Letter A Flashcards

(29 cards)

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abandon

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To leave a place, thing or person, usually forever

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abode

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The place where someone lives

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3
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absence

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A fact of not being where you are usually expected to be

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absurd

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Stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way

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abundant

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More than enough

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6
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accuse

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To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

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accustom

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To make someone familiar with new condition

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acquainted

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Knowing or being familiar with a person

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acquire

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To get to obtain something

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10
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across

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From one side to other

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to address

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To speak or write to someone

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adhere

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To stick firmly

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admission

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The act of agreeing that something is true
Permission to enter a place
The act or process of accepting someone as a patient at a hospital or student at school

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adopt

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To accept or start to use something new

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advance

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To go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something

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16
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affable

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Friendly and easy to talk to

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affectionate

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Showing feelings of liking or love

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aid

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A piece of equipment that helps you to do something

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ample

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More than enough

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alert

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A warning to people to be prepared to deal with smth dangerous

Quick to see, understand, and act in a particular situation

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all right

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Satisfactory or reasonably good

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ally

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Someone who helps and supports someone else

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altitude

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Height above sea level

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ambition

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A strong wish to achieve something

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amount
A collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted
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antiquity
The distant past (a long time ago), especially before the sixth century
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anxious
Worried and nervous
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appeal
A request to the public for money, information, or help. The quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting.
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