List 1 Flashcards
(91 cards)
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adroit
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skillful
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ambience
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atmosphere
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abnegate
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to reject
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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acrimonious
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bitter
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absolve
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to forgive or free from blame
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allusion
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an indirect reference
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adherent
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follower
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adulation
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wild or excessive admiration
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abstract
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theoretical
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acquiesce
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to accept
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affable
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friendly
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abdicate
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to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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aloof
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uninvolved
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affluent
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rich
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone aggressively
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admonish
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to scold gently
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acrid
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bitter
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affectation
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unnatural orr artifical behavior
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alleviate
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to lessen
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altruism
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selflessness
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accolade
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an award
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agrarian
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relating to land
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abject
hopeless
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adamant
stubborn
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aberration
something not typical
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acute
sharp
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acerbic
sour
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agnostic
one who believes that the existnece of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
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acumen
keenness of judgment
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antecedent
what came before
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arbitrary
random
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archaic
old or old fashioned
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amenable
1. cooperative, easily persuaded 2. receptive,
| responsive
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atrophy
waste away
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augment
enlarge, increase
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auspicious
favorable, promising
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aversion
dislike
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allege
to assert without proof
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assuage
1. relieve, soothe 2. satisfy
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alacrity
cheerful eagerness or readliness to respond
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affinity
sympathy
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aggegate
a collection of separate things mixed together
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abstinent
abstaining
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abate
to reduce
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abash
to make ashamed
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abridge
to shorten
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absymal
extremely hopeless or wretched
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adulterate
to contaminate
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agenda
program
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apprehensive
worried
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analogy
a comparison of one thing to another
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antipathy
a dislike
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ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
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artifice
cunning
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aptitude
natural ability
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amorphous
shapeless
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ascetic
practicing self-denial
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appease
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands
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archetype
an original model or pattern
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arbiter
a judge
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apocryphal
fictitious, imaginary
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approbation
praise
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arduous
hard, difficult
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amenable
obedient
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amenity
pleasantness
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audacity
boldness
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apartheid
the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
70
aphorism
a brief
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assuage
to soothe
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amoral
lacking a sense of right and wrong
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assiduous
hardworking
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apathy
lack of interest
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amorous
feeling loving
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assimilate
to absorb
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appreciate
to increase in value
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apotheosis
the perfect example of something
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archaic
ancient
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anguish
agonizing physical or mental pain
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amnesty
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
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aristocratic
of noble birth
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ardent
passionate
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arcane
mysterious
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ascendancy
domination
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amiable
friendly
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anachronism
something out of place in time or history
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astute
keen in judgement
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attrition
a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size
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artful
willy
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animosity
ill will
