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ENG A: COLLEGE PREP WORDS
LETTER A
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| abase | disgrace |
| abate | decrease |
| abeyance | hold back |
| abject | miserable |
| abjure | to reject |
| ablution | cleansing |
| agnegate | to deny |
| abrogate | to abolish |
| abscond | to leave secretly |
| absolve | to forgive |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend |
| accede | express approval |
| accost | to approach |
| accretion | growth in size |
| accrue | to accumulate |
| acerbic | bitter |
| acme | highest point |
| acquiesce | to agree |
| acquittal | to release |
| acrid | harsh |
| acrimony | bitterness |
| acuity | sharpness |
| acumen | insight |
| acute | sharp |
| admonish | to caution |
| adroit | skillful |
| adulation | praise |
| adumbrate | to outline |
| adverse | unfavorable |
| affable | friendly |
| affected | pretentious |
| affinity | fondness |
| affluent | rich |
| affront | insult |
| aggregate | collective mass |
| aggrieve | to distress |
| agrarian | rural matters |
| alacrity | cheerful |
| alchemy | metal to gold |
| algorithm | problem-solving procedure |
| allay | to lessen |
| allegory | symbolic |
| alliteration | repeating beginning sounds |
| allocation | share |
| allure | to entice |
| allusion | indirect reference |
| aloof | detached |
| altercation | dispute |
| altruism | unselfish |
| amalgamate | to mix |
| ambivalence | uncertain |
| amenable | agreable |
| amend | to improve |
| amenity | pleasantness |
| amulet | charm |
| anathema | curse |
| anachronistic | outdated |
| ancillary | helping |
| anecdote | short account |
| anodyne | soothes pain |
| antediluvian | prehistoric |
| anterior | previous |
| anthology | collection |
| antipathy | dislike |
| antiquated | outdated |
| antithesis | opposite |
| apathetic | indifferent |
| apathy | lack of feeling |
| aphasia | inability to speak |
| aphorism | old saying |
| apocryphal | fictional |
| apostate | renouncing religion |
| apotheosis | ideal |
| appease | to satisfy |
| aprobation | praise |
| appropriate | take possession |
| arable | cultivation |
| arbitrary | inconsistent |
| arbitrate | negotiate |
| arcane | secret |
| archaic | outdated |
| ardent | passionate |
| ardor | great passion |
| arduous | difficult |
| arraign | to call to court |
| arrogate | to demand arrogantly |
| arsenal | storehouse of weapons |
| artisan | craftsperson |
| ascend | to climb |
| ascertain | to determine |
| ascetic | self-denying |
| ascribe | to attribute to |
| askew | crooked |
| aspersion | false rumor |
| aspire | great hopes |
| assail | to attack |
| assent | to agree |
| assert | to affirm |
| assiduous | persistent |
| assimilate | to blend in |
| assonance | resemblance in sound |
| assuage | to make less severe |
| astringent | harsh |
| astute | good judgement |
| asunder | into different parts |
| atone | to amend |
| atrocious | shockingly bad |
| atrophy | to waste away |
| attain | to accomplish |
| attenuate | to weaken |
| attest | to testify |
| audacious | bold |
| audible | being heard |
| augury | prophecy |
| auspicious | promising |
| austere | stern |
| autocrat | dictator |
| autonomous | separate |
| auxillary | supplementary |
| avarice | greed |
| aver | to affirm |
| aversion | strong dislike |
| avert | to prevent |
| avow | declare |
| awry | crooked |
| axiom | self-evident truth |
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