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| Question | Answer |
| ABATE | SUBSIDE; MODERATE Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate |
| ABERRANT (ABERRATION) | ABNORMAL; DEVIANT Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment |
| ABEYANCE | SUSPENDED ACTION; PAUSE The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival |
| ABSCOND | DEPART SECRETLY AND HIDE The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognised him from his photograph in America's Most Wanted |
| ABSTEMIOUS ABSTINENCE | SPARING IN EATING AND DRINKING; TEMPERATE Concerned whether her vegetarian son's diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him |
| ADMONISH | WARN; REPROVE When her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, Mary admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased |
| ADULTERATE ADULTERATION | MAKE IMPURE BY ADDING INFERIOR OR TAINTED SUBSTANCES It is a serious crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer |
| AESTHETIC AESTHETE | ARTISTIC; RELATING TO BEAUTY The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Alice's aesthetic nature |
| AGGREGATE AGGREGATION | GATHER; ACCUMULATE Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time |
| ACLARITY | EAGERNESS; CHEERFUL PROMPTNESS Phil and Dave were racing to get off to the mountains, they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with aclarity |
| ALLEVIATE | RELIEVE This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs |
| AMALGAMATE | COMBINE; UNITE IN ONE BODY The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body |
| AMBIVALENCE AMBIVALENT | MIXED OR CONTRADICTORY FEELINGS Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings |
| AMELIORATE | IMPROVE Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums |
| ANACHRONISM ANACHRONISTIC | BELONGING IN ANOTHER TIME Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an anachronism; no clocks existed in Caesar's time |
| ANALOGOUS ANALOGY | SIMILAR; COMPARABLE She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same |
| ANARCHY | DISORDER; ABSENCE OF GOVERNING BODY The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy |
| ANOMALOUS ANOMALY | ABNORMAL; IRREGULAR She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised |
| ANTIPATHY | DISLIKE; AVERSION Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife |
| APATHY APATHETIC | INDIFFERENCE; LACK OF CARING A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote |
| APPEASE APPEASEMENT | SOOTHE; PACIFY; RELIEVE Tom and Jody tried to appease the crying baby by offering him one toy after another |
| APPRISE | INFORM When NASA was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, they decided to postpone the shuttle launch |
| APPROBATION | APPROVAL Wanting her parent's regard, she looked fr some sign of their approbation |
| APPROPRIATE | ACQUIRE; TAKE POSSESSION OF FOR ONE'S OWN USE The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indian's use |
| ARDUOUS | HARD; STRENUOUS Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy |
| COMMENSURATE | TO BE IN PROPORTION OR CORRESPONDING IN DEGREE OR AMOUNT The convicted felon's life sentence was commensurate with the heinousness of his crime |
| PAROCHIAL | NARROWLY RESTRICTED IN SCOPE OR OUTLOOK Her relationship with him did not work because his culinary tastes were simply too parochial |
| ICONOCLAST | SOMEONE WHO OPPOSES BELIEFS THAT ARE WIDELY ACCEPTED Lady Gaga, in challenging what it means to be clothed, is an iconoclast for wearing a 'meat dress' to a show |
| VENALITY | THE CONDITION OF BEING SUSCEPTIBLE TO BRIBES OR CORRUPTION Even some of the most sacred sporting events are not immune to venality |
| HARANGUE | A LONG POMPOUS SPEECH Tired of his parents haranguing him about his laziness, he finally moved out at the age of 35 |
| FRUGAL | SPENDING WISELY Monte was no miser, but was simply frugal, wisely spending the little that he earned |
| INTIMATE INTIMATION | TO SUGGEST SOMETHING SUBTLY At first his teachers intimated to his parents that he was not suited to skip a grade |
| VENERATE | TO RESPECT DEEPLY The prof was venerated amongst his colleagues, publishing more papers than all of them put together |
| ACRIMONY | BITTERNESS AND ILL WILL The acrimony between the president and vice president sent a clear signal to the voters |
| MERCURIAL | UNEXPECTED AND UNPREDICTABLE CHANGES IN MOOD The fact that her moods were as mercurial as the weather was problematic |
| IMPERTINENT | BEING DISRESPECTFUL; IMPROPERLY FORWARD OR BOLD Dexter found the police officer's questions impertinent |
| AMALGAM | A MIXTURE OF MULTIPLE THINGS The band's music was an amalgam of hiphop and jazz |
| LACONIC | ONE WHO SAYS VERY FEW WORDS Martha always swooned over the hunky, laconic types |
| IRREFUTABLE | CERTAIN The existence of life on earth is irrefutable |
| ADVOCATE | SUPPORT A CAUSE While senator privately approved of gay marriage, he was unwilling to advocate for the cause in public |
| DELEGATE | ASSIGN She was forced to delegate many of her responsibilities to two lower level managers |
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