Words & Definitions

abase / to humiliate
abate / decrease
abstruse / complicated
abyss / bottomless hole
acuity / sharpness of perception
affinity / a natural relationship
alacrity / cheerful response
alchemist / practices medieval chemistry
alloy / substance that is a mixture of metals
amenable / open to suggestion
antipathy / distaste
append / to add in a supplementary manner
arduous / very demanding task
ascend / to move upward
ascetic / absent of luxury
audacity / daring
augury / an omen or prophecy
auspicious / favorable
austere / strict
balm / soothing substance
benevolence / kindness
benign / beneficial
betoken / to give a sign of
blighted / destroyed
buoyant / capable of floating