| Word |
Meaning |
|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of:disconcert |
| abet | sb (in sth) help or encourage sb to commit an offence or do sth wrong |
| abeyance | be in abeyance; fall/go into abeyance (of a right, rule, problem, etc) be suspended temporarily; not be in force or use for a time |
| ablution | ceremonial washing of the body, hands, sacred vessels, etc |
| abnegation | denial or renunciation (of a doctrine) |
| aboriginal | inhabiting a land from a very early period, esp before the arrival of colonists |
| abrogate | cancel, repeal or annul (sth) |
| abscission | The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation |
| abstemious | not taking much food or drink; not self-indulgent; moderate |
| abut | on/against sth (of land or a building) have a common boundary or side with sth; adjoin sth |
| accede | take office |
| acclivity | upward slope |
| accretion | growth or increase by means of gradual additions |
| acetic | containing, producing, or derived from acetic acid or vinegar |
| acme | highest stage of development; point of perfection |
| actuate | make (a machine, an electrical device, etc) move or work; make (a process) begin |
| acuity | (esp of thought or the senses) sharpness; acuteness |
| addle | confuse (sth/sb); muddle |
| adjunct | thing that is added or attached to sth else but is less important and not essential |
| adjuration | solemn urging |
| adjutant | army officer responsible for administrative work in a battalion |
| adventitious | not planned; accidental |
| agglomeration | action of agglomerating |
| agog | eager; excited |
| alimentary | of food and digestion |
| allay | make (sth) less; relieve |
| alluvial | made of sand, earth, etc left by rivers or floods, esp in a delta |
| alms | money, clothes, food, etc given to poor people |
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