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aback
abdication
ability
ablaze
abolish
abolitionist
abound
abrupt
absorb
abut
academician
access
accessibility
accessory
acclaim
accompaniment
accompanying
accomplishment
accordion
account
accredit
accumulation
accuse
acquiesce
acquisition
acronym
addict
addictive
additive
adjacent
adjoin
adjust
adobe
adolescent
adopt
adoption
advent
affectionately
affiliate
affirm
affliction
affluent
affordable
agitation
air
airborne
aisle
aka
alignment
allocate
alloy
ally
aloof
altar
amaze
amazing
ambition
ambitious
amend
amendment
amplification
amplify
amputee
analogous
analyze
anatomy
ancestral
anew
annex
annihilate
annoying
annualize
anoint
antedate
antenna
anthology
antibiotic
anticipate
antique
apartheid
apex
apologize
appeal
appealing
appease
appetite
applaud
applicant
application
appoint
appraisal
appreciable
appreciate
approach
appropriate
approximate
approximately
aquatic
arc
archipelago
arduous
arid
armory
arrangement
arsenal
ascend
ascending
ascent
asphyxiate
aspiration
aspiring
assault
assemblage
assert
assess
assessment
assistance
assuredly
astonished
astound
astronaut
astronomer
astronomy
asylum
at loggerheads
atmosphere
atom
atrial
atrocity
attachment
attain
attend
attendance
attendant
attendee
attention
attire
attraction
attractive
auditorium
authenticity
autobiography
available
avalanche
avenue
avian
aviation
avocation
awake
awkward
Word and Definition List
aback
ad. by surprise; behind; in the rear
abdication
n. the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc.ability
n. capacity; skillablaze
a. burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color abolish
v. cancel; put an end to; destroy completelyabolitionist
n. a reformer who favors abolishing slaveryabound
v. be full of; be plentifulabrupt
a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to anotherabsorb
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attentionabut
v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacentacademician
n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation access
n. approach; entry; entranceaccessibility
n. attribute of being easy to meet or deal withaccessory
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary itemacclaim
v. applaud; announce with great approvalaccompaniment
n. act of accompanying someone or somethingaccompanying
a. attendant; concomitantaccomplishment
n. achievement; fulfillmentaccordion
n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the playeraccount
n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or eventaccredit
v. authorize; commission; give credit foraccumulation
n. act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pileaccuse
v. blame; condemnacquiesce
v. consent or comply passively or without protest; assentacquisition
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of somethingacronym
n. abbreviationaddict
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted toaddictive
a. causing or characterized by addictionadditive
n. addition; supplementadjacent
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying nearadjoin
v. be next to; be contiguous to; border onadjust
v. adapt; regulateadobe
n. clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brickadolescent
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;adopt
v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's familyadoption
n. accepting with approval; favorable receptionadvent
n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely importantaffectionately
ad. with affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindlyaffiliate
n. A person, organization, or establishment associated with another, as a subordinate, subsidiary, or memberaffirm
v. assert; confirmaffliction
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distressaffluent
a. generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich; plentiful; abundantaffordable
a. able to pay foragitation
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbanceair
v. be broadcast on television or radioairborne
a. aloft; flying; in the airaisle
n. a passageway between rows of seats or shelvesaka
ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known asalignment
n. arrangement; association; allianceallocate
v. assign; distribute according to planalloy
v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderateally
n. confederate; partner; collaboratoraloof
a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remotealtar
n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offeredamaze
v. astonish; affect with wonderamazing
a. awesome; astounding; surprisingambition
n. aspirationambitious
a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievementamend
v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errorsamendment
n. correction; revisionamplification
n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detailamplify
v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increaseamputee
n. a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputationanalogous
a. comparable; similar or alikeanalyze
v. diagnose; examineanatomy
n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animalsancestral
a. inherited or inheritable by established rulesanew
ad. once more; again; in a new and different wayannex
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unitannihilate
v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistenceannoying
a. bothersome; troublesome; irritatingannualize
v. adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full yearanoint
v. apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine interventionantedate
v. be earlier in time; go back furtherantenna
n. metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic wavesanthology
n. book of literary selections by various authorsantibiotic
a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infectionsanticipate
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predictantique
n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion apartheid
n. a policy or practice of separating or segregating groupsapex
n. highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tipapologize
v. beg pardonappeal
n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challengeappealing
a. attractive; charmingappease
v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieveappetite
n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drinkapplaud
v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the handsapplicant
n. candidateapplication
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistanceappoint
v. designate; nominateappraisal
n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth appreciable
a. considerable; perceptibleappreciate
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious ofapproach
n. access; methodappropriate
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific useapproximate
v. approach; come nearapproximately
ad. about; roughlyaquatic
a. consisting of, relating to, or being in waterarc
n. continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape archipelago
n. a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islandsarduous
a. demanding great effort or labor; difficultarid
a. lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plantsarmory
n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufacturedarrangement
n. composition; orderarsenal
n. stock or supply, usually of weaponsascend
v. climb; mountascending
a. climbing; risingascent
n. the act of rising or going upwardasphyxiate
v. deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocateaspiration
n. ambition; longingaspiring
a. ambitious; enthusiasticassault
n. attack; onslaughtassemblage
n. a group of persons together in one placeassert
v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldlyassess
v. estimate value; judge worth of somethingassessment
n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payableassistance
n. activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposeassuredly
ad. certainly; undoubtedlyastonished
a. amazed; surprisedastound
v. affect with wonder; surprise; shockastronaut
n. person to pilot, navigate, or as a crew member of spacecraftastronomer
n. a physicist who studies astronomyastronomy
n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a wholeasylum
n. a place offering protection and shelterat loggerheads
ad. engaged in a disputeatmosphere
n. airatom
n. a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the elementatrial
a. of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the upper chambers of the heartatrocity
n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumaneattachment
n. a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessoryattain
v. achieve or accomplish; gainattend
v. be present at; go to; take care of; tendattendance
n. act of being presentattendant
n. aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meetingattendee
n. person who is present and participates in a meetingattention
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thoughtattire
n. clothing; dressattraction
n. appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts attractive
a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; temptingauditorium
n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sitsauthenticity
n. quality of being genuine or trustworthyautobiography
n. biography or story written by yourselfavailable
a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessibleavalanche
n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainsideavenue
n. a method or means by which something may be accomplishedavian
n. thin A bird-like or flying creatureaviation
n. design, development, and production of aircraftavocation
n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoymentawake
v. rouse from sleep;stir the interest of; exciteawkward
a. difficult to handle or manage