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Ascetic (n,adj)



They live a very ascetic life.
-practicing self-denial; austere
-avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons
Appease (v)
appeasement (n)

She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.
to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the other side an advantage that they have demanded
Austere (adj)
austerity (n)


an austere childhood during the war
without comfort; plain and without decoration; severe
Apathy (n)
apathetic (adj)


widespread apathy among students
Lack of interest or emotion; uncaring; indifference
Arrogate (v)



They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people.
to take something without having the right to do so
Apotheosis (n)



Most people agree that her acting career achieved its apotheosis in this film.
-glorification, glorified ideal
-the best or most extreme example of something
Audacious (adj)
audacity (n)


He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
daring; bold
Assuage (v)


The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
to make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
Apogee (n)


At their apogee, the novels of Spillane claimed worldwide sales of over 180 million.
the most successful, popular or powerful point
Apprise (v)


The President has been apprised of the situation.
inform
Antipathy (n)
antipathetic (adj)


He is a private man with a deep antipathy to/towards the press.
aversion; dislike
Artless (adj)


"Why did you take the money?" she asked the child. "Because I wanted it, " came the artless reply.
simple and honest; not wanting to deceive
Apostasy (n)


In those days apostasy was punishable by death.
-renunciation of one's previous loyalty or beliefs
-the act of giving up your religious or political beliefs and leaving a religion or a political party
Anomalous (adj)
anomaly (n)


In a multicultural society is it not anomalous to have a blasphemy law which only protects one religious faith?
abnormal; irregular
Assiduous (adj)
assiduousness (n)


The Government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.
diligent, persistent, hardworking
Apartheid (n)


the long-awaited dismantling (= end) of apartheid
(in the past in South Africa) a political system in which people of different races are separated
Arduous (adj)
arduousness (n)


an arduous climb/task/journey
hard; strenuous
Aver (v)


The lawyer averred her client's innocence.
-assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
-to state the truth of something strongly
Atrophy (v,n)



After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had atrophied.
-to waste away; wither to deteriorate; the wasting away of body tissue
-(of a part of the body) to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker
Avocation (n)
something one does in addition to a principle occupation.
Attenuate (v)
attenuated (adj)
attenuation (n)

Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the Earth's atmosphere.
to make something smaller, thinner or weaker:
Ameliorate (v)
amelioration (n)


Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.
To make better; to improve
ambiguous (adj)
ambiguity (n)


His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
unclear or doubtful in meaning
Androgynous (adj)
androgyny (n)


With her lean frame and cropped hair, Lennox had a fashionably androgynous look.
Being both male and female
Amity (n)


The two groups had lived in perfect amity for many years before the recent troubles.
friendship; peaceful harmony
Anarchy (n)
anarchic (adj)


The country has been in a state of anarchy since the inconclusive election.
Absence of governing body; state of disorder
Ambivalence (n)
ambivalent (adj)


her ambivalence towards men.
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Anachronism (n)
anachronistic (adj)

For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.
something or someone misplaced in time; an obsolete (out of date) or archaic form
Animus (n)


The author's animus toward her.
hostile feeling or attitude
Analogous (adj)
analogy (n)


The experience of mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness.
comparable
Androgen (n)
Any substance that promotes masculine characteristics.
Aggrandize (v)


An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.
to increase in power, influence and reputation
Adventitious (adj)



an adventitious event/situation
-accidental
-not expected or planned
Alacrity (n)



She accepted the money with alacrity.
Cheerful promptness; eagerness
Alleviate (v)
alleviation (n)


The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
-Relieve
-to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
Amalgamate (v)
amalgamation (n)

The different offices will be amalgamated as/into employment advice centres.
combine; unite in one body
Affable (adj)
affability (n)


He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
friendly, courteous
Aggregate (v), n, adj



They purchased an aggregate of 3000 shares in the company.
gather; accumulate
Altruist (n)
altruism (n)
altruistic (adj)

I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she's probably looking for publicity.
a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
Amatory (adj)



amatory adventures
-of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
-relating to sexual love
Admonish (v)
-to counsel against something; caution, warn; reprove
1. to tell someone that they have done something wrong:
His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.
2 [T + to infinitive] to advise someone to do something:
Her teacher admonished her to work harder for her exams.
Acquiesce (v)
acquiescent (adj)
acquiescence (n)


Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.
-To comply, give in
-to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly
Accretion (n)



The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.
-An increase by natural growth
-gradual increase or growth by the addition of new layers or parts
Abstruse (adj)




an abstruse philosophical essay
Hard to understand; secret, hidden
Acrid (adj)



Clouds of acrid smoke issued from the building.
-Sharp or biting to the taste or smell
-describes a smell or taste that is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat
Acerbic (adj)
acerbity (n)


The letters show the acerbic wit for which Parker was both admired and feared.
-Sour or astringent in taste, harsh in temper
-describes something that is spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever and cruel
Adjoin (v)



The stables adjoin the west wing of the house.
To be close or in contact with
Adulterate (v)
adulterated (adj)
adulteration (n)


There were complaints that the beer had been adulterated with water.
-to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
-to make food or drink weaker or to lower its quality, by adding something else
Adjure (v)



The judge adjured him to answer truthfully.
-To beg or command
-to ask or order someone to do something
Acrimonious (adj)
acrimony (n)


Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
-caustic, stinging or bitter in nature
-full of anger, arguments and bad feeling
Abrogate (v)
Abrogation (n)


The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
-To abolish(=put an end to) by formal means
-to end a law, agreement or custom formally
Aberrant (adj)



aberrant behaviour/sexuality
Abnormal or deviant
Abate (v)
abatement (n)


The storm/wind/rain has started to abate.
-subside or moderate
-to become less strong
Abscond (v)
Depart secretly and hide
Abeyance (n)



Hostilities between the two groups have been in abeyance since last June.
-Suspended action
-a state of not happening or being used at present
Abject (adj)



He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.
-Utterly hopeless, humiliating or wretched
-showing no pride or respect for yourself
Abdicate (v)
abdication (n)

If a king or queen abdicates, they make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen
to renounce or relinquish a throne
Abstemious (adj)
-Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
-not doing things which give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol
Abjure (v)



He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.
to state publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving
Ablution (n)



Ablution is part of some religious ceremonies.
-Act of cleansing
-the act of washing yourself
Autonomous
self-governing; independent
Approbation
approval; praise, consideration
Aesthetic
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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