1. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Abridge – condense or shorten The book had been abridge from a 600 page novel to a 10 page summary.

2. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Abstemious – sparing in eating and drinking; temperate Huston believed that the restaurants serving of one potato encouraged an abstemious lifestyle.

3. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Abstract – theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational Gina did not understand what the abstract painting was suppose to mean.

4. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Abstruse – obscure; profound; difficult to understand The child didn’t understand the abstruse internet article on Dark Matter and the String Theory.

5. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Accessible – easy to approach; obtainable The walkway was blocked by a tree, making the building inaccessible.

6. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Acclaim – applaud; announce with great approval This weekend Mr. Holland decided to see the summer’s most highly acclaimed movie.

7. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Acknowledge – recognize; admit

8. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Adulation – flattery; admiration Mr. Yorkson was a very critical boss, but he finally gave adulation during a meeting. Unfortunately, it was for his own idea.

9. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Adversary – opponent After viewing the new Star Trek movie, Grumpy Cat found the villainous Khan an unworthy adversary.

10. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Adversity – unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event The snake experienced adversity when being bullied by the school of possums.

11. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Advocate – urge; plead for Tommy’s good conscience advocated that he not steal the new X-Men movie.

12. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Aesthetic – artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful Thomas did not believe that the art had any aesthetic appeal.

13. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Affable – Easily approachable; warmly friendly The Zombie’s found Janet affable, because she gave them jelly donuts.

14. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Affirmation – positive assertion; confirmation The cat affirmed that he would eat ALL of the hotdogs.

15. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Alleviate – Relieve

16. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Aloof – apart; reserved Aloof Cat taught Aloof Cat Jr. how to ignore people who tried to pet them.

17. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Altruistic – unselfishly generous; concerned for others In the future, even though George was having a bad day, he altruistically helped his friend change the spaceship’s flat tire.

18. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Ambiguous – unclear or doubtful in meaning It was ambiguous whether they were eating with their Grandma or actually eating their Grandma.

19. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Ambivalence – the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Patricia felt ambivalent about ambulances; they had cool sounds and light, but often carried hurt people.

20. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Analogous – comparable Bees and a bee hive are analogous to ants and an ant hill.