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1. abate
become less in amount or intensity
2. abdicate
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors
3. aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm
4. abeyance
temporary cessation or suspension
5. abject
of the most contemptible kind
6. abjure
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
7. abscission
the act of cutting something off
8. abscond
run away
9. abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
10. abstinence
the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
11. abysmal
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be immeasurable
12. accretion
an increase by natural growth or addition
13. accrue
grow by addition
14. adamant
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
15. adjunct
something added to another thing but not essential to it
16. admonish
take to task
17. adulterate
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
18. aesthetic
characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
19. affected
influenced
20. affinity
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
21. aggrandize
add details to
22. aggregate
a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
23. alacrity
liveliness and eagerness
24. alchemy
a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
25. allay
lessen the intensity of or calm
26. alleviate
provide physical relief, as from pain
27. alloy
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
28. allure
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
29. amalgamate
to bring or combine together or with something else
30. ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
31. ambivalence
mixed feelings or emotions
32. ambrosia
the food and drink of the gods
33. ameliorate
to make better
34. amenable
disposed or willing to comply
35. amenity
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
36. amulet
a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
37. anachronism
something located at a time when it could not have existed
38. analgesic
capable of relieving pain
39. analogous
similar or equivalent in some respects
40. anarchy
a state of lawlessness and disorder
41. anodyne
capable of relieving pain
42. anomalous
deviating from the general or common order or type
43. anomie
lack of moral standards in a society
44. antecedent
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
45. antediluvian
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
46. antipathy
a feeling of intense dislike
47. apathy
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
48. apex
the highest point of something
49. apogee
the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth