| A | B |
|---|
| absolve | free from blame The priest ____the sins of the man |
| abstinent | volunteer to not do something The vegetarian was ___about not eating meat. |
| abstract | not personal He liked Africa in the ____but did not want to actually travel there. |
| abstruse | hard to understand The nuclear scientist's speech was so ____that we couldn't understand anything he said. |
| abysmal | hopeless The man had cancer, his chances of living long was ______. |
| accolade | award, honor The great actor was giving ____for all his past movies. |
| accost | speak & approach aggressively The angry man ____the person who was talking about him. |
| acerbic | severe, acid temper The mean teacher gave ___comments about the student's bad essay. |
| acquiesce | give in, accept The man _____ his house back to the bank when he could no longer pay for it. |
| acrid | bitter, pungent The wet, moldy room had an ____smell to it. |
| indigent | poor The ____people were living on the street. |
| indignant | insulted Bob became _____when he was accused of lying when he wasn't. |
| indolent | lazy The ___teens slept until noon and played video games all day. |
| indulgent | yields to desire Being ____ the man ate the whole plate of brownies without sharing. |
| eneffable | unable to describe The awesome mountain scene was so beautiful, it was ____ and we all stood in awe. |
| inept | clumsy, incompetent The ____skiier could not get down the mountain. |
| inert | inactive The sick children were ___and stayed inside all day sleeping. |
| inexorable | relentless, unavoidable Death is inexorble, it happens to everyone sooner or later. |
| infamous | bad reputation Jessie James was an _____ cowboy. |
| infatuated | foolishly passionate John was ____with a girl he only saw a picture of and never met. |
