frequent words "a" Flashcards
abate
subside or moderate
aberrant
abnormal or deviant
abeyance
suspended action
abscond
depart secretly and hide
abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
admonish
warn;repove
adulterate
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic
artistic; dealing with or capabale of appreciating the beautiful
aggregate
gather;accumulate
alacrity
cheerful promptness; eagerness
alleviate
relieve
amalgamate
combine;unite in one body
ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate
improve
anachronism
something or someone misplaced in time
analogous
comparable
anarchy
absence of governing body; state of disorder
anomalous
abnormal; irregular
antipathy
aversion;dislike
apathy
lack of caring; indifference
appease
pacify or soothe; relieve
apprise
inform
approbation
approval
appropriate
acquire; take possession of for one’s own use
arduous
hard; strenuous
artless
without guile; open and honest
ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere (meaning: severe in manner or appearance, strict, forbidding)
assiduous
diligent
assuage
ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
attenuate
make thinner; weaken or lessen
audacious
daring; bold
austere
forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
autonomous
self-governing
aver
assert confidently or declare
