A Flashcards
(61 cards)
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abash
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to embarrass
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abate
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to reduce
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abdicate
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to step down from a position of power
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abridge
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to shorten
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absolute
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total
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absolve
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to forgive or free from blame
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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abysmal
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extremely hopeless
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accolade
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an award; an honor
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accost
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to approach and speak to aggresively
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acerbic
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sour mood/tone
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acute
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sharp
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adamant
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stubborn
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address
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to speak to
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adherent
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follower
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admonish
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to scold gently
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adroit
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skilful, clever
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adulation
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flattery, excessive admiration
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adulterate
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to contaminate
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adverse
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unfavorable
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affulent
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rich
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agenda
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program
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alleviate
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to relieve
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allocate
to distribute
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alloy
combination of two things
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allusion
indirect reference
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aloof
uninvolved
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ambivalent
undecided
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amerliorate
to make better or more tolerable
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amenable
obedient
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amenity
pleasantness, attractive features
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amoral
lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amorous
feeling loving
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amorphous
shapeless
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anachronism
something out of place in time
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analogy
comparison of one thing to another
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anecdote
short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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anguish
agonising physical or mental pain
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animosity
resentment
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anomaly
an abberation; irregularity
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antecedent
someone sth that went before
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apathy
lack of interest
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aphorism
a brief, often witty saying-proverb
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apocalypse
세계의 종말과 관련된 예언
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aprobation
approval, praise
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appropriate
to take without permission
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archaic
extremely old
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archetype
an original modern or pattern
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artifice
a clever trick; cunning
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ascendancy
supermacy
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ascetic
hermitlike
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assiduous
hardworking
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atheist
one who doesn't believe in the existence of god
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attrition
gradual wearing away
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audacity
boldness
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augment
to make bigger
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auspicious
favorable
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autonomous
acting independently
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avarice
greed, excessive love of riches
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avow
to claim
