1.

abate :become less in amount or intensity

2. aberrant: markedly diferent from an accepted norm
3. abeyance :temporary cessation or suspension
4. abscond :run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
5. abstemious: marked by temperance in indulgence
. admonish: take to task
!. adulterate :corrupt" debase" or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior
substance; often by replacing #aluable ingredients with inferior ones
$. aesthetic :concerning or characteri%ed by an appreciation of beauty or good
taste
&. aggregate : a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
1'.alacrity: li#eliness and eagerness
11.alle#iate: pro#ide physical relief" as from pain
12.amalgamate: to bring or combine together or with something else
13.ambiguous: ha#ing more than one possible meaning
14.ambi#alence: mi(ed feelings or emotions
15.ameliorate : to make better
1.anachronism: something located at a time when it could not ha#e e(isted or
occurred
1!.analogous: similar or e)ui#alent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
1$.anarchy :state of lawlessness and disorder *usually resulting from a failure of
go#ernment+
1&.anomalous :de#iating from the general or common order or type
2'.antipathy: a feeling of intense dislike
21.apathy: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
22.appease :make peace with
23.apprise inform ,*somebody+ of something
24.approbation ,o-cial appro#al
25.appropriate, suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
2.arduous ,characteri%ed by efort to the point of e(haustion; especially physical
efort
2!.artless, simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
2$.ascetic ,someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
2&.assiduous ,marked by care and persistent efort
3'.assuage ,pro#ide physical relief" as from pain
31.attenuate, become weaker" in strength" #alue" or magnitude
32.austere, of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
33.autonomous ,e(isting as an independent entity
34.a#er, to declare or a-rm solemnly and formally as true
35.banal ,repeated too often; o#erfamiliar through o#eruse
3.belie ,be in contradiction with
3!.bene.cent ,doing or producing good
3$.bolster ,support and strengthe
3&.bombastic ,ostentatiously lofty in style
4'.boorish ,ill/mannered and coarse and contemptible in beha#ior or appearance
41.burgeon ,grow and 0ourish
42.burnish, polish and make shiny
43.buttress ,a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
44.cacophonous ,ha#ing an unpleasant sound
45. capricious ,determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity
or reason
4.castigation ,#erbal punishment
4!.caustic of a substance," especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating
away by chemical action
4$.chicanery ,the use of tricks to decei#e someone *usually to e(tract money from
them+
4&.coagulate ,change from a li)uid to a thickened or solid state
5'.coda ,the closing section of a musical composition
51.cogent, powerfully persuasi#e
52.commensurate ,corresponding in si%e or degree or e(tent
53.compendium ,a publication containing a #ariety of works
54.complaisant ,showing a cheerful willingness to do fa#ors for others
55.compliant ,disposed or willing to comply
5.conciliatory ,making or willing to make concessions
5!.condone ,e(cuse" o#erlook" or make allowances for; be lenient with
5$.confound ,be confusing or perple(ing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
5&.connoisseur ,an e(pert able to appreciate a .eld; especially in the .ne arts
'.contention ,the act of competing as for pro.t or a pri%e