Vocabulary Building
To behave in a way that belittles someone
Abase
To make someone feel humiliated; Ridicule
Abash
To decrease in force or intensity; De- escalate
Abate
Arranged Alphabetically
Abecedarian
A state or condition markedly different from the norm
Aberration
To hate or to detest; Despise; Loathe
Abhor
To free someone from responsibility or commitment, or from the consequences of guilt
Absolve
Immeasurably low or wretched; extremely poor or bad
Abysmal
Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone; Pungent
Acerbic
The highest point or stage; Something or someone that represents perfection of the thing expressed
Acme
Strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing something
Acquisitive
To agree or express agreement
Acquiesce
Bitterness or ill feeling
Acrimony
Sudden and quick
Acute
Unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion; Unyielding
Adamant
To suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place
Adjourn
Extreme praise
Adulation
Acting against or in a contrary direction; Hostile / To oppose one’s interests ( especially in an unfavorable manner )
Adverse
Refers to the closeness or bond between someone / something to another someone / something; Relationship
Affinity
Wealthy; Prosperous
Affluent
To assert without proof or before proving; Claim
Allege
Having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others; Selflessness
Altruistic
The absolute opposite
Antithesis
Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone; Doubtful; Unsure
Ambivalent
To improve; To enhance; To make better
Ameliorate
In a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner or frenzied state
Amok
Something that doesn’t fit in its time period
Anachronism
The abnormality of something
Anomaly
Made, evolved, or developed a long time ago; Ancient / Extremely primitive or outmoded; Dateless
Antediluvian
A set of materials or equipment designed for a particular use
Apparatus
Fearful or anxious that something bad might happen
Apprehensive