31. ABYSMAL

• Meaning - Extending far downward or inward from a surface, extremely or hopelessly bad or severe.

• Synonyms - deep, abyss, bottomless, profound, fathomless, immeasurable, extremely bad.
  

• Antonyms - measurable, fathomable.
  

• Usage -The abysmal well.

32. ABYSS

• Meaning - An immeasurably deep chasm.

• Synonyms - chasm, deep, hallow, ravine, cavity, deep, abysmal.
  

• Antonyms – measurable, not deep.
  

• Usage -Lost in the deep abysses of water.

33. ACCEDE

• Meaning -to express approval.
  

• Synonyms – assent, agree, acquiesce, comply, concede, accept, nod.
  

• Antonyms - deny, refuse, condemn, demur, denounce.
  

• Usage -The two acceded to work together.

34. ACCLAIM

• Meaning - To praise enthusiastically and often publicly, to acknowledge.

• Synonyms - praise, applaud, acclamation, hail, herald
  

• Antonyms – dishonor, disapproval, berate, vituperate.
  

• Usage - Acclaim the deserved.

35. ACCLIMATIZE

• Meaning - To adapt oneself to environmental or climatic changes.

• Synonyms – adapt, adjust, conform.
  

• Antonyms - unacclimatize.
  

• Usage -people acclimatize when there is change in weather.

36. ACCLIVITY

• Meaning -An upward slope.
  

• Synonyms – ascent, rise, raise, climb, upgrade, incline, slope.
  

• Antonyms - declivity, decline.
  

• Usage - Sign showing acclivity ahead.

37. ACCOLADE

• Meaning – an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.

• Synonyms – award, recognition, prize, trophy, honor, reward.
  

• Antonyms – criticism.
  

• Usage - His works were accoladed.

38. ACCOMPLICE

• Meaning - A person who knowingly participates with another in an unlawful act, crime or wrongdoing, partner in crime.

• Synonyms – confederate, associate, assistant, helper, decoy, steerer, supporter.
  

• Antonyms - adversary, enemy, opponent.
  

• Usage - Abu Allibi was an accomplice of Bin Laden.

39. ACCORD

• Meaning - An agreement between parties.
  

• Synonyms - agree, agreement, concord, consort, harmonize, rapport, treaty.
  

• Antonyms - disagreement, dissonance, dissension.
  

• Usage – The two parties accorded for peace.

40. ACCOST

• Meaning - To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively.

• Synonyms – come up to, address, greet, recognize, approach, snare, hook, solicit, waylay.
  

• Antonyms - avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun.

• Usage - President is being accosted by body guards.