4800 words

Vocabulary Definitions

• Abase: to lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
• Abash: to embarrass
• Abate: to subside or moderate
• Abbreviate: to shorten
• Abdicate: to renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
• Aberrant: abnormal or deviant
• Abhor: to detest; hate
• Abject: (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect
• Abjure: to renounce upon oath
• Ablution: washing
• Abnegation: renunciation; self-sacrifice
• Abolish: to cancel; put an end to
• Abominate: to loathe; hate
• Aborigine: a native or indigenous person
• Abominable: detestable; extremely unpleasant
• Abort: unsuccessful, fruitless, premature, ending before completion
• Abridge: to condense or shorten
• Abrogate: to abolish
• Abscond: depart secretly and hide
• Absolute: complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative
• Abstain: to refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote
• Abstemious: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
• Abstinence: restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking
• Abstract: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
• Abstruse: obscure; profound; difficult to understand
• Abundant: plentiful; large in quantity
• Abusive: coarsely insulting; physically harmful
• Accede: to agree
• Accelerate: to move faster
• Accessory: additional object; useful but not essential
• Acclaim: applaud; praise; greet with great approval
• Accolade: award of merit; strong praise and approval
• Accommodate: oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for
• Accoutrement: equipment; accessory
• Accumulate: gather; collect; increase (gradually)
• Accuse: to charge with a fault or crime
• Acrid: bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
• Acrimonious: stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner
• Act: to perform an action; conduct oneself
• Acuity: sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
• Acumen: mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well
• Acute: (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe
• Adage: wise saying; proverb
• Adage: wise saying; proverb
• Adagio: slow tempo in music
• Adjacant: adjoining; neighboring; close by
• Adjudicate: settle judicially
• Adjourn: suspend until a later time; move from one place to another
• Adjust: to alter or modify to fit
• Administer: to manage; to give treatment; to provide
• Admire: to regard with feelings of respect and pleasure
• Admittance: permission to enter
• Admonish: warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; re-prove
• Adorn: to decorate
• Adroit: skillful (in using mind or hand)
• Adulation: flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
• Advent: arrival
• Adverbial: related to an adverb
• Adversary: opponent; enemy
• Adverse: going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
• Adversity: great hardship or affliction; misfortune
• Advise: to give advice to
• Affable: easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
• Affiliate: join; associate with
• Affinity: feeling of kinship; similarity
• Affirm: to declare or state positively
• Affliction: state of distress; cause of distress or suffering
• Affluence: abundance; wealth
• Affront: insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
• Aegis: shield; protection; defense
• Aerie: nest of a large bird of prey
• Aesthetic: artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
• Afterlife: life after death
• Aft(erward): after
• Agape: openmouthed
• Agglomeration: collection; heap
• Aggrandize: make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor
• Aggregate: sum; total
• Aggrieved: to feel hurt, injured, or outraged
• Aghast: filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
• Agitate: stir up; disturb
• Agonize: suffer severely; feel extreme doubt or sorrow

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