Define: apprise
To give notice to; to inform
Define: approbation
Sanction
Define: arboreal
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees
Define: ardor
Intensity of passion or affection
Define: argot
A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group
Define: apostate
False
Define: apotheosis
Deification
Define: apparition
Ghost
Define: appease
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation
Define: apposite
Appropriate
Define: antediluvian
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah
Define: antidote
Anything tht will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like
Define: aplomb
Confidence, coolness
Define: apocryphal
Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Define: apogee
The climax
Define: ambiguous
Having a double meaning
Define: ameliorate
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
Define: anathema
Anything forbidden, as by social usage
Define animadversion
The user acne of criticism or censure
Define: animosity
Hatred
Define: alcove
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room
Define: alleviate
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear
Define: aloof
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others
Define: amalgamate
To Mix or blend together in homogeneous body
Define: ambidextrous
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease
Define: aberrant
Markedly different from an accepted norm
Define: aberration
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
Define: abet
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of ( an offense)
Define: abeyance
A state of suspension or temporary inaction
Define: abjure
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
Define: ablution
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
Define: abrogate
To abolish, repeal
Define: abscond
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
Define: abstemious
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
Define: abstruse
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
Define: abut
To touch at the end or boundary line
Define: accede
To agree
Define: acquiesce
To comply; submit
Define: acrid
Harshly pungent or bitter
Define: acumen
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination
Define: adage
An old saying
Define: adamant
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability
Define: admonition
Gently reproof
Define: adumbrate
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem
Define: affable
Easy to approach
Define: aggrandize
To cause to appear greatly
Define: aggravate
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome
Define: agile
Able to love or act quickly, physically, mentally
Define: agog
In eager desire
Define: alacrity
Cheerful willingness
Define: augury
Omen
Define: auspicious
Favorable omen
Define: austere
Severely simple; unadorned
Define: autocrat
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence
Define: auxiliary
One who or tht which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory
Define: assuage
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease
Define: astringent
Harsh in disposition or character
Define: astute
Keen in discernment
Define: atonement
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury
Define: audacious
Fearless
Define: arrant
Notoriously bad
Define: ascetic
Given to serve self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion
Define: ascribe
To assign as a quality or attribute
Define: asperity
Harshness or roughness of temper
Define: assiduous
Unceasing; persistent
Define: Avarice
Passion for getting and keeping riches
Define: aversion
a mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
Define: avow
To declare openly