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Vocab "A"
Stack #63100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aback | unexpected |
| abash | humiliate, embarass |
| abdicate | relinquish pwer or position |
| aberrant | abnormal |
| abeyance | postponement |
| ablution | cleansing |
| abrogate | cancel |
| abscond | to run away(secretly) |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| acclivity | ascent, incline |
| acerbic | caustic of speach |
| acrid | pungent, caustic |
| adroit | skillful |
| adumbration | overshadow |
| aegis | that which protects |
| affectation | pretense |
| afffray | brawl |
| afoul | entangled |
| agape | wonder |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| akimbo | with hands on hips |
| alacrity | swiftness |
| allay | to reasure |
| allegro | fast |
| alliteration | repetition of the same sound |
| ameliorate | improve |
| amity | friendship |
| anachronistic | out of historical order |
| anathema | curse |
| animadversion | critical remark |
| animus | hate |
| annotate | to add explanatory notes |
| anodyne | pain soothing |
| anomalous | abnormal |
| antipodal | exactly opposite |
| aphasia | speechless |
| aphorism | maxim |
| aplomb | poise |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| apostate | one who abandons faith |
| apothesis | deification |
| appellation | phantom |
| apposite | apt |
| approbation | approval |
| arbitrary | tyrannical, capricious |
| ardent | passion |
| arduous | hard |
| argonauts | gold seekers, adventurers |
| array | arrangement |
| arrogate | seize without right |
| arroyo | gully |
| artifice | trick |
| aseptic | sterile |
| aspersion | slander |
| assiduous | hard working |
| assonance | partial rhyme |
| asunder | apart |
| atavistic | exhibiting the characterisics of ones forebears |
| atelier | workshop |
| attentuate | weaken |
| attrition | deterioration |
| au courant | well informed |
| auspices | patronage, protection |
| austere | harsh, Spartan |
| avarice | greed |
| avatar | incarnation |
| avid | enthusiastic |
| avuncular | like an uncle |
Created by:
buzzy
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