ISEE Word List 1 Flashcards by kathi wells

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Abolish

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To get rid of (rules, laws, etc.)

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Absurd

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laughably foolish or false

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Accumulate

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to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up

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Accustom

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to be use to something, familiar

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Adapt

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Adjust to conditions

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Adequate

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enough of something; suitable

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Adhere

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cling to; hold closely (to an object or belief)

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Adhesive

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coated with glue; sticky

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Admire

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to regard with wonder or approval

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Affect

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to produce change

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Aggravate

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to make worse, to annoy

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Alter

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to make different in size, style, etc.; modify

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Align

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to put in a straight line; to join with others

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Alternate

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to change back and forth

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Ambition

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desire to achieve; strive for advancement

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Anguish

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suffering or pain

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Apparent

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easily understood; clear

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Appeal

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request for support or help

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Approximate

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close to correct; estimate

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Arise

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to get up from a sitting or lying position; rise

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Assert

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to state strongly, to defend an idea

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Assess

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to determine the amount of something, usually a value

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Assist

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to give support or help

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Astound

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to shock or surprise

Attest

to give proof or evidence of something

Authority

power, control over others or things

Chaos

state of confusion; disorderly

Characteristic

a quality of a person or thing; distinctive

Chronic

constant, having long had a disease

Clarity

clear understanding

Commotion

violent motion, riot

Compensate

to pay or reward

Complement (not compliment)

something that completes or makes perfect

Compose

to make by combining things

Conceal

to hide; to cover

Concept

an idea, a general thought

Confirm

to show something is true

Consent

agree, comply, give in

Contagious

transmitted by bodily contact, spreading a disease

Contemporary

belonging to the present time

Contribute

to give money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.

Counsel (different form council)

advice, give an opinion

Crucial

important, significant

Current

present, recent, of the present time period

Dank

damp, unpleasantly moist

Decline

to turn down; slope down

Deceit

trick, false, lie

Deciduous

shedding the leaves annually, not permanent

Dedicate

set apart for a greater purpose

Deficient

lacking in something

Demolish

to destroy, to end;, to ruin

Deprive

to withhold something

Detrimental

causing harm