1.Abase: To humiliate
2.Abate: To reduce
3.Abdicate: To give up a position; of leadership
4.Aberration: Something that differs from the normal
5.Abet: To aid, help, encourage
6.Abhor: To hate
7.Abject: Wretched; pitiful
8.Abjure: To reject, renounce
9.Abnegation: Denial of comfort to oneself
10.Abridge: To cut down, shorten
11.Abrogate: To abolish, usually by authority
12.Abscond: To sneak away and hide
13.Absolution: Freedom from blame, guilt, sin
14.Abstain: To freely choose not to commit an action
15.Abstruse: Hard to comprehend
16.Accede: To agree
17.Accentuate: To stress, highlight
18.Acclaim: High praise
19.Accolade: High praise, special distinction
20.Accord: An agreement
21.Accost: To confront verbally
22.Accretion: Slow growth in size or amount
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, 23.Acerbic: Biting, bitter in tone or taste
24.Acquiesce: To agree without protesting
25.Acrimony: Bitterness, discord
26.Acumen: Keen insight
27.Acute: Sharp, severe
28.Adamant: Impervious, immovable, unyielding
29.Adept: Extremely skilled
30.Admonish: To caution, criticize, reprove
31.Adroit: Skillful, dexterous
32.Adulation: Extreme praise
33.Adumbrate: To sketch out in a vague way
34.Adverse: Antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
35.Advocate: To argue in favor of something
36.Aerial: Related to air
37.Aesthetic: Artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
38.Affable: Friendly, amiable
39.Affinity: A spontaneous feeling of closeness
40.Affluent: Rich, wealthy
41.Affront: An insult
42.Aggrandize: To increase our make greater
43.Aggregate: Whole or total
44.Aggrieved: Distressed, wronged, injured
45.Agile: Quick, nimble
46.Agnostic: Believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or
disproven
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