Word Lists 1-4 Flashcards
abate
subside; decrease; lessen
abdicate
renounce; give up
aberration
deviation from the expected of the normal; mental irregularity or disorder
abet
encourage; aid
abeyance
suspended action
abject
hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless; wretched
abase
lower; humiliate
abrade
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
abscond
depart secretly to avoid capture
absolute
complete; totally unlimited; certain
absolve
pardon (an offense); free from blame
abstain
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice, especially one regarded as improper or unhealthy
abstract
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresantational
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
accelerate
move faster
accessible
easy to approach; obtainable
accessory
additional object; useful but not essential thing
acclaim
applaud; announce with great approval
accolade
award of merit
accommodate
provide lodgings; oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
accomplice
partner in crime
acknowledge
recognize, admit
acquittal
declaration of innocence; deliverance from a charge
acrimony
bitterness of words or manner
acumen
mental keenness
adamant
hard; inflexible
adapt
alter; modify
addiction
compulsive, habitual need
adhere
stick fast to
adjacent
adjoining; neighboring; close by
adjudicate
pass legal judgment on; sit in judgment
admonish
warn; scold
adroit
skillful; nimble
adulation
flattery; admiration
adulterate
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
adversary
opponent
adverse
unfavorable; hostile
adversity
poverty; misfortune
advocate
urge; plead for
aesthetic
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
affable
easily approachable; warmly friendly
affected
artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress