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abandon:
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abandoned:
recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
abandonment:
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
abase:
humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
abash:
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
abate:
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate:
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
abdicate:
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
aberrant:
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
abet:
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
abeyance:
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
abhor:
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
abide:
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
abiding:
lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
abjure:
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
ablution:
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
abnegate:
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
abnegation:
repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
abolish:
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
abolition:
ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
abominable:
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
aboriginal:
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
abortive:
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
abrade:
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
abrasive:
rubbing away; tending to grind down
abridge:
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abrogate:
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
abscond:
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
absent:
go away or leave ; missing; not present
absenteeism:
habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
abstain:
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
abstemious:
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
abstruse:
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
abundant:
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
abundantly:
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
abut:
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
abysmal:
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
accede:
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
accelerating:
increasing in speed
acceleration:
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
accentuate:
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
accessible:
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
accident:
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
accidentally:
inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
acclaim:
applaud; announce with great approval
acclimate:
accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
acclivity:
upward slope, as of hill
accolade:
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
accommodate:
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
accommodating:
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
accomplish:
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
accost:
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
accouter:
equip; provide with military equipment
accretion:
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
accrue:
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
accumulation:
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
accusation:
indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
accustomed:
habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
acerbity:
bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
acetic:
having properties of vinegar; sour
achieve:
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
achievement:
feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
acidulous:
slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
acoustics:
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
acquaint:
inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
acquainted:
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
acquiesce:
assent; agree without protesting
acquire:
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
acrid:
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
acrimonious:
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
acrophobia:
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
actively:
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
actuarial:
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
actuate:
put into motion or action; activate
acuity:
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
acumen:
mental keenness; quickness of perception
adaptable:
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
adaptive:
having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
addendum:
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
additional:
further; extra; supplemental or added to
addle:
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
adept:
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adherent:
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
adhesive:
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adjoin:
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
adjudicate:
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
adjunct:
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
adjure:
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
administer:
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
admiration:
favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
admittedly:
doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
admonish:
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
admonition:
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
adorn:
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
adornment:
embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
adroit:
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
adulation:
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
adulterate:
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
adumbrate:
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
advance:
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
advanced:
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
advent:
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
adventitious:
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
adverse:
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
advocacy:
support; active pleading on behalf of something
aerie:
nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
aesthetic:
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affable:
easily approachable; warmly friendly
affect:
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
affection:
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
affectionate:
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
affinity:
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
affirmation:
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
affix:
fasten; append; add on; secure to something
affluence:
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
affluent:
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
affront:
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
agenda:
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
agglomeration:
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
aggrandize:
increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
aggravating:
irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
aggregate:
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aggressive:
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
aggressiveness:
feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
aghast:
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
agility:
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
agitate:
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
agitation:
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
agnostic:
one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
agrarian:
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
ajar:
half-open; slightly turned or opened
alacrity:
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
alchemy:
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
alcove:
nook; small, recessed section of a room
algorithm:
established procedure for solving problem
alien:
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
alimentary:
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
allay:
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
allege:
state without proof; assert to be true
allegory:
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
alliteration:
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
allocate:
assign; distribute according to plan
allude:
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
allusion:
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
aloft:
in or into a high place; high or higher up
alternate:
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
altitude:
elevation especially above sea level; height
altruistic:
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
amalgamate:
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
amass:
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
ambidextrous:
capable of using either hand with equal ease
ambience:
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
ambiguous:
unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence:
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
amble:
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
ambulatory:
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
ameliorate:
make or become better; improve; grow better
amenable:
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
amenities:
convenient features; courtesies
amiable:
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable:
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
amid:
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
amity:
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
amorous:
moved by sexual love; loving
amorphous:
formless; lacking shape or definition
amphibian:
able to live both on land and in water
amphitheater:
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
amplify:
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
amputate:
cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
anachronistic:
having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
analgesic:
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
analogous:
comparable; similar or alike
anarchist:
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
anathema:
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
ancestor:
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
ancestry:
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
ancillary:
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
anecdotal:
having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
angular:
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
animate:
endowed with life; alive; living; animated
animated:
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
animus:
feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
annals:
chronological record of the events of successive years
annihilate:
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
annotate:
comment; make explanatory notes
announce:
herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
announcement:
formal public statement; act of making known publicly
annoy:
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
annuity:
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
annul:
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
anodyne:
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
anoint:
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
anomalous:
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
anomaly:
irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
anonymous:
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
antagonism:
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
antecede:
precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
antecedents:
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
antediluvian:
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
anthology:
book of literary selections by various authors
anthropocentric:
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
anthropoid:
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
anthropomorphic:
having human form or characteristics
anticlimax:
letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
antipathy:
strong feeling of aversion; dislike
antithesis:
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
anxious:
eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
apathy:
lack of caring; indifference
aperture:
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
apex:
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
aphasia:
loss of speech due to injury or illness
aphorism:
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
apiary:
place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
aplomb:
poise; self-confident assurance
apocryphal:
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
apogee:
the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
apolitical:
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
apologist:
person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
apostate:
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
apotheosis:
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
appall:
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
apparition:
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
appellation:
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
append:
attach; add as supplement or appendix
appliance:
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
apply:
exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
apportion:
distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
apposite:
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
appraise:
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
apprehension:
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
apprenticeship:
term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
apprise:
inform; give notice to; make aware
approaching:
impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
approbation:
expression of warm approval; praise
appropriation:
funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
apropos:
with reference or regard; in respect
aptly:
in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
aquatic:
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
aquiline:
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
arable:
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
arbiter:
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
arboretum:
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
arcane:
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
archaeology:
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
archaic:
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
archetype:
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
archipelago:
group of closely located islands
architecture:
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
ardent:
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
arduous:
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
arid:
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
aristocracy:
hereditary nobility; privileged class
armada:
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
aroma:
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
aromatic:
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
arousal:
act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
arouse:
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
arraign:
officially charge someone in a court of law
arrears:
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
arrogate:
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
arroyo:
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
arthritis:
inflammation of a joint or joints
article:
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
articulate:
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
artifice:
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
artisan:
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
artless:
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
ascendancy:
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
ascetic:
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
ascribe:
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
aseptic:
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
ashen:
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
askance:
with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
askew:
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
aspect:
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
asperity:
sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
aspirant:
one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
assail:
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
assay:
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
assembly:
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
assent:
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
assiduous:
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
assimilate:
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
assist:
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
assistant:
helper; person who assists or helps someone else
assuage:
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
astigmatism:
eye defect that prevents proper focus
astringent:
causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
astronomical:
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
asunder:
into separate parts or pieces; apart
asymmetric:
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
atavism:
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
atavistic:
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
atheistic:
denying existence of God; godless
atrocity:
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
atrophy:
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
attach:
fasten; annex; be in contact with
attached:
fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
attainment:
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
attenuate:
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
attorney:
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
attract:
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
attribute:
essential quality; reputation; honor
attrition:
gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
atypical:
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
audacious:
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
audit:
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
auditory:
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
auger:
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
augment:
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
augury:
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
aureole:
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
auroral:
characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
auspicious:
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
austere:
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
authenticate:
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
authoritarian:
expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
authoritative:
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
authority:
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
authorize:
empower; give permission for; sanction
autocrat:
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
autocratic:
having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
automaton:
mechanism that imitates actions of humans
autonomous:
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
autonomy:
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
auxiliary:
helper, additional or subsidiary
avalanche:
great mass of falling snow and ice
avarice:
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
aver:
declare to be true; affirm
averse:
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
aversion:
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
aviary:
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
aviation:
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
avid:
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
avocation:
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
avoidance:
keeping away from or preventing from happening
avow:
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
avuncular:
in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
awkwardly:
in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
awry:
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
axiom:
self-evident truth requiring no proof
azure:
sky blue; light purplish-blue