1-3 Flashcards
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Abeyance
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Suspended action
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Aberrant
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Abnormal or deviant
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Abject
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Wretched; as low as possible
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Abjure
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Renounce upon oath
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Ablution
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Washing
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Abortive
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Unsuccessful
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Abrogate
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Abolish
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Abscission
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Cutting off; separation
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Abscond
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Depart secretly and hide
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Absolve
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Pardon
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Abstemious
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Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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Abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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Abut
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Border upon; adjoin
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accede
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agree
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acclaim
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applaud; praise
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accost
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approach and speak to a person first
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth
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accrue
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come to one as a gain
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acidulous
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slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively
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Actuate
motivate; activate; cause to act
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adage
wise saying; proverb
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adamant
hard; inflexible
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addendum
addition; appendix to book
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addle
make or become confused
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adhere
stick fast; be a devoted follower
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adherent
supporter; follower
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adjunct
something attached to but holding an inferior position
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adjuration
solemn urging
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adjutant
staff officer assisting the commander
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admonish
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval
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adulation
flattery
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advent
arrival
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adventitious
accidental; casual; happening by chance
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advert
refer
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aegis
shield; protection
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affected
artificial; pretnded
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affinity
feeling of kinship
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affliction
state of distress
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affront
insult; offense
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agape
openmouthed
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agglomeration
collection; heap
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aghast
filled with surprise
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agog
highly excited; intensely curious
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agrarian
pertaining to land or its cultication
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alacrity
cheerful promptness without relctuance
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alias
an assumed name
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alimentary
supplying nourishment
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allay
calm; pacify
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allege
state without proof
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alluvial
pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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aloft
upward; high up in the air
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amalgamate
combine
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amalgam
combination of different things
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amble
walking at an easy unhurried pace
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ambulatory
able to walk
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amenable
obedient; compliant
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amiss
wrong; faulty
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amok
in a state of rage
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analagous
comparable; similar
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anathema
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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ancillary
serving as an aid or accessory
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animus
hostile feeling or intent; animosity
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animadversion
critical remark
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annals
records arranged in yearly parts
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anneal
reduce brittleness and improve toughness
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anodyne
drug that relieves pain or trouble
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anoint
consecrate; put oil on
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anomalous
abnormal; irregular
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antecede
precede
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antediluvian
antiquated; extremely ancient
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aphasia
loss of speech
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aphorism
pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
a place where bees are kepy
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apiarist
person who keeps bees
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aplomb
poise; composure in difficult situations
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poise
good judgment with composure
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apocryphal
widely believed but untrue
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apogee
highest point
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apolitical
having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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apologist
one who writes in defense of a cause or insitution
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apoplexy
stroke
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apostate
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
