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Cards In This Set
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Abdicate(verb)
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To give up formally as an office,duty,power or claim
Synonyms-resign,renouce
"You cannot abdicate your responsibilities as the head of this family."
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Abet(verb)
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To encourage or assist
Synonyms-advance,help,aid
"She willingly abbeted his attemps to overthrow your thrown.
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Abhor(verb)
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To hate intensely
Synonyms-lathe,despise,detest
"Segregation is something i completely abhor."
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Abject(adjective)
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Wretched,miserable,humiliating or complete unrelieved or despicable
Synonyms-vile,sheer,hopeless
"Only an abject coward would stand by while someone was mugged."
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Absolve(verb)
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To clear of guilt or blame
Synonyms-acquit,vindicate
"The jury decided to absolve the old man of any crimes."
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Abstain(verb)
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To refrain completely and voluntarily
Synonyms-forbear,avoid,shun
"You'll have to abstain from eating unhealthy foods in order to loose weight."
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Academic(adjective)
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Scholarly or unrealistic
Synonyms-scholastic,speculative
"An academic scholarship is the best to have."
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Accede(verb)
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To agree to or to enter an office
Synonyms-agree,assent,consent
"I had to persuade my parents to accede to my plan for a trip to Paris this summer."
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Acclimate(verb)
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To get used to
Synonyms-adjust,accustom,adapt
"It took a long time to acclimate myself to the high temperatures of Africa"
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Addiction(noun)
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Habitual use of or devotion to something
"Smoking is an addiction that is very hard to overcome."
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Alienate(verb)
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To cause hostility where love used to be
Synonyms-antagonize,estrange
"After we had a fight, my friends alienated me."
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Allege(verb)
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To claim that something is true without proof
Synonyms-claim,contend,declare
"The men in custody are the alleged murderers of two young girls."
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Allude(verb)
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To refer to indirectly
Synonyms-suggest,hint at
"His constant twitching alluded to the fact that he was guilty of the charge."
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Ambience(noun)
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The surrounding or prevading atmosphere
Synonyms-setting,surroundings
"The dark ambience of the room was disturbing"
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Ambivalent(adjective)
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Wavering due to indecisiveness
Synonyms-opposing,contradictory
"My parents were ambivalent over wither or not they should send me to boarding school."
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