Vocabulary 1

Question 1

Abandon

Answer 1

total lack of inhibition

Question 2

abase

Answer 2

to humble, disgrace

Question 3

abatement

Answer 3

decrease, reduction

Question 4

abdicate

Answer 4

to give up a position of power

Question 5

aberration

Answer 5

something different from the usual or normal

Question 6

abet

Answer 6

to aid, act as an acomplice

Question 7

abeyance

Answer 7

temporary suppression or suspension

Question 8

abhor

Answer 8

to loathe

Question 9

abject

Answer 9

miserable, pitiful

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abjure

Answer 10

to reject, formally abandon

Question 11

ablution

Answer 11

act of cleansing

Question 12

abnegate

Answer 12

to deny, renounce

Question 13

abolitionist

Answer 13

one who opposes slavery

Question 14

abrogate

Answer 14

to abolish or invalidate by authority

Question 15

abscond

Answer 15

to depart secretly

Question 16

abstemious

Answer 16

moderate in appetite

Question 17

abstruse

Answer 17

difficult to comprehend

Question 18

accede

Answer 18

to express approval, agree to

Question 19

antipathy

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dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion

Question 20

antithesis

Answer 20

exact opposite or direct contrast

Question 21

apathetic

Answer 21

indifferent, unconcerned

Question 22

apathy

Answer 22

lack of feeling or emotion

Question 23

aphasia

Answer 23

inability to speak

Question 24

aphelion

Answer 24

point in a planets orbit that is farthest from the sun

Question 25

aphorism

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old saying or short pithy statement

Question 26

apocryphal

Answer 26

not genuine, fictional

Question 27

apostate

Answer 27

one who renounces a religious faith

Question 28

apostrophe

Answer 28

speech to the reader or someone not present

Question 29

apotheosis

Answer 29

glorification, glorified ideal

Question 30

approbation

Answer 30

praise, official approval

Question 31

arcane

Answer 31

secret, obscure

Question 32

arraign

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to call to court or answer a charge

Question 33

arrogate

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to demand, claim arrogantly

Question 34

ascetic

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self denying, abstinent, austere

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aspersion

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false rumor, damaging report, slander

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assiduous

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diligent, persistent, hard working

Question 37

assignation

Answer 37

appointment for lovers’ meeting

Question 38

assuage

Answer 38

to make less severe

Question 39

astringent

Answer 39

harsh, severe, stern

Question 40

asunder

Answer 40

into different parts

Question 41

attenuate

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to make thin or slender, weaken

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audacious

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bold, daring, fearless

Question 43

augment

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to expand, extend

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augury

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prophecy, prediction of events

Question 45

august

Answer 45

dignified, awe-inspiring

Question 46

auspicious

Answer 46

having favorable prospects

Question 47

austere

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stern, strict, unadorned

Question 48

aver

Answer 48

to declare to be true, affirm

Question 49

avow

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to state openly or declare

Question 50

axiom

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premise, postulate, self evident truth

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baleful

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harmful, with evil intentions

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banal

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trite and overly common

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bane

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something causing ruin, death or destruction

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bastion

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fortification, stronghold

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becalm

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to make calm or still, keep motionless by lack of wind

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beguile

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to deceive, mislead, charm

Question 57

belabor

Answer 57

to insist repeatedly or harp on

Question 58

beleaguer

Answer 58

to harass, plague

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belie

Answer 59

to misrepresent, expose as false

Question 60

bellicose

Answer 60

warlike, aggressive