Vocabulary abdicate

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aghast

Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

annihilate

To destroy completely

abyss

a bottomless gulf or pit

alliance

a joining together for some common purpose

affinity

a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

accomplice

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

abrasion

a wearing away or rubbing away by friction

affluence

abundant wealth

accolade

award of merit; strong praise and approval

amplitude

breadth, range, or magnitude

amicable

characterized by kindness and good will

aloof

distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

analogy

drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

ancestry

family descent; inherited properties shared with others of your bloodlin

adverse

going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile

ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

agile

moving quickly and lightly

acquit

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

adhere

stick to firmly

allege

to claim that something is true but without offering any proof

abdicate

to give up power

aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

abstain

to refrain from something by one's choice

abhor

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

advocate

to speak in favor of

accursed

under a curse; Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

adamant

unyielding; firm in opinion

aboveboard

without dishonesty or trickery

affidavit

written declaration made under oath


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