Words Flashcards
Abaft
On or toward the rear of a ship
Abase
To degrade, humiliate
Abject
The worst or lowest degree
Abjure
To give up
Abnegation
Denial
Abominate
To loathe, to hate
Abridge
To shorten, to limit
Abrogate
To cancel by authority
Absolve
To forgive or acquit
Abstemious
Sparing in use of food or drinks
Abstruse
Hard to understand, deep, recondite
Abysmal
Very deep
Accede
To comply with or to consent to
Accrue
Natural growth or periodic interest
Acquiesce
To agree without protest
Addled
Rotten
Adjure
Solemnly ordered
Adroit
Expertly or skillfully
Adulation
Praise in excess
Adulterate
To corrupt, debase or make impure
Affable
Friendly, amiable, good natured
Affinity
Connection or similarity in structure
Aggrandize
To make powerful
Agrarian
Of the land
Allude
To refer indirectly to something
Aloof
Distant in interest, reserved or cool