|
Word |
Definition |
Part of speech |
|
abate |
to
lessen; to subside |
verb |
|
abet |
to help;
to aid |
verb |
|
abhor |
to hate;
to detest |
verb |
|
abject |
miserable; wretched |
adjective |
|
abruptly |
suddenly;
unexpectedly |
adverb |
|
absorbed |
interested; engrossed |
adjective |
|
abundant |
plentiful |
adjective |
|
accessory |
something
added |
noun |
|
accommodations |
a room
and meals |
noun |
|
accomplice |
one who
aids and abets a criminal |
noun |
|
accost |
to meet
someone and to speak first |
verb |
|
accumulate |
to pile
up; to collect |
verb |
|
accurate |
correct |
adjective |
|
acrid |
sharp;
bitter |
adjective |
|
adjacent |
next to;
adjoining |
adjective |
|
admonish |
to warn
about; to advise against doing something |
verb |
|
adore |
to love
greatly |
verb |
|
adroit |
clever;
skillful |
adjective |
|
affluent |
rich |
adjective |
|
aggravate |
to make
worse |
verb |
|
agile |
lively |
adjective |
|
agitate |
to
disturb |
verb |
|
aglow |
shining
brightly |
adjective |
|
ailment |
a mild
illness |
noun |
|
ajar |
slightly
open |
adjective |
|
akin |
similar;
related |
adjective |
|
albino |
a person
or animal without normal pigmentation, characterized by pale skin,
hair, and eyes |
noun |
|
alert |
perceptive; quick |
adjective |
|
alleviate |
to
lessen; to relieve |
verb |
|
alluring |
tempting;
enticing |
adjective |
|
aloof |
reserved;
indifferent |
adjective |
|
amateur |
not
professional; untrained |
adjective |
|
ambiguous |
doubtful;
uncertain |
adjective |
|
amicable |
friendly |
adjective |
|
amnesia |
a lapse
of memory |
noun |
|
ample |
adequate;
enough |
adjective |
|
amplify |
to make
larger, more powerful |
verb |
|
anguish |
great
sorrow; pain |
noun |
|
ankle |
the joint
between the foot and the leg |
noun |
|
annual |
yearly |
adjective |
|
anomalous |
unusual |
adjective |
|
antique |
a very
old and valuable object |
noun |
|
applaud |
to clap |
verb |
|
appraisal |
an
estimate of the value |
noun |
|
appropriate |
suitable |
adjective |
|
arduous |
demanding
great effort; strenuous |
adjective |
|
arouse |
to spur;
to incite |
verb |
|
arraign |
to
charge; to accuse |
verb |
|
arrogance |
haughtiness |
noun |
|
aspire |
to strive
toward; to seek eagerly |
verb |
|
assert |
to affirm
an opinion |
verb |
|
asset |
a useful
or valuable quality; finances |
noun |
|
assuage |
to ease;
to lessen |
verb |
|
astound |
to
surprise greatly; to astonish |
verb |
|
astray |
away from
the correct path or direction |
adverb |
|
audacious |
bold;
daring |
adjective |
|
audible |
able to
be heard |
adjective |
|
augment |
to
increase |
verb |
|
autonomous |
free;
independent |
adjective |
|
avarice |
greed |
noun |
|
aversion |
intense
dislike |
noun |
|
baffle |
to
confuse |
verb |
|
bald |
without
hair |
adjective |
|
ban |
to
declare that something must not be done; to prohibit |
verb |
|
bar |
a court
of law |
noun |
|
barricade |
a
barrier; an obstruction |
noun |
|
beckon |
to signal
with one's hand |
verb |
|
behavior |
one's
actions |
noun |
|
bellow |
to shout
loudly |
verb |
|
beneficiary |
a person
who receives money or property from an insurance policy or from a
will |
noun |
|
beverage |
a kind of
drink |
noun |
|
bewilder |
to
confuse |
verb |
|
bicker |
to
quarrel |
verb |
|
bitter |
a sharp,
acrid taste |
adjective |
|
blame |
responsibility |
noun |
|
blandishment |
coaxing;
persuasion by flattery |
noun |
|
bleak |
cold and
bare; cheerless |
adjective |
|
blend |
a mixture |
noun |
|
blithe |
carefree
and gay; lighthearted |
adjective |
|
blizzard |
a severe
snowstorm |
noun |
|
blunder |
an error;
a mistake |
noun |
|
blush |
to flush |
verb |
|
boulder |
a large
rock |
noun |
|
boundary |
border;
limit |
noun |
|
boundless |
without
limits |
adjective |
|
brandish |
to shake
or wave a weapon menacingly |
verb |
|
brawl |
a noisy
fight; a quarrel |
noun |
|
bribe |
money or
gift used to influence someone to do something that he should not |
noun |
|
brim |
the upper
edge of anything hollow |
noun |
|
brink |
the edge
of a high place |
noun |
|
brittle |
easily
broken |
adjective |
|
broom |
an object
used to sweep the floor |
noun |
|
brutal |
savage;
cruel |
adjective |
|
bully |
to be
cruel to weaker people or animals |
verb |
|
bump |
a light
blow; a jolt |
noun |
|
cabal |
a group
of people united in a scheme to promote their views by intrigue; a
group of conspirators |
noun |
|
callous |
insensitive; unfeeling |
adjective |
|
captive |
a person
who is not permitted to leave |
noun |
|
carve |
to slice
meat |
verb |
|
cast |
to throw
out or down |
verb |
|
castigate |
to
reprove |
verb |
|
cataclysm |
a great
flood; a terrible event |
noun |
|
chaos |
without
organization; confusion |
noun |
|
chasm |
a deep
crack in the earth |
noun |
|
chaste |
pure |
adjective |
|
chilly |
cool |
adjective |
|
chore |
a task; a
job |
