CLAT 1
Aberrant - answer one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
abet - answer assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Abeyance - answer temporary cessation or suspension
abjure - answer formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
ablution - answer the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
abrogate - answer to abolish, usually by authority
abscond - answer run away
abstemious - answer sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
abstruse - answer obscure; profound; difficult to understand
abut - answerlie adjacent to another or share a boundary
accede - answerto agree or express agreement
acquiesce - answerto accept without protest; to agree or submit
acrid - answerharsh or corrosive in tone
acumen - answerquickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
adage - answera condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of
experience that is taken as true by many people
adamant - answernot capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
admonition - answercautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent
danger)
affable - answerdiffusing warmth and friendliness
aggrandize - answerto increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify;
to make appear greater
Aberrant - answer one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
abet - answer assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Abeyance - answer temporary cessation or suspension
abjure - answer formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
ablution - answer the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
abrogate - answer to abolish, usually by authority
abscond - answer run away
abstemious - answer sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
abstruse - answer obscure; profound; difficult to understand
abut - answerlie adjacent to another or share a boundary
accede - answerto agree or express agreement
acquiesce - answerto accept without protest; to agree or submit
acrid - answerharsh or corrosive in tone
acumen - answerquickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
adage - answera condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of
experience that is taken as true by many people
adamant - answernot capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
admonition - answercautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent
danger)
affable - answerdiffusing warmth and friendliness
aggrandize - answerto increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify;
to make appear greater
