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General Vocabulary

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aberrantstraying from the normal
abrogaterepeal, annualment
abstemiouseats and drinks sparingly
abstruseunintelligible
acerbicsour, bitter, harsh
acolytefollower, attendant
acquienscesilant agreement, submission
acrimoniousbitter and cutting
adroitskillful, resourceful
adulationfawning adoration, devotion
alacritycheerful, ready eagerness
allayto calm, quiet, releive
allegorysymbolic narrative
alliterationrepeatition of a sound, letter
ambiencemood, atmosphere
ambivalentindecisive
amorphouswithout definite shape, form
anachronismbelonging to another era
analogystory based on similarity
anathemadetestable thing or person
animusfilled with hostility
annalshistorical records
anomalydeviation from the general
anticodd or eccentric behavior
aphorismconcise statement of truth
aplombself-assurance, poise
apogeehigh point, climax, summit
appellationname applied to something
appositewell put, on the nose
arcanesecrete, obscure
archmischievous, playfully saucy
argotjargon,
arrantout-and-out, downright
arrogateclaim as ours without right
asceticself-denying person
aspersiondamaging, slandering talk
assiduousperseverance, diligence
assuageto releive and soothe
attenuateweaken, reduce, thin out
augmentincrease
auspiciousfavorable, promising
awrygone haywire
axionself-evident truth

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