Question

50 new words with short meaning

Answer 1

abate

become less in amount or intensity

abhor

find repugnant

abortive

failing to accomplish an intended result

absolve

grant remission of a sin to

abstruse

difficult to penetrate

accolade

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

accost

approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

acquiesce

agree or express agreement

acrid

strong and sharp, as a taste

adage

a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact

adamant

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

address

the place where a person or organization can be found

adherent

someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine

affectation

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

affluent

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

agrarian

relating to rural matters

agnostic

a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable

allege

report or maintain

allusion

passing reference or indirect mention

aloof

remote in manner

ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

amenity

pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

amnesty

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

amorous

inclined toward or displaying love

apartheid

a social policy of racial segregation

aphorism

a short pithy instructive saying

apocryphal

being of questionable authenticity

apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

aptitude

inherent ability

arbiter

someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

arcane

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

archetype

something that serves as a model

astute

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

attrition

the act of rubbing together

austere

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

avow

declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

awry

turned or twisted to one side

beget

generate children

belabor

beat soundly

beleaguer

annoy persistently

bequest

a gift of personal property by will

bereft

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

beset

assail or attack on all sides

blatant

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

blight

any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

blithe

carefree and happy and lighthearted

burlesque

a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor

cadence

the accent in a metrical foot of verse

cajole

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

callow

young and inexperienced

candor

the quality of being honest and straightforward

catharsis

purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

celibacy

abstaining from sexual relations

chagrin

strong feelings of embarrassment

charlatan

a flamboyant deceiver

choleric

characterized by anger

circumvent

surround so as to force to give up

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

clemency

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders

clique

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

coalesce

fuse or cause to come together