Additional Words Flashcards by Nick Agoglia

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abase

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humiliate, belittle, demean, degrade

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abet

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encourage, help, assist

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abeyance

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a temporary postponement

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abject

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miserable, wretched, pathetic

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abjure (ab joor)

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to give up (usually rights)

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ablution

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a washing or cleansing

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abnegate

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deny, reject

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abolition

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a doing away with

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aborigine (ab or rih juh nee)

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an original inhabitant

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abortive

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unsuccessful, failed, vain

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aboveboard

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honest, frank, open

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abrade

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to wear away, erode

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abridge

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to shorten, cut short

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abrogate

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to abolish, to repeal

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abscond (ab scahnd)

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to leave secretly, to flee

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abstemious (ab steem ee us)

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moderate in eating or drinking

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abstinence

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act of restraining oneself from a temptation

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abstruse

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hard to understand, complex

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abut

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to rest on, to touch, to share a common boundary with

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accede (ak seed)

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to agree to

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acclaim

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to greet with approval, praise

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acclivity

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an upward slope (literally)

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accost

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to approach and speak to, confront

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accoutrement (uh coot ur ment)

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equipment, outfit

accredit

to give credit to someone, to attribute

accretion

a process of accumulation, an increase, an addition

acerbic

sharp or bitter in smell or taste | sarcastic

acquiesce (ah kwee es)

to agree, consent with some reluctance

acrid

having an irritating and unpleasant smell or taste | angry and bitter

acrimonious

harsh, bitter in speech or behavior, rancorous

acrophobia

fear of heights

actuate

to put something in motion, activate

acumen

mental keenness, shrewdness

ad infinitum

endlessly, forever

ad lib

to speak or act without preparation