Deck 10

Question 0

Abject

Answer 0

Sunk to a low condition; degraded; hopelessness; showing humiliation
The homeless live in abject poverty.

Question 1

Abet

Answer 1

Assist or encourage; usually in wrongdoing

Question 2

Abjure

Answer 2

Formally reject, usually under pressure; to deny; to abandon one’s claim or right
He abjured his allegiance to the king.

Question 3

Abnegation

Answer 3

Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; lack of concern for one’s own wishes
Self-abnegation is the only way to true hapiness, according to some religions.

Question 4

Abolish

Answer 4

Cancel; put and end to; get rid of

Question 5

Abominable

Answer 5

Exceptionally bad or displeasing

Question 6

Aboriginal

Answer 6

Having existed from the beginning; in earliest or original state

Question 7

Abortive

Answer 7

Failing to accomplish an intended result; fruitless; unsuccessful
After three abortive attempts, she just gave up.

Question 8

Abrasive

Answer 8

Sharply disagreeable; a substance that abrades or wears down

Question 9

Abridge

Answer 9

Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; shorten; lessen; diminish

Question 10

Abrogate

Answer 10

Revoke formally; abolish; do away with

Question 11

Abseil

Answer 11

Descend using a rope fixed at a higher point

Question 12

Absolve

Answer 12

Grant permission of; pardon; let of the hook

I absolve you from all responsibility.

Question 13

Abstain

Answer 13

Refrain; withhold from participation

Question 14

Abstemious

Answer 14

Sparing in eating or drinking

Question 15

Abstract

Answer 15

Theoretical; not concrete

Question 16

Abstruse

Answer 16

Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

Question 17

Abut

Answer 17

Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Question 18

Acaudal

Answer 18

Tailless; having no visible stem

Question 19

Accede

Answer 19

Agree to a plan or suggestion

After much persuasion, the teacher finally acceded to our proposal.

Question 20

Acclaim

Answer 20

Enthusiastic approval; praise vociferously

Question 21

Acclimatize

Answer 21

Get used to a certain climate

Question 22

Acclivity

Answer 22

Sharp upward slope

The car could not go up the acclivity in high gear.

Question 23

Accomplice

Answer 23

A person who joins in carrying out some plan

Question 24

Accost

Answer 24

Approach to speak to a person | The black man accosted me in the dark alley and asked me for money.

Question 25

Accoutrements

Answer 25

A soldier's equipment, other than clothing or weaponry

Question 26

Accrue

Answer 26

To increase by addition

Question 27

Acephalous

Answer 27

Headless

Question 28

Acerbity

Answer 28

Harshness or bitterness of speech, manner or temper

Question 29

Acidulous

Answer 29

Slightly sour; sharp, cuastic

Question 30

Acme

Answer 30

The highest level or degree atainable; the highest stage of | He committed suicide at the acme of his career.

Question 31

Acolyte

Answer 31

An attendant or follower, specifically a person in the church who helps a priest

Question 32

Acoustics

Answer 32

Science of sound and its quality

Question 33

Acquiesce

Answer 33

To agree or express agreement

Question 34

Acquittal

Answer 34

To judge not guilty

Question 35

Acrid

Answer 35

Harsh or corrosive in tone | The acrid smell of burning rubber.

Question 36

Acrimonious

Answer 36

Marked by strong resentment or feeling of distrust | His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience.

Question 37

Actuarial

Answer 37

Calculating, pertaining to insurance statistics

Question 38

Actuate

Answer 38

To activate; put into action; motivate; give and incentive for action He actuated the plan as soon as he got home.

Question 39

Acuity

Answer 39

A quick and penetrating intellegence; sharpness of vision

Question 40

Acute

Answer 40

Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but sever course; intense

Question 41

Ad valorem

Answer 41

In proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed | The goods were taxed ad valorem.

Question 42

Adament

Answer 42

Impervious to pleas or persuasion

Question 43

Adapt

Answer 43

To become suitable to different conditions; to change according to the situation

Question 44

Addendum

Answer 44

Textual matter that is added onto a publication, usually at the end; appendix to a book

Question 45

Addiction

Answer 45

Compulsive, habitual need

Question 46

Addle

Answer 46

Mix up or confuse; perturb or fluster | This plan is idiotic enough to addle anyone.