"A-" Vocabulary

Question 1

Aberrant

Answer 1

Deviating from the norm. (Adj)

Question 2

Abjure

Answer 2

To reject solemnly; to avoid. (V)

Question 3

Abrogate

Answer 3

To abolish by authority; put down. (V)

Question 4

Abscission

Answer 4

Act of cutting off or removing. (N)

Question 5

Abscond

Answer 5

To depart clandestinely. (V)

Question 6

Abstain

Answer 6

To refrain from activity. (V)

Question 7

Abstruse

Answer 7

Hard to understand. (Adj)

Question 8

Accolade

Answer 8

An expression of praise; an award. (N)

Question 9

Accretion

Answer 9

Growth; increase by successive addition. (N)

Question 10

Acerbic

Answer 10

Sour or bitter taste in personality or character. (Adj)

Question 11

Acumen

Answer 11

Quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight. (N)

Question 12

Abate

Answer 12

To lessen in intensity or degree. (V)

Question 13

Admonish

Answer 13

To express warning of disapproval. (V)

Question 14

Adroit

Answer 14

Adept, skillful, dexterous. (Adj)

Question 15

Adulation

Answer 15

Excessive praise. (N)

Question 16

Adulterate

Answer 16

To reduce in purity by combining inferior ingredients. (V)

Question 17

Adumbrate

Answer 17

To foreshadow vaguely. (V)

Question 18

Advocate

Answer 18

To argue for or support a cause. (V)

Question 19

Aesthetic

Answer 19

Dealing with, appreciative of. (Adj)

Question 20

Aggrandize

Answer 20

To increase in intensity, power, prestige. (V)

Question 21

Alacrity

Answer 21

Eager and enthusiastic willingness. (N)

Question 22

Alchemy

Answer 22

A magic or wonderful transformation. (N)

Question 23

Alloy

Answer 23

To commingle; to debase by mixing something inferior. (V)

Question 24

Amalgamate

Answer 24

To combine several elements into a whole. (V)

Question 25

Ambiguity

Answer 25

Uncertainty in meaning. (N)

Question 26

Ambivalence

Answer 26

The quality of having opposing ideas or feelings. (N)

Question 27

Ameliorate

Answer 27

To make better or more tolerable. (V)

Question 28

Amenable

Answer 28

Agreeable; Responsive to suggestion. (Adj)

Question 29

Anachronism

Answer 29

Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context. (N)

Question 30

Anathema

Answer 30

An accursed or loathed person or thing. (N)

Question 31

Anodyne

Answer 31

Soothing. (Adj)

Question 32

Anomaly

Answer 32

Deviation from the normal order, for, or rule; abnormality. (N)

Question 33

Antagonize

Answer 33

To irritate or cause hostility. (V)

Question 34

Antipathy

Answer 34

Aversion; dislike. (N)

Question 35

Antithetical

Answer 35

Diametrically opposed, as in antithesis. (Adj)

Question 36

Apathy

Answer 36

Lack of interest or feeling. (N)

Question 37

Apocryphal

Answer 37

Of dubious authenticity or origin; Untrue story that is spread around as true. (Adj)

Question 38

Apogee

Answer 38

Farthest or highest point; apex. (N)

Question 39

Apostate

Answer 39

One who abandons long-held vies; a betrayer of a cause. (N)

Question 40

Apotheosis

Answer 40

The perfect example; paragon. (N)

Question 41

Apposite

Answer 41

Appropriate, relevant. (Adj)

Question 42

Apprise

Answer 42

Give notice to; inform. (V)

Question 43

Approbation

Answer 43

An expression of praise or approval. (N)

Question 44

Appropriate

Answer 44

Confiscate; to take for one's own use. (V)

Question 45

Arabesque

Answer 45

Complex, ornate design. (N)

Question 46

Arcane

Answer 46

Mysterious, abstruse, understood by few. (Adj)

Question 47

Archaic

Answer 47

Outdated; associated with another time. (Adj)

Question 48

Arduous

Answer 48

Strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort. (Adj)

Question 49

Arrant

Answer 49

Utter, complete, absolute. (Adj)

Question 50

Arrest

Answer 50

To suspend; to engage. (V)

Question 51

Articulate

Answer 51

To pronounce clearly; to express clearly. (V)

Question 52

Artless

Answer 52

Completely without artificiality; natural. (Adj)

Question 53

Ascetic

Answer 53

One who practices rigid self-denial. (N)

Question 54

Asperity

Answer 54

Severity, harshness; rigor, roughness. (N)

Question 55

Aspersion

Answer 55

An act of defamation or maligning. (V)

Question 56

Assiduous

Answer 56

Diligent, hardworking. (Adj)

Question 57

Assuage

Answer 57

To ease or lessen; abate or ameliorate. (V)

Question 58

Astringent

Answer 58

Having a tightening effect on the skin; harsh. (Adj)

Question 59

Attenuate

Answer 59

To rarefy or weaken. (V)

Question 60

Audacious

Answer 60

Daring and bold. (Adj)

Question 61

Augury

Answer 61

Omen, portent, the reading of omens. (N)

Question 62

August

Answer 62

Majestic. (Adj)

Question 63

Auspice

Answer 63

Protection or support. (N)

Question 64

Auspicious

Answer 64

Favorable, prosperous, successful. (Adj)

Question 65

Austere

Answer 65

Without adornment, plain, bare, ascetic. (Adj)

Question 66

Avarice

Answer 66

Greed, especially for wealth. (N)

Question 67

Aver

Answer 67

To state as a fact. (V)

Question 68

Axiom

Answer 68

Universally recognized principle; generally accepted expression. (N)