aback - azure Flashcards
(41 cards)
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abet
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to aid; to encourage
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abeyance
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a temporary postponement
3
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abject
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miserable; wretched
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abjure
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to give up (rights)
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abnegate
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to deny; to reject
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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large in number
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aboveboard
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honest; frank; open
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abrogate
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to abolish; to repeal
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absolve
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to free from responsibility
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abstract
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a summary (noun); to remove (verb)
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abut
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to touch; to rest on or against
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academic
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pertaining to school; theoretical or unrealistic
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acclimate
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to adapt; to get used to
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acclivity
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upward slope
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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accoutrement
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equipment; outfit
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accredit
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to approve; to certify
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accretion
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an increase; an addition
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actuate
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to put into motion or action
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ad lib
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to act or speak without preparation
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adage
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a familiar saying
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addled
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confused
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adduce
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to give an example in proving something
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adjunct
a subordinate; an assistant
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ado
fuss; trouble
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adulterate
to make impure
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adventitious
accidental
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aegis
a shield; protection; sponsorship
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affectation
a phony attitude; insincerity
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affront
insult
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aggrandize
enlarge or expand
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aggregate
to collect
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agoraphobia
fear of open spaces
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ague
fever; plague
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albatross
a seabird; a burden
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alimentary
furnishing food or nourishment
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allay
to relieve or to calm
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amazon
a big, strong, masculine woman
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ambient
surrounding all sides
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ambivalence
conflicted feelings; uncertainty
