English Vocabulary - Words Start from Letter 'A'

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English Vocabulary
Words Start from Letter 'A'

1. ABANDON: To give up completely, Cease to support.
   Sentence:
   *Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age.
   *He had clearly abandoned all preferences of trying to success.
   *Abandoned the sinking ship.
   Synonyms: Forgo, Forsake, Relinquish.
   
   
2. ABASH: To lose self confidence, To confuse, Put to Shame or ashamed.
   Sentence:
   * Abashed before the assembled dignitaries.
   Synonyms: Disconcert, Discomfit, Discompose, Fluster.
   Antonym: (adj.) Self-possessed.
   
   
3. ABDICATE: To give up claim to.
   Sentence:
   * He abdicated as general manager after six month jobs.
   * Harry looked slightly abashed.
   * Abdicated the throne.
   Synonyms: Abandon, Quit, Renounce, Relinquish, Resign, Retire.
   
   
4. ABET: To encourage, or support.
   Sentence:
   * Treacherously abetted the enemy.
   Synonyms: Assist, Aid, Incite, Spur.
   Antonym: Deter.
   
   
5. ABRIDGE: To reduced, To shorten.
   Sentence:
   *He was asked to abridged his story for TV drama.
   *Abridged his lengthy speech.
   Synonyms: Curtail (a right or privileged), Diminish, Lessen, Truncate, Retrench.
   Antonym: Amplify, Elongate, Protract.
   
   
6. ABROGATE: To abolish or Render, Void.
   Sentence:
   *A treaty abrogated by mutual consent.
   Synonyms: Annul, Cancel, Nullify, Rescind, Void.
   
   
7. ABSTEMIOUS: Moderate in the use of food and drink.
   Sentence:
   *He is abstemious in his habits.
   Synonyms: Temperate.
   
   
8. ACADEMIC:Pertaining to school.
   Sentence:
   *Theoretical academic interests.
   *An academic discussion, with no practical implications
   Synonyms: Educational, Scholastic.
   
   
9. ACCEDE: To agree to.
   Sentence:
   *Accede to a request.
   *The authority did not accede to the striker's demand.
   Synonym: Accept, Assent.
   Antonym: Demur.
   
   
10. ACCELERATE: To quicken, Speed tip.
    Sentence:
    *Took an accelerated course in order to graduate early.
    Synonym: Expedite (adj. Expeditious).
    Antonym: Retard.
    
    
11. ACCOLADE: An award or salute.
    Sentence:
    *A tremendous accolade for a returning hero.
    Synonyms: Tribute, Ovation, Title, Privileged, Honour.
    
    
12. ACCORD: Agreement or harmony.
    Sentence:
    *In full accord with his view.
    *Opposition group refused to sign the accord.
    Synonyms: Concord, Treaty, concurrence Grant, Award.
    Antonyms: Dissension, Discord
    
    
13. ACRIMONIOUS: Sharp or harsh in language or temper.
    Sentence:
    *stung by the acrimonious remark.
    * An acrimonious dispute about wages.
    Synonym: Caustic, Acerbic, Pungent, Tart, Mordant, Acrid, (Noun) Asperity.
    Antonyms: Suave, Affable.
    
    
14. ACUMEN: keenness of mind or insight.
    Sentence:
    * Showing exceptional business acumen.
    Synonym: Perspicacity, Discernment, Perception, Awareness.
    Antonym: Obtuseness.
    
    
15. ADMONISH (Noun: ADMONITION): To warn or find fault gently.
    Sentence:
    *Admonishing the unruly child.
    *She admonish him to play online games not more than one hour.
    Synonym: Chide, Caution, Reprimand, Reprehend, Reproach, Archaic.
    
    
16. ADVERSARY (Adj: ADVERSE): An opponent.
    Sentence:
    *His adversary in a bitter debate.
    *David beat his old adversary in the quarter-final.
    Synonym: Antagonist.
    Antonyms: Confederate, Ally, Accomplice.
    
    
17. ADVERSITY: Misfortune.
    Sentence:
    *Calm in the face of adversity.
    Synonym: Affliction, Mischance, Reverse.
    
    
18. AESTHETIC: Pertaining to the beautiful.
    Sentence:
    *interested in aesthetic values rather than in purely practical affairs.
    *The Nature's painting gives great aesthetic pleasure.
    
    
19. AFFABLE: Sociable, Courageous, and agreeable in manner a much admirable.
    Sentence:
    *Affable gentlemen.
    Synonyms: Civil, Complaisant, Benign,Gracious,Genial, Urbane, Cordial.
    Antonyms: Curt, Brusque, Rude, Boorish, Surly.
    
    
20. AFFLUENT: Prosperous, Flourishing, Copious.
    Sentence:
    *A large bequest from an affluent grandfather.
    Synonyms: Opulent, Profuse, wealthy.
    Antonyms: Destitute, Impecunious.
    
    
21. AGGRESSIVE (Noun: AGGRESSION): An unprovoked attack, self-assertive, Attacking, Offensive.
    Sentence:
    *Annoyed people by his aggressive attitude.
    Synonyms: Officious, Obtrusive.
    Antonyms: Meek, Humble, Retiring, Diffident.
    
    
22. ALACRITY: Eagerness, Cheerful promptness.
    Sentence:
    *Responded to the flattering offer with alacrity.
    Synonyms: Celerity, Briskness, Energy, Animation.
    Antonyms: Apathy, Nonchalance, Sluggishness, Lethargy, Phlegmatic.
    
    
23. ALIENATE: To estrage.
    Sentence:
    *Alienated by his gruff manner.
    
    
24. ALLAY: To calm, To lessen in severity.
    Sentence:
    *At ease now that his fears have been allayed.
    Synonyms: Appease, Alleviate, Pacify, Assuage, Abate, Mitigate, Propitiate, Mollify, Placate.
    Antonyms: Intensify, Aggravate.
    
    
25. ALLUDE (Noun: ALLUSION): To refer to indirectly.
    Sentence:
    *Alluded quite subtly to his friend's misfortune.
    Synonyms: Insinuate, Intimate, Imply.
    Antonyms: Refer, Cite.
    
    
26. ALLURE: To tempt by flattery or an attractive offer.
    Sentence:
    *Allured by the prospect of a new job.
    Synonyms: Lure, Decoy, Inveigle, Entice, Seduce, Wheedle, Beguile, Cajole.
    Antonyms: Repel.
    
    
27. AMBIGUOUS: Uncertain, Vague, Capable of being inter, In more than one way.
    Sentence:
    *Puzzled by the ambiguous statement.
    Synonyms: Hazy, Obscure, Equivocal, Dubious, Nebulous.
    Antonyms: Explicit, Unquestionable.
    
    
28. AMENABLE: Obedient, wiling to submit.
    Sentence:
    *Amenable to the suggestion.
    Synonyms: Tractable, Docile, Responsive.
    Antonyms: Intractable, Refractory, Recalcitrant.
    
    
29. AMIABLE: Good-nature, Friendly.
    Sentence:
    *Attracted friends by his amiable position.
    Synonyms: Complaisant
    
    
30. ANACHRONISM: A thing placed or occurring out of the normal time.
    Sentences:
    * A machine gun at the battle of Yorktown would be anachronism.
    
    
31. ANALOGY (Adj: ANALOGOUS): A relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics.
    Sentence:
    * He indicated the point of analogy between the two situations.
    Synonyms: Correspondence, Affinity
    Antonyms: Anomaly ( a deviation from the general rule.)
    
    
32. ANARCHY: State of confusion or lawlessness.
    Sentence:
    * A country brought to utter anarchy by civil war.
    Synonyms: Chaos, Pandemonium.
    
    
33. ANIMUS: A feeling of hatred.
    Sentence:
    * Felt no animus, even against the enemy.
    Synonyms: Enmity. Rancor, Malevolence, Animosity
    Antonyms: Amity.
    
    
34. ANNALS: A historical records.
    Sentence:
    *In the annals of literature
    
    
35. ANONYMOUS: Of unknown authorship.
    Sentence:
    * An anonymous publication.
    
    
36. ANTHOLOGY: A collection of choice literally works.
    Sentence:
    * An anthology of modern poetry.
    
    
37. ANTITHESIS (Adj: ANTITHETICAL): Contrast, The direct opposite.
    Sentence:
    * His selfish attitude seemed to me the antithesis of patriotism. 
    
    
38. APATHY (Adj: APATHETIC): Lack of feeling, emotion or intense.
    Sentence:
    * Attributed failure to apathy, rather than lack of patriotism.
    Synonyms: Torpor, Lethargy, Sluggishness, Langour, Lassitude, Dispassion, (verb) Languish
    Antonyms: Zeal, Animation
    
    
39. APPREHENSIVE (Verb: APPREHEND): Fearful.
    Sentence:
    *Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of the examination.
    
    
40. APPRISE: To inform.
    Sentence:
    * Apprised lieutenants of the new situation.
    
    
41. APPROBATION: Approval. Praise.
    Sentence:
    * A plan that meet with hearty approbation.
    Synonyms: Sanction, Commendation.
    Antonym: Disapprobation.
    
    
42. APT: (Noun: APTITUDE, APTNESS):
    (1) Like, inclined or disposed.
    Sentence:
    * Apt to succeed.
    Synonyms:  Prone.
    (2) Fit, Suitable.
    Sentence:
    * An apt remark.
    Synonyms: Appropriate, Felicitous
    (3) Skillful, Expert
    Sentence
    * Apt at woodcarving
    Synonyms: Deft, Dexterous, Adept.
    Antonym: Inept
    
    
43. ARBITER: A person who has authority to decide matters in dispute
    Sentence:
    * A fair decision rendered by the arbiter.
    Synonyms: mediator, arbitrator
    
    
44. ARCHETYPE: An original pattern.
    Sentence:
    * Copies reproduced from the archetype.
    Synonym: prototype
    Antonyms: Stereotype, facsimile, replica
    
    
45. ARID: Dry; barren
    Sentence:
    * The arid desert land.
    Synonyms: jejune, parched
    Antonyms: arable, fertile
    
    
46. ARISTOCRACY: Government by the best people; a privileged class
    Sentence:
    * Special privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy.
    Synonym: oligarchy Antonym: democracy war
    
    
47. ARMISTICE: A temporary suspension of hostilities.
    Sentence:
    * The armistice halted the war.
    Synonym: truce
    
    
48. ARTFUL: Sly; crafty
    Sentence:
    * Attained his mean objective by artful measures.
    Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful
    Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless
    
    
49. ARTICULATE:
    (1) (Verb): To speak clearly or distinctly,
    Sentence:
    * Articulated slowly so that he could not be misunderstood.
    (2) (Adj.): Capable of speech; distinct, clear
    Sentence:
    * An articulate man, always ready to give his views.
    
    
50. ASCETIC: Rigorously self-denying
    Sentence:
    * Pursued the ascetic life of a monk.
    Synonyms: austere, abstinent
    Antonyms: wanton, self-indulgent
    
    
51. ASKANCE: With distrust
    Sentence:
    * Looked askance at the forged signature.
    
    
52. ASSEVERATE: To declare positively; to confirm
    Sentence:
    * Asseverated his views with conviction.
    Synonyms: assert, avouch, aver, avow, allege
    Antonyms: gainsay, controvert, recant, rescind, abjure, disavow
    
    
53. ASSIDUOUS: Industrious
    Sentence:
    * An assiduous worker, toiling long hours.
    Synonyms: sedulous, attentive: diligent, indefatigable
    Antonyms: indolent, slothful
    
    
54. ASYLUM: A place offering shelter and retreat
    Sentence:
    * Found asylum from persecution.
    Synonyms: sanctuary, refuge
    
    
55. ATHEIST: One who denies that God exists.
    Sentence:
    * The atheist declared, "There is no God."
    Synonyms: infidel, agnostic, skeptic
    
    
56. ATTRIBUTE:
    (1) (verb): Assign.
    Sentence:
    * Attributed his success to bard work.
    Synonym: ascribe
    (2) (noun): An inherent quality
    Sentence:
    * Generosity was his outstanding attribute.
    
    
57. AUGMENT: To increase or enlarge
    Sentence:
    * An army augmented by numerous enlistments.
    Synonyms: enhance, amplify
    Antonyms: abate, curtail
    
    
58. AUSPICIOUS: Indicating a happy outcome.
    Sentence:
    * The prospect for this project appears auspicious.
    Synonyms: propitious, fortunate
    Antonyms: ominous, foreboding
    
    
59. AUTHENTIC: Genuine
    Sentence:
    * Proved to be an authentic document.
    Synonyms: veritable, bona fide
    Antonyms: apocryphal, counterfeit, spurious, bogus
    
    
60. AUTOCRATIC: Despotic (Relating to ruler who has absolute power, Take no account of the other people wishes or opinion, domineering.)
    Sentence:
    * Feared by the masses as an autocratic ruler.
    Synonym: tyrannical
    Antonym: benevolent
    
    
61. AVARICE: Excessive greed
    Sentence:
    * A fortune accumulated by avarice and miserliness.
    Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity, avidity
    Antonym: magnanimity
    
    
62. AWRY: Unsymmetrical; not straight
    Sentence:
    * The picture, hanging awry on the wall.
    Synonym: askew
    
    

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