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High Frequency Word List

This document contains a list of 100 high-frequency words with their definitions. The words range from common words like 'abate' and 'abdicate' to more complex words like 'anachronism' and 'apothegm'. The list is arranged alphabetically and each entry includes the word and its definition.

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High Frequency Word List

This document contains a list of 100 high-frequency words with their definitions. The words range from common words like 'abate' and 'abdicate' to more complex words like 'anachronism' and 'apothegm'. The list is arranged alphabetically and each entry includes the word and its definition.

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High-Frequency Word List

1. Abate: To Decrease and Reduce


2. Abdicate: To Give Up A Position, Right, Or Power
3. Aberrant: Deviating From What Is Normal
4. Abeyance: Temporary Suppression Or Suspension
5. Abject: Miserable; Pitiful
6. Abjure: To Reject; Abandon Formally
7. Abscission: N. The Act Of Cutting; The Natural Separation Of A Leaf Or Other Part Of
A Plant, V. To Cut Off Or Away (Abscise)
8. Abscond: To Depart Secretly
9. Abstemious: Moderate In Appetite
10. Abstinence: The Giving Up Of Certain Pleasures

11. Abysmal: Very Bad


12. Accretion: Growth In Size Or Increase In Amount
13. Accrue: To Accumulate; Grow By Additions
14. Adamant: Uncompromising; Unyielding
15. Adjunct: Something Added, Attached, Or Joined
16. Admonish: To Caution Or Reprimand
17. Adulterate: To Corrupt Or Make Impure
18. Aesthetic: Adj. Relating To Beauty Or Art, N. A Conception Of What Is
19. Artistically Beautiful
20. Affected: Pretentious, Phony

21. Affinity: Fondness; Liking; Similarity


22. Aggrandize: To Make Larger Or Greater
23. Aggregate: Adj. Amounting To A Whole; Total, V. To Collect Into A Mass, N. Collective
Mass Or Sum
24. Alacrity: Cheerful Willingness; Eagerness; Speed
25. Alchemy: Medieval Chemical Philosophy Based On Changing Metal Into Gold; A
Seemingly Magical Power Or Process Of Transmutation
26. Allay: To Lessen; Ease; Soothe
27. Alleviate: To Relieve; Improve Partially
28. Alloy: A Combination; A Mixture Of Two Or More Metals
29. Allure: The Power To Entice By Charm
30. Amalgamate: To Combine Into A Unified Whole

31. Ambiguous: Unclear Or Doubtful In Meaning


32. Ambivalence: The State Of Having Conflicting Emotional Attitudes
33. Ambrosia: Something Delicious; The Food Of The Gods
34. Ameliorate: To Improve
35. Amenable: Agreeable; Cooperative; Suited
36. Amenity: Something That Increases Comfort
37. Amulet: Ornament Worn As A Charm Against Evil Spirits
38. Anachronism: Something Out Of The Proper Time
39. Analgesic: Medication That Reduces Or Elimates Pain
40. Analogous: Adj. Comparable, N. A Similarity In Some Ways Between Things That Are
Otherwise Dissimilar (Analogy)

41. Anarchy: N. Absence Of Government; State Of Disorder, Adj. Lacking Order Or Control
(Anarchic)
42. Anodyne: N. Something That Calms Or Soothes Pain, Adj. Relaxing, Or Capable Of
Soothing Pain
43. Anomalous:Irregular; Deviating From The Norm
44. Antecedent: Something That Comes Before
45. Antediluvian: Prehistoric
46. Antipathy: Dislike; Hostility
47. Apathy: Indifference
48. Apex: The Highest Point
49. Apogee: The Point In An Orbit Most Distant From The Body Being Orbited; The
Highest Point
50. Apothegm: A Terse, Witty Saying

51. Appease: To Calm; Pacify; Placate


52. Apposite: Strikingly Appropriate And Relevant
53. Apprise: To Inform
54. Approbation: Praise; Approval
55. Appropriate: To Take Possession For One's Own Use; Confiscate
56. Apropos: Relevant
57. Arabesque: Ornate Design Featuring Intertwined Curves; A Ballet Position In Which One
Leg Is
58. Extended In Back While The Other Supports The Weight Of The Body
59. Archaeology: The Study Of Material Evidence Of Past Human Life
60. Ardour: Great Emotion Or Passion

61. Arduous: Extremely Difficult; Laborious


62. Argot: A Specialized Vocabulary Used By A Group
63. Arrest: To Stop; To Seize
64. Artefact: Item Made By Human Craft
65. Artless: Guileless; Natural
66. Ascetic: N. One Who Practices Self-Denial, Adj. Self-Denying Or Austere
67. Asperity:Severity; Harshness; Irritability
68. Aspersion: Slander; False Rumor
69. Assiduous: Diligent; Hard-Working
70. Assuage: To Make Less Severe

71. Astringent: Harsh; Severe


72. Asylum: Place Of Refuge Or Shelter
73. Atavism: In Biology, The Reappearance Of A Characteristic In An Organism After Several
Generations Of Absence; Individual Or A Part That Exhibits Atavism; Return Of A Trait
After A Period Of Absence
74. Attenuate: To Weaken
75. Audacious: Bold; Daring
76. Austere: Stern; Unadorned
77. Autonomous: Self-Governing; Independent
78. Avarice: Greed
79. Aver: To Affirm; Declare To Be True
80. Avocation: Secondary Occupation

81. Avuncular: Like An Uncle, Benevolent And Tolerant


82. Axiomatic: Taken For Granted
83. Bacchanalian: Pertaining To Riotous Or Drunken Festivity; Pertaining To Revelry
84. Banal: Commonplace; Trite
85. Banter: Playful Conversation
86. Bard: Poet
87. Bawdy: Obscene
88. Beatify: To Sanctify; To Bless; To Ascribe A Virtue To
89. Bedizen: To Dress In A Vulgar; Showy Manner
90. Behemoth: Huge Creature; Anything Very Large And Powerful

91. Belie: To Contradict; Misrepresent; Give A False Impression


92. Beneficent: Kindly; Doing Good
93. Bifurcate: To Divide Into Two Parts
94. Blandishment: N. Flattery, V. To Coax With Flattery (Blandish)
95. Blase: Bored Because Of Frequent Indulgence; Unconcerned
96. Bolster: To Give A Boost To; Prop Up; Support
97. Bombastic: Pompous; Using Inflated Language
98. Boorish: Rude; Insensitive
99. Bovine: Cowlike
100. Brazen: Bold; Shameless

101. Broach: To Mention For The First Time


102. Bucolic: Characteristic Of The Countryside; Rustic; Pastoral
103. Burgeon: To Flourish
104. Burnish: To Polish
105. Buttress: To Reinforce; Support

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