A Flashcards
(54 cards)
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Abandon
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Total lack of inhibition
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Abate
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To decrease
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Abet
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To act as an accomplice
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Abjure
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To abandon forever
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Abnegate
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To give up
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Abortive
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Ending without results
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Abrogate
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To annul
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Abscond
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To leave quickly in secret
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Abstemious
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Done sparingly
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Accede
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To agree to
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Acclivity
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An incline; upward slope
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Accretion
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An increase in amount
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Acme
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The highest level
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Actuate
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To put into motion
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Acuity
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Sharp vision
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Acumen
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Sharpness of insight
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Adamant
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Stubbornly unyielding
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Adept
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Extremely skilled
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Adjudicate
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To act as a judge
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Adjure
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To appeal to
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Admonish
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To warn sb gently
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Adulation
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Admiration
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Aerie
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A place which eagle’s fill with eggs
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Affected
Artificial
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Aggregate
The sum total
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Algorithm
An established procedure to solve the equation
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Alimentary
Pertaining to food, nutrition
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Allay
Reduce in intensity
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Amity
Friendship
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Amorphous
Having no definite form
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Animus
ill will
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Anodyne
A medicine that relieves pain
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Anomaly
Something that is difficult to classify
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Anthropomorphic
Suggesting human characteristics for animals
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Antiquated
Too old to be fashionable
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Aphorism
A short statement of a principle
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Aplomb
Self-confident assurance
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Apostate
One who renounces religious faith
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Apposite
Well adapted
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Apprise
Inform
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Appropriate
Allocate
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Arable
Suitable for cultivation
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Arcane
Secret
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Archipelago
A large group of islands
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Arrears
Unpaid
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Arrogate
To claim without justification
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Askance
With disapproval
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Assent
To agree; as to a proposal
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Atavistic
Characteristic of a former era
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Autocrat
A dictator
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Aver
To declare to be true
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Avuncular
Like an uncle in behaviour; warm with good soul
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Awry
Crooked; not straight
