Beginning Vocab Flashcards by Nikki Mark

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Abyss

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an extremely deep hole

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Ameliorate

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to make better; improve

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Abscond

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to leave secretly

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Anachronism

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Something out of place in time

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Aggrandize

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to increase in power, reputation, and influence

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Amalgamate

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to combine; to mix together

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Ambiguous

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doubtful; uncertain

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Archaic

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ancient and old-fashioned

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Attenuate

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to reduce in force; to weaken

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Antipathy

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extreme dislike

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Cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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Chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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Austere

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severe or stern in appearence

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Audacious

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fearless and daring

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Caustic

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sarcastic in a bitter way

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Adulterate

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to make impure

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Abate

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to reduce in amount degree or severity

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Arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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Capricious

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Changing one’s mind quickly and often

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Banal

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predictable and boring

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Bolster

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to support; to prop up

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Ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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Deference

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respect, courtesy

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Anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

Chauvinist

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

Crescendo

steadily increasing volume or force

Castigate

to punish / criticize harshly

Analogous

similar or alike in some way

Diffident

lacking in self confidence

Desiccate

to dry out thoroughly

Bombastic

pompous in speech and manner

Catalyst

something that brings about a change in something else

Cogent

convincing and well reasonsed

Dirge

a funeral hymn / mournful speech

Diatribe

an abusive, condemnatory speech