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Question	Answer
Frame with balls for calculating	abacus
Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem	abase
Reduce, diminish; To lessen to subside	abate
Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)	abdicate
Giving up control authority	abdication
Abnormal, deviant	aberrant
Straying away from what is normal	aberration
Help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)	abet
Temporary suspension, inactivity; Suspended action	abeyance
Detest, regard with disgust; To hate to detest	abhor
Be faithful to endure	abide
Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath); Promise or swear to give up	abjure
Rubbed off worn away by friction	abraded
Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance	abrasive
Side-by-side. the more common "abreast of" means keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with.	abreast
Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea	abridge
Repeal or annul by authority	abrogate
Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal	abscission
Depart suddenly and secretively; To go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)	abscond
Hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote	abstain
Difficult to comprehend obscure	abstruse
Border on	abut
Bottomless extreme	abysmal
A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite	abyss
Effete no longer fertile worn out	acarpous
Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as "accede to")	accede
Welcomed with shouts and approval	acclaimed
Praise approval	accolade
The growing of separate things into one ; Gradual increase; an added part or addition	accretion
Sour; harsh or severe	acerbic
Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic	acidulous
Summit, peak, highest point	acme
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations	activism
Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment	acumen
Kind of stone inflexible	adamant
Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief	adhere
Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something	admonish
Containing warning	admonitory
Add beauty decorate	adorn
Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients	adulterate
Making unpure poorer in quality	adulteration
Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure	adumbrate
Opposing, harmful	adverse
Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)	advocate
Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff	aerie
Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun)	aesthetic
Polite and friendly	affable
Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable	affable
Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression	affectation
Close connection relationship	affinity
Make greater; exaggerate	aggrandize
Make worse irritate	aggravate
Gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)	aggregate
Active quick-moving	agile
Eager/excited	agog
Trouble be ill	ail
Eager and cheerful readiness	alacrity
Cheerful or speedy willingness	alacrity
Although, even though	albeit
Recess/partially enclosed place	alcove
Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant	alienate
Duty support loyalty	allegiance
Make (pain) easier to bear	alleviate
Lessen, make easier to endure	alleviate
To debase by mixing with something inferior	alloy
Reserved indifferent	aloof
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent	aloof
Mix combine unite societies	amalgamate
Blend, merge, or unite	amalgamate
Able to use the left hand or the right equally well	ambidextrous
Doubtful uncertain	ambiguous
Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations	ambiguous
Having both of two contrary meanings	ambivalent
Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once	ambivalent
Improve make better	ameliorate
Improve; make better or more bearable	ameliorate
End (a debt) by setting aside money	amortize
Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset	amortize
Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period	anachronism
Pain relief; inability to feel pain	analgesia
Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)	analogous
Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder	anarchy
Severe suffering	anguish
Strong dislike	animosity
Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)	annul
Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)	anodyne
Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone	anoint
Deviation from what is common; inconsistency	anomaly
Make hostile or unfriendly	antagonize
Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date	antedate
Medicine used against a poison or a disease	antidote
Direct opposing	antithetical
Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)	antithetical
Brutal racial discrimination	apartheid
Not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern	apathy
Self-confidence	aplomb
Of questionable authenticity; false	apocryphal
One who abandons long-held religious or political convictions ; Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.	apostate
Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of jesus)	apostle
Deification glorification to godliness	apotheosis
Make quiet or calm	appease
Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant	apposite
Grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future	apprehensive
Inform, give notice to; Give notice to inform	apprise
Praise or approval, especially formal approval; Approval	approbation
Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one's own use	appropriate
Appropriate to the situation apt	apropos
Well-suited quick-witted	apt
A complex ornate design	arabesque
Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand	arbiter
Of connected with trees	arboreal
Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret	arcane
Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive	archaic
Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic	ardent
Enthusiasm	ardor
Steep difficult ascent laborious ; Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure	arduous
Jargon slang	argot
In the highest degree	arrant
Proud superior manner of behaviour	arrogance
Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so	arrogate
Speak distinctly connect by joints ; Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb)	articulate
Any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists	artifact
Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured	artless
Go or come up	ascend
Find out with certainty; Get to know	ascertain
Abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons; Practicing self-denial austere stark	ascetic
Consider to be the origin of or belonging to ; Assign or credit to a certain cause or source	ascribe
Surgically clean	aseptic
Free from germs	aseptic
Roughness harshness ill temper irritability	asperity
Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface	asperity
Slander	aspersion
Damaging remarks, defamation, slander	aspersions
With attack violently	assail
Attack violently, assault	assail
Diligent hard-working sedulous	assiduous
Persevering, diligent, constant	assiduous
Make smth (pain desire) less	assuage
Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm	assuage
The mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)	asterisk
Substance that shrinks	astringent
Clever quick at seeing to get an advantage	astute
Repayment death of jesus	atonement
Make thin. weaken enervate	attenuate
Weaken or thin out	attenuate
Bring into harmony	attune
In harmony; in sympathetic relationship	attuned
Daring foolishly bold impudent	audacious
Very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original	audacious
Make larger	augment
Omen sign	augury
Telling the future, such as through supernatural means	augury
Majestic venerable	august
Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration	august
Favorable successful prosperous	auspicious
Severely moral and strict simple and plain	austere
Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious	austere
Self-governing, independent	autonomous
Helping supporting	auxiliary
Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth	avarice
Affirm assert prove justify	aver
Declare or affirm with confidence	aver
Strong dislike	aversion
Eager greedy	avid
Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous	avid
Admit. declare openly	avow
Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle	axiom