Deck 1

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

grow less in intensity or degree

Question 2

abridge

Answer 2

reduce (a text) in length

Question 3

abstemious

Answer 3

sparing in eating and drinking

Question 4

abstract

Answer 4

not concrete

Question 5

abstruse

Answer 5

difficult to understand

Question 6

accessible

Answer 6

able to be reached

Question 7

acclaim

Answer 7

announce with great approval

Question 8

accolade

Answer 8

expression of approval

Question 9

acknowledge

Answer 9

recognize, possibly reluctantly, the status or rights of

Question 10

acquiesce

Answer 10

agree without protesting

Question 11

acrid

Answer 11

sharply bitter in taste or odor

Question 12

acrimonious

Answer 12

bitter in words or manner

Question 13

adherent

noun

Answer 13

someone who follows a leader or supports a cause

Question 14

adroit

Answer 14

having skill or resourcefulness in coping with situations

Question 15

adulation

Answer 15

excessive admiration

Question 16

adversary

Answer 16

one who resists or opposes

Question 17

adversity

Answer 17

force negatively affecting one’s well-being

Question 18

advocate

Answer 18

speak in favor of

Question 19

aesthetic

Answer 19

dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

Question 20

affable

Answer 20

easy to talk to; warmly friendly

Question 21

affirmation

Answer 21

positive statement

Question 22

alacrity

Answer 22

cheerful readiness to respond

Question 23

alleviate

Answer 23

make more bearable

Question 24

allusion

Answer 24

indirect or hinted reference

Question 25

aloof

Answer 25

emotionally or physically distant

Question 26

altruistic

Answer 26

unselfishly concerned for the well-being of others

Question 27

ambiguous

Answer 27

having several possible meanings, and therefore unclear

Question 28

ambivalence

Answer 28

state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

Question 29

amorphous

Answer 29

lacking shape or definition

Question 30

anachronism

Answer 30

something out of place chronologically, not in its proper historical period

Question 31

analogous

Answer 31

showing a likeness or similarity

Question 32

anarchy

Answer 32

political and social disorder; state of being without a governing body or leader

Question 33

anecdote

Answer 33

short account of a supposedly interesting or amusing incident

Question 34

animosity

Answer 34

active ill will

Question 35

anomaly

Answer 35

something not easily classified or that deviates from the norm

Question 36

antagonism

Answer 36

active resistance

Question 37

antipathy

Answer 37

deep-seated dislike

Question 38

apathy

Answer 38

lack of concern, especially about things that others find important

Question 39

appease

Answer 39

cause to grow calm or subside

Question 40

apprehension

Answer 40

fear of future evil

Question 41

appropriate

Answer 41

take possession of for one’s own use (possibly without the authority or right to do so)

Question 42

arbitrary

Answer 42

determined by impulse or whim; capricious

Question 43

archaic

Answer 43

characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time

Question 44

ardent

Answer 44

characterized by intensity of feeling

Question 45

articulate

Answer 45

expressing oneself clearly

Question 46

ascendancy

Answer 46

position of dominance; controlling influence

Question 47

ascetic

Answer 47

practicing self-denial

Question 48

assiduous

Answer 48

characterized by careful, persistent attention (to a task)

Question 49

assuage

Answer 49

lessen in intensity, or put an end to

Question 50

assumption

Answer 50

something taken for granted; act of taking possession