LE high frequency words Flashcards by Mehak Losalka

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Abate

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Decrease or lessen

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Abdicate

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Resign or renounce

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Aberrant

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Atypical or unusual

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Abeyance

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State or period of inactivity

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Abject

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Completely hopeless or downtrodden

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Abjure

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To formally reject or renounce (forswear)

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Abstemious

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Restrain oneself especially from food and alcohol

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Accolade

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Award of honour

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Acerbic

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Sour or harsh in taste, mood or temp

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Accrue

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Accumulate or collect

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Acumen

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Insight, judgement

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Adulation

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Flattery

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Admonish

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Advise, reprimand or warn

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Aggrandize

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Hype or glorify

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Alacrity

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Liveliness and cheerfulness

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Allay

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Alleviate or ease or calm down

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Austere

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Serious and somber

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Avarice

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Greedy for wealth (rapacity and covetousness)

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Aver

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Claim or verify to be true

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Avocation

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Diversion or hobby or pastime