MAT Vocab Words A-C

TO EMBARASS; DISCONNECT, DISCOMFIT, FAZE, MORTIFY

TO DECREASE, REDUCE

SYN: DWINDLE, EBB, RECEDE, FLAG, WANE

SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL

SYN: ANOMALY, IRREGULARITY, ABNORMALITY, DEVIATION

TO AID, ACT AS ACCOMPLICE

HELP, SUCCOR, ASSIST

MISERABLE, PITIFUL

SYN: PATHETIC, LAMENTABLE, SORRY

TO CONDENSE, SHORTEN

SYN: ABBRVIATE, CUT, PRUNE

TO DEPART SECRETL

SYN: FLEE, DECAMP, FLY, BOLT

MARKED BY RESTRAINT, ESPECIALLY IN THE COMSUMPTION OF FOOD OR ALCOHOL

SYN: MODERATE, TEMPERATE, SPARING

ABSTAINING

SNY: FORBEARING. REFRAINING, ASCETIC

TO EXPRESS APPROVAL, AGREE TO

SYN: ASSENT, ACQUIESCE, CONSENT, CONCUR

PRAISE, DISTINCTION

SYN: PRAISE, ACCLAIM, APPROBATION, OMMENDATION, KUDOS

GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE IN AMOUNT

SYN: BUILDUP, ACCUMULATION, ACCRUAL

TO ACCUMULATE, GROW BY ADDITION

SYN: AUGMENT, ENLARGE, EXPAND, BURGEON, WAX

BITTER, SHARP IN TASTE OR TEMPER

SYN: TART, BITING, CAUSTIC, CUTTING

HIGHEST POINT, SUMMIT

SYN: APEX, CROWN, PEAK, PINNACLE, ZENITH

TO AGREE, COMPLY QUIETLY

SYN: ACCEDE, CONSENT, SUBMIT

HARSH, BITTER

SYN: SHARP, PUNGENT, CAUSTIC

BITTERNESS, ANIMOSITY

SYN: CHOLER, SPLEEM, RANCOR, ASPERITY, ANTIPATHY

SHARPNESS OF INSIGHT

SYN: AGACITY, DISCERNMENT, SHREWDNESS

OLD SAYING OR PROVERB

SYN: APOTHEM, APHORISM, MAXIM

TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND

SYN: REPROVE, CHIDE, UPBRAID, BERATE, REBUKE

SKILLFUL, ACCOMPLISHED, HIGHLY COMPETENT

SYN: DEFT, DEXTEROUS, PROFICIENT, ACCOMPLISHED, ADEPT

HIGH PRAISE

SYN: ADMIRATION, FLATTERY, ACCOLADE

TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE

SYN: CONTAMINATE, DILUTE

PERTAINING TO BEAUTY OR ART

SYN: ARTISTIC, TASTEFUL

CHEERFUL READINESS, PROMPTNESS IN RESPONSE

SYN: CELERITY, PROMPTNESS, DISPATCH, ENTHUSIASM 

INDIRECT REFERENCE

SYN: INTIMATION, SUGGESTION

NOISY DISPUTE

SYN: ARGUMENT, CLASH, FIGHT, QUARREL

UNSELISH CONCERN FOR OTHERS WELFARE

SYN: BENEVOLENCE, GENEROSITY, KINDNESS

TO MIX, COMBINE

ATTITUDEE OF UNCERTAINTY, CONFLICTING EMOTIONS

INDECISION, VACILLATION

OF, RELATING TO, OR ADAPTED TO WALKING, MOVING ABOUT FROM PLACE TO PLACE

ITINERANT, NOMADIC, PERIPATETIC, ROVING, VEGABOND

TO MAKE BETTER, IMPROVE

ATTEND, BETTERM REFORM

ORNAMENT WORN AS A CHARM AGAINST EVIL SPIRIT

TAILSMAN, FETISH

OUTDATED

ANOMALOUS, INCONSISTENT, INAPPROPRIATE

BAN, CURSE, SOMETHING SHUNNED OR DISLIKE

EXECRATION, HORROR, ABOMINATION

ACCESSORY, SUBORDINATE, HELPING

ADJUNCT, ADDITIONAL, AUXILIARY, SUPPLEMENTAL

SHORT, USUALLY FUNNY ACCOUNT OF AN EVENT

STORY, JOKE

IRREGULARITY OR DEVIATION FROM THE NORM

ODDITY, ABERRRATION, DEVIANCE, PECULIARITY, ADNORMALITY

PREHISTORIC, ANCIENT BEYOND MEASURE

OLD, ARCHAIC, ANTIQUE

DISLIKE, HOSITILITY, EXTREME OPPOSITION OR AVERSION

ENMITY, MALICE, ANTAGONISM

EXACT OPPOSITE OR DIRECT CONTRAST

CONTRARY, REVERSE

HIGHEST POINT, SUMMIT

ACME, CROWN, ZENITH, PEAK, CREST

OLD SAYING OR SHORT, PITHY STATEMENT

ADAGE, APOTHEGM, MAXIM, PROVERB

NOT GENUINE, FICTIONAL

ERRONEOUS, FICTITIOUS, FRAUDULENT, FALSE

ONE WHO RENOUNCES A RELIGOUS FAITH

RENEGADE, TURNCOAT, DESERTER

TO TAKE POSSESSION OF

UNSURP, ARROGATE, COMMANDER

BELONGING OR LIVING IN WATER

WATERY, MARITIME, PELAGIC

SUITABLE FOR CULTIVATION

FARMABLE, FERTILE

SECRET, OBSCURE, KNOWN ONLY TO A FEW

ESOTERIC, MYSTERIOUS

MISCHIEVOUS, ROGUISH

IMPISH, WAGGISH, SAUCY, IRONIC

LARGE GROUP OF ISLANDS

CLUSTER, SCATTERING

TO DEMAND, CLAIM ARROGANTLY

APPROPRIATE, UNSURP, SEIZE, COMMANDEER. ASSUME

SELF-DENYING, ABSTINENT, AUSTERE

CONTINENT, TEMPERATE, ABSTEMIOUS

TO ATTRIBUTE TO, ASSIGN

ACCREDIT, IMPUTE, REFER

RESEMBLING ASHES, DEATHLY PALE

BLANCHED, PALLID, PASTY, WAN

FALSE RUMOR, DAMAGING REPORT, SLANDER

ALLEGATION, INSINUATION, REPROACH

DILIGENT, PERSISTENT, HARD-WORKING

INDUSTRIOUS, STEADFAST, THOROUGH

RESEMBLANCE IN SOUND, ESPECIALY IN VOWEL SOUNDS, PARTIAL RHYME

REPETITION, SIMILARITY, ECHO

TO MAKE LESS SEVERE, EASE, RELIEVE

MITIAGET, ALLEVIATE, EASE, APPEASE, MOLLIFY

HARSH, SEVERE, STERN

SHARP, BITTER, CAISTIC

REFUGE, SANCTUARY

HAVEN, SHELTER

MONSTROUS, SHOCKINGLY BAD, WICKED

HORRIBLE, APPALING, DEPLORABLE, DIREFUL

TO WASTE AWAYA, WITHER FROM DISUSE

DETERIORATE, DEGENERATE 

TO MAKE THIN OR SLENDER, WEAKEN

REDUCE, RAREFY, DIMINISH

PROPHECY, PREDICTION OF EVENTSOMEN,

AUSPICES, PORTENT, HARBINGER, PRESAGE

DIGNIFIED, AWE-INSPIRING, VENERABLE

GRAND, MAJESTIC, ADMIRABLE, AWESOME

HAVING FAVORABLE PROSPECTS, PROMISING

ENCOURAGING, PROPITIOUS, HOPEFUL, POSITIVE

STERN. STRICT, UNADORNED

DOUR, BARE, ASCETIC

DICTATOR

TYRANT, AUTHORITARIAN, DESPOT, TOTALITARIAN

SEPARATE, INDPENDENT

SOVEREIGN, SELF-GOVERNED, FREE

GREED

CUPIDITY, RAPACITY

TO DECLARE TO BE TRUE, AFFIRM

ASSERT, ATTEST

LARGE ENCLOSURE HOUSING BIRDS

BIRDHOUSE, ZOO

CROOKED, ASKEW, AMISS

ASLANT, WRONG

PREMISE, POSTULATE, SELF-EVIDENT TRUTH

ADAGE, APOTHEG, APHORISM, MAXIM, RULE

HARMFUL, WITH EVIL INTENTIONS

DARK, SINISTER

TO REFUSE, SHIRK; PREVENT

STOP; CHECK, THWART, FRUSTRATE

TRITE, OVERLY COMMON

HACKNEYED, SHOPWORN, INANE

SOMETHING CAUSING  DEATH, DESTRUCTION, OR RUIN

CURSE, SCOURGE, POISION

PLAYFUL CONVERSATION

CHATTER, PALAVER, PRATTLE

FORTIFICATION, STRONGHOLD

BULWARK, DEFENSE, HAVEN

OBSCENE, LEWD

VULGAR, RISQUE, RUDEM COARSE

TO BARK, ESPECIALLY IN A DEEP, PROLONGED WAY

HOWL, ULULATEM WAIL, KEEN

HUGE CREATURE

GIANT, TITAN, MONSTER

TO INSIST REPEATEDLY OR HARP ON

DWELL UPON, HARP UPON

WARLIKE, AGGRESIVE

BELLIGERENT, HOSTILE, COMBATIVE, PUGNACIOUS

HOSTILE, TENDING TO FIGHT

BELLICOSE, AGGRESSIVE, COMBATIVE, PUGNACIOUS

UNENLIGHTENED

IGNORANT, UNSCHOOLED, ILLITERATE

TO GET THE BETTER OF, BEAT

DEFEAT, TROUNCE, VANQUISH, ROUT, WORST

GROUP

BAND, GANG, BUNCH, PACK, TROOP

TO CHEAT, DEFRAUD

SWINDLE, DUPE, FLEECE

TWO-FOOTED

UPROGHT, TWO-LEGGED

TO COAX WITH FLATTERY

CAJOLE, CHARM, SEDUCE, WHEEDLE

CURSING, PROFANE, IRREVERENT

SACRILEGIOUS, IMPIOUS

JOYFUL, CHEERFUL, OR WITHOUT APPROPRIAYE THOUGHT

GLAD, HAPPY, CAREFREE, INSOUCIANT

CRUDE PERSON, ONE LACKING MANNERS OR TASTE

LOUT, CLOD, OAF, VULGARIAN, YAHOO

MIDDLE-CLASS

CAPITALIST, CONVENTIONAL

COWLIKE, RELATING TO COWS

SLUGGISH, DULL, STOLID

BOLD, SHAMELESS, IMPUDENT; OF OR LIKE BRASS

AUDACIOUS, BRASH, CONTUMELIOUS, INSOLENT

ACT OF BREAKING, VIOLATION

GAP, LAPSE, RIFT, CONTRAVENTION, DERELICTION

TO MENTION OR SUGGEST FOR THE FIRST TIME

RAISE, INTRODUCE, PROPOSE

ROUGH AND ABRUPT IN MANNER

BLUNT, CURT, GRUFF, RUDE, TACTLESS

PASTORAL, RURAL

RUSTIC, COUNTRY, AGRARIAN

TO SPROUT OR FLOURISH

BLOSSOM, THRIVE, EXPAND, GROW, PROLIFERATE

TO POLISH, MAKE SMOOTH AND BRIGHT

SHINE, BUFF

COMMOTION, ENERGETIC ACTIVITY

FLURRY, ADO, TIMULT

TO REINFORCE OR SUPPORT

BOLSTER, BRACE, PROP, STRENGTHEN 

HIDING PLACE, STOCKPILE

HOARD, RESERVE, STORE

JARRING, UNPLEASANT NOISE

DIN, CLATTER, RACKET

TO FLATTER, COAX, PERSUADE

BLANDISH, WHEEDLE

IMMATURE, LACKING SOPHISTICATION

INGENUOUSE, NAIVEM ARTLESS

FALSE AND MALICIOUSE ACCUSATION, MISREPRESENTATION, SLANDER

LIBEL, SPERSION, DEFAMTION

SMART, FOUNDED ON COMMON SENSE

PERCIPIENT, PERSPICACIOUS, ASTUTE, SHREWD

TO DECLARE A PERSON A SAINT, REAISE TO HIGHEST HONORS

ELEVATE, ENNOBLE, EXULTM GLORIFY

IMPULSIVE, WHIMSICAL, WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT

ERRATIC, FICKLE, FLIGHTLY, INCONSTANT, WAYWARD

EXAGGERATED, PORTRIAT, CARTOON

BURLESQUE, TRAVESTY, LAMPOON

MEAT-EATING

PREDATORY, FLESH-EATING

SCIENCE OR ART OF MAKING MAPS

CHARTING, SURVEYING, TOPOGRAPHY

TO PUNISH, CHASTISE, CRITICIZE SEVERELY

DISCIPLINE, LAMBASTE

SOMETHING CAUSING CHANGE WITHOUT BEING CHANGED

STIMULUS, INSTIGATION, PROVOCATION

PURIFICATION, CLEANSING

PURGATION, RELEASE

UNIVERSAL, BROAD AND COMPREHENSIVE

EXTENSIVE, GENERAL

SPEED, SWIFTNESS, ALACRITY

DISPATCH, VELOCITY, RAPIDITY

TO CRITICIZE, FIND FAULT

DENOUNCE, PILLORY, VILIFY, INDICT, CONDEMN

SHAME, EMBARRASSMENT, HUMILIATION

MORTIFICATION, DISCOMFITURE

TO DEFEND OR SUPPORT

ADVOCATE, PROMOTE

QUAKE, FAKE

IMPOSTER, FRAUD, HUMBUG

WATCHFUL, CAUTIOUS, EXTREMELY SHY

WARY, CAREFUL, SPARING

SWEET, INNONCENT, RESEMBLING, A CHERUB

ANGELIC, BABYISH

TICKERY, FRAUD, DECEPTION

DECEIT, DUPLICITY, DISHONEST

TO SCOLD, EXPRESS DISAPPROVAL

CHASTEN, CHASTISE, ASMONISH, REPRIMAND, REPROVE

FANCIFUL, IMAGINARY, VISIONARY, IMPOSSIBLE

ILLUSORY, UNREAL

EASILY ANGERED, SHORT-TEMPERED

IRRITABLE, SURLY, WRATHFUL, IRATE

TO CHUCKLE

LAUGH, SNORT

MARKED BY A LACK OF CIVILITY OR GRACIOUSNESS

BOORISH, CLODDISH, CLODHOPPING, LOUTISH, LOWBRED, RUSTIC

TO GO AROUND, AVOID

EVADE, SIDESTEP, DODGE

HAVING ESP, PSYCHIC

PROPHETIC, ORACULAR

SECRETIVE, CONCEALED FOR A DARKER PURPOSE

COVERT, UNDERGROUND

A CHUNK OF EARTH OR CLAY; A STUPID PERSON 

LUMP, NUGGET; DOLT, OAF, DULLARD

TO CONFINE, SECLUDE

ISOLATE, SEQUESTER

SICKLY SWEET, SACCHARINE

EXCESSIVE, FULSOME

TO BABY, TREAT INDULGENTLY

PAMPER, SPOIL, COSSET

TO COMPEL BY FORCE OR INTIMIDATION

DOMINEER, CONSTRAIN

LOGICALLY FORCEFUL, COMPELLING, CONVINCING

PERSUASIVE, WINNING 

CHARACTERISTIC OF INFORMAL SPEECH

CONVERSATIONAL, IDIOMATIC, SLANGY

COLLABORATION, COMPLICITY, CONSPIRACY

INTRIGUE, MACHINATION, CONNIVANCE

TO CHANGE A PENALTY TO A LESS SEVERE ONE

EXCHANGE, MITIGATEM PALLIATE

PERTAINING TO MARRIAGE

CONNUBIAL, MARTIMONIAL, SPOUSAL, MARITAL

TO CONSPIRE, SCHEME

COLLUDE, PLOT, CONTRIVE

TO DECLARE SACRED; DEDICATE TO A GOAL

SANCTIFY; DEVOTE

CONSISTENT WITH, IN AGREEMENT WITH

ACCORDANT, COMPATIBLE, CONGRUOUSE

ACCOMPLISHED, COMPLETE, PERFECT

THOROUGH, EXHAUSTIVE, IDEAL, FLAWLESS

SCORNFUL

DERISIVE, DISDAINFUL, SUPERCILIOUS

QUARRELSOME, DIAGREEABLE, BELLIGERENT

ARGUMENTATIVE, FRACTIOUS, QUARRELSOME, LITIGIOUS

DEEPLY SORROWFUL AND REPENTANT FOR A WRONG

REGRETFUL, APOLOGETIC, REMORSEFUL

STUBBORNLY DISOBEDIENT

INSUBORDINATE, FACTIOUS, INSURGENT, MUTINOUS, REBELLIOUS, SEDITIOUS

INSOLENTLY ABUSIVE AND HUMILIATING

IMPERTIENT, IMPIDENT, PROCACIOUS, SAUCY

TWISTED, COMPLICATED, INVOLVED

INTRICATE, ELABORATE, BAROQUE

ABUNDANT, PLENTIFUL

AMPLE, ABOUNDING

HAVING TO DO WITH THE BODY; TANGIBLE, MATERIAL

SOMATIC, CONCRETE, PHYSICAL

OBESITY, FATNESS, BULKINESS

STOUTNESS, ROTUNDITY, PORTLINESS, PLUMPNESS

SMALL GROUP OF PERSONS WITH A SIMILAR PURPOSE

CIRCLE, CLIQUE, SET

TO FAVOR, SUPPORT

CONDONE, APPROVE, TOLERATE

PUZZLING

MYSTERIOUS, RECONDITE, INSCRUTABLE, ENIGMATIC

A SHORT, HEAVY CLUD

BATON, BILLY CLUD, BLUDGEON, CLUB, MACE, NIGHTSTICK, SHILLELAGH

GREED

AVARICE, RAPACITY, COVETOUSNESS

CRANKY PERSON

GROUCH, CRAB, COOT

HASTILY DONE, SUPERFICIAL

SHALLOW, CARELESS