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Abandon (Noun)

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Complete Lack of Inhibition ,Restraint

Eg. She sings and sways with total abandon

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Abrasive

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Showing Little concern for feeling of others

Eg. Her abrasive and arrogant style won her few friends.

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Abreast

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Being up to date with latest news

Eg. Keeping Abreast of the developments in the area.

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Abridge

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Shorten a piece of writing without losing sense

Eg. An abridged version of the poem.

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; Obscure

Eg. You are not the only one who finds Einsteins theory of relativity abstruse

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Accentuate

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To make something more noticeable

Eg. Her makeup really accentuated the way she looks.

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Accord

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An official agreement or treaty

Eg. The two leaders signed a peace accord

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Acerbic

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Sharply or bitingly critical; Sarcastic;

Eg. Her acerbic wit

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Acquisitive

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Excessively interested in acquiring money or money related things.
Eg. We live in a competitive and acquisitive society

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Activism

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Using vigorous campaigning to bring about social or political change

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Acumen

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Superior insight; Shrewdness or cleverness in practical matters
Eg. She showed great acumen in taking life decisions.

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Acute

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Present in severe or intense degree

Eg. An acute disease

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Adroit

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Skillfulness in using hands or mind

Eg. He was adroit at tax avoidance

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Adulation

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Obsequious Flattery; To get in someone’s good books by praise.
Eg. He found it difficult to cope with adulation of his fans

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with beauty or appreciation of beauty

Eg. the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure

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Affable

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Friendly; Good natured; Easy to talk to

Eg. He was an affable fellow

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Affectation

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behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
Eg. the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect.

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Aghast

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Filled with horror or shocked

Eg. He was filled with aghast when he saw a ghost.

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness; Willingness.

Eg. She accepted the invitation with alacrity

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Alienate

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Cause someone to feel isolated or estranged

Eg. An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants

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Conspicuous

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Clearly Visible

Eg. He was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple.

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Aloof

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Conspicuously (clearly) uninvolved or lacking interest.

Eg. he stayed aloof from all the family bickerings.

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Ambiguity

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The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Eg. His plan to study GRE was very ambiguous.
We can detect no ambiguity in this section of act.

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something
Eg. She felt ambivalent about leaving home and move to a different country.

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Ameliorate

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To make something better; improve

Eg. His texts ameliorated her mood.

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Amiable

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Having or displaying a friendly or pleasant manner

Eg. He had a very amiable personality, everybody liked him.

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Amuse

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Cause someone to find something funny; entertain

Eg. He was amused by the new charlie chaplin movie

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Anachronism

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Belonging to another period than that being potrayad

Eg. The soldier wearing a smartwatch in a movie set in medieval times was an obvious anachronism.

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Antagonistic

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Showing feeling of hostility towards someone or something

Eg. An antagonistic group of bystanders were ready to beat up the poor old man.

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Antedate

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Precede in time. Something that comes before

Eg. They discovered a civilization that antedated the Roman Empire

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Antithesis

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An contrast or opposition between two things

Eg. Love is the antithesis of selfishness

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Antiquity

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the ancient past, especially the period before the middle ages.
Eg. The great civilizations of antiquity

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Apathy

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Showing no interest, enthusiam or concern

Eg. As the games period was cancelled, there was a feeling of apathy among the students

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Aplomb

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Self-confidence or assurance

Eg. Shreya passed the test with great aplomb

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Apologist

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Someone that supports or defends something controversial

Eg. Critics said he was an apologist for colonialism

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Apposite

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Appropriate in the certain circumstances

Eg. He ameliorated his essay by using apposite quotations by famous personalities.

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Appropriate

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Take something to use, that is owned by someone else (without their permission)
Eg. The accused had appropriated the property

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Arbitrary

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Based on random choice, rather than any system

Eg. He arbitrarily chose 5 of the students to play.

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Arcane

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Mysterious; Known by few

Eg. The old lady had someone arcane powers.

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Arduous

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Requiring too much effort; Difficult and tiring

Eg. He came back after having an arduous journey.

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Articulate

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Having the ability to speak very fluently and clearly.

Eg. He articulated each word with precision

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Assertive

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having or showing a confident and forceful personality

Eg. The manager’s job may call for assertive behaviour

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Assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance.

Eg. she was assiduous in pointing out every feature.

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Astonish

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surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Eg. He never fails to astonish me by his skills;

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Astound

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Shock or great surprise

Eg. Her bluntness astounded him

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Attainment

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a thing achieved, especially a skill or educational achievement.
Eg. He had attained many useful skills this summer

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Attribute

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Regard something as being caused by someone

Eg. I attribute this award to my parents for always supporting me

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Augment

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Make something greater by adding to it

Eg. He augmented his summer income by painting houses

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Austerity

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the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort

Eg. The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.

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Aversion

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a strong dislike or disinclination.

Eg. I felt an aversion towards his girlfriend.

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Avert

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To prevent something bad from happening

Eg. To avert a crisis

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