29/08 Flashcards
Barron's A (109 cards)
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Abdicate
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(V) renounce; give up
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Abet
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(V) help, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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Abeyance
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(N) suspended action
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abjure
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(V) renounce upon oath; disavow
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Abortive
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(Adj) unsuccessful; fruitless
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Abrogate
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(V) abolish
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Abrogate
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(V) abolish
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Absolve
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(V) pardon (an offence)
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Abstemious
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(Adj) sparing in eating or drinking; temperate
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Abstruse
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(Adj) obscure; profound
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Abysmal
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(Adj) bottomless
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Abysmal
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(Adj) bottomless
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Academic
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(Adj) 1. Relating to a school
.2 Not particularly useful
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Accomodate
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(V) oblige or help someone; bring into harmony; adapt
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Accomodate
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(V) oblige or help someone; bring into harmony; adapt
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Accretion
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(N) growth; increase
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Acme
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(N) pinnacle; highest point
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Acuity
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(N) sharpness
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Adherent
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(N) supporter; follower
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admonishe
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(V) warn;
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Adroit
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(Adj) skillful
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Affable
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(Adj) e
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Affected
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(Adj) artificial; pretended ; assu
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Affected
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(Adj) artificial; pretended ; assu
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Affront
(N) insult; offense
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Aggrandize
(V) increase or intensify; raise in power; wealth, rank or honor
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Alloy (v)
(V) mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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Aloof
(Adj) apart; reserved
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Ambivalence
(N) the state of contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Ambulatory
(Adj) able to walk; not bedridden
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Amenable
(Adj) readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
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Amity
(N) friendship
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Amnesty
(N) pardon
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Amoral
(Adj) non-moral
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Anachronisms
(N) something or someone misplaced in time
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Anathema
(N) a solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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Ancillary
(Adj) serving as an aid or accessory; auxillary
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Anguish
(N) acute pain; extreme suffering
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Animosity
(N) active enimity
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Animus
(N) hostile feeling or intent
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Annex
(V) attach, take possession of
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Annotate
(V) comment; make explanatory notes
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Antagonism
(N) hostility; active resistance
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Antecede
(V) precede
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Anthology
(N) book of literary selections or various authors
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Anticlimax
(N) letdown in thought or emotion
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Antithesis
(N) contrast; direct
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Aplomb
(N) poise; assurance
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Apocalyptic
(N) prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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Apocryphal
(Adj) spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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Apocryphal
(Adj) spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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Apolitical
(N) g an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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Apologist
(N) one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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Apparition
(N) ghost; phantom
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Application
(N) diligent attention
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Appraise
(V) estimate the value of
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Apprehend
(V) arrest
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Apprise
(V) inform
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Approbation
(N) approval
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Appropriate
(V) acquire
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Apropos
(Adj) to the point and timely
| (Prep) with reference to; regarding
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Apropos
(Adj) to the point and timely
| (Prep) with reference to; regarding
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Arable
(Adj) fit for growing crops
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Arbiter
(N) person with power to decide a matter in a dispute; judge
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Arbitrary
(Adj) unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical
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Arbitrate
(V) act as a judge
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Archetype
(N) prototype; primitive pattern
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Archives
(N) public records; place where public records are kept
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Ardor
(N) heat; passion; zeal
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Arduous
(Adj) hard; strenuous
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Arid
(Adj) dry; barren
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Aristocracy
(N) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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Aristocracy
(N) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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Arraign
(V charge in court; indict
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Array
(V) Marshall; draw up in order
| (V) clothe; adorn
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Arrears
(N) being in debt
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Arrest
(V) stop or check; seize or capture (the attention)
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Artful
(Adj) cunning, crafty; sly
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Articulate
(Adj) effective; distinct
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Artifice
(N) deception; trickery
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Artless
(Adj) without guile; open and honest
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Ascendency
(N) controlling influence
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Ascetic
(Adj) practicing self-denial; austere
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Asperity
(N) sharpness or temper
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Aspersion
(N) slanderous remark
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Assail
(V) assault
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Assent
(V) agree; accept
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Assessment
(N) estimation; appraisal
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Assiduous
(Adj) diligent
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Assuage
(V) ease or lessen (pain)
| V) satisfy (hunger
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Assumption
(N) something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of
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Assurance
(N) promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
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Astringent
(Adj) binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe
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Astronomical
(Adj) enormously large or extensive
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Asylum
(N) place of refuge or shelter! Protection
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Atone
(V) make amends for; pay for
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Attentive
(Adj) alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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Attrition
(N) gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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August
(Adj) impressive; majestic
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Authoritarian
(Adj) completely dominating another's will; subordinating the individual to the state
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Autocratic
(Adj) having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial
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Auxillary
(Adj) offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
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Averse
(Adj) reluctant; disinclined
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Avid
(Adj) greedy; eager for
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Avocation
(N) secondary or minor occupation
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Avow
(V) declare openly
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Avuncular
(Adj) like an uncle
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Awry
(Adv) distorted; crooked
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Axiom
(N) self evident truth requiring no proof
