Vocab Flashcards
Abrasive
Capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding
Abasement
Humiliation or degradation
Abrogate
The criminal managed to evade the search party
Abstain
Restrain oneself from enjoying, or doing something
Abstemious
Not self-indulgent, especially when eating or drinking
Abdicate
Renounce one’s throne.
Abduction
The action of taking someone away against their will.
Abjure
To reject
Abrade
Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
Abeyance
A state of temporary disuse or suspension
Abnormal
Not normal
Manufacture
Make something on a large scale using machinery
Activate
Make something active or operative
Aerial
Existing, happening, or operating in the air
Aeronaut
A traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or any other flying craft.
Aeronautics
The science or practice of travel through air
Aerostat
An airship or hot balloon, especially one that is tethered
Agrarian
Relating to cultivated land, or the cultivation of land
Ambidextrous
The ability to use both the right and left hand equally well.
Ambiguous
Having a double meaning
Amphibious
Suited for both land and water
Perambulate
To walk around a place or area, usually for leisure
Ambulate
Walk, move about
Amicable
Having spirit of friendliness
Amity
A friendly relationship
Pusillanimous
Showing a lack of determination; timid
