| Question | Answer |
| abduction | to carry off by force |
| bedazzle | to dazzle thoroughly |
| bedizen | to dress or decorate in a cheap, showy way |
| arboreal | of or like a tree |
| anarchy | the complete absence of government |
| allocate | allot; to distribute in shares or according to a plan |
| beacon | any light for warning or guiding |
| adroit | expert; clever; skillful in a physical or mental way |
| beneficent | doing good |
| alias | assumed name |
| banal | commonplace; dull or stale due to overuse |
| caprice | whim; a sudden, impulsive change |
| cartographer | a person whose work is making maps or charts |
| cadet | a student at a military school; younger son or brother |
| anthology | a collection of poems, stories, songs, or excerpts |
| afflict | to cause pain or suffering to; distress very much |
| barrage | a heavy, prolonged attack of word or blows |
| blandishment | a flattering act or remark meant to persuade |
| affable | gentle and kindly |
| aesthetic | artistic; sensitivity to art and beauty |
| amble | to go easily and unhurriedly |
| baste | to sew with long, loose stitches |
| anhydrous | without water |
| adjunct | connected or attached in a secondary or subordinate way |
| absolve | acquit; to pronounce free from guilt of blame |
| barrio | in Spanish-speaking countries, a district or suburb of a city |
| abhor | detest; to shrink from in disgust or hatred |
| abeyance | temporary suspension |
| benign | good-natured; kindly |
| arouse | to awaken, as from sleep |
| anatomist | a person who analyzes in great detail |
| austere | forbidding; having a severe or stern look or manner |
| boon | blessing; welcome benefit |
| astound | amaze; to bewilder with sudden surprise |
| analogy | partial resemblance; similarity in some respects between things otherwise unlike |
| abhorrence | loathing; detestation |
| anathema | a thing or person greatly detested |
| arduous | difficult to do; laborious; onerous |
| callous | unfeeling; lacking pity or mercy |
| bourgeois | a person whose beliefs, attitudes, and practices are conventionally middle-class |
| ambiguous | not clear; having two or more possible meanings |
| astute | cunning; having or showing a clever or shrewd mind |
| avid | eager and enthusiastic |
| animosity | hostility; a feeling of strong dislike or hatred |
| belligerent | at war; showing a readiness to fight or quarrel |
| acquisition | something or someone acquired or added |
| bias | a mental leaning or inclination; partially; bent |
| anvil | iron or steel block on which metal objects are hammered into shape |
| catastrophe | any great and sudden disaster or misfortune |
| assimilate | to absorb and incorporate into one's thinking |
| altercation | an angry or heated argument |
| anecdote | a short, entertaining account of some happening |
| bolster | a long, narrow cushion or pillow; to support |
| advocate | a person who pleads another's cause |
| allude | to refer to in a causal or indirect way |
| bask | to warm oneself pleasantly, as in the sunlight |
| acclaim | to greet with loud applause or approval |
| catapult | a slingshot or type of launcher |
| candid | honest or frank |
| boisterous | rowdy; noisy and unruly |
| ambivalence | simultaneously conflicting feelings toward a person or thing |
| arbitrate | to decide a dispute |
| adapt | adjust; to make fit or suitable by changing |
| calk | a part of a horseshoe that projects downward to prevent slipping |
| antipathy | strong or deep-rooted dislike |
| barren | empty; devoid |
| abash | disconcert; to make embarrassed and ill at ease |
| allegiance | loyalty or devotion |
| adversary | opponent; a person who opposes or fights against another |
| appraise | to set a price for; decide the value of |
| abridge | shorten; reduce in scope or extent |
| aromatic | smelling sweet or spicy; fragrant or pungent |
| accretion | growth in size by addition or accumulation |
| apocryphal | not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
| atrocity | brutality; a very displeasing or tasteless thing |
| abyss | chasm; a deep fissure in the earth; bottomless gulf |
| apathetic | feeling little or no emotion; unmoved |
| abstruse | hard to understand; deep; recondite |
| amiable | good-natured; having a pleasant and friendly disposition |
| aspiration | strong desire or ambition |
| anagram | a word or phrase made from another by rearranging its letters |
| assert | to state positively; declare; affirm |
| capacious | roomy; spacious |
| apprehension | an anxious feeling of foreboding; dread |
| auspicious | successful; favored by fortune |
| brevity | the quality of being brief |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; unregulated; despotic |
| blatant | disagreeably loud or boisterous |
| arabesque | a complex and elaborate decorative design |
| bilk | to cheat or swindle; defraud |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract a poison |
| abjure | recant; to give up (opinions) publicly |
| abrogate | cancel; call off |
| abominate | loathe; to dislike very much |
| berate | to scold or rebuke severely |
| acrimony | asperity; bitterness or harshness of temper, manner, or speech |
| abide | to stay; stand fast; remain |
| alleviate | to reduce or decrease; lighten or relieve |
| amerliorate | improve; to make or become better |
| benevolence | a kindly, charitable act or gift |
| absurdity | nonsense |
| buttress | a projecting structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it |
| caustic | corrosive; that which can destroy tissue by chemical action |
| capricious | erratic; flighty; tending to change abruptly |
| annexation | attachment; adding on |
| antigen | a protein, toxin, or other substance to which the body reacts by producing antibodies |
| cadge | to beg or get by begging |
| camaraderie | loyal, warm, and friendly feeling among comrades |
| acerbic | sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper and language |
| carping | tending to find fault |
| aesthete | a person who artificially cultivates artistic sensitivity or makes a cult of art and beauty |
| artisan | craftsman; a worker in a skilled trade |
| affluent | plentiful; abundant; flowing freely |
| anomalous | abnormal; deviating from the regular arrangement, general rule, or usual method. |
| cerebral | intellectual; appealing to the intellect rather than the emotions |
| abscond | to go away hastily and secretly |
| bewilder | puzzle; to confuse hopelessly |
| auditor | a hearer or listener |
| aggrandize | to make seem greater |
| ardor | passion; emotional warmth |
| appease | to satisfy or relieve |
| catalyst | a person or thing acting as the stimulus in bringing about or hastening a result |
| affinity | connection; close relationship |
| assay | an examination or testing |
| amphibious | can live on both land and in water |
| adulterate | not genuine; to make inferior or impure |
| abate | to deduct; to make less |
| cavern | a cave |
| augment | enlarge; to make greater, as in size, quantity, or strength |
| amicable | peaceable; showing good will |
| charlatan | a person who pretends to have expert knowledge or skill |
| caption | a heading or title, as of an article |
| ballad | a romantic or sentimental song |
| abacus | a frame with beads or balls used for doing or teaching arithmetic |
| cajole | to coax with flattery and insincere talk |
| arid | dry and barren; lacking enough water for things to grow |
| avow | to declare openly or admit frankly |
| adorn | ornament; to put decorations on something |
| alloy | the relative purity of gold or silver; fineness |
| apprentice | novice, any learner or beginner |
| castigate | to punish or rebuke severely |
| assail | assault; to attack physically and violently |
| amenable | willing to follow advice or suggestion; answerable |
| boor | a rude, awkward, or ill-mannered person |
| arcane | hidden or secret |
| aberration | a derivation from the normal or the typical |
| bane | ruin; death; deadly harm |
| articulate | expressing oneself easily and clearly |
| amalgamate | unite; combine |
| breadth | width; lack of narrowness |
| bilge | the bulge or a barrel or cask |
| bequeath | to hand down, pass on |
| acute | shrewd; keen or quick of mind |
| abstinence | the act of voluntarily doing without pleasures |
| abrade | to scrape or rub off |
| belated | tardy; late or too late |
| breach | a breaking or being broken |
| brazen | like brass in color, quality, or hardness; impudent |
| blithe | carefree; showing a gay, cheerful disposition |
