Abject - Ambidextrous Flashcards
Abject
Utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, wretched
Acquiesce
To assent tactically, submit or comply silently without protest, agree, consent
Abrasive
Any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc.
Abrogate
To abolish by formal means
Abstemious
Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking
Abstruse
Hard to understand
Absurd
Obviously senseless, illogical or untrue
Acrimonious
Angry and bitter
Acronym
A word formed from the initial letters in a set phrase
Adjudicate
To pronounce or decree by judicial sentence
Adroit
Expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
Adulation
Excessive devotion to someone
Adumbrate
To produce a faint image or resemblance
Advocate
To speak or write in favour, support or urge by argument
Affable
Pleasantly easy to approach and talk to
Affinity
A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
Affirmative
Asserting the truth, validity or fact of something
Agnostic
A person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause as god
Allusion
A passing or casual reference, an incidental mention of something
Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
Ambidextrous
Able to use both hands equally well