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Abeyance (uh BAY uns)

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N; suspension , temporary cessation

Joe’s poverty kept his addiction to video games in abeyance

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Abet (uh-bet)

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V; to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong.

Abetting a criminal by giving her a place to hide from the police is a criminal act

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Abase (uh BAYS)

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V;To humiliate, to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble

I abased myself in front of the teacher

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Abjure

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V; to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from

She abjured chocolate for several days for her new diet

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Abomination

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N; something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing.

Abominate; the action of hating something

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Aboriginal

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Adj; native, dating back to the very beginning

they are the country’s aboriginal inhabitants

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Abound

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V; to be very numerous

Verb form of abundant

her abounding love for him will never end

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Abrogate

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V; to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify

Often used with treaty

he was allowed to abrogate laws during emergencies

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Accede

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V; To give in ; to yield ; to agree

she acceded to my demands

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Acclaim

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V; to praise publicly and enthusiastically

His new novel was acclaimed by all reviewers

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Accord

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V: to agree, to be in harmony

Her beliefs were in accord with the church’s.

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Accouterments

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N; personal clothing, accessories, and equipment

She brought many accouterments to the trip

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Accrue

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V; to accumulate over time

Her parking tickets accured

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Acquisitive

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Adj: seeking or tending to acquire; greedy

His acquisitiveness caused him to gamble more often.

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Acquit

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V; To find not guilty

The thief was acquitted of his abounding crimes

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Adage

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N; a traditional saying, proverb

The president included many adages in his speech

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Adduce

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V; to bring forward as an example or as proof

She adduced many reasons for her accured fines

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Adjourn

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V; to suspend until another time (temporarily)

he adjourned the meeting early because of the upcoming storm

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Adjunct

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n; something added to or connected with something else

writing was just an adjunct to her abounding number of hobbies

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ad-lib

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v; to improvise, to speak or act spontaneously

He claimed to have ad-libbed his speech, which was acclaimed internationally.

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advent

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n; arrival; coming; beginning

Sarah acceding to Harry’s demands signaled the advent of a new revolution

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adventitious

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adj; accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated irrelevant.

She claimed that abetting her aunt was adventitious to her being a key suspect in this case.

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advocate

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n or v; a person who argues in favor of a position.

she was an advocate for gay rights.

he advocated abrogating the contract.

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affidavit

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n; a sworn statement made before an official

He had access to every affidavit in the courthouse.

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affiliate
v; to become closely associated with the judge claimed to be not affiliated with the case of the murderer who was recently acquitted.
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affliction
n; misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery the abomination of gays in the area was a great affliction to all of the members of the LGBT community.
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afford
v; to give; to supply; to confer upon Abjuring from over eating afforded a healthy lifestyle for her.
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affront
noun or verb; insult, a deliberate act of disrepect jessica's adlibbing was an affront to the minority. She affronted her friend by tripping her at school
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aftermath
n; consequences; events following some occurence or calamity the aftermath of the disaster was an affliction
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aggrandize
v; to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase something in power. His act of self- aggrandizement caused him to abase himself
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aggrieve
v; to mistreat, to do grievous injury to, to distress The aggrieved party would have to take a civil action against you.
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Aghast
Adj; terrified; shocked She was aghast when she learned that her parents aggrieved her sister.
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Alchemy
N; a seemingly magical process of transformation The alchemy of putting on makeup accentuated her features
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Alienate
V; to estrange; to cause or feel unwelcome or unloved; to make hostile She abjured from eating chinese food because if she didn't the other students would have alienated her
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Allot
V; to apportion, allocate, or assign He allotted grants to those who survived through the aftermath of the hurricane
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altercation
n; a heated fight, argument, or quarrel the altercation between the mom and the dad caused the child to be altercation
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amass
v; to pile up; to accumulate ; to collect for one's own use. He amassed a fortune after putting his gambling in abeyance.
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amid
preposition; in the middle of the little girl was sitting amid in the aftermath of the earthquake
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anathema
n; something or someone loathed or detested. the young boy's accruing tickets were anathema to the father.
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Ancillary
adj; subordinate (lower rank); providing assistance his part time job afforded him an ancillary source of income the ancillary services were created to help the elderly.
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angst
n; anxiety; fear; dread the impending test filled her with angst.
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annex
v; to add or attach she annexed more crop tops to her abounding collection.
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annuity
n; an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income. the death of his mom provided an annuity to the aggrieved children.
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antedate
v; to be older than, to have come before. She's so old that her birthday antedates Madonna's .
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anterior
adj; situated in front
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anthology
n; a collection, especially of literary works
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anthropomorphic
adj; ascribing human characteristics to non human animals or objects.
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antipodal
adj; situated on opposite sides of the earth; exactly opposite. john and mary were both advocates who held antipodal viewpoints. the north and south poles are antipodal.
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antiquity
n; ancientness; ancient times the antiquity of his car caused him to spend a lot of money on repairs,
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aperture
n; an opening there was an aperture in his pants
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apex
n; highest point she was at the apex of her career
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apogee
n; highest point- similar to apex
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apoplexy
n; a stroke v; apoplectic to become EXTREMELY angry dad became apoplectic when he saw my phone bill
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apostasy
n; an abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty she was hurt by her friend's apostasy, and broke off their 12 year friendship
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apalling
adj; causing horror his table manners were appalling
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apparition
n; a ghost or ghostly object | i saw an apparition in the house
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appellation
n; name | his appellation was very unique
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appendage
n; something added on to something else; a supplement APPEND: to add something to something else the button was an appendage to the outfit
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Apportion
v; to distribute proportionally; to divide into portions | he apportioned the cookies among the children
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apposite
adj; distinctly suitable his last words were apposite for the evening gala wtf
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appraise
v; to estimate the value or quantity of, to judge | he appraised the diamond ring
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Apprise
v; to give notice to; to inform | the officer apprised him of the current situation
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appurtenance
n; something extra; an appendage; an accessory | the appurtenances of the job outweighed the low salary
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apropos
adj; appropriate; coming at the right time | her speech was apropos for the dinner
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apt
adj;appropriate; having a tendency to; likely

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