A List Flashcards by Alan Huang | Brainscape

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Abashed

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ashamed or sorry

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allusion

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indirect reference

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ambivalent

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undecided; unclear

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analogy

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comparison

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anecdote

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short story

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annihilated

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wiped out

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anomalies

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things that dont fit the pattern

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antipodes

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places on opposite side of the globe

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apprehension

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worry; nervousness

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arduous

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hard and difficult

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Apparition

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Ghost

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Aspersion

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Negative Feeling; damaging remark

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abhor

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hate

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abrasive

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rough, coarse, rush

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abasement

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degradation, humiliation

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abrogate

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cancel, deny, repeal

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absolution

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forgiveness,pardon

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abstain

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desist

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abstemious

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self denying, refrain from indulging

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abstruce

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difficult to understand

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accolade

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tribute, honor, praise

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acquiesce

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to agree to, to give in to

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Abject

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of the most dispicable kind

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Abberation

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different from the norm

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abjure

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formly reject a formaly held belief

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abnegation

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the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

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abnegation

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the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

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abrogate

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revoke formally

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abrogate

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revoke formally

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abscond

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run away

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abstruce

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difficulte to penetrate

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accede

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yield to anothers wish or opinion

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abstain

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choose not to consume

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accentuate

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stress importance

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acclimate

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get used to a certain environment

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accomplice

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partner

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accord

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concurence of opinion

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accerbic

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harsh or corrosive in tone

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acme

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highest degree attainable

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acquit

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pronounce of not guilty

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acrimonious

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marked by strong resentment or cynisism

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adamant

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refused to be pleased