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to humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble
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abase
to humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble
abet
to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong
abeyance
suspension; temporary cessation
abjure
to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from
abomination
something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing
aboriginal
native; dating back to the very beginning
abound
to be very numerous
abrogate
to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify
accede
to give in; to yield; to agree
accentuate
to emphasize; to accent; to highlight
access
the right or ability to approach, enter, or use
acclaim
to praise publicly and enthusiastically
accord
to agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow
accouterments
personal clothing, accessories, or equipment; trappings
accrue
to accumulate over time
acquisitive
seeking or tending to acquire; greedy
acquit
to find not guilty; to behave or conduct oneself
acronym
a word made up of the initials of other words
adage
a traditional saying; a proverb
adduce
to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite
adjourn
to suspend until another time
adjunct
something added to or connected with something else; an assistant
ad-lib
to improvise; to speak or act spontaneously
advent
arrival; coming; beginning
adventitious
accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated; irrelevant
advocate
a person who argues in favor of a position
affidavit
a sworn written statement made before an official
affiliate
to become closely associated with
affliction
misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery, illness, or great suffering
afford
to give; to supply; to confer upon
affront
insult; a deliberate act of disrespect
aftermath
consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity
aggrandize
to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase (something) in power, reputation, wealth, etc
aggrieve
to mistreat; to do grievous injury to; to distress
aghast
terrified; shocked
alchemy
a seemingly magical process o transformation
alienate
to estrange; to cause to feel unwelcome orunloved; to make hostile
allegiance
loyalty
allegory
a story in which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings
allot
to apportion, allocate, or assign
altercation
a heated fight, argument, or quarrel
amass
to pile up; to accumulate; to collect for one's own use
amid
in the middle o
anathema
something or someone loathed or detested
ancillary
subordinate; providing assistance
angst
anxiety; fear; dread
annex
to add or attach
annuity
an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment or an investment; any regular allowance or income
antedate
to be older than; to have come before
anterior
situated in front
anthology
a collection, especially of literary works
anthropomorphic
ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman animals or objects

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