Day 1 - 25 words

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

reduce, diminish

Question 2

abdicate

Answer 2

formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility) in a voluntary manner

Question 3

aberrant

Answer 3

abnormal, deviant

Question 4

abhor

Answer 4

detest, regard with disgust

Question 5

abjure

Answer 5

give up, renounce, repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

Question 6

abrasive

Answer 6

rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance

Question 7

abridge

Answer 7

condense or curtail; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea

Question 8

abstain

Answer 8

hold back; refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote

Question 9

acme

Answer 9

summit, peak, highest point

Question 10

activism

Answer 10

the practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigoroous action, often including protests and demonstrations

Question 11

adhere

Answer 11

stick to, such as with glue, or to a plan or belief

Question 12

admonish

Answer 12

mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something

Question 13

adverse

Answer 13

opposing, harmful

Question 14

advocate

Answer 14

speak or argue in favor of; a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person

Question 15

aesthetic

Answer 15

concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful; a set of principles or tastes guiding an artistic practice

Question 16

affable

Answer 16

warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

Question 17

affectation

Answer 17

fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression

Question 18

aggrandize

Answer 18

make greater, exaggerate

Question 19

aggregate

Answer 19

gather together, amount to; constitute a whole made up of constituent parts; a collection of things forming a whole

Question 20

alacrity

Answer 20

cheerful or speedy willingness

Question 21

alienate

Answer 21

cause to become unfriendly; hostile or distant

Question 22

alleviate

Answer 22

lessen, make easier to endure

Question 23

ambiguous

Answer 23

not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations

Question 24

ambivalent

Answer 24

uncertain, unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once

Question 25

analagous

Answer 25

comparable, corresponding in some particular way