ABACK-AZURE Flashcards
(35 cards)
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abase
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to humiliate; to humble; to lower
2
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abandon
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to leave; to give up; to discontinue
3
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abase
A
to humiliate; to humble; to lower
4
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abash
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ashamed; embarrassed
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abate
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to lessen; to decrease
6
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abdicate
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to yield; to give up
7
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abduct
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to take away; to kidnap
8
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aberration
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abnormality; deviation
9
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abet
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to aid; to encourage
10
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abeyance
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a temporary postponement
11
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abhor
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to hate; to detest
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abide
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(two meanings) to remain; to put up with
13
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abject
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miserable; wretched
14
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abjure
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to give up (rights)
15
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ablution
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a washing; cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny; to reject
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abolition
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doing away with; putting an end to
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abominate
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to detest; to dislike strongly
19
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aborigine
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original inhabitant
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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to be large in number
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aboveboard
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honest; frank; open
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abrade
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to wear away
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abridge
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to shorten
25
abrogate
to abolish; to repeal
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abscond
to leave secretly; to flee
27
absolve
to free from responsibility
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abstemious
moderate or sparing in eating or drinking
29
abstinence
self-denial; resisting tempting foods
30
abstract
(two meanings) a summary (noun); to remove (verb)
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abstruse
hard to understand
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absurd
ridiculous; unreasonable
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abut
to touch; to rest on or against
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abysmal
wretched; extremely bad
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abyss
a bottomless pit; anything infinite
