Kaplan #1 Flashcards by Stash Dabrowski | Brainscape

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Abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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Abscond

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to leave secretly

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Abstain

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to choose not to do something

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Abyss

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an extremely deep hole

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Adulterate

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to make impure

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Advocate

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to speak in favor of

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Aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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Alleviate

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to make more bearable

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Amalgamate

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to combine, to mix together

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Ambiguous

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doubtful or uncertain able to be interpreted several ways

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Ameliorate

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to make better, to improve

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Anachronism

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something out of place in time

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Analogous

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similar or alike in some way, equivalent to

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Anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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Antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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Antipathy

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extreme dislike

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Apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

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Arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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Archaic

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ancient, old fashioned

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Ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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Articulate

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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Assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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Attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree, to weaken

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Audacious

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fearless and daring

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Austere

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Severe or stern in appearance

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Banal

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predictable, cliché, boring

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Bolster

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to support, to prop up

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Bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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Cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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Candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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Capricious

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

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Castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

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something that brings about a change in something else

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Caustic

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biting in wit

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Chaos

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great disorder or confusion

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Chauvanist

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some prejudiced in favor if a group to which he or she belongs

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Chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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Cogent

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convincing and well reasoned

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Condone

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to overlook, pardon or disregard

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Convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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Credulous

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to trusting, gullible

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Crescendo

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steadily increasing volume or force

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Decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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Deference

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respect, courtesy

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Deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt

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Desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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Desultory

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jumping from one thing to another

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Diatribe

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abusive, condemnatory speech