List 1 Flashcards

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Abdicate

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V. Renounce; give up

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Abase

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V. Lower; humiliate

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Aberrant

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N. Abnormal or deviant

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Abet

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V. Aid, usually doing something wrong; encourage

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Abject

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Adj. wretched; lacking pride

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Abjure

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V. Renounce upon oath

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Abortive

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Adj. unsuccessful; fruitless

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Abrade

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V. Wear away by friction; scrape; erode

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Abscond

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V. Depart secretly and hide

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Absolve

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V. Pardon (an offense)

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Abstain

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V. Refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

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Abstruse

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Adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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Abut

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V. Border upon; adjoin

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Abysmal

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Adj. bottomless

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Academic

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Adj. related to a school; not practical or directly useful

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Accede

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Acclaim

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V. Applaud; announce with great approval

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Acclimate

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V. Adjust to climate

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Acclivity

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N. Sharp upslope of a hill

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Accord

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Accost

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V. Approach and speak first to a person

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Accoutre

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Acerbity

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N. Bitterness of speech and temper

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Acetic

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Adj. vinegary

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Acidulous
Adj. slightly sour; sharp, caustic
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Acme
N. Top; Pinnacle
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Acrimonious
Adj. bitter in the words or manner
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Acrophobia
N. Fear of heights
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Actuarial
Adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance and statistics
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Acuity
N. Sharpness
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Acumen
N. Mental keenness
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Addle
V. Model; drive crazy; become rotten
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Adherent
N. Supporter; follower
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Adjunct
N. Something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
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Admonition
N. Warning
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Adroit
Adj. skillful
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Acoustics
N. Science of sound
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Adamant
Adj. hard; inflexible