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abandon

/ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.

adversary

/'ædvəsərɪ/ n. Syn. opponent; contestant
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
The young wrestler struggled to defeat his adversary.

affable

/'æfəb(ə)l/ a.
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.

approbation

/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.

attribute

/ə'trɪbju:t/ n. Syn. trait
essential quality; reputation; honor
His outstanding attribute was his kindness.

bellicose

/'bɛlɪkoʊs/ a. Syn. warlike; belligerent
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
His bellicose disposition alienated his friends.

biased

/'baɪəs(ɪ)d/ a. Syn. slanted; prejudiced
favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
Because the judge played golf regularly with the district attorney's father, we feared he might be biased in the prosecution's favor.

bumptious

/'bʌmpʃəs/ a.
offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
His classmates called him a show-off because of his bumptious airs.

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abet

	lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
	dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
	aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
	capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive

abstemious

	soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
	mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

admonish

	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
	expression of warm approval; praise
	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition

	warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	expression of warm approval; praise

adversary

	opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
	award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	essential quality; reputation; honor

allay

	unclear or doubtful in meaning
	elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

anarchy

	embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
	absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	inform; give notice to; make aware
	making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

apathetic

	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
	something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	book of literary selections by various authors

apprehensive

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
	having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

apprise

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	inform; give notice to; make aware

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/ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

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/ə'kɔ:d/ n. Syn. agreement; treaty
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states

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/'ædvɜrs/ a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

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/'æfəb(ə)l/ a.
easily approachable; warmly friendly

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/'əgrɛsɪv/ a.
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

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/ə'ljʊə(r)/ v. Syn. entice; attract
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive

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/æprɪ'hɛnd/ v. Syn. arrest; perceive
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive

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/æprɪ'hɛnsɪv/ a.
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive

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/ə'praɪz/ v. Syn. inform
inform; give notice to; make aware

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/ə'sɪdjʊəs/;/ə'sɪdʒʊəs/ a. Syn. diligent; persistent
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent