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Vocab A
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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ABASH (uh BASH) | v to make ashamed; to embarrass |
ABATE (uh BAYT) | v to subside; to reduce |
ABDICATE (AB duh kayt) | v to step down from a position of power or responsibility |
ABERRATION (ab uh RAY shun) | n something not typical; a deviation from the standard |
ABJECT (AB jekt) | adj hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated |
ABNEGATE (AB nuh gayt) | v to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce |
ABSTRUSE (ab STROOS) | adj hard to understand |
ABYSMAL (uh BIZ mul) | adj extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless |
ACCOLADE (AK uh layd) | n an award; and honor |
ACCOST (uh KAWST) | v to approach and speak to someone aggresively |
ACERBIC (uh SUR Bik) | adj sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone |
ACRID (AK rid) | harshly pungent; bitter |
ACRIMONIOUS (ak ruh Moh nee us) | adj full of spite; bitter; nasty |
ACUMEN (AK yoo mun) | n keenness of judgement; mental sharpness |
ADAMANT (AD uh munt) | adj stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible |
ADHERENT (ad HEER unt) | n follower; supporter; believer |