BIG WORDS LIST

Question 1

abandon

Answer 1

extreme enthusiasm; dispensing of all inhibitions

Question 2

abash

Answer 2

to humiliate

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

to lessen

Question 4

abdicate

Answer 4

to formally give up a position (“to abdicate a throne”)

Question 5

aberration

Answer 5

departure from the normal; abnormality

Question 6

abet

Answer 6

to encourage

Question 7

abhor

Answer 7

to hate

Question 8

abide

Answer 8

to follow or put up with (“to abide by the rules”)

Question 9

abject

Answer 9

utterly hopeless; miserable

Question 10

abjure

Answer 10

to give up (rights); deny

Question 11

ablution

Answer 11

washing or cleansing the body as part of a religious rite

Question 12

abnegate

Answer 12

to deny privilege to

Question 13

abominable

Answer 13

something that causes disgust; easily hated

Question 14

aboriginal

Answer 14

the first of its kind in a region

Question 15

abortive

Answer 15

unsuccessful or fruitless

Question 16

abrade

Answer 16

to wear away or rub off; to wear down in spirit

Question 17

abrasive

Answer 17

harsh and rough in manner

Question 18

abridge

Answer 18

to edit a book by shortening the text

Question 19

abrogate

Answer 19

to cancel; to nullify

Question 20

abscond

Answer 20

to depart secretly, esp. to avoid criminal charges

Question 21

absolve

Answer 21

to free from blame or responsibility

Question 22

abstemious

Answer 22

to be moderate, esp. in eating and drinking

Question 23

abstinence

Answer 23

the act of refraining from pleasurable activity

Question 24

abstruse

Answer 24

complex or difficult to comprehend, obscure

Question 25

abuts

Answer 25

lie adjacent

Question 26

accede

Answer 26

to give one’s consent

Question 27

accentuate

Answer 27

to put emphasis on

Question 28

accessory

Answer 28

a partner in crime

Question 29

accolade

Answer 29

a mark of acknowledgment or expression of praise

Question 30

accord

Answer 30

a formal reaching of agreement

Question 31

accost

Answer 31

to greet; to address

Question 32

accrue

Answer 32

to be added to by growth

Question 33

acculturation

Answer 33

change of one culture from interacting with another

Question 34

acerbic

Answer 34

sour or bitter

Question 35

acme

Answer 35

highest point

Question 36

acolyte

Answer 36

a devoted follower or attendant; assistant

Question 37

acquiesce

Answer 37

to comply; to yield

Question 38

acquit

Answer 38

to free from charge

Question 39

acrid

Answer 39

biting or harsh in odor or taste; deeply or violently bitter

Question 40

acrimonious

Answer 40

bitter and sharp in language or tone; mean-spirited; bitter; ill-natured (“acrimonious remarks”)

Question 41

acumen

Answer 41

keen insight

Question 42

acute

Answer 42

sharp; shrewd; severe

Question 43

adage

Answer 43

a short proverb or saying

Question 44

adamant

Answer 44

persistent; stubborn

Question 45

adaptation

Answer 45

a composition that has been recast into a new form

Question 46

addendum

Answer 46

something additional; an item to be added on

Question 47

adduce

Answer 47

to cite as an example or justification

Question 48

adept

Answer 48

proficient; expert; highly skilled