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Aberration
deviance from norm
TERM 2
abeyance
DEFINITION 2
temporary inactivity or suspension
TERM 3
abjure
DEFINITION 3
abstain from; give up
TERM 4
abrade
DEFINITION 4
wear down or rub away the surface of something
TERM 5
abrogate
DEFINITION 5
end or do away with something
abscond
withdraw and hide, typically to avoid arrest
TERM 7
accretion
DEFINITION 7
a gradual increase in the amount or size of something
TERM 8
adroit
DEFINITION 8
showing skill and experience
TERM 9
ambivalent
DEFINITION 9
uncertainty, unable to decide between opposites, having
simultaneous conflicting feelings
TERM 10
amenable
DEFINITION 10
responsive to suggestion, willing
assay
analysis or examination; to subject to analysis, to examine
TERM 17
assuage
DEFINITION 17
lessen; ease
TERM 18
assiduous
DEFINITION 18
careful and persistent effort
TERM 19
aver
DEFINITION 19
declare as true; maintain
TERM 20
benevolence
DEFINITION 20
inclination to be kind or charitable
bequest
pass on, something that is passed on
TERM 22
bereft
DEFINITION 22
deprived or despondent
TERM 23
blithe
DEFINITION 23
carefree or joyous; casual
TERM 24
bolster
DEFINITION 24
narrow cushion; to support or strengthen
TERM 25
brazen
DEFINITION 25
bold or shameless;insolent
cogent
convincing and resonable
TERM 32
commensurate
DEFINITION 32
corresponding in size, degree, or duration
TERM 33
consternation
DEFINITION 33
alarm or fear
TERM 34
convival
DEFINITION 34
festive and sociable
TERM 35
corroborate
DEFINITION 35
to confirm, to substantiate with evidence
countenance
facial features or expression
TERM 37
credulous
DEFINITION 37
easily deceived, believing too readily
TERM 38
culpable
DEFINITION 38
deserving of blame, guilty.
TERM 39
decry
DEFINITION 39
denounce or criticize
TERM 40
denigrate
DEFINITION 40
to speak ill of; to belittle
disabuse
to free someone from thinking something that is untrue
TERM 47
dissemble
DEFINITION 47
to disguise or conceal
TERM 48
dissident
DEFINITION 48
disagreeable, someone who disagrees
TERM 49
divest
DEFINITION 49
to get rid of
TERM 50
dubious
DEFINITION 50
unsure, skeptical
eclectic
combining elements from many different sources or styles
TERM 52
effrontery
DEFINITION 52
rude and presumptuous behavior
TERM 53
egregious
DEFINITION 53
noticeably bad or offensive
TERM 54
elucidate
DEFINITION 54
to clarify
TERM 55
emollient
DEFINITION 55
softening or soothing, a softening agent
equivocal
uncertain or ambiguous
TERM 62
erudite
DEFINITION 62
learned; having great knowledge
TERM 63
esoteric
DEFINITION 63
understood by few; mysterious
TERM 64
espouse
DEFINITION 64
to choose to follow or support something
TERM 65
estimable
DEFINITION 65
admirable; deserving of esteem
exacerbate
to intensify bitterness or violence
TERM 67
excoriate
DEFINITION 67
to denounce; to chafe
TERM 68
exculpate
DEFINITION 68
to remove blame; acquit
TERM 69
exhort
DEFINITION 69
to urge or try to persuade
TERM 70
exigent
DEFINITION 70
demanding immediate attention; urgent
extricate
to free or disentangle
TERM 77
fatuous
DEFINITION 77
foolish or delusive; smug
TERM 78
feckless
DEFINITION 78
lacking in purpose; careless
TERM 79
florid
DEFINITION 79
flushed with color; ornate
TERM 80
foment
DEFINITION 80
to incite or agitate
inchoate
poorly formed or formless
TERM 82
incorrigible
DEFINITION 82
impossible to change or reform
TERM 83
inimical
DEFINITION 83
harmful or unfriendly
TERM 84
inscrutable
DEFINITION 84
difficult to understand; having an obscure nature
TERM 85
insipid
DEFINITION 85
dull; lacking in flavor or zest
inundate
to quickly overwhelm or exceed capacity
TERM 92
inure
DEFINITION 92
to cause to accept something that is undesirable; habituate
TERM 93
invariable
DEFINITION 93
not subject to question or change; constant
TERM 94
irascible
DEFINITION 94
easily angered
TERM 95
jovial
DEFINITION 95
full of joy and happiness
judicious
sensible. having good judgement
TERM 97
lambaste
DEFINITION 97
to scold or criticize sharply; to beat
TERM 98
laudable
DEFINITION 98
deserving praise; favorable
TERM 99
listless
DEFINITION 99
characterized by a lack of energy
TERM 100
loathsome
DEFINITION 100
offensive, disgusting