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·        aberrant (adjective): markedly different from an accepted norm

·        When the financial director started screaming and throwing food at his co-workers, the police had to

·        come in to deal with his aberrant behavior.

·        aberration (noun): a deviation from what is normal or expected

·        Aberrations in climate have become the norm: rarely a week goes by without some meteorological

·        phenomenon making headlines.

·        abstain (verb): choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)

·        Considered a health nut, Jessica abstained from anything containing sugar--even chocolate.

·        abstruse (adjective): difficult to understand; incomprehensible

·        Physics textbooks can seem so abstruse to the uninitiated that readers feel as though they are looking at

·        hieroglyphics.

·        accolade (noun): an award or praise granted as a special honor

·        Jean Paul-Sartre was not a fan of accolades, and as such, he refused to accept the Nobel Prize for

·        Literature in 1964.

·        acerbic (adjective): harsh in tone

·        Most movie critics are acerbic towards summer blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage.

·        acrimony (noun): bitterness and ill will

·        The acrimonious dispute between the president and vice-president sent a clear signal to voters: the

·        health of the current administration was imperiled.

·        adamant (adjective): refusing to change one's mind

·        Civil rights icon Rosa Parks will forever be remembered for adamantly refusing to give up her seat on a

·        public bus--even after the bus driver insisted, she remained rooted in place.

·        admonish (verb): to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding

·        Before the concert began, security personel admonished the crowd not to come up on stage during the

·        performance.

·        admonitory (adjective): serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

·        At the assembly, the high school vice-principal gave the students an admonitory speech, warning them of

·        the many risks and dangers of prom night.

·        aesthete (noun): one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

·        A true aesthete, Marty would spend hours at the Guggenheim Museum, staring at the same Picasso.

·        aesthetic (adjective): concerned with the appreciation of beauty

·        The director, not known for his aesthetic sensibilities, decided not to use costumes at all, and put on the

·        play in everyday clothing.

·        aesthetic (noun): a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic

·        movement.

·        The artist operated according to a peculiar aesthetic, not considering any photograph to be worth

·        publishing unless it contained a marine mammal.

·        amalgam (noun): a mixture of multiple things

·        The band's music was an amalgam of hip-hop, flamenco and jazz, blending the three styles with

·        surprising results.

·        ambiguous (adjective): open to more than one interpretation

·        The coach told his team, "Move towards that side of the field"; because he did not point, his directions

·        were ambiguous, and the team had no idea to which side he was referring.

·        ambivalent (adjective): mixed or conflicting emotions about something

·        Sam was ambivalent about studying for the exam because doing so ate up a lot of his time, yet he was

·        able to improve his analytical skills.

·        ameliorate (verb): make something bad better

·        Three Cups of Tea tells the story of western man who hopes to ameliorate poverty and the lack of

·        education in Afghanistan.

·        amenable (adjective): easily persuaded

·        Even though she did not like the outdoors, Shirley was generally amenable and so her brother was able

·        to persuade her to go camping.

·        amorphous (adjective): shapeless

·        His study plan for the GRE was at best amorphous; he would do questions from random pages in any one

·        of seven test prep books.

·        anomalous (adjective): not normal

·        According to those who do not believe in climate change, the extreme weather over the last five years is

·        simply anomalous--average temps should return to average, they believe.

·        anomaly (noun): something that is not normal, standard, or expected

·        After finding an anomaly in the data, she knew that she would have to conduct her experiment again.

·        antipathy (noun): an intense feeling of dislike or aversion

·        Maria had an antipathy for tour groups, often bolting to the other side of the museum as soon as she

·        saw a chaperone leading a group of wide-eyed tourists.