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abase(v)
to lower, demean, degrade
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abate(v)
to lessen, to reduce in severity
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abbriviate (v)
to shorten, reduce
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aberration (n)
a deviation from the expected course
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abide(v)
to put up with, tolerate
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abject(adj)
of the most miserable or contemptible kind
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abjure
to renounce allegiance, to shun, to retract
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abort(v)
to give up unfinished
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abridge (v)
to shorten, cut down
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abrogate (v)
to abolish, often by authority
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abscond(v)
to sneak away and hide
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abundant (adj)
in great numbers
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accentuate (v)
to emphasize, to highlight
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accommodating (adj)
obliging, helpful
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accost (v)
to approach or confront aggressively
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acute (adj)
sharp, severe
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affable (adj)
friendly, amiable
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affluent (adj)
rich, wealthy
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aggrandize (v)
to increase or make greater
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aggregate (v)
to gather, amass
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aghast (adj)
struck by amazement or terror
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akimbo (adj)
with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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alacrity (n)
speed, readiness
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allay (v)
to sooth, assuage
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aloof (adj)
reserved, distant
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altercation (n)
an argument, dispute
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amalgamation (n)
a union, a merger
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ambivalent (adj)
having contradictory feelings
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amble (v)
to stroll, walk
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ameliorate (v)
to improve, to make better
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amend (v)
to change for the better, improve
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amiable (adj)
friendly, affable
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amorous (adj)
relating to or showing love
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amorphous (adj)
without shape or borders
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anomaly (n)
something that does not fit into the normal order
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aphorism (n)
a short saying
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apparitional (adj)
ghostly, spectral
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arbitrator (n)
one who settles controversy between two sides
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ascetic (n)
one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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assuage (v)
to ease, pacify
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atone (v)
to apologize, make amends
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audacious (adj)
excessively bold
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augment (v)
to increase or make larger
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austere (adj)
very bare, bleak, simple
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baleful (adj)
harmful, threatening
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bard (n)
a poet, often a singer as well
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barratry
frequently instigating/stirring-up lawsuits or quarrels
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battery (n)
an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
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belligerent (adj)
contentious, ready to fight
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benevolent (adj)
kind, good, caring
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benign (adj)
non-threatening, innocuous
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berate (v)
to scold severely
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bereft (adj)
without, devoid of
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bide (v)
to wait, or remain in a condition
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bilk (v)
to cheat, to swindle
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blandish (v)
to coax through flattery
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bloated (adj)
swollen, bigger than desired
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boisterous (adj)
loud, energetic
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bourgeois (adj)
middle class
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brash (adj)
hasty or lacking in sensitivity
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brazen (adj)
excessively bold, brash
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brumal (adj)
wintry, relating to winter
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brusque (adj)
short, abrupt, dismissive
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buffet (n)
a spread of food involving choices
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buffet (v)
to hit or strike
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burgeon (v)
to come forth, blossom
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cacophony (n)
noise, discordant sound
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callous (adj)
harsh, cold, unfeeling
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calumny (n)
an attempt to defame anothers reputation
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camaraderie (n)
cheerful unity among a group
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canvas (n)
a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
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capricious (adj)
impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
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captivate (v)
to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
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carouse (v)
to revel, to party
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cavort (v)
to frolic, leap, prance
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celestial (adj)
relating to the sky or the heavens
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chastise (v)
to criticize, to scold
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choreographed (adj)
arranged, as in dance
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circumlocution (n)
indirect language
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circumspect (adj)
cautious
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clairvoyant (adj)
able to see things that others cannot
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claustrophobia (n)
an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
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cliche (n)
a trite, overused expression
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coalesce (v)
to combine into one
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cogent (adj)
intelligent, viable
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collusion (n)
a conspiracy, a secret agreement
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colossus(n)
an enormous structure
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commendable (adj)
worthy of praise
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commodious (adj)
spacious, roomy
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