Lesson 1 Flashcards
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Abidicate
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Verb: To step down from a position of power
2
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Abridge
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Verb: To shorten, condense, or lessen in length
3
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Abysmal
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Adjective: extremely wretched or bottomless
4
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Acquiesce
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verb: To comply passively/to give in
5
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Aesthetic
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Adjective: concerned with or appreciative of beauty
6
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Affinity
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noun: sympathy, attraction, kinship
7
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Aggrandize
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verb: to make great
8
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Altruistic
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adjective: unselfishly concerned with the welfare of others
9
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Amnesty
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noun: an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
10
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Animosity
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noun: ill will or hatred
11
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Anomalous
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adjective: irregular, abnormal, unusual
12
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Arduous
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adjective: difficult to do
13
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Augment
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verb: to increase or enlarge
14
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Austere
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Adjective: Stern in manner or apperance
15
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Banal
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Adjective: boring, unoriginal
