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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  3. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  4. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  5. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  6. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  7. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  8. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  9. abound
    exist in large quantities
  10. abrasive
    causing irritation or erosion by friction
  11. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  12. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  13. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  14. absorb
    take in a liquid
  15. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  16. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  17. abusive
    characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
  18. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  19. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  20. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  21. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  22. accidental
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  23. acclivity
    an upward slope or grade, as in a road
  24. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  25. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  26. accouter
    provide with military equipment
  27. accrue
    grow by addition
  28. acerbity
    a sharp bitterness
  29. acetic
    relating to a clear organic acid with a pungent odor
  30. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  31. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  32. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  33. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  34. actuarial
    relating to statistics to calculate insurance premiums
  35. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  36. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  37. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  38. addendum
    textual matter that is appended to the end of a publication
  39. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  40. adhere
    stick to firmly
  41. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  42. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  43. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  44. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  45. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  46. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  47. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  48. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  49. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  50. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  51. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  52. affiliation
    the act of becoming formally connected or joined
  53. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  54. affirm
    declare solemnly and formally as true
  55. affix
    attach to
  56. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  57. aftermath
    the consequences of an event, especially a catastrophic one
  58. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  59. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass
  60. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  61. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  62. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  63. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  64. agog
    highly excited
  65. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  66. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  67. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  68. alimony
    support paid by one spouse to another after separation
  69. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  70. allege
    report or maintain
  71. allegory
    a short moral story
  72. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  73. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  74. aloft
    at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
  75. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  76. amass
    collect or gather
  77. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  78. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
  79. amble
    walk leisurely
  80. ambulatory
    able to walk about
Created on 十月 1, 2011

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