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List of Words 1

1. abase (v.) - to lower, demean, degrade


2. abate (v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity
3. abbreviate (v.) - to shorten, reduce
4. abduct (v.) - to kidnap
5. aberration (n.) - a deviation from the expected course
6. abhor (v.) - to hate, loathe
7. abide (v.) - to put up with, tolerate
8. abject (adj.) - of the most miserable or contemptible kind
9. abort (v.) - to give up unfinished
10. abridge (v.) - to shorten, cut down
11. abrogate (v.) - to abolish, often by authority
12. abscond (v.) - to sneak away and hide
13. abundant (adj.) - in great numbers
14. accede (v.) - to agree
15. accentuate (v.) - to emphasize, to highlight
16. accommodating (adj.) - obliging, helpful
17. accost (v.) - to approach or confront aggressively
18. acumen (n.) - keen insight
19. acute (adj.) - sharp, severe
20. affable (adj.) - friendly, amiable
21. affluent (adj.) - rich, wealthy
22. aggrandize (v.) - to increase or make greater
23. aggregate (v.) - to gather, amass
24. aghast (adj.) - struck by amazement or terror
25. agoraphobia (n.) - an abnormal fear of open or public places
26. akimbo (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
27. alacrity (n.) - speed, readiness
28. algid (adj.) - frigid, cold
29. allay (v.) - to sooth, assuage
30. alleviate (v.) - to relieve
31. aloof (adj.) - reserved, distant
32. altercation (n.) - an argument, dispute
33. amalgamation (n.) - a union, a merger
34. ambivalent (adj.) - having contradictory feelings
35. amble (v.) - to stroll, walk
36. ameliorate (v.) - to improve, to make better
37. amend (v.) - to change for the better, improve
38. amiable (adj.) - friendly, affable
39. amorous (adj.) - relating to or showing love
40. amorphous (adj.) - without shape or borders
41. anomaly (n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order
42. antechamber (n.) - a waiting room
43. anxiety (n.) – uneasiness
44. aphorism (n.) - a short saying
45. apocalypse (n.) - total devastation, the end of the world
46. apparitional (adj.) - ghostly, spectral

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