frequent words "a" Flashcards

(35 cards)

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abate

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subside or moderate

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aberrant

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abnormal or deviant

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3
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abeyance

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suspended action

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4
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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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5
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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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admonish

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warn;repove

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7
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adulterate

A

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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8
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aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capabale of appreciating the beautiful

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aggregate

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gather;accumulate

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10
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alacrity

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cheerful promptness; eagerness

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alleviate

A

relieve

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12
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amalgamate

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combine;unite in one body

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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14
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ambivalence

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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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ameliorate

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improve

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anachronism

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something or someone misplaced in time

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analogous

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder

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anomalous

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abnormal; irregular

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antipathy

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aversion;dislike

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apathy

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lack of caring; indifference

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appease

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pacify or soothe; relieve

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apprise

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approbation

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appropriate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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arduous
hard; strenuous
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artless
without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere (meaning: severe in manner or appearance, strict, forbidding)
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assiduous
diligent
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assuage
ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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attenuate
make thinner; weaken or lessen
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audacious
daring; bold
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austere
forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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autonomous
self-governing
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aver
assert confidently or declare