Vocab 1 Flashcards
Abatement
Decrease
Abase
To Disgrace
Aberration
Something Abnormal
Abeyance
Temporary suspension
Abhor
To Hate
Abject
Miserable
Abjure
To Reject
Ablution
Act of Cleansing
Abnegate
To reduce to nothing
Abolitionist
One who opposes slavery
Abortive
Interrupted
Abrogate
To break a contract
Abscond
To depart secretly
Abstemious
Not drinking alcohol
Abstract
Containing only essential facts
Abstruse
Difficult to understand
Accede
To agree to
Baleful
Harmful
Balk
Hesitate
Bane
Something causing death
Banter
Talk
Bastion
Fortress
Bay
To Bark
Becalm
To make calm
Becloud
To confuse
Beguile
Mislead
Behemoth
Huge creature
Belabor
To insist repeatedly
Beleaguer
To annoy
Belfry
Bell tower
Belie
To expose as false
Belittle
To Dis
Bellicose
Warlike
Belligerent
Tending to fight
Bemuse
To confuse
Benevolent
Generous
Beneficent
Doug good deeds
Benighted
Ignorant
Benign
Gentle
Bequeath
To leave something behind through a will
Accost
To approach and speak to someone
Accretion
Increase in amount
Accrue
To accumulate
Acerbic
Sharp in taste
Acme
Highest point
Acquiesce
To agree
Acrid
Harsh
Acrimony
Bitterness
Acuity
Sharpness
Acumen
Insight
Acute
Sharp
Adage
Old saying
Adamant
Stubborn
Beseech
To beg
Bestial
Beastly
Bestow
To give as a gift
Betoken
Stand for; to represent
Bevy
Group
Bias
Prejudice
Bilateral
Two-sided
Bilk
To cheat
Billet
Lodging for troops
Bisect
To cut into two parts
Cacophonous
Unpleasantly noisy
Cadence
Rhythm
Cajole
To manipulate by flattery
Calamitous
Disastrous
Callous
Insensitive
Callow
Immature
Calumny
Dis / slander
Candor
Honesty
Canny
Smart
Canonize
To declare a person a saint
Canvass
To examine thoroughly
Capacious
Large
Capitulate
To surrender
Capricious
Acting on impulse
Caricature
Cartoon
Carnal
Of the flesh
Carp
To complain constantly
Cartography
Science of making maps
Cast (v)
To throw
Cast (n)
Copy
Castigate
To critisize
Categorical
Absolute
Cartharsis
Purification
Catholic
Universal
Caucus
Smaller group within an organization
Caulk
To make watertight
Causality
Cause-and-effect relationship
Caustic
Sarcastic
Cavalier
Happy
Cavort
To jump around playfully
Cede
To surrender possession of something
Censorious
Severe dissing
Certitude
Certainty
Cessation
Halt
Cession
Act of surrendering something
Chagrin
Embarrassment
Chalice
Goblet
Charlatan
Fake