Deck 8 Flashcards by Joseph Hungate

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Abase

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denigrate, deprecate, impugn, dishonor

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Abash

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chagrin, disconcert, humiliate

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Abate

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alleviate, assuage, placate, ameliorate

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Abdicate

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resign, reject, refuse, quit

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Aberration

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deviation, departure from, anomaly

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Abeyance

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suspension, intermission, cessation, delay

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Abhor

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loathe, feel aversion, enmity

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Abjure

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repudiate, reject, forsake, forgo

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Abrogate

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repeal, revoke, rescind, annul

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Abstain

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eschew, forbear

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Abundance

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profuse, prolific, legion, spate, replete, surfeit

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Acerbic

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acrimony, caustic, virulent, astringent

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Acquiesce

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assent to, comply with, conform to, abide by

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Acquisition

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obtain, secure, expropriate

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Acquit

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exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

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Acumen

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discerning, insightful, sharp, astute

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acrimonious

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caustic, mordant, pungent, sharp, acrid

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Adept

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skilled, competent, expert, adroit

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Adhere

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cling, hold fast

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Ad-lib

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extemporize, impromptu, improvise

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Admire

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revere, venerate

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Admonish

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forewarn, berate

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Adroit

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deft, adept, proficient

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Adulation

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extol, laud, acclaim, eulogize, panegyrize

Adumbrate

silhouette, outline, foreshadow, presage

Adversity

hardship, misfortune, calamity

Aesthetic

artistic, tasteful

Affable

friendly, gregarious, amiable, amity, congenial

Aggregate

sum total, combined amount

Agnostic

skeptic, doubter, freethinker

Altruistic

selfless, philanthropic, munificent, benevolent, magnanimous

Amalgam

composite, alloy, compound, mixture

Ambiguous

equivocal, vague, cryptic, enigmatic

Ambivalent

uncertain, irresolute, dubious

Amend

change, alter, modify

Amorphous

without shape, formless

Anachronistic

out of context with the time

Analogous

similar, comparable

Ancestor

progenitor forefather, precursor

Anarchist

revolutionist, insurgent, seditionist, malcontent

Ancillary

secondary, subordinate, subservient

Anomaly

unusual

Antecedent

precursor, harbinger, forerunner, progenitor

Antediluvian

out of date, obsolete, ancient, archaic

Emend

to correct what is faulty, rectify

Anathema

curse, malediction

Antipathy

abhor, loathe, aversion, hate, animosity

Alacrity

Enthusiasm, zeal, vivacity, animation