Appendix A Word Groups Flashcards
Abash
Embarrass
Abatement
Gaps/Opening
Abridge
Abbreviated Communication
Aberrant
Eccentric/Dissimilar
Aberration
Unusual
Abet
Assist
Abeyance
Withdrawal/Reject
Abhorrence
Hatred
Abjure
Withdrawal/Reject
Abnegate
Denying of Self
Abnegation
Withdrawal/Reject
Abortive
Withdrawal/Reject
Abrogate
Withdrawal/Reject
Abrupt
Act Quickly
Absolve
Forgive/Make Amends
Abstain
Denying of Self
Abstruse
Difficult to Understand
Acclaim
Praise
Acerbic
Biting (wit or temperament)/Sharp
Acidulous
Biting (wit or temperament)/Sharp
Accolade
Praise
Acquit
Forgive/Make Amends
Acrimonious
Biting (wit or temperament)/Sharp
Adage
Wisdom
Admonish
Nag
Adulterate
Weaken
Advocate
Assist
Aggrandize
Praise
Altruistic
Generous/Kind
Ambigious
Difficult to Understand
Ambulatory
Walking About
Ameliorate
Pacify/Satisfy
Amulet
Luck
Anachronism
Eccentric/Dissimilar
OR
Time/Order/Duration
OR
Chronologically Out of Place
Anathema
Hatred
Ancillary
Assist
Anomalous
Eccentric/Dissimilar
Antagonism
Hatred
Antecede
Before
Antedate
Before
Anterior
Time/Order/Duration
Antipathy
Hatred
Antithetic
Hostile
Apace
Act Quickly
Aperature
Gaps/Opening
Aphorism
Wisdom
Apocryphal
Falsehood
Apothegm
Wisdom
Appease
Pacify/Satisfy
Appraise
Investigate
Arcane
Difficult to Understand
Archaic
Old
Arden/Ardor
Favoring/Not Impartial
Ascertain
Investigate
Ascetic
Denying of Self
Askance
Not in a straight line
Asperity
Hard-Hearted/Heartless
OR
Biting (wit or temperament)/Sharp
Aspersion
Criticize/Criticism
Assay
Investigate
Assuage
Pacify/Satisfy
Astute
Smart/Learned
Audacious
Bold
Augur
Predict
Auspice
Predict
Auspicious
Luck
Authoritarian
Dictatorial
Avaricious
Greedy
Awry
Not in a straight line
Axiom
Wisdom
Bacchanalian
Carousal (Wild/Noisy Celebration)
Baleful
Hard-Hearted/Heartless
OR
Harmful
Banal
Boring
Baneful
Harmful
Belabor
Nag
Belittle
Criticize/Criticism
Bemusing
Difficult to Understand
Beneficent
Generous/Kind
Berate
Criticize/Criticism
Bereave
Death/Mourning
Billious
Bad Mood
Bolster
Assist
Bombastic
Overblown/Wordy
Bromide
Wisdom
Burgeoning
Beginning/Young/Coming into self/something
Cacophony
Harsh Sounding
Cadaver
Death/Mourning
Callow
Beginning/Young/Coming into self/something
Calumny
Criticize/Criticism
Canard
Falsehood
Candor/Candid
Truth
Canny
Smart/Learned
Capricious
Changing Quickly/Unpredictable
Careen
Not in a straight line
Carom
Not in a straight line
Castigate
Criticize/Criticism
Caustic
Biting (wit or temperament)/Sharp
Cavil
Nag
Chagrin
Embarrass
Chicanery
Falsehood
Chortle
Funny
Churlish
Hostile
Circuitous
Not in a straight line
Circumlocution
Overblown/Wordy
Circumvent
Not in a straight line
Clement
Generous/Kind
Cogent
Easy to Understand
Compendious
Terse
Compendium
Abbreviated Communication
Compunction
Embarrass
Conjugal
Family
Consanguine
Family
Contrition
Embarrass
Corroborate
Assist
Countenance
Assist
Counterpart
Copy
Covetous
Greedy
Craven
Timid
Credulous
Innocent/Inexperienced
Curmudgeon
Hostile
Cursory
Abbreviated Communication
Curt
Terse
Curtail
Abbreviated Communication
Debauchery
Carousal (Wild/Noisy Celebration)
Dauntless
Bold
Decamp
Withdrawal/Reject
Decry
Criticize/Criticism
Defame
Criticize/Criticism
Defer
Pacify/Satisfy
Defile
Disgusting/Offensive
Defunt
Death/Mourning
Deleterious
Harmful
Demise
Death/Mourning
Demur
Withdrawal/Reject
Denounce
Criticize/Criticism
Depraved
Carousal (Wild/Noisy Celebration)
Deride/Derisive
Criticize/Criticism
Descry
Investigate
Despotic
Dictatorial
Destitute
Poor
Detestation
Hatred
Diatribe
Criticize/Criticism
Dictum
Wisdom
Diffidence
Embarrass
Diffident
Timid
Dilettante
Beginner/Amateur
Din
Harsh Sounding
Discomfit
Prevent/Obstruct
Disconsolate
Sorrow
Discrete
Eccentric/Dissimilar
Discursive
Wandering
Disparage
Criticize/Criticism
Dissemble
Falsehood
Dissemble
Insincere
Dissipated
Carousal (Wild/Noisy Celebration)
Dissonant
Harsh Sounding
Distaff
Family
Dither
Hesitate
Diurnal
During day or daily
Doctrinate
Favoring/Not Impartial
Dogmatic
Dictatorial
Dolefule
Sorrow
Dolor
Sorrow
Dolorous
Death/Mourning
Dour
Hard-Hearted/Heartless
Droll
Funny
Dudgeon
Bad Mood
Duplicity
Falsehood
Elegiac
Sorrow
Elegy
Death/Mourning
Emulate
Copy
Encomium
Praise
Encumber
Predict
Endogamous
Family
Enervate
Weaken
Engender
Beginning/Young/Coming into self/something
Enigmatic
Difficult to Understand
Enjoin
Nag
Enmity
Hatred
Eon
Very long time
Ephemeral
Lasting short time
Epigram
Wisdom
Epoch
Time/Order/Duration - begins a new period
Equitable
Equal
Equity
Equal
Equivocate
Falsehood
Ersatz
Falsehood
Erroneous
Falsehood
Erudite
Smart/Learned
Espouse
Assist
Estoteric
Eccentric/Dissimilar
OR
Difficult to Understand
Basically Obscure
Esurient
Poor
Eulogize
Praise
Euphonious
Pleasant Sounding
Evident
Easy to Understand
Exacerbate
Weaken
Exculpate
Forgive/Make Amends
Exhort
Nag
Exonerate
Forgive/Make Amends