- adjective

"Ashamed or embarassed"

I felt abashed when I fell down the stairs.

- verb

"to reduce"

The patient went crazy when the doctor abated the medicine.

- verb 

"to remain; continue; stay; endure"

We must abide by the rules of OHS.

- noun

"A cleansing with water or liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such act"

The person's ablution was a sign of her faith. 

- adjective

"difficult to understand; abstruse; not applied or practical"

At times, the global history textbook can be abstract.

- adjective

"expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable"

I am accountable for the dishes I broke.

- verb

"to accumulate over time"

I would like to see the money in my bank account accrue.

- noun

"the highest point"

It takes six weeks to reach the acme of Mount Everest.

- verb/noun

"to devote (oneself) habitually or compulsively"

"one who is addicted"

The guy who was addicted to drugs went to rehab to get helpt to overcome his addiction.

- noun

"a follower of a leader; supporter"

Political candidates need adherents in order to win an election.

- adjective

"skillful; deft"

The musician was an adroit at the piano.

- adjective

"having to do with artistic beauty"

In the art museum, we discussed the aesthetic qualities of different paintings.

- adjective

"highly excited by eagerness"

My family was agog when we found out that we had won a free trip to Hawaii.

- noun

"indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions"

During the weeked, I was ambivalent about what to do, so I did nothing.

- adjective

"of or for walking; capable of walking"

I was ambulatory when I got my cast off.

- adjective

"helping; providing assistance; subordinate"

My ancillary maid cleans my room while I am at school.

- adjective

"having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor or spirit"

She was animated when she found out that she got the best grade in class.

- noun

"having a feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility"

Enemies feel animosity towards each other.

- noun

"descriptive record; history"

History books are often referred to as annals.

- verb/noun

"to add or attach"

The school annexed four more classrooms because there were so many students.

- noun

"the highest point; peak"

The apex of a novel is usually called the climax.

- verb

"to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into"

To appease the crying baby, I gave him more milk.

- noun

"military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war"

The armament of the U.S. is untouchable and undefeatable.

- verb

"to attribute to a specific cause, source or origin"

Given her beliefs, she may ascribe to the theory that the Earth is flat.

- adjective

"silly; stupid"

No one had the heart to tell him how asinine he looked in the neon green suit.

- verb

"to attack violently"

The dog assailed the woman, and she had to go to the hospital.

- verb

"to make amends"

The man atoned his sins by praying for forgiveness.

- noun

"a gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away"

Over-hunting caused attrition of a certain species, which eventually led to extinction.

- verb

"to make or become greater as in size, quantity or strength; enlarger"

The money in my savings account augmented after several years.

- adjective

"threatning; hurtful; malignant; ominous"

My sister looked at me balefully as I told embarassing stories about her in front of her friends.

- verb

"to stop short and refuse to proceed"

The car balked when a random squirrel appeared.

- verb

"to trade; to give back and forth; to bat to and fro"

I bandied my lunch with someone because i didn't like my lunch.

- noun

"a curtain of artillery fire; any overwhelming attack, as of words or blows."

The bully's barrage of words caused the girl to cry.

- noun/verb

"the unlawful beating of a person; act of beating or pounding"

The criminal was convicted of battery and was sentenced to three years in prison.

- noun

"a small, inexpensive trinket"

The child was unhappy with the bauble she received for her birthday because it broke very easily.

- noun

"a place or scene of noisy uproar and confusion"

The cafeteria is usually a sigh of bedlam.

- adjective

"being in a stable of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unelightened

He was benighted because he never once read a book.

- noun

"something left to someone in a will"

My pearl necklace is a bequest from my grandmother.

- noun

"a group of animals; an assemblage"

The football team is often referred to as a bevy.

- adjective

"lacking flavor or zest; dull"

Gray is a bland color.