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; skill | ablaze:
a. burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color |
abolish:
v. cancel; put an end to; destroy completely | abolitionist:
n. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery |
abound:
v. be full of; be plentiful | abrupt:
a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another |
absorb:
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention | abut:
v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
academician:
n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation | access:
n. approach; entry; entrance |
accessibility:
n. attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | accessory:
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item |
acclaim:
v. applaud; announce with great approval | accompaniment:
n. act of accompanying someone or something |
accompanying:
a. attendant; concomitant | accomplishment:
n. achievement; fulfillment |
accordion:
n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player | account:
n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event |
accredit:
v. authorize; commission; give credit for | accumulation:
n. act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile |
accuse:
v. blame; condemn | acquiesce:
v. consent or comply passively or without protest; assent |
acquisition:
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something | acronym:
n. abbreviation |
addict:
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to | addictive:
a. causing or characterized by addiction |
additive:
n. addition; supplement | adjacent:
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
adjoin:
v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on | adjust:
v. adapt; regulate |
adobe:
n. clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick | adolescent:
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; |
adopt:
v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family | adoption:
n. accepting with approval; favorable reception |
advent:
n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important | affectionately:
ad. with affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly |
affiliate:
n. A person, organization, or establishment associated with another, as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member | affirm:
v. assert; confirm |
affliction:
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress | affluent:
a. generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich; plentiful; abundant |
affordable:
a. able to pay for | agitation:
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance |
air:
v. be broadcast on television or radio | airborne:
a. aloft; flying; in the air |
aisle:
n. a passageway between rows of seats or shelves | aka:
ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known as |
alignment:
n. arrangement; association; alliance | allocate:
v. assign; distribute according to plan |
alloy:
v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate | ally:
n. confederate; partner; collaborator |
aloof:
a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote | altar:
n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered |
amaze:
v. astonish; affect with wonder | amazing:
a. awesome; astounding; surprising |
ambition:
n. aspiration | ambitious:
a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement |
amend:
v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors | amendment:
n. correction; revision |
amplification:
n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | amplify:
v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
amputee:
n. a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation | analogous:
a. comparable; similar or alike |
analyze:
v. diagnose; examine | anatomy:
n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
ancestral:
a. inherited or inheritable by established rules | anew:
ad. once more; again; in a new and different way |
annex:
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit | annihilate:
v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
annoying:
a. bothersome; troublesome; irritating | annualize:
v. adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year |
anoint:
v. apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention | antedate:
v. be earlier in time; go back further |
antenna:
n. metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves | anthology:
n. book of literary selections by various authors |
antibiotic:
a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections | anticipate:
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict |
antique:
n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion | apartheid:
n. a policy or practice of separating or segregating groups |
apex:
n. highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tip | apologize:
v. beg pardon |
appeal:
n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge | appealing:
a. attractive; charming |
appease:
v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve | appetite:
n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink |
applaud:
v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands | applicant:
n. candidate |
application:
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance | appoint:
v. designate; nominate |
appraisal:
n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth | appreciable:
a. considerable; perceptible |
appreciate:
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of | approach:
n. access; method |
appropriate:
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use | approximate:
v. approach; come near |
approximately:
ad. about; roughly | aquatic:
a. consisting of, relating to, or being in water |
arc:
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 islands |
arduous:
a. demanding great effort or labor; difficult | arid:
a. lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants |
armory:
n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured | arrangement:
n. composition; order |
arsenal:
n. stock or supply, usually of weapons | ascend:
v. climb; mount |
ascending:
a. climbing; rising | ascent:
n. the act of rising or going upward |
asphyxiate:
v. deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate | aspiration:
n. ambition; longing |
aspiring:
a. ambitious; enthusiastic | assault:
n. attack; onslaught |
assemblage:
n. a group of persons together in one place | assert:
v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly |
assess:
v. estimate value; judge worth of something | assessment:
n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable |
assistance:
n. activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | assuredly:
ad. certainly; undoubtedly |
astonished:
a. amazed; surprised | astound:
v. affect with wonder; surprise; shock |
astronaut:
n. person to pilot, navigate, or as a crew member of spacecraft | astronomer:
n. a physicist who studies astronomy |
astronomy:
n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole | asylum:
n. a place offering protection and shelter |
at loggerheads:
ad. engaged in a dispute | atmosphere:
n. air |
atom:
n. a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | atrial:
a. of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the upper chambers of the heart |
atrocity:
n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | attachment:
n. a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory |
attain:
v. achieve or accomplish; gain | attend:
v. be present at; go to; take care of; tend |
attendance:
n. act of being present | attendant:
n. aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting |
attendee:
n. person who is present and participates in a meeting | attention:
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought |
attire:
n. clothing; dress | attraction:
n. appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts |
attractive:
a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting | auditorium:
n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits |
authenticity:
n. quality of being genuine or trustworthy | autobiography:
n. biography or story written by yourself |
available:
a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible | avalanche:
n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
avenue:
n. a method or means by which something may be accomplished | avian:
n. thin A bird-like or flying creature |
aviation:
n. design, development, and production of aircraft | avocation:
n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment |
awake:
v. rouse from sleep;stir the interest of; excite | awkward:
a. difficult to handle or manage |
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