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Question 1

abase

Answer 1

Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

Question 2

abeyance

Answer 2

Temporary suspension; inactivity

Question 3

abreast

Answer 3

Side-by-side (with preposition “of”); keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with

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abscission

Answer 4

Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal

Question 5

abscond

Answer 5

Depart suddenly and secretively

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abyss

Answer 6

A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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accede

Answer 7

Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as “accede to”)

Question 8

accretion

Answer 8

Gradual increase; an added part or addition

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acerbic

Answer 9

Sour; harsh or severe

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acidulous

Answer 10

Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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acumen

Answer 11

Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgement

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adulterate

Answer 12

Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

Question 13

adumbrate

Answer 13

Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obsure

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aerie

Answer 14

Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

Question 15

ableit

Answer 15

Although, even though

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aloof

Answer 16

Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

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amalgamate

Answer 17

Blend, merge, or unite

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ameliorate

Answer 18

Improve; make better or more bearable

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amortize

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Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset

Question 20

anachronism

Answer 20

Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

Question 21

analgesia

Answer 21

Pain relief; inability to feel pain

Question 22

annul

Answer 22

Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

Question 23

anodyne

Answer 23

Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

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antedate

Answer 24

Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

Question 25

anthithetical

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Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in "love me or hate me")

Question 26

apostate

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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

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apostle

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Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)

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apposite

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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant

Question 29

apprise

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Inform, give notice to

Question 30

approbation

Answer 30

Praise or approval, especially formal approval

Question 31

appropriate

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Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one's own use

Question 32

arbiter

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Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

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ardent

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Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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arrogate

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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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ascribe

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Assign or credit to a certain cause or source

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aseptic

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Free from germs

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asperity

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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

Question 38

aspersions

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Damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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assail

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Attack violently, assault

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assiduous

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Persevering, diligent, constant

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attentuate

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Weaken or thin out

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attuned

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In harmony; in sympathetic relationship

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augury

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Telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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august

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Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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avarice

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Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth

Question 46

axiom

Answer 46

Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle