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Accept | to agree to take or receive |
Acceptable | satisfactory; adequate |
Acceptance | the act of taking/receiving something that is being offered |
Accepting | agreeing to take or receive something |
Access | gain entrance to |
Accessible | capable of being accessed |
Accessory | an article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves |
Accident | unexpected event with negative consequences |
Accidental | something happening unplanned or unforeseen |
Acclaim | public praise and applause |
Acclamation | loud praise or approval |
Acclimate | to adapt to a new place or different conditions |
Acclivity | an upward slope |
Accolade | an acknowledgement or an award |
Accommodate | to fulfill a request or meet the needs of |
Accommodating | inclined to make happy or content |
Accommodation | a place for someone to live, stay, or work |
Accompanied | joined by an item or a companion |
Accompaniment | a thing which is provided as a supplement to something else |
Accompany | to go along with something or someone |
Accompanying | appearing or going along with someone or something else |
Accomplice | a person who helps another person perform a task that is usually criminal in nature |
Accomplish | to achieve or complete something |
Accomplished | to have achieved or completed something successfully |
Accomplishment | a goal or success that is achieved because of hard work |
Accord | agreement or concurrence of opinion |
Accordance | to be in compliance with something or someone |
Accordingly | in a suitable way |
Accosted | forcefully confronted |
Account | a statement of facts or occurrences |
Accountability | the state of being accountable; responsible for |
Accountable | held as liable for a person or thing |
Accounting | the system of recording and managing financial transactions and accounts |
Accoutrement | an accessory used in a specific situation or for a specific task |
Accredit | to bestow official approval upon |
Accreditation | formal endorsement of a person, school program, or organization |
Accretion | act of increasing by natural growth |
Accrue | increase |
Acculturation | a course by which a person’s or group’s culture is altered as a result of contact with another culture |
Accumulate | to pile up or collect |
Accuracy | the state of being correct or precise |
Accurate | without mistakes |
Accurately | exactly, precisely |
Accusation | a charge or claim against someone in which they are accused of doing something wrong or illegal |
Accusation | a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong |
Accusatory | blaming a person or group for something |
Accuse | attribute blame to someone |
Accustom | to make familiar by use |
Acerb | sour, bitter, and sharp in taste |
Acerbic | expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way |
Acerbity | roughness or harshness, as in language or temperament |
Ache | continious, but not strong pain |
Achieve | to successfully get or accomplish |
Achievement | a thing done successfully |
Achilles Heel | a crippling weakness in an otherwise impenetrable object |
Achromatic | for something to be colorless usually with black, white and grays |
Acidulous | harsh in manner or flavor |
Acknowledge | to confirm or admit the truth about something |
Acknowledgment | the act of recognizing or admitting the truth of something |
Acme | the highest peak that is reachable |
Acoustic | relating to sound or hearing |
Acquaint | to become at ease with |
Acquaintance | a person one knows slightly but not well |
Acquainted | familiar with a specific subject or person |
Acquiesce | to agree or express agreement |
Acquiescent | willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance |
Acquire | to obtain something |
Acquisition | the thing acquired or gained; a gain. |
Acquisitive | eager and capable of making acquisitions |
Acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense or verdict |
Acquitted | found innocent of a charge or accusation |
Acrid | bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell |
Acrimonious | angry in tone; bitter |
Acrimony | a sharp and bitter hatred |
Acrobat | an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination. |
Acronym | a term created out of the first letters of a multi-word phrase |
Acrophobia | an unusual dread of elevated places |
Acropolis | a stronghold or sanctuary used for defensive and religious purposes in ancient Grecian cities |
Across | from one side to another |
Action | combat; battle |
Activate | to trigger or start something |
Activism | a strategy of undertaking direct action to achieve a social or political goal |
Activist | a person who campaigns for some kind of social change |
Activity | something that people do, usually with a particular aim or goal in mind |
Actual | Real or concrete |
Actuality | the state of existing; existence |
Actuate | to trigger a movement or action |
Acuity | sharpness in relation to thought, vision, or hearing |
Acumen | experience or expertise in something |
Acupuncture | a medical practice in which thin needles are inserted into specific points of the body as a way to relieve pain or treat disease |
Acute | extremely pressing; critical |
Acuteness | sharpness; insight |
Ad hoc | made for a particular reason |
Ad hominem | a statement made during an argument or debate that is a personal attack or insult against the other person and not their opinion/stance |
Ad nauseam | refer to something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying |
Adage | old saying that has come to be accepted as truth over time |
Adamant | refusing to be persuaded; cannot change one's mind |
Adamantine | unyielding; firm and unbreakable |
Adapt | get used to something new or change to fit |
Adaptable | able to change |