Question | Answer |
Ampere | a unit for measuring the rate at which electric current flows |
ablaze; scorch | burning fiercely; to burn a surface of so as to change itscolor and texture; to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat; to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm; devastate; to cause intense heat or mental anguish |
able-bodied | physically fit; not disabled. |
ablutions | the Act of washing yourself |
abnegate | to give up or refuse something that you want or that is your duty |
abode | house or home |
abolish | put an end to custom or law |
abominable; abominate; abominable snowman | morally wrong, wicked or disgusting; very bad, terrible; hate, detest; a yeti; a large, hairy man-like animal said to exist in the Himalayas |
abomination | something that you hate or find disgusting; a feeling of hatred |
Aboriginal; Aborigin | existing in a country from the earliest times; A native Australian Aboriginal |
abort | end something early because of a problem or a fault |
abortion; abortive | the deliberate ending of a human pregnancy; failing to get the intended result; unsuccessful |
abound; abound in/with | exist in large numbers or amounts; have a specific thing with large numbers or amounts |
abrade; abrasion; abrasive | scrape or wear away; the process of scraping or wearing away; able to polish or clean a surface by running or grinding; harsh or rough manner |
abreast; abreast of | side by side and facing the same way; up to date with |
abridge | shorten a text or film |
abrogate | to end or cancel (something) in a formal and official way; to fail to do what is required by (something,such as a responsibility) ; to abolish by authoritative action; to treat as nonexistent <abrogating the irresponsibilities> |
abject (abjectly) | extremely unappealing and wretched; completely without pride or dignity |
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