PSAT--A Group Flashcards by Joohi Rana

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Abase

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To humble

To disgrace

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Abandon

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Total lack of inhibition

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Abate

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To decrease

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Abdicate

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To give up a position right or power

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Aberration

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Something different from the usual

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Abet

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To aid as a accomplice in a usually a wrongdoing

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Abhor

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To loathe, detest

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Abject

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Miserable pitiful

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Abortive

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Interrupted while incomplete

Failing to accomplish

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Abridge

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To condense or shorten

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Abrogate

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To put an end to, abolish by authority

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Absolve

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To forgive, free from blame

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Abstain

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To chose not to Bo something

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Accolade

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Praise distinction

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Accrue

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To accumulate grow by additions

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Acerbic

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Bitter, sharp taste or temper

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Acme

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Highest point summit

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Acquiesce

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To agree or comply quietly

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Acrid

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Harsh bitter

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Acrimony

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Bitterness animosity

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Acuity

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Sharpness

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Acumen

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Sharpness of insight

Ability to make good decisions and judgment

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Adage

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Old saying or proverb

Adamant

Uncompromising or unyielding | Refusing to be persuade or change ones mind.

Adapt

Accommodate adjust

Adhere

To cling/to stick | Follow without deviation

Admonish

To reprimand | To caution

Adroit

Skillful accomplished highly competent

Adulation

High praise

Adumbrate

To sketch outline in a shadowy way

Adversarial

Antagonistic Competitive

Aerie

Book or best built hight in the air

Aesthetic

Pertaining to beauty or art

Affable

Friendly easy to approach

Affected

Pretentious phony

Affluent

Rich wealthy

Affront

Personal offense insults

Agenda

Plan schedule

Agile

Well coordination nimble

Agitation

Commotion uneasiness excitement

Agrarian

Relating to farming or rural matters

Alacrity

Cheerful willingness eagerness speed

Alias

Assumed name

Alienated

Distanced estranged

Allegory

Symbolic representation

Alleviate

To relieve it to improve partially | Make less severe.

Allure

To entice by charm | Attract

Allusion

Indirect reference

Aloof

Detached indifferent Distance from. Isolated

Altruism

Unselfish concern for others welfare

Ambiguous

Uncertain | Subject to multiple interpretation