Abhor - correct answer Detest, loathe, resent, despise, hate.
Abode - correct answer Residence, dwelling, domicile, home.
Abort - correct answer cancel, terminate, h alt, call off, abandon, stop
Abrupt - correct answer Sudden, unexpected, unforeseen, precipitate
Abstemious - correct answer Temperate, moderate, restrained, self-disciplined
Abyss - correct answer Gulf, chasm, void, pit
Acquisition - correct answer Purchase, procurement, takeover, attainment
Adage - correct answer Proverb, aphorism, maxim, saying, cliche, jargon
Adjacent - correct answer Next to, adjoining, neighboring, contiguous
Admonition - correct answer Warning, reprimand, rebuke, caution
Adorn - correct answer Decorate, embellish, ornament, beautify
Advocate - correct answer support, champion, endorse, promote, uphold, advocate
Agile - correct answer Nimble, quick, fleet, spry, lithe
,Allegation - correct answer Accusation, charge, claim, assertion
Allude - correct answer Suggest, infer, hint, imply, refer
Articulate - correct answer Expressive, eloquent, coherent, lucid
Assail - correct answer Attack, assault, bombard, besiege
Assert - correct answer declare, proclaim, affirm, state, claim, maintain, assert
Attrition - correct answer Erosion, diminish, dwindle, weakening, wearing down,
depletion
Balk - correct answer hesitate, resist, refuse, object, recoil, demur
Bamboozle - correct answer Deceive, hoodwink, trick, dupe
Bane - correct answer Affliction, curse, scourge, nuisance.
Berate - correct answer Scold, reprimand, rebuke, chastise, lambaste
Boast - correct answer Brag, flaunt, swagger, vaunt, show off
Boring - correct answer dull, tedious, monotonous
Brattle - correct answer clatter, rattle, clack
Brawn - correct answer muscle, might, power
, Broach - correct answer introduce, raise, mention
Canny - correct answer astute, shrewd, clever, savvy
Cede - correct answer surrender, yield, relinquish
Chronicle - correct answer history, record, narrative
Communique - correct answer Bulletin, statement, declaration, announcement
Concur - correct answer Agree, coincide, assent, accord
Conspiracy - correct answer Plot, scheme, collusion, intrigue
Construe - correct answer Interpret, understand, explain, deduce
Contaminate - correct answer pollute, taint, infect, spoil, adulterate, defile
Contentious - correct answer Controversial, quarrelsome/quarrel, disputed, divisive,
debatable
Coroner - correct answer Medical examiner, forensic examiner, pathologist
Creed - correct answer belief, doctrine, dogma, faith, ideology, tenet
Cultivate - correct answer Grow, nurture, foster, develop
Cynical - correct answer Skeptical/skepticism, distrustful, pessimistic, jaded