; events following some occurence or calamity
the aftermath of the disaster was an affliction
aggrandize
v; to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase something in power.
His act of self- aggrandizement caused him to abase himself
aggrieve
v; to mistreat, to do grievous injury to, to distress
The aggrieved party would have to take a civil action against you.
Aghast
Adj; terrified; shocked
She was aghast when she learned that her parents aggrieved her sister.
Alchemy
N; a seemingly magical process of transformation
The alchemy of putting on makeup accentuated her features
Alienate
V; to estrange; to cause or feel unwelcome or unloved; to make hostile
She abjured from eating chinese food because if she didn’t the other students would have alienated her
Allot
V; to apportion, allocate, or assign
He allotted grants to those who survived through the aftermath of the hurricane
altercation
n; a heated fight, argument, or quarrel
the altercation between the mom and the dad caused the child to be altercation
amass
v; to pile up; to accumulate ; to collect for one’s own use.
He amassed a fortune after putting his gambling in abeyance.
amid
preposition; in the middle of
the little girl was sitting amid in the aftermath of the earthquake
anathema
n; something or someone loathed or detested.
the young boy’s accruing tickets were anathema to the father.
Ancillary
adj; subordinate (lower rank); providing assistance
his part time job afforded him an ancillary source of income
the ancillary services were created to help the elderly.
angst
n; anxiety; fear; dread
the impending test filled her with angst.
annex
v; to add or attach
she annexed more crop tops to her abounding collection.
annuity
n; an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income.
the death of his mom provided an annuity to the aggrieved children.
antedate
v; to be older than, to have come before.
She’s so old that her birthday antedates Madonna’s .
anterior
adj; situated in front
anthology
n; a collection, especially of literary works
anthropomorphic
adj; ascribing human characteristics to non human animals or objects.
antipodal
adj; situated on opposite sides of the earth; exactly opposite.
john and mary were both advocates who held antipodal viewpoints.
the north and south poles are antipodal.
antiquity
n; ancientness; ancient times
the antiquity of his car caused him to spend a lot of money on repairs,
aperture
n; an opening
there was an aperture in his pants
apex
n; highest point
she was at the apex of her career
apogee
n; highest point- similar to apex
apoplexy
n; a stroke
v; apoplectic to become EXTREMELY angry
dad became apoplectic when he saw my phone bill
apostasy
n; an abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty
she was hurt by her friend’s apostasy, and broke off their 12 year friendship
apalling
adj; causing horror
his table manners were appalling
apparition
n; a ghost or ghostly object
i saw an apparition in the house
appellation
n; name
his appellation was very unique
appendage
n; something added on to something else; a supplement
APPEND: to add something to something else
the button was an appendage to the outfit
Apportion
v; to distribute proportionally; to divide into portions
he apportioned the cookies among the children
apposite
adj; distinctly suitable
his last words were apposite for the evening gala
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appraise
v; to estimate the value or quantity of, to judge
he appraised the diamond ring
Apprise
v; to give notice to; to inform
the officer apprised him of the current situation
appurtenance
n; something extra; an appendage; an accessory
the appurtenances of the job outweighed the low salary
apropos
adj; appropriate; coming at the right time
her speech was apropos for the dinner
apt
adj;appropriate; having a tendency to; likely
