1. CC word list 8 College Composition Mr. Matzka
Vocab Words Week 1
College Composition
Mr. Matzka

2. abbreviate
(v) To reduce to a shorter form

3. abridge
(v) to shorten; to condense; to diminish

4. abstain
(v) to refrain from; denying oneself

5. absurd
(adj) ridiculously unreasonable; laughable

6. access
(noun) authorization or capacity to enter, look at, or use something

7. acronym
(noun) a word created from the initials of other words

8. affidavit
(noun) a sworn written statement for legal proceedings

9. allegory
(noun) a symbolic story

10. allegiance
(noun) devotion or loyalty to a person, country, or cause

11. amass
(verb) to gather or accumulate

12. acceptable
(adj) able to be taken in

13. acquire
(verb) to gain

14. amateur
(verb) person engaging in art, science, or athletic activity as pastime, not a profession

15. achievement
(noun) the act of seeing a goal through; an accomplishment

16. accompanying
(verb) coming with; joining