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abject
miserable; pitiful
abjure
to reject; abandon formally
abscond
to depart secretly
abysmal
very bad
accretion
growth in size or increase in amount
accrue
to accumulate; grow by additions
affected
pretentious; phony
aggrandize
to make larger or greater
aggregate
amounting to a whole; total
allay
to lessen; ease; soothe
ambivalence
the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
ambrosia
something delicious; the food of the gods
amenable
agreeable; cooperative; suited
amenity
something that increases comfort
analgesic
medication that reduces or eliminates pain
anodyne
something that calms or soothes pain
antediluvian
prehistoric
apex
the highest point
apogee
the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
apothegm
a terse, witty saying
appellation
name
apposite
strikingly appropriate and relevant
appropriate
to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate
apropos
relevant
arabesque
ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
ardor
great emotion or passion
argot
a specialized vocabulary used by a group
arrest
to stop; to seize
asperity
severity; harshness; irritability
aspersion
slander; false rumor
assuage
to make less severe
astringent
harsh; severe
atavism
in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
attenuate
to weaken
avarice
greed
aver
to affirm; declare to be true
avocation
secondary occupation
avuncular
like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
axiomatic
taken for granted; self-evident truth
bacchanalian
pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry
banter
playful conversation
bard
poet
bawdy
obscene
beatify
to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
bedizen
to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
behemoth
huge creature; anything very large and powerful
beneficent
kindly; doing good
bifurcate
to divide into two parts
blandishment
flattery
blase
bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
bovine
cowlike
brazen
bold; shameless
broach
to mention for the first time
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