Barron's Wordlist full

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acclimate :: adjust to climate or environment; adapt

adulterate :: make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

acclivity :: sharp up slope of a hill

advent :: arrival

accolade :: award of merit

adventitious :: accidental; casual

abbreviate :: shorten

accommodate :: oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

adversary :: opponent; enemy

abdicate :: renounce, give up

accomplice :: partner in crime

aberrant :: abnormal or deviant

accord :: agreement

aberration :: deviation from the expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder

accost :: approach and speak first to a person

abase :: lower; degrade; humiliate abash :: embarrass abate :: subside or moderate

abet :: assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

accoutre :: equip accretion :: growth; increase

abeyance :: suspended action

accrue :: come about by addition

abhor :: detest; hate

acerbity :: bitterness of speech and temper

abject :: wretched; lacking pride abjure :: renounce upon oath ablution :: washing abnegation :: renunciation; self-sacrifice abolish :: cancel; put an end to abominable :: detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad abominate :: loathe; hate aboriginal :: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

acetic :: vinegary acidulous :: slightly sour; sharp; caustic acknowledge :: recognize; admit

adverse :: unfavorable; hostile adversity :: poverty; misfortune advert :: refer (to) advocacy :: support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something advocate :: urge; plead for aegis :: shield; defense aerie :: nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk) aesthetic :: artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful affable :: easily approachable; warmly friendly

acme :: peak; pinnacle; highest point

affected :: artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

acoustics :: science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

affidavit :: written statement made under oath

acquiesce :: assent; agree passively

affiliation :: joining; associating with

acquittal :: deliverance from a charge

affinity :: kinship

acrid :: sharp; bitterly pungent

abortive :: unsuccessful; fruitless

acrimonious :: bitter in words or manner

affirmation :: positive assertion; confirmation solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

abrasive :: rubbing away; tending to grind down

acrophobia :: fear of heights

affix :: attach or add on: fasten

abridge :: condense or shorten

actuarial :: calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

affliction :: state of distress; cause of suffering

abrogate :: abolish

actuate :: motivate

affluence :: abundance; wealth

abscission :: cutting off; separation

acuity :: sharpness

abscond :: depart secretly and hide

acumen :: mental keenness

affront :: insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

absolute :: complete; totally unlimited; certain

acute :: quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe

absolve :: pardon (an offense)

adage :: wise saying; proverb

agglomeration :: collection; heap

abstain :: refrain; withhold from participation

adamant :: hard; inflexible

aggrandize :: increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor

abstemious :: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate abstinence :: restraint from eating or drinking abstract :: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational abstruse :: obscure; profound; difficult to understand abusive :: coarsely insulting; physically harmful abut :: border upon; adjoin abysmal :: bottomless abyss :: enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pit

adapt :: alter; modify addendum :: addition; appendix to book addiction :: compulsive, habitual need addle :: muddle; drive crazy; *become rotten : said of an egg*

aghast :: horrified; dumbfounded agility :: nimbleness, dexterity

agnostic :: one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality

adhere :: stick fast

agog :: highly excited; intensely curious

adherent :: supporter; follower

agrarian :: pertaining to land and cultivation

adjacent :: adjoining; neighboring; close by adjunct :: something (generally nonessential or inferior) added or attached

adjutant :: staff officer assisting the commander; assistant

acclaim :: applaud; announce with great approval

aggressor :: attacker

adept :: expert at

accede :: agree

accessory :: additional object; useful by not essential thing

aggregate :: gather; accumulate

agitate :: stir up; disturb

adjuration :: solemn urging

accessible :: easy to approach; obtainable

agenda :: items of business at a meeting

address :: direct a speech to; deal with or discuss

academic :: related to a school; *not practical or directly useful*

accelerate :: move faster

agape :: openmouthed

alacrity :: cheerful promptness; eagerness alchemy :: medieval chemistry alcove :: nock (corner); recess alias :: an assumed name alienate :: make hostile; separate

admonish :: warn; reprove

alimentary :: supplying nourishment

adorn :: decorate

alimony :: payments made to an exspouse after divorce

adroit :: skillful

2 wordlist adulation :: flattery; admiration

allay :: calm; pacify allege :: state without proof allegiance :: loyalty

allegory :: story in which characters are used as symbols; fable alleviate :: relieve; lessen alliteration :: repetition of beginning sound in poetry allocate :: assign alloy :: (n)a mixture of metals (v) mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate allude :: refer indirectly allure :: entice; attract allusion :: indirect reference alluvial :: pertaining to soil deposits left by running water aloft :: upward aloof :: apart; reserved

amputate :: cut off part of body; prune amulet :: charm; talisman anachronism :: something or someone misplaced in time analgesic :: causing insensitivity to pain analogous :: comparable

antiquated :: obsolete; outdated

anarchist :: person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

antithesis :: contrast; direct opposite of or to

anathema :: solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse ancestry :: family descent anchor :: secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place

altruistic :: unselfishly generous; concerned for others

anecdote :: short account of an amusing or interesting event

amalgamate :: combine; unite in one body

anemia :: condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles

ambidextrous :: capable of using either hand with equal ease

antipathy :: aversion; dislike

antiseptic :: substance that prevents infection

ancillary :: serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

amazon :: female warrior

antidote :: remedy to counteract a poison or disease

analogy :: similarity; parallelism

altercation :: noisy quarrel; heated dispute

amass :: collect

anticlimax :: letdown in thought or emotion

anesthetic :: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

anvil :: iron block used in hammering out metals apathy :: lack of caring; indifference ape :: imitate or mimic aperture :: opening; hole apex :: tip; summit; climax aphasia :: loss of speech due to injury or illness aphorism :: pithy maxim or saying apiary :: a place where bees are kept aplomb :: self-possession; assurance; poise

anguish :: acute pain; extreme suffering

apocalyptic :: prophetic; pertaining to revelations

ambience :: environment; atmosphere

angular :: sharp-cornered; stiff in manner

apocryphal :: untrue; made up

ambiguous :: unclear or doubtful in meaning

animadversion :: critical remark

apogee :: highest point

animated :: lively; spirited

apolitical :: having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

ambivalence :: the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes amble :: moving at an easy pace ambrosia :: food of the gods

animosity :: active enmity animus :: hostile feeling or intent annals :: records; history

apologist :: one who writes in defense of a cause or institution apostate :: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

ambulatory :: able to walk; not bedridden

anneal :: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling

ameliorate :: improve

annex :: attach; *take possession of*

amenable :: readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally

annihilate :: destroy

apothegm :: pithy, compact saying

annotate :: comment; make explanatory notes

apotheosis :: elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

annuity :: yearly allowance

appall :: dismay; shock

annul :: make void; cancel

apparition :: ghost; phantom

anodyne :: drug that relieves pain; opiate

appease :: pacify or soothe; relieve

amiable :: agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

anoint :: apply ointment or oil esp as religious ceremony; consecrate

appellation :: name; title

amicable :: politely friendly; not quarrelsome

anomalous :: abnormal; irregular

amend :: correct; change, generally for the better

3 wordlist amenities :: convenient features; courtesies

amiss :: wrong; faulty

anomaly :: irregularity

amity :: friendship

anonymity :: state of being nameless; anonymousness

amnesia :: loss of memory

antagonism :: hostility; active resistance

amnesty :: pardon

antecede :: precede

amok (also amuck) :: in a state of rage

antecedents :: preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

amoral :: nonmoral amorous :: moved by sexual love; loving amorphous :: formless; lacking shape or definition

antediluvian :: antiquated; extremely ancient

apothecary :: druggist

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append :: attach application :: diligent attention apposite :: appropriate; fitting appraise :: estimate value of appreciate :: be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly concious about apprehend :: 1) arrest (a criminal); 2) dread (
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