Barron 800

Question 1

abate

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to decrease; reduce

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affinity

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fondness; liking; similarity

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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affected

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pretentious; phony

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abysmal

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very bad

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cantankerous

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irritable; ill-humored

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collage

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artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage
of diverse elements

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covert

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hidden; secret

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dirge

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funeral hymn

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effete

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depleted of vitality; over refined; decadent

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ebullient

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exhilarated; overly enthusiastic

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dross

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waste; worthless matter

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to a few

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vogue

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prevailing fashion or practice

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vindictive

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vengeful, unforgiving

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virtuoso

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someone with master skills, expert musician

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volatile

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tending to vary frequently, fickle

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zealot

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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vortex

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whirlpool, center of turbulence

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welter

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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

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wistful

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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

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warranted

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justified

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wary

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careful, cautious

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whimsical

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fanciful, unpredictable

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jibe

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to be in agreement

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juggernaut

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huge force destroying everything in its path

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junta

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group of people united in political intrigue

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jocose

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fond of joking; jocular

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aberrant

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deviating from what is normal

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abeyance

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temporary suppression or suspension

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abject

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miserable; pitiful

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abstinence

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the giving up of certain pleasures

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abscission

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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

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abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

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abscond

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to depart secretly

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abstemious

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moderate in appetite

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accretion

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growth in size or increase in amount

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aesthetic

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relating to beauty or the arts

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adamant

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uncompromising; unyielding

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adjunct

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something added, attached, or joined

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accrue

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to accumulate; grow by additions

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admonish

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to caution or reprimand

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adulterate

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to corrupt or make impure

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antediluvian

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prehistoric

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antipathy

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dislike; hostility

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apex

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the highest point

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apropos

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relevant

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appellation

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name

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apposite

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strikingly appropriate and relevant

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approbation

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praise, approval

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appropriate

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to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate

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apogee

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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

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apothegm

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a terse, witty saying

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apprise

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to inform

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appease

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to calm, pacify, placate

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untoward

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not favorable, troublesome, unruly

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vivisection

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

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visage

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appearance, aspect

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vitiate

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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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verbose

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wordy

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vaunt

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to boast, drag

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apathy

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indifference