word-A Flashcards
abacus
frame with balls for calculating
abate
to lessen to subside
abdication
giving up control authority
aberration
straying away from what is normal
abet
help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)
abeyance
suspended action
abhor
to hate to detest
abide
be faithful to endure
abjure
promise or swear to give up
abraded
rubbed off worn away by friction
abrogate
repeal or annul by authority
abscond
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
abstruse
difficult to comprehend obscure
abut
border on
abysmal
bottomless extreme
acarpous
effete no longer fertile worn out
acclaimed
welcomed with shouts and approval
accolade
praise approval
accretion
the growing of separate things into one
adamant
kind of stone inflexible
admonitory
containing warning
adorn
add beauty decorate
adulteration
making unpure poorer in quality
affable
polite and friendly
affinity
close connection relationship
aggravate
make worse irritate
agile
active quick-moving
agog
eager/excited
ail
trouble be ill
alacrity
eager and cheerful readiness
alcove
recess/partially enclosed place
allegiance
duty support loyalty
alleviate
make (pain) easier to bear
alloy
to debase by mixing with something inferior
aloof
reserved indifferent