front 1 abase | back 1 degrade |
front 2 abate | back 2 lessened |
front 3 aberrant | back 3 diverging from the normal or accepted standard |
front 4 abdicate | back 4 fail to fulfill a role |
front 5 abash | back 5 to shame or embarrass someone |
front 6 abjure | back 6 to formally and sincerely reject |
front 7 abashed | back 7 past tense of abash (to embarrass someone) |
front 8 abet | back 8 encourage/assist a criminal |
front 9 aberration | back 9 an unwelcomed deviation from the standard |
front 10 abrogate | back 10 1. to remove a law 2. to evade responsibility |
front 11 abhor | back 11 hate (and disgust) |
front 12 abeyance | back 12 temporarily out of commission |
front 13 abscission | back 13 natural falling of plant parts (eg dead leaves, ripe fruit) |
front 14 abject | back 14 1. bad, to the maximum degree or badly experienced ("she fell into abject misery") 2. without pride or dignity |
front 15 abrasive | back 15 1. rough texture 2. harsh and insensitive personality |
front 16 abtain | back 16 to self-deny an action or posession |
front 17 abstemious | back 17 to moderate and discipline oneself (especially in cases of eating and drinking) |
front 18 abstruse | back 18 hard to understand from ordinary knowledge; obsure |
front 19 abscond | back 19 leave stealthily, quickly, and secretly |
front 20 acumen | back 20 ability to make quick, sound judgements |
front 21 abreast | back 21 alongside; next to each other |
front 22 admonish | back 22 warn or scold firmly |
front 23 abysmal | back 23 1. extremely bad; appalling 2. very deep |
front 24 accretion | back 24 gradual accumulation of growth |
front 25 accolade | back 25 award or privilege as a special honor or as acknowledgment of merit (being good/worthy) |
front 26 advocate | back 26 1. person who publicly supports a specific cause or policy 2. publicly recommend or support |
front 27 adulterate | back 27 render something with poorer quality substance |
front 28 acidulous | back 28 harsh and cutting in taste or manner |
front 29 acerbic | back 29 1. sharp and direct in speak 2. sour or bitter in taste |
front 30 acquiesce | back 30 reluctantly accept but without protest |
front 31 abridge | back 31 1. shorten without losing essence 2. right/privilege |
front 32 aesthetic | back 32 1. relating to beauty 2. particular theory or conception of beauty or art |
front 33 acrid | back 33 1. strong, unpleasant taste or smell 2. angry and bitter |
front 34 acme | back 34 the best, perfect, or most successful |
front 35 affectation | back 35 artificial behavior, speech, or writing designed from imitation to impress |
front 36 aboveboard | back 36 a legit, honest, and open way |
front 37 acrimony | back 37 bitterness or in ill will |
front 38 adamant | back 38 unwilling to change mind or be swayed |
front 39 abyss | back 39 1. deep or seemingly bottomless pit 2. wide or significant difference between people 3. catastrophic situation likely to occur |
front 40 adherent | back 40 a person adhering to a party, person, or set of ideas |
front 41 adroit | back 41 clever or skillful in using the hands or mind |
front 42 adversity | back 42 difficulties |
front 43 alacrity | back 43 quick and cheerful readiness |
front 44 alleviate | back 44 to make less severe (a suffering, deficiency, or a problem) |
front 45 accede | back 45 to approve or give consent |
front 46 admonitory | back 46 conveying warning or scolding |
front 47 aesthete | back 47 a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation or beauty |
front 48 aggrandize | back 48 increase the power, status, or wealth |
front 49 affable | back 49 friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to |
front 50 affluent | back 50 1. wealthy; having a great deal of money (especially group or area) 2. (of water) flowing freely or in great quantity |
front 51 afford | back 51 1. have enough money to pay 2. provide or supply (an opportunity or facility); e.g. the rooftop affords beautiful views |
front 52 altruism | back 52 belief/practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others (even at one's own expense) |
front 53 amalgam | back 53 mix or blend |
front 54 ambiguous | back 54 1. open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning 2. unclear or inexact due to an undecided choice between alternatives |
front 55 ambivalent | back 55 having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something |
front 56 ameliorate | back 56 make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better |
front 57 amenable | back 57 1. a person open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled 2. (of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a certain way; susceptible |
front 58 amiable | back 58 friendly and pleasant mannerism |
front 59 amorphus | back 59 1. without a clearly defined shape or form 2. lacking a clear structure or focus 3. a solid mineral not crystalline |
front 60 amply | back 60 enough or more than enough; plentifully |
front 61 amuck | back 61 a state of wild excitement or without self-control; of chaos and disorder |
front 62 anachronism | back 62 1. a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned 2. an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong |
front 63 analogous | back 63 comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared. e.g. they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children |
front 64 anathema | back 64 1. a thing or person that one passionately dislikes. e.g, "racial hatred was anathema to her" 2. a formal curse by a pope of council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine. e.g. "the Pope laid a special emphasis on the second of these anathemas" |
front 65 anemic | back 65 a health condition - low healthy RBCs (red blood cells). - not enough oxygen-rich blood and can make you feel weak or tired |
front 66 animosity | back 66 strong hostility |
front 67 anodyne | back 67 1. purposefully inoffensive 2. a painkilling drug or medicine |
front 68 anomalous | back 68 deviating from the standard or norm |
front 69 anomaly | back 69 1. something that deviates from the standard or norm 2. the angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion (the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun) or perigee (the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth) . |
front 70 antedated | back 70 come before (something) in date |
front 71 antic | back 71 1. an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action 2. grotesque, bizarre |
front 72 antipathy | back 72 a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. |
front 73 antiquated | back 73 old-fashioned or outdated |
front 74 antithetical | back 74 1. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible 2. connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis (a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else) |
front 75 apathetic | back 75 showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern (adjective) |
front 76 apathy | back 76 lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern (noun) |
front 77 apex | back 77 highest point; peak |
front 78 aphorism | back 78 1. brief but comprehensive observation containing a general truth. e.g. "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and "the child is father to the man" 2. a concise statement of scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author |
front 79 aphoristic | back 79 concise, witty, and full of aphorisms |
front 80 aplomb | back 80 self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation |
front 81 apocryphal | back 81 1. (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. 2. of or belonging to the Apocrypha (books that are not part of the Bible's canon scripture) |
front 82 apogee | back 82 1. the climax in the development of something 2. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth |
front 83 apostate | back 83 (noun) a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle (adj) abandoning a religious or political belief or principle |