Kaplan - A Flashcards
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Abandon - n
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Total lack of inhibition, lack of restraint
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Abase
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To humble, disgrace, degrade
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Abash
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To embarrass
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Abate Abatement
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To reduce Decrease, reduction
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Abdicate
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To give up a position, right, power; renounce; relinquish King Edward abdicated the throne
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Aberrant Aberration
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Atypical, not normal Anomaly
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Abet
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To aid (usually in wrongdoing), encourage, act as an accomplice
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Abeyance (in abeyance) abeyant
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Temporary inactivity, suspension Temporarily suspended
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Abhor
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To loathe, detest
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Abiding - adj Abide Abide by
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Enduring, continue without change (abiding faith) Tolerate (I can’t abide dishonesty) To act in accordance to
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Abject -adj
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Hopeless, miserable
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Abjure
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To reject, abandon formally, renounce, recant To abjure one’s errors
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Ablution / ab loo tion
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Cleansing with water
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Abnegate
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To deny oneself of rights/conveniences, etc To relinquish, renounce
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Abominate Abomination
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To hate Hatred
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Abortive
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Interrupted while incomplete
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Abrogate
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To abolish or invalidate by authority, annul (abrogate a law)
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Abscond
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To depart secretly
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Abstemious / abs teem ious
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Moderate in eating and drinking, sparing
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Abtruse
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Difficult to understand
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Abut (on, upon, against)
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To touch, be in contact with
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Accede to
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Agree to (a contract), approve, give consent Accede to a request, the temrs of a contract
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Accolade
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Award, honor, praise
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Accost / a cost
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To confront boldly (beggar), approach someone with greeting or question
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Accretion
Growth in size or increase in amount
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Accrue Accrual
To accumulate, grow by addition The process/act of growing
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Acerbic / a ser bik
Bitter, severe in temper or expression (acerbic criticism)
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Acidulous
Sour in taste or manner
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Acme
Highest point, summit
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Acquiesce / ak qui ese Acquiescent
To assent, submit quietly without protest Likely to submit
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Acquit Acquittal
To release from blame, exonerate; exculpate The act of...
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Acrid
Harsh, bitter, sharp to the senses Acrid smoke
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Adamant
Uncompromising, obdurate
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Adjunct
Something added, attached, joined
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Adulate / aj ul ate Adulation
To show excessive admiration/to flatter obsequiously High praise
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Admonish
To caution, counsel against
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Adumbrate
To sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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Adulterate
To corrupt or make impure
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Adventitious / adven tishus
Accidental
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Adversarial Adversary
Antagonistic, competitive Enemy
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Aerial
Having to do with the air
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Adverse
Unfavorable, harmful
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Aesthetic
Pertaining to beauty or art
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Aerie
Nook, nest high in the air
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Affected
Pretentious, phony
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Affable
Friendly, easy to approach
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Affront
V - to offend with disrespect N - personal offense
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Aggrandize
To make larger or grater in power
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Aggregate
V - to collect into one sum N - collective sum or mass
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Aggrieve
To afflict, distress
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Agile
Nimble, well-coordinated
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Agrarian
Relating to farming or rural matters
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Alacrity
Cheerful willingness, promptness, readiness
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Alchemy
Quest to turn metal into gold
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Alliteration
Repetition of the beginning sounds of words
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Allay
To lessen, ease, or soothe
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Allude Allusive - allusiveness
Make indirect reference
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Altercation
Noisy dispute
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Altruism
Unselfish concern for other's welfare
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Amalgamate - v Amalgam - n
To mix, combine, blend into a mixture Mixture, combination
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Ambivalent Ambivalence
Someone who suffers of cognitive dissonance Attitude of uncertainty due to desire for two different things Ex: love and hate someone
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Ambidextrous
Ability to use both hands equally well
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Ambulate Ambulatory
Walk around Related to walking around
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Ameliorate
To make better, improve
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Amenable
Cooperative; ready or willing to answer, agree, comply Docile (doc el) Manageable; acquiescent Amenable servent
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Amenity
Pleasantness, something increasing comfort
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Amity
Friendship
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Amiable
Friendly, agreeable Personable, affable
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Amorous
Strongly attracted to love; sth showing love
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Amoral
Neither moral or immoral Not involving the quest of right or wrong
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Amorphous
Having no definite form
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Amortize
To diminish by installment payments
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Amulet
Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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Anachronism Anachronistic
Something chronologically inappropriate; out of its time period
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Analgesia / an al GEZ eeya
The loss of the ability to feel pain
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Anathema / a NATH ema
Curse; so or sth shunned or hated
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Ancillary
Accessory, subordinate, assisting ancillary fees
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Advantageous
Sth that provides an advantage; useful, favorable
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Anodyne / an o dine
adj - not likely to provoke dissent or offense n - pain-killing drug
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Antecedent / ante SEED ent
Coming before in place or time
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Antepenultimate / antipen ultimate
3rd from last
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Anthology
Collection of literary work
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Anthropomorphic
Personification
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Antithesis
Direct opposite
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Apace
Swiftly, quickly
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Aperture / A per tchure
Opening, hole
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Aphasia / a phash ya
Inability to speak or use words (caused by brain damage)
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Aphelion
Point in a planet's orbit farthest from sun
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Aphorism / ah phor ism
Old saying or short, pithy statement
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Pithy
Concise and forcefully expressive
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Apostrophe
Passage addressed to someone not present (OR to a personified idea - ex: Oh Death! You're so blissful!)
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Apothegm / apothem
Concise saying or maxim; aphorism
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Apotheosis
Elevation of someone to divine status
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Append Appendix
To attach
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Apprise / a prize
To inform or tell (someone); give notice I was apprised of the death of an old friend.
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Appropriate (v)
Take possession
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Arboreal Arboretum
Relating to trees Botanical garden devoted to trees
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Arcane
Esoteric Technology is always arcane to those who don't use it.
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Ardent
Passionate, enthusiastic, zealous
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Arduous / ardj uous
Difficult, tiresome
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Arraign Arraignment
To call someone to court to address a charge Legal document calling someone to court
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Arrogate
To take or claim something for oneself w/o justification Jews arrogated the lands of Palestine!
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Artless
Open and honest; without deception
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Ascetic / as et ic Asceticism
Self-denying, abstenation, monk
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Ashen
Pale gray color of ash
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Asinine / as in eye n
Dumbass Rana Zaban.
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Askance / uh SKANCE
Adverb - with suspicion, mistrust, scornfully He looked askance at my offer.
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Asperity - n
Harshness, roughness That bitch pointed out my flaws with asperity.
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Aspersion
Slander; Casting aspersion on a campaign rival
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Assay
Analyze, examine Assay a situation
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Assiduous - adj
Working diligently at a task, perservering, persisent Assiduous student
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Astral
Pertaining to stars
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Astringent
Harsh, severe, stern
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Astute
Having good judgement
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Asunder - adv
Into separate parts, into pieces Lighting split the old oak tree asunder
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Atone Atonement
To make amends for a wrong
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Augur / uh gur Augury
To predict (from omens) A sign of what will happen in the future; omen
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Auspicious
Promising, having favorable prospects
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Autocrat
Dictator
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Avarice
Extreme greed
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Aver
To assert or affirm with confidence The president avered that he is the best candidate to run the country
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Averse - adj
To be disinclined towards something; having a strong feeling of opposition He is not averse to having a drink now and then
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Avow
To declare frankly or openly He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances Avowed enemies of Islam were impressed by Umar's gallantry
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Awry / uh rye
Crooked, askew / To look awry Away from expected direction / Our plans went awry
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Axiom Axiomatic (adj)
Self-evident truth that requires no proof Universally accepted principle or rule
