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1. Abandon relinquish, renounce, dispense with

Opp: keep, retain, continue

2. Abate ebb, weaken, recede

Opp: intensify, increase

3. Abbreviate prcis, synopsize, abridge

Opp: long

4. Abdicate repudiate, cede, disown

5. Aberration- freak, rarity, oddity

6. Abet- encourage, collaborate, endorse, sanction

Opp: hinder

7. Abeyance- remission, unresolved deferred, suspension

8. Abhor- loathe, execrate, recoil, shudder at

Opp: love, admire

9. Abide- uphold, comply with, conform to

Opp: flout, disobey

10. Abject- Pitiable, piteous, lamentable, appalling, atrocious

11. Abjure- eschew, refrain, disavow, forego, refrain

12. Ablution- Douche, lavage, lavation

13. Abnegation- countenance, abstinence, austerity

Opp: Acceptance, self-indulgence

14. Abolish- extirpate, expunge, invalidate, rescind

Opp: retain, create

15. Abominate- hate, despise, loathe

Opp: like, love

16. Aboriginal- indigenous, autochthonic, primordial

17. Abound- proliferate, be abundant, plentiful

18. Abrade erode, gnaw away at, corrode, scrape away

19. Abrogate repeal, rescind, countermand, retract

Opp: institute, introduce

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20. Abscess- sore, pustule, carbuncle, ulceration

21. Abscond- vanish, decamp, scarper, vamoose

22. Abstemious- puritanical, spartan, sober, temperate

Opp: self-indulgent

23. Abstruse- esoteric, recondite, Delphi, recherch

24. Abysmal- awful, lamentable, crummy

25. Accede- comply with, concur with, acquiesce in

26. Accentuate- underline, underscore, stress, emphasize

27. Acclamation- plaudit, commendation, homage, compliment

Opp: criticism

28. Accompaniment- support, appendage

29. Accost- shout to, hail, confront, detain, stop

30. Accrue- arise, follow, ensue

31. Ace- whiz, maven, crackerjack, maestro, virtuoso

Opp: amateur

32. Acerbic- cutting, scathing, abrasive

33. Acme- pinnacle, summit, zenith, apogee

Opp: nadir

34. Acquiesce- allow, concede, yield to

35. Acrid- pungent, acetous, stinging, bitter

36. Acumen- sagacity, discernment, perspicacity, insight

37. Adrift- unmoored, detached, rootless, unknotted

38. Adroit- skillful, dexterous, nimble, nifty

Opp: inept, clumsy

39. Aegis- charge, care, guidance

40. Affable- amenable, clubbable, pleasant, congenial

Opp: unfriendly

41. Affliction-malady, indisposition scourge, plague

42. Agglomeration-collection, mass, cluster, miscellany

43. Agile-nimble, acrobatic, lithe

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Opp: clumsy, stiff

44. Agitate- fluster, ruffle, whisk, beat

45. Alcove- recess, niche, nook, bay

46. Alibi- defence, justification, reason

47. Alleviate- deaden, reduce, assuage, damp, soothe

Opp- aggravate

48. Allude- suggest, refer, hint, imply

49. Aloft-high, upwards, skywards

Opp: down

50. Altercation-squabble, fight, melee, broil, miff

51. Altruism- benevolence, philanthropy, bounteousness

Opp: selfishness

52. Ameliorate- improve, enhance, boost

Opp: worsen

53. Amiss- wrong, awry, faulty, defective, improper

Opp: right, in order

54. Amnesty- pardoning, reprieve, release

55. Amok- go berserk, riot, rampage

56. Animosity- antipathy, hatred, malice, enmity

Opp: goodwill, friendship

57. Annihilate- kill, slaughter, exterminate, snuff out

Opp: create

58. Anodyne- analgesic, narcotic, bland, offensive

59. Antecedent- ancestor, progenitor, predecessor

Opp: descendant

60. Antediluvian- old-fashioned, antiquated, outmoded

61. Anticipation- expectation, forecast, prediction

62. Apocryphal- fictitious, fabricated, spurious

Opp: authentic

63. Apoplectic- furious, incensed, incandescent, raging, seething, livid

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64. Appeasement- placation, pacification, propitiation

Opp: provocation

65. Appellation- sobriquet, nickname, cognomen

66. Arbor bower, recess, alcove, pergola, gazebo

67. Arduous- onerous, formidable, exhausting, grueling

Opp: easy

68. Arraign- indict, remonstrate with, berate, admonish, lambaste

Opp: acquit, praise

69. Ascribe- attribute, impute, associate with

70. Ashen- pale, ghostly, waxen, deaden

71. Atrocious despicable, contemptible, barbaric, odious, egregious, dire

Opp: admirable, superb

72. Atrophy- degenerated, wither, deteriorate, emaciated

Opp: strengthen, flourish

73. Au courante- in touch, familiar, at home, well informed, enlightened

74. Audacious- cheeky, plucky, intrepid, brazen

Opp: timid, polite

75. Aura- feeling, ambience, emanation, tenor

76. Austere- severe, stern, aloof, stiff

Opp: genial, immoderate, ornate

77. Avalanche- landslip, landslide, icefall

78. Avant-garde- original, innovatory, trailblazing, revolutionary

79. Avarice- greed, rapacity, mercenariness

Opp: generosity

80. Avid- passionate, zealous, earnest

Opp: apathetic

81. Awash- flooded, submerged

82. Awning- canopy, sun-blind, shutter

83. Azure- bright blue, cerulean, cyanic

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