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FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES - BY GRENVILLE KLEISER section 1 (A)

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abandoned hope


abated pride


abbreviated visit


abhorred thraldom        [thraldom = enslaved or in bondage]


abiding romance


abject submission


abjured ambition


able strategist


abnormal talents


abominably perverse


abounding happiness


abridged statement


abrogated law


abrupt transition


absolutely irrevocable


absorbed reverie


abstemious diet       [abstemious = eating and drinking in moderation]


abstract character


abstruse reasoning


absurdly dangerous


abundant opportunity


abusive epithet


abysmally apologetic


academic rigor


accelerated progress


accentuated playfulness


accepted littleness


accessible pleasures


accessory circumstances


accidental lapse


accommodating temper


accomplished ease


accredited agent


accumulated burden


accurate appraisement


accursed enemy


accusing glance


accustomed lucidity


aching desire


acknowledged authority


acoustical effects


acquired timidity


acrid controversy


acrimonious warfare


actively zealous


actualized ideals


acutely conscious


adamantine rigidity    [adamantine = unyielding; inflexible]


adaptive wit


adduced facts           [adduce = cite as an example]


adequate execution


adhesive quality


administered rebuke


admirable reserve


admissible evidence


admittedly inferior


admonitory gesture


adolescent youth


adorable vanity


adroit flatterer


adulated stranger


adventitious way      [adventitious = not inherent; added extrinsically]


adventurous mind


adverse experience


affably accommodating


affected indifference


affectionate approval


affianced lady


affirmative attitude


affluent language


affrighted slave


aggravated faults


aggregate body


aggressive selfishness


agile mind


agitated imagination


agonizing appeal


agreeable frankness


aimless confusion


airy splendor


alarming rapidity


alert acceptance


algebraic brevity


alien splendor


alleged reluctance


allegorical vein


allied subjects


alliterative suggestion


all-pervading influence


alluring idleness


alternating opinion


altogether dissimilar


altruistic ideal


amatory effusions          [amatory = expressive of sexual love]


amazing artifice


ambidextrous assistant


ambiguous grimace


ambitious project


ambling pedestrian


ambrosial essence

         [ambrosial = fragrant or delicious; worthy of the gods; divine.]


amiable solicitude


amicable arrangement


amorous youth


ample culture


amusing artlessness


analogous example


analytical survey


ancestral creed


ancient garb


angelic softness


angry protestations


anguished entreaty


angular features


animated eloquence


annoying complications


anomalous appearance


anonymous benefactor


answering response


antagonistic views


antecedent facts


anticipated attention


antiquated prudery


anxious misgiving


apathetic greeting


aphoristic wit            [aphoristic = Tersely phrased statement]


apish agility


apocalyptic vision


apocryphal lodger         [apocryphal = questionable authenticity]


apologetic explanation


apostrophic dignity


appalling difficulties


apparent significance


appealing picture


appointed function


apposite illustration


appreciable relief


appreciative fervor


apprehensive dread


apprentice touch


appropriate designation


approving smile


approximately correct


aptly suggested


arbitrarily imposed


arch conspirator


arched embrasure

              [embrasure = flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet]


archeological pursuits


architectural grandeur


ardent protest


arduous quest


arid formula


aristocratic lineage


aromatic fragrance


arrant trifling


arrested development


arrogant imposition


artful adaptation


artificial suavity


artistic elegance


artless candor


ascending supremacy


ascetic devotion


ascribed productiveness


aspiring genius


assembled arguments


asserted activity


assiduously cultivated


assimilative power


assumed humiliation


assuredly enshrined


astonishing facility


astounding mistakes


astute observer


athletic prowess


atmospheric vagueness


atoning sacrifice


atrocious expression


atrophied view


attending circumstances


attentive deference


attenuated sound


attested loyalty


attractive exordium   [exordium = introduction of a speech or treatise]


audacious mendicant   [mendicant = depending on alms; beggar]


audible intimations


augmented force


august tribunal


auspicious moment


austere charm


authentic indications


authoritative critic


autobiographical pages


autocratic power


automatic termination


autumnal skies


auxiliary aids


available data


avaricious eyes


avenging fate


average excellence


averted calamity


avowed intention


awakened curiosity


awed devotion


awful dejection


awkward dilemma


axiomatic truth


azure sky


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