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abased
lowering in rank; humbled; humiliated; shamed
Abashed
Embarrassed,ashamed or nonplussed
abdicating
giving up; relinquishing
Abet
To help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing.
Sentences: Three tax inspectors were accused of aiding and abetting men charged with cheating on their income taxes.
Abeyance
N-a state of temporary disuse or suspension
abject
extremely bad,degrade
Abjured
V. Gave up, renounced, retract. reject with disapproval.
ex: She abjured her long held beliefs when she converted to judaism.
Ablutions
(n) act of washing the hands or whole body
My brother takes forever when performing his ablutions in the morning.
Abnegation (n)
renunciation; self-sacrifice. The abnegation of her life was deemed necessary by the actress in the Life of David Gale.
abominated
verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
1. to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor.
- to dislike strongly.
Abortive
unsuccessful
abrogate
abolish or annul by authority;cancel
Abscission (n)
removal by cutting off; as in surgery; separation. In Childbirth, the final step involves the Abscission of the umbilical cord.
Absconded
To run away secretly, especially in order to avoid arrest or prosecution
Absolve
To clear of guilt.
Abstemious
Moderate, sparing (eating/drinking) characterized by abstinence and self discipline
abstruse
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
The abstruse person was sturring as he presented infront of the audiance.
abutted
to border on or upon verb
Abysmal
extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
accede
verb to yield to assume an office or dignity
synonyms: consent concur comply assent
antonyms: demur balk at deny
sentence The cars acceded at the intersection.
ACCLIVITY
SAT: Upward Slope
(n.) an inclination or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill
Accomplice
(n.) A person who takes part in a crime.
Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate, sidekick!
accord
agreement,harmony,reconcillation
accost
to approach and speak too boldly or aggresively
Accouter
to provide with equipment or furnishings
accretion
n.
slow growth in size or amount; sluggish accumulation
Accrue
To accumulate over time
Acerbic
sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
acerbity n.
bitterness of speech and temper 〈her ~ led to animosity〉 adj. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
acetic
vinger
acme
highest point
Acquiesced
to agree or comply without protest
acquittal
release or discharge of an obligation or liability; in criminal law, a finding of not guilty
Acrimonious
Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner
Acrophobia
Fear of heights
Actuarial (adj)
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics; Mr. Amar Sehgal is our Actuarial agent for Farmers Insurance.
Actuated
To put into action or start a process.
acumen
keen insight; shrewdness
adamant
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
addles
Make unable to think clearly; confuse.
adjunct
something added to something else or useful but not essential
Adjuration
A solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
adjutant n.
staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
Admonished
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
The teacher admonished the student about the noise.
Adroit
SAT: clever, skillful, in the use of hands or mind
Adulation
wild or excessive admiration; flattery
adulterated
altered and causing an undesirable effect
Aegis:
Shield or protection.
Aerie
A nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
Perched high among the trees, the eagle’s AERIE was filled with eggs.
Synonyms: perch; stronghold
affable
friendly
affliction
n. pain; suffering; anything causing pain
agog
- eager; astir The child stood agog as he glared into the window of the candy shop.
- ant. uninterested
Alacrity
Eagerness; enthusiastic willingness
Alcove
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room
allay
v.
to soothe, ease
Ambrosia
Food of the gods thought to bring immortality
Amiable
Friendly; sociable (adjective)
Amicable
Not bitter or Hostile; Friendly
amity
(noun) friendship
Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
Anathema
(n) an object of intense dislike
anecdotes
reports of personal experiences
Anguished
An agonizing pain of the body or mind: torment.
verb
animadversion
strong criticism or blame
animus
hostile feeling or attitude
annealed
placed in flame for a heat treatment to purify
Annuity
Payment recieved every year
anomalous
irregular,abnormal
antediluvian
The antediluvian (or pre-diluvian ) period – meaning “before the deluge” – is the period referred to in the Bible between the Creation of the Earth and the Deluge (flood) in the biblical cosmology . The narrative takes up chapters 1-6 (excluding the flood narrative) of Genesis . The term found its way into early geology and lingered in science until late Victorian era . Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period.
Antipathy
Natural aversion or dislike: distaste
apathy
lack of interest or display of emotion
aphorisms
short pointed statements expressing truth about human experience
Aplomb
N A person place or thing
Self confidence
Syn: Assurance, poise Ant: Awkwardness
Coolness, nonchalant, equanimity
Cloud Strife has very little aplomb.
apogee
climax, apex or highest point
Apotheosis
n deification, glorification to godliness; the perfect example
apparition
n. something remarkable or startling that appears
appellation
an identifying name or title
Apposite
adj appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos
approbation
Approval
an expression of approval or praise
Appropriate
Suitable for a situation
appurtenances
subordinate possessions
He bought the estate and all its appurtenances
Apropos
Adj. appropriate, opportune
Adv. relevantly. Incidentally, by the way. Speaking of
aquiline
curved; hooked, eaglelike
Arabesque
a flowing, intricate pattern derived from stylized motifs(usually floral) and arranged symmetrically
arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
Ardor
Passion; enthusiasm
argot
special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
aria
solo performance in an opera that gives chance to show off skill
Arraigned
To be formally charged with a crime in a court of law and to make a plea.
To find fault with someone
arrayed
an orderly arrangement, dressed
Array
Orderly arrangement of people or things
arrears
unpaid debts
artifice
Trick; Deception
(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick/skill
Artless
Adj. Without deceit or cunning; natural; simple
Adj. Crude, ignorant; uncultured
Ascendancy
command, supremacy
Because of his ability to breathe fire, people gave him ultimate ascendancy because they believed him to be the chosen one.
askance
skeptically; suspiciously
Asperity
(n) sharpness of temper
Aspersion
Attack on someone’s or something’s reputation
“To cast aspersions on…”
Aspirant
A person who aspires, as one Who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.
Assiduous
diligent, conscientious
Assuaged
to make less severe to calm/pacify
Augury
A prophecy; a prediction of events
Troy hoped the rainbow was an AUGURY of good things to come.
Synonyms: auspice; harbinger; omen; portent; presage
august
inspiring reverance or admiration
aureole n.
sun’s corona; halo; bright circle of light; LAT. golden
Auroral
Pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant
Auspicious
Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
aver
claim, declare, affirm
avocation
a hobby; not one?s regular work
avuncular
like an uncle, especially a nice uncle
awry
adj, adv. in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
Bacchanalian
drunken
badinage
light and playful conversation
baleful
harmful [with evil intentions], threatening; destructive, deadly
Bandy
DEF: to exchange words
Verb (a part of speech that describes action)
Syn: N/A Ant: N/A
They only had a short bandy .
- Talking 2. Chat 3. Short Talk
Barefaced
Not pretending to be anything else: not appearing to be something different.
baroque
highly ornate.
bated
held back or restrained
Baubles
Trinket/cheap trinket or something small and cheap I picked up some cheap baubles at the fair. Noun
bawdy
vulgar, dirty; obscene
beatific
displaying or imparting joy
beatified
person who has been declared by the church to have the ability to intercede for those who pray in his or her name
step towards sainthood
blessed by the church
beatitude
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness
Bedizened
dressing in a gotty, cheap way
bedraggled
dirty or disheveled
Beget
to give birth to
beleaguered
to make somebody feel harassed, hemmed in, or under severe pressure
belied
contradicted or proved false
bellicose
Warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
Bemused
To make confused
benediction
noun (ben-i-dik-shuhn)
a blessing
ben- good; well
dict- say; speak
benison
benediction; an utterance of good wishes
Bequeathed
to dispose of by last will
Bereft
deprived of somebody or something loved or valuable; lacking in desirable or necessary; filled with a sense of loss
beseeched
to beg plead urge
Besmirched
Very dirty
betokens
siginifies
bevy
n. large group.
The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of starlets.
Bicameral legislature
legislature consisting of two house
e.g. senate and house of rep.
bifurcated
branched into two parts
Bigotry
Intolerance towards an idea or opinion, prejudice towards a belief
Bilious
bad-tempered; bitter.
bilked
duped, fraud
bivouac
n. temporary encampment
While in bivouac, we spent the night in our sleeping bags under the stars.
also v.
blandished
coax, flatter, cajole, adulate, butter up
Blandishment
anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
syn. allurement, cajolery
Blasphemy
Any thought, word, or act that expresses hatred or contempt for God, Christ, the Church, saints, or holy things.
blighted
adj. ruined; destroyed; withered
Blithe
Merry; Cheerful, Happy
Bluff
To mislead someone by a display of pretended strength, self-confidence, or boldness
bode
to be an omen; to foretell; to predict
Bohemian adj, n
- unconventional (in an artistic way) 2. vagabond, gypsy 3. a resident in Bohemia (Czech)
boorish
ill-mannered
buillon
cube, gold or silver in the form of bars
clear beef soup
bourgeois
middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional
BOWDLERIZED
BOWDLERIZED
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
Brackish water
Water that is a mix of salty ocean water and fresh water.
braggadocio
n- empty boasting; pretentious bragging
brawn
strength
brazen
bold and without shame
brindled adj
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
brocade n.
rich, patterned fabric, especially one with raised design
brusque
abrupt, blunt, curt
bucolic
pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic
bugaboo
something that causes fear
