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Words and meanings - letter A
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Chapter 1
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Level 1
level: Level 1
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level questions: Level 1
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Frame with balls for calculating
abacus
Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem
abase
Reduce, diminish; To lessen to subside
abate
Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)
abdicate
Giving up control authority
abdication
Abnormal, deviant
aberrant
Straying away from what is normal
aberration
Help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)
abet
Temporary suspension, inactivity; Suspended action
abeyance
Detest, regard with disgust; To hate to detest
abhor
Be faithful to endure
abide
Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath); Promise or swear to give up
abjure
Rubbed off worn away by friction
abraded
Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance
abrasive
Side-by-side. the more common "abreast of" means keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with.
abreast
Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea
abridge
Repeal or annul by authority
abrogate
Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal
abscission
Depart suddenly and secretively; To go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
abscond
Hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote
abstain
Difficult to comprehend obscure
abstruse
Border on
abut
Bottomless extreme
abysmal
A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite
abyss
Effete no longer fertile worn out
acarpous
Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as "accede to")
accede
Welcomed with shouts and approval
acclaimed
Praise approval
accolade
The growing of separate things into one ; Gradual increase; an added part or addition
accretion
Sour; harsh or severe
acerbic
Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic
acidulous
Summit, peak, highest point
acme
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
activism
Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment
acumen
Kind of stone inflexible
adamant
Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief
adhere
Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something
admonish
Containing warning
admonitory
Add beauty decorate
adorn
Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients
adulterate
Making unpure poorer in quality
adulteration
Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure
adumbrate
Opposing, harmful
adverse
Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)
advocate
Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff
aerie
Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun)
aesthetic
Polite and friendly
affable
Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable
affable
Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression
affectation
Close connection relationship
affinity
Make greater; exaggerate
aggrandize
Make worse irritate
aggravate
Gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)
aggregate
Active quick-moving
agile
Eager/excited
agog
Trouble be ill
ail
Eager and cheerful readiness
alacrity
Cheerful or speedy willingness
alacrity
Although, even though
albeit
Recess/partially enclosed place
alcove
Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant
alienate
Duty support loyalty
allegiance
Make (pain) easier to bear
alleviate
Lessen, make easier to endure
alleviate
To debase by mixing with something inferior
alloy
Reserved indifferent
aloof
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent
aloof
Mix combine unite societies
amalgamate
Blend, merge, or unite
amalgamate
Able to use the left hand or the right equally well
ambidextrous
Doubtful uncertain
ambiguous
Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations
ambiguous
Having both of two contrary meanings
ambivalent
Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once
ambivalent
Improve make better
ameliorate
Improve; make better or more bearable
ameliorate
End (a debt) by setting aside money
amortize
Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset
amortize
Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period
anachronism
Pain relief; inability to feel pain
analgesia
Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)
analogous
Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder
anarchy
Severe suffering
anguish
Strong dislike
animosity
Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)
annul
Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)
anodyne
Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone
anoint
Deviation from what is common; inconsistency
anomaly
Make hostile or unfriendly
antagonize
Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date
antedate
Medicine used against a poison or a disease
antidote
Direct opposing
antithetical
Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)
antithetical
Brutal racial discrimination
apartheid
Not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern
apathy
Self-confidence
aplomb
Of questionable authenticity; false
apocryphal
One who abandons long-held religious or political convictions ; Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.
apostate
Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of jesus)
apostle
Deification glorification to godliness
apotheosis
Make quiet or calm
appease
Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant
apposite
Grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future
apprehensive
Inform, give notice to; Give notice to inform
apprise
Praise or approval, especially formal approval; Approval
approbation
Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one's own use
appropriate
Appropriate to the situation apt
apropos
Well-suited quick-witted
apt
A complex ornate design
arabesque
Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand
arbiter
Of connected with trees
arboreal
Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret
arcane
Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive
archaic
Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic
ardent
Enthusiasm
ardor
Steep difficult ascent laborious ; Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure
arduous
Jargon slang
argot
In the highest degree
arrant
Proud superior manner of behaviour
arrogance
Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so
arrogate
Speak distinctly connect by joints ; Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb)
articulate
Any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists
artifact
Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured
artless
Go or come up
ascend
Find out with certainty; Get to know
ascertain
Abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons; Practicing self-denial austere stark
ascetic
Consider to be the origin of or belonging to ; Assign or credit to a certain cause or source
ascribe
Surgically clean
aseptic
Free from germs
aseptic
Roughness harshness ill temper irritability
asperity
Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface
asperity
Slander
aspersion
Damaging remarks, defamation, slander
aspersions
With attack violently
assail
Attack violently, assault
assail
Diligent hard-working sedulous
assiduous
Persevering, diligent, constant
assiduous
Make smth (pain desire) less
assuage
Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm
assuage
The mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)
asterisk
Substance that shrinks
astringent
Clever quick at seeing to get an advantage
astute
Repayment death of jesus
atonement
Make thin. weaken enervate
attenuate
Weaken or thin out
attenuate
Bring into harmony
attune
In harmony; in sympathetic relationship
attuned
Daring foolishly bold impudent
audacious
Very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original
audacious
Make larger
augment
Omen sign
augury
Telling the future, such as through supernatural means
augury
Majestic venerable
august
Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration
august
Favorable successful prosperous
auspicious
Severely moral and strict simple and plain
austere
Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious
austere
Self-governing, independent
autonomous
Helping supporting
auxiliary
Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth
avarice
Affirm assert prove justify
aver
Declare or affirm with confidence
aver
Strong dislike
aversion
Eager greedy
avid
Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous
avid
Admit. declare openly
avow
Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle
axiom