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Deck 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Abate

A

subside, or moderate

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2
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Aberrant

A

abnormal

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3
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Abeyance

A

suspended action

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4
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Abscond

A

depart secretly and hide

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5
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Abstemious

A

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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6
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Admonish

A

warn; reprove

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7
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Adulterate

A

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substance

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8
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Aesthetic

A

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beauty

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9
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Aggregate

A

gather; accumulate

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10
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Alacrity

A

cheerful promptness; eagerness

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11
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Alleviate

A

relieve

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12
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Amalgamate

A

combine; unite in one body

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13
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Ambiguous

A

unclear or doubtful in meaning

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14
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Ambivalence

A

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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15
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Ameliorate

A

improve

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16
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Anachronism

A

something or someone misplaced in time

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17
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Analogous

A

comparable

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18
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Anarchy

A

absence of governing body; state of disorder

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19
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Anomalous

A

abnormal; irregular

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20
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Antipathy

A

aversion; dislike

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21
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Apathy

A

lack of caring; indifference

22
Q

Appease

A

pacify or soothe; relieve

23
Q

Apprise

A

inform

24
Q

Approbation

A

approval

25
Q

Appropriate v.

A

acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

26
Q

Arduous

A

hard; strenuous

27
Q

Artless

A

without guile; open and honest

28
Q

Ascetic

A

practicing self-denial; austere

29
Q

Assiduous

A

diligent

30
Q

Assuage v.

A

ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

31
Q

Attenuate

A

make thinner

32
Q

Audacious

A

daring; bold

33
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Austere

A

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

34
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Autonomous

A

self-governing; independent

35
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Aver

A

assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact

36
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Banal

A

hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

37
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Belie

A

contradict; give a false impression

38
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Beneficent

A

kindly; doing good

39
Q

Bolster

A

support; reinforce

40
Q

Bombastic

A

pompous; using inflated language

41
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Boorish

A

rude; insensitive

42
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Burgeon

A

grow forth; send out buds

43
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Burnish

A

make shiny by rubbing; polish

44
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Buttress v.

A

support; prop up

45
Q

Capricious

A

unpredictable; fickle

46
Q

Castigation

A

punishment; severe criticism

47
Q

Catalyst

A

agent that increases the pace of a chemical reaction

48
Q

Caustic

A

burning; sarcastically biting

49
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Chicanery

A

trickery; deception

50
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Coagulate

A

thicken; congeal; clot

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