Here are all my vocab words cause I am an OCD boi.a cappella: by voice only, no instrumentsa fortiori: for an even stronger reasona la carte: priced separately (adj/n)a posteriori: deriving knowledge from experiencea priori: reasoning based on general principles (n/adj/adv)aback: by surpriseabaft: toward or at the back part of the shipabalone: an edible jellyfish with holesabandon: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worryabase: to lower or degradeabash: to destroy the self-confidenceabate: to make or become lessabatis: line of defenseabdicate: to give up a position of powerabduct: to kidnap or seizeabecedarian: a novice, elementaryabed: in or confined to bedaberrant: deviating from what is normal or desirableaberration: a differing from what is normal or usualabet: to assist somebody to do something, especially something illegalabeyance: temporary inactivity or non-operationabhorrent: causing or deserving strong dislikeabide by: to show respect, to obeyabide: to tolerate; to put up withabject: being in low spirit or hopeabjure: to reject or give upablation: the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciersable- bodied: having a strong healthy bodyableism: discrimination in favor of those who are not physically or mentally challengedablution: cleansingabnegate: to give up or renounce somethingabode: the place where one stays or livesabolish: to put an end to something, for example, a lawabolitionist: opponent of slavery; someone who supports the ban of somethingabominate: to hate violentlyaboriginal: existing from the earliest known timesabortion: the termination of pregnancy; a failure of a planabortive: unsuccessfulabound: to be plentifulabout-face: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; to act of pivoting 180 degrees (n/v)aboveboard: in an honest, open wayabovementioned: referred to aboveabracadabra: a magic word spoken to supposedly ensure success; gibberishabrade: to wear awayabrasive: rough, coarse, harshabreast: side by side; up to a certain level of knowledgeabridge: to shorten by leaving important partsabrogate: to revoke formallyabscess: infected and inflamed tissueabscission: cutting offabscond: to escape especially to avoid arrestabsentminded: not paying attention to what is going onabsolution: forgiveness, pardonabsolve: to set free from duty or blameabstain: to keep oneself from doing somethingabstemious: marked by temperance in indulgenceabstention: nonparticipationabstract: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; summary (n/v)abstracted: preoccupied and inattentiveabstruse: hard to understand; obscureabsurd: ridiculousabulia: lack of motivationabut: to touch or be adjacent to something along one sideabuzz: full of activity or talkabysmal: being terrible, awful or extremely badabyss: something that is immeasurably deep or infiniteacademic: hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical resultacarpous: producing no fruitaccede: to give consent or agreement to somethingaccentuate: to stress, single out as important; to emphasizeaccession: the assumption of an important position, usually a position of poweracclimate: to get to used to different things; to familiarizeacclivity: an upward slope on a hillaccolade: applauseaccommodate: to provide a place for livingaccomplice: partner in crimeaccord: an agreement or treatyaccordion: an air-driven musical instrumentaccost: to approach or confrontaccountable: responsible; capable of being explainedaccoutrement: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothingaccredit: to give somebody the authority to perform a functionaccrete: to grow largeraccrue: to increase in amount or valueacculturate: to take on other cultureaccursed: doomed to evil, misery, or misfortuneacerbic: sour or bitter in tasteacerbity: bitternessacetic: vinegaryachromatic: colorlessacme: zenithacolyte: a follower or assistantacoustic: relating to, involving, or typical of sound, hearing, or the study of soundacquiesce: to agree or go along wellacreage: land measured in acresacrid: strong and sharp, harsh or corrosive in toneacrimonious: full of or displaying anger and resentmentacrimony: bitterness and resentmentacrophobia: fear of heightsactionable: giving cause for a legal actionactivist: a campaigner; forward looking or advancedactuary: an insurance statisticianactuate: to induce or start, to activateacumen: shrewdness shown by keen insightad hoc: improvised, done for a particular purpose without considering wider issues; for one specific casead infinitum: endlesslyad nauseam: to an extreme or annoying extentadage: a traditional sayingadamant: utterly unyieldingaddendum: something that is or has been addedaddle: to befuddleaddlepated: with a mind that is muddled and confusedadduce: to offer as evidenceadept: skilledadherence: obedience and loyaltyadieu: a farewelladipose: containing fat, fatadjacent: neighboringadjudge: to make declaration about, to declareadjudicate: to decide legally, to judgeadjunct: something inessential addedadjuration: an earnest appeal or requestadjure: to order solemnlyadjutant: an assistant officerad-lib: unprepared, to improvise (v/n)admiral: naval commander; a highly colored butterflyadmissible: allowable, allowed to be doneadmonish: to warn or urge; to adviseadmonition: a mild but earnest rebuke, an advice or cautionado: a rapid bustling commotion, a fussadobe: earthen brickadonis: an extremely handsome young manadoration: great love and esteem, worshipadorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, color, etc.; to decorateadrenaline: a hormone secreted in the adrenal gland that raises blood pressure, produces a rapid heartbeatadrift: floating without direction; without a purposeadroitly: skillfullyadulate: to flatter in an obsequious manneradulterate: to contaminate or make impureadultery: extramarital sexadumbrate: to outline or sketch in an obscure wayadvent: the arrival of something importantadventitious: accidentaladventurous: daring to participate in something riskyadversary: someone who offers oppositionadversity: hardship and sufferingadvert: to refer to something; advertisementadvisable: worth doingadvisory: giving advice (adj/n); optionaladvocacy: active verbal support for a cause or positionadvocate: to support (v/n)adze: an edge tool used to cut and shape woodaegis: protection or supportaerial: being or related to mid-air; above airaerie: a nook built in a high inaccessible placeaeronautic: relating to aircraft or their flightaesthetic: the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of aesthetic values such as the beautiful and the sublimeafar: at, to, or from a great distanceaffable: diffusing warmth and friendlinessaffected: intended to impress othersaffection: love and friendlinessaffidavit: sworn written statementaffiliate: to associate or link togetheraffinity: the force attracting atoms to each otheraffix: to attach; to stickafflatus: creative inspiration, usually thought of as divineafflict: to cause pain or suffering toaffray: a fight or brawlaffront: an open insult or giving of offense to somebody (n/v)aficionado: an enthusiast on somethingafield: awayafire: on fireaforementioned: previously mentionedaforesaid: named earlierafoul: into conflict, entangledafresh: again but in a new or different wayaft: toward or at the rear of a ship, submarine, or aircraftagape: with the mouth wide open in surprise or wonderagent provocateur: a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts for arrestagglomerate: to pile or heap together (v/n)agglutinate: to adhere (v/adj)aggrandize: to exaggerate or enlargeaggravate: to annoy one; to make something worseaggregate: to collect together (v/n)aggregation: a total or collection of different things added together, or the process of adding them togetheraggress: to attack firstaggrieve: to give pain to oneaghast: stuck with horroragile: nimbleagiotage: currency exchanging; stock and foreign currency speculationagitate: nervous and troubledagitator: somebody who attempts to arouse feeling or interest for or against something, especially a political causeagnate: related on the father's sideagnostic: one denying the existence of somethingagog: very interestedagonistic: striving to overcome in argumentagoraphobia: fear of open or public placesagrarian: relating to rural and farmingahoy: a greeting to attractaide-de-camp: military assistantaide-mémoire: a memory aidailment: any type of illness, sicknessair: somebody’s distinctive qualityairborne: in the air; above groundairhead: an intelligent personairs: affected manners intended to impress othersairy: ventilated; carefree; gracefulajar: slightly openaka: also known asakimbo: with hands on hipsakin: similar or closely related to somethingal dente: cooked just long enough to be firm rather than softalabaster: a white gypsum (mineral)alacrity: promptness or eager and speedy readinessalarmist: someone spreading unnecessary fearalas: unfortunatelyalbeit: even thoughalbescent: becoming white or whitefishalbino: a person or animal lacking normal pigmentationalchemy: u