Words Beginning with A
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Aberration
attach to
annex
lacking or deprived of something
Bereft
showing a brooding ill humor
Dour
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
Gourmand
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
accede
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
Antediluvian
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Cajole
compulsory force or threat
Duress
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peculiar to the individual
Idiosyncratic
a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
advocate
thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
antiseptic
an indirect way of expressing something
Circumlocation
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joyously unrestrained
Ebullient
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Intimation
a name that has been assumed temporarily
alias
being of questionable authenticity
Apocryphal
extreme greed for material wealth
Cupidity
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Egregious
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liberality in bestowing gifts
Largesse
chronologically misplaced
anachronistic
flattery intended to persuade
Blandishment
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an insufficient quantity or number
Dearth
full of trivial conversation
Garrulous
a central cohesive source of support and stability
Linchpin
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