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A words Flashcards

1
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Abate

A

(v) to decrease; reduce

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2
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Aberrant***

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(adj) deviating from what is normal

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3
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Abeyance***

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(n) temporary suppression or suspension

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Abject

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(adj) miserable; pitiful

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5
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Abjure

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(v) to reject; abandon formally

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Abscission

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(n) the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant – “scissors”

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7
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Abscond

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(v) to depart secretly

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Abstemious***

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(adj) moderate in appetite

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Accretion

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(n) growth in size or increase in amount

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Adjunct

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(n) something added, attached or joined

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Admonish

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(v) to caution or reprimand

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Aesthetic***

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(adj) relating to beauty or art

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13
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Affected

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(adj) pretentious, phony

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14
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Aggrandize

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(v) to make larger or greater – “make grander / bigger”

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Alacrity***

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(n) cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

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16
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Alleviate***

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(b) to relieve; improve partially

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17
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Amalgamate***

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(v) to combine into a unified whole

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18
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Ambiguous***

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(adj) unclear or doubtful in meaning

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19
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Ambivalence***

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(n) the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ameliorate***

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(v) to improve

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21
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Anachronism***

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(n) something out of the proper time

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Analogous***

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(adj) comparable

23
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Anarchy***

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(n) absence of government; state of disorder

24
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Anodyne

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(n) something that calms or soothes pain

25
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Anomalous***

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(adj) irregular; deviating from the norm – “anormal”

26
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Antecedent

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(n) something that comes before – “ante” = “before”

27
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Antediluvian

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(adj) prehistoric

28
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Antipathy***

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(n) dislike; hostility

29
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Apathy***

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(n) indifference

30
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Apogee

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(n) the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

31
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Apothegm

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(n) a terse, witty saying (pronounced AP-uh-them)

32
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Apposite

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(adj) strikingly appropriate and relevant

33
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Apprise***

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(v) to inform

34
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Approbation***

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(b) praise; approval

35
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Appropriate***

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(v) to take possessions for one’s own use; confiscate

36
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Apropos

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(adj) relevant

37
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Arabesque

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(n) ornate design feature intertwined curves a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body

38
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Arduous***

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(adj) extremely difficult; laborious

39
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Argot

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(n) a specialized vocabulary used by a group

40
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Artless***

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(adj) guileless; natural

41
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Acetic***

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(n) one who practices self-denial

42
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Asperity

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(n) severity; harshness; irritability

43
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Aspersion***

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(n) slander; false rumor

44
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Assiduous***

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(adj) diligent; hard-working

45
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Asylum

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(n) place of refuge or shelter

46
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Atavism

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(n) in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence.

47
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Attenuate***

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(v) to weaken

48
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Audacious***

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(adj) bold; daring

49
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Austere***

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(Adj) stern; unadorned

50
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Avarice

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(n) greed

51
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Aver***

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(v) to affirm; declare to be true

52
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Avocation

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(n) secondary occupation – “vocation” = job

53
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Avuncular

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(adj) like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant – “uncle” in middle

54
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Axiomatic

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(adj) taken for granted

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