A-C Words

Question 1

Abjure

Answer 1

To reject, abandon formally

Question 2

Abstruse

Answer 2

Concealed; Difficult to comprehend; Obscure

Question 3

Accretion

Answer 3

Growth in size or increase in amount

Question 4

Acerbic

Answer 4

Bitter; Harsh; Caustic

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Acrimony

Answer 5

Bitterness, animosity

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Adroit

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Dexterous; Proficient; Skillful

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Adumbrate

Answer 7

To sketch; To outline in a shadowy way

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Amorphous

Answer 8

Without structure; Shapeless; Nebulous

Question 9

Analogous

Answer 9

Comparable, parallel

Question 10

Anathema

Answer 10

Curse, ban

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Anodyne

Answer 11

Something that calms or soothes pain

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Aphasia

Answer 12

Inability to speak or use words

Question 13

Aphorism

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Old saying or short, pithy saying

Question 14

Approbatory

Answer 14

Expressing approval

Question 15

Ascetic

Answer 15

Strict, austere (usually in a religious way)

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Astringent

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Harsh, severe, stern

Question 17

Augury

Answer 17

Prophecy, prediction of events

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Auspicious

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Having favorable prospects, promising

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Austere

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Stern, strict, unadorned

Question 20

Axiom

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Self-evident truth, something so obvious it doesn’t need to be proven

Question 21

Baleful

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Sorrowful; Sinister; Evil

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Banal

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Trite; Insipid; Ordinary

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Beleaguer

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Besiege; Surround

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive

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Bemused

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Preoccupied by thought; Bewildered; Perplexed

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Benighted

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Unenlightened

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Bilk

Answer 27

Defraud; Deceive; Hoodwink

Question 28

Blithe

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Happy; Pleased; Delighted

Question 29

Bombastic

Answer 29

Using high-sounding but meaningless language

Question 30

Bonhomie

Answer 30

Good-natured geniality; Atmosphere of good cheer

Question 31

Broach

Answer 31

Introduce; Bring up; Mention

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Calumny

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False and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander

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Capacious

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Large, roomy; Extensive

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Capitulate

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To submit completely, surrender

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Capricious

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Impulsive, whimsical, without much thought

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Celerity

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Swift motion; Speed; Alacrity

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Censorious

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Critical; Attacking; Denouncing

Question 38

Chary

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Careful; Cautious

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Chicanery

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Trickery, fraud, deception

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Choleric

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Easily angered, short-tempered

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Circumlocution

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Roundabout, lengthy way of saying something

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Circumspect

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Cautious, wary

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Cogent

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Logically forceful, compelling, convincing

Question 44

Cognate

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Related by blood; Having the same origin

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Concave

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Curving inward

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Conciliatory

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Overcoming distrust or hostility

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Concord

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Agreement

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Congenital

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Existing since birth

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Construe

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To explain or interpret

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Contrite

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Penitent; Apologetic; Remorseful

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Convalescence

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Gradual recovery after an illness

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Convoluted

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Twisted, complicated, involved

Question 53

Copious

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Plentiful; Ample; Profuse

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Cosmopolitan

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Sophisticated, free from social prejudices

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Cupidity

Answer 55

Greed

Question 56

Cursory

Answer 56

Hastily done, superficial