Magoosh - Common Words Flashcards
Markedly different from an accepted norm
Aberrant (adj.)
A deviation from what is normal or expected
Aberration (noun)
Choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)
Abstain (verb)
Difficult to understand; incomprehensible
Abstruse (adj.)
An award or praise granted as a special honor
Accolade (noun)
Harsh in tone
Acerbic (adj.)
Bitterness and ill will
Acrimony (noun)
Refusing to change one’s mind
Adamant (adj.)
To warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding
Admonish (verb)
Serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Admonitory (adj.)
One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
Aesthete (noun)
Concerned with the appreciation of beauty
Aesthetic (adj.)
A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement
Aesthetic (noun)
A mixture of multiple things
Amalgam (noun)
Open to more than one interpretation
Ambiguous (adj.)
Mixed or conflicting emotions about something
Ambivalent (adj.)
Make something bad better
Ameliorate (verb)
Easily persuaded
Amenable (adj.)
Shapeless
Amorphous (adj.)
Not normal
Anomalous (adj.)
Something that is not normal, standard, or expected
Anomaly (noun)
An intense feeling of dislike or aversion
Antipathy (noun)
Sharply contrasted in character or purpose
Antithetical (adj.)
Marked by a lack of interest
Apathetic (adj.)
An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Apathy (noun)
Being of questionable authenticity
Apocryphal (adj.)
Pacify by acceding to the demands of
Appease (verb)
Based on a random, groundless decision
Arbitrary (adj.)
Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
Arcane (adj.)
Demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance
Arduous (adj.)
Exhibiting artistic skill
Artful (adj.)
Clever in a cunning way
Artful (adj.)
Practicing self-denial
Ascetic (adj.)
One who practices great self-denial
Ascetic (noun)
