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valor= courage embellish=adorn eligible=entiltled downright=totally abate=reduce abase: abase oneself to aberrant:wrong abiding:everlasting abject: ~ poverty abstain: ~ from wine and cigar abusive: ~ language, invective accede: ~ to the chancellorship accredit (1)= ascribe to (a saying) (2)=appoint accrue: interest ~ acquiesce: (accept sth without arguing) ~ in acquit: ~ sb of sth acrimony: acrimonious adept: ~ at/in adjudicate= ajudge admissible= allowed admonish: =scolding,advise adorn= embellish advent= approach or period amalgamate= unite, merge ambivalent: (contradition in ones emotion) ~ attitude apathy :shows~ towards ambience=atomosphere :congenial~ annihilate :destroy antagonize:hostility animosity: hatred amass: accumulate anaesthetic afoot:undergoing affront: insult, offend aboveboard malnourishment malnutrition malnutrition = benevolent cash dispenser 2 provocative: ~ pose apposite=appropriate appraise=assess value apprehend= grasp,seize arbitrate=juge,sovle archaic=ancient,~ word ardent=enthusiastic ardor=zeal arduous=laborious artful=cunning or clever ascertain= assure assiduous=industrious assorted= collection of different things astray=away from the right path or direction atrocious= wicked, crue attrition= continuous harassment, friction audacious=fearless or impudent augment= increase august=respect austere=simple and plain autograph=persons signature avail=make use of sth avid= greedy: ~for sth babble= talk difficult to understand backfire= have an opposit effect badger= repeatedly asking or pester baffle= hard to understand; puzzle baleful= menacing,fierce balk= block,prevent balmy =benign,soft(~ wind) banal=uninteresting (~ remak) bashful= shy,timid bearing= way of stand,behaviour beastly= unpleasant befit=suitable for begrudge=envy beguile=charm,deceive belie= cover bemoan=show sorrow for bemused =confused benign=gentle bequeath=endow bereaved= lost a relative beset= besiege bewitch= charm, spell on bicker=qua