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Abate

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To put an end to
To reduce in intensity and degree
To reduce in value and amount

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Aberrant

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Departing from the accepted standard

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Abet, abettor

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To aid in some criminal act

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Abhorrent, abhorrence

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Hate, despise, detest

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Abide

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To accept or bear
To remain or continue
To stay or live somewhere

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Abjure

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Renounce in belief

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Abode

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Home, place of residence

  • Humble abode
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Abound

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Exist in large numbers
Plentiful
Abundant

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Abreast of

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  • Keeping even with someone or something

- Knowing the news about someone or something

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Abrogate

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To repeal or do away with

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Abscond

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To leave hurriedly or secretly, usually to avoid detection or arrest for unlawful action such as theft

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Abstruse

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Not clear, difficult to understand; obstuse

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Acclaim

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Enthusiastic public praise

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Accord

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Be in agreement

To grant or bestow

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Accrue, Accrual

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To generate, to build up money

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Acculturation

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Cultural modification of group/individual by borrowing or adapting traits from another culture

Merging of cultures due to prolonged contact

Process by which human beings acquires the culture of a society from infancy

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Acerbic

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Tasting sour or bitter, acidic

Sharp and forthright tone of speaking

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Acuity

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Ability to see or hear clearly

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Acumen

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Ability to make clear judgments and decisions, in a particular domain

  • Business acumen
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Acute

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Less than 90 degree angle
(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight: shrewd.

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Addled

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Confused, unable to think clearly

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addlepated

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Befuddled, confused
Eccentric, peculiar
Senseless, Made

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adduced

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Cite as evidence

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Adept

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skillful

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Adherence
To adhere | Steady or faithful attachment
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Adjudicator
Mediator | To settle or determine disputes
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Adjuvant
Assisting in prevention or cure of disease | Serving to aid or contribute
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Admonish
To warn or reprimand
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Adroit
Skillful, clever
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Adulatory
Excessively praising or admiring
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Adumbrate
Report or represent in outline | Foreshadow or symbolize
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Aerial
Performed in air
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Aesthetics
Relating to art or beauty
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Affinity
Liking for
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Aforementioned
Denoting a thing or person previously mentioned
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Agglomerate
Clump together, collect to form a mass or group
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Aggrandize
To make bigger | Increase wealth, status, power
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Aggravate
To make worse
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Aggrieved
Feeling resentment for being treated poorly or unfairly
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Aghast
Filled with horror or shocked
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Agog
Very eager/curious to hear or see something
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Agonistic
Combative | Associated with conflict
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Agrarian
Related to farming
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Akimbo
Set in a bent position
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alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness
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Albatross
Continuing problem that makes it difficult to achieve or do something
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Aleatory
Relating to luck especially bad luck | Depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit or loss
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Alias
Pseudonym | False name used to conceal identity
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Alienate
To cause someone to feel isolated or estranged
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Allegorical
Containing allegory (character and events are used to symbolize ideas about human life or political/historical events)
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Altruistic
Principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others
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Amateur
Person who engages in a pursuit on an unpaid basis | Newb
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Ambiguous
Not clear
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Amenable
Open and responsive towards suggestions | Easily persuaded or controlled
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Amend
To make minor changes in order to make it fairer, more accurate, and up to date,
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Amiable
Displaying friendly and pleasant manner
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Amicable
Having spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor
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Amity
Friendly relationship
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amorphous
No definite shape Think of ditto the pokemon
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Amortize
Reduce or extinguish | Gradually write off initial cost of asset
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Ameliorate
Make something bad, unsatisfactory better
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Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings
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Anachronism, Anachronistic
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.
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Analeptic
Drug that stimulates central nervous system
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Anathema
Someone or something that is sorely disliked
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Anecdote
A short or amusing story about a real incident or person
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Anemic
Lacking hemoglobin or red blood cells
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Annihilate
to destroy
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Anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent or offense | Painkilling drug or medicine
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Anomaly, Anomalous
Not normal | Unexpected, unusual
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Anomie
Social instability due to breakdown of standards and values
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Antagonism
Strong feeling of dislike or hatred