List 1A Flashcards
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ABHOR
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to hate
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ABSTINENCE
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deliberate self-restraint
3
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to understand
4
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ACCLAIM
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to praise
5
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ACCORD
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agreement
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ACERBIC
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bitter
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ACRIMONY
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hostility
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ACUITY
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sharp perception or vision
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ADEPT
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very skilled
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ADMONISH
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to gently criticize or warn
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ADORN
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to decorate
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ADROIT
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very skilled
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ADULATION
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excessive flattery
14
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ADVERSITY
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great hardship
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ADVOCATE
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to speak in favor of, promoteto speak in favor of, promote
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AESTHETIC
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concerning beauty
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AFFABLE
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friendly
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AFFLUENT
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wealthy
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ALACRITY
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eagerness, enthusiasm
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ALIENATE
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to make unfriendly or hostile
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ALLEVIATE
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to make more bearable
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ALTRUISTIC
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unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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AMALGAM
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a combination of diverse elements
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AMBIGUOUS
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unclear
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AMBIVALENT
having opposing feelings; uncertain
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AMELIORATE
to improve
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AMENABLE
open to advice or suggestion
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AMIABLE
friendly
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AMICABLE
friendly
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AMORPHOUS
lacking definite form
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ANACHRONISTIC
in the wrong time period
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ANECDOTE
a short account of an interesting or humorous incident
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ANIMOSITY
bitter hostility
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ANTAGONISTIC
hostile
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APATHETIC
lacking interest, concern, or emotion
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APPEASE
to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to relieve
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APPREHENSIVE
fearful
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ARBITRARY
determined by impulse or chance, without reason
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ARCHAIC
outdated; really old
40
ARDOR
energy, intensity, enthusiasm
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ARID
dry
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ARTICULATE
characterized by clear and expressive language
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ASCERTAIN
to discover
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ASPIRE
to have a great ambition
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ASSESS
to make a judgment about
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ASSIDUOUS
hard working
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ASTUTE
having sharp judgment
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ATROPHY
to waste away
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AUDACITY
disrespectful boldness
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AUGMENT
to make greater in size or quantity
