A Flashcards
aberrant
deviate from normal
abeyance
temporary suppression
abstemious
moderate in appetite (abstemious lifestyle)
aesthetic
relating to beauty or art
alacrity
eagerness
alleviate
to relieve, improve partially
amalgamate
to combine into a unified whole
ambiguous
unclear
ambivalence
having conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate
to improve
anachronism
out of proper time
analogous
comparable
anarchy
state of disorder
anomalous
irregular
antipathy
dislike, hostility
apathy
indifference
apprise
to inform
approbation
approval, praise
appropriate
confiscate
arduous
extremely difficult
artless
natural, honest and sincere
ascetic
someone who practices severe self-discipline
aspersion
false rumor
assiduous
diligent, hardworking
attenuate
to weaken
audacious
bold, daring
austere
very strict, having very few things to make a situation comfortable
aver
declare to be true