pt1 Flashcards by Ellie Jung

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abase

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to humiliate, degrade

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abate

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to reduce, lessen

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abdicate

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to give up a position, usually one of leadership

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abduct

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to kidnap, take by force

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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abet

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to aid, help, encourage

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abhor

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to hate, detest

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abide

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to put up with; to remain

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abject

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wretched, pitiful

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abjure

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to reject, renounce

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abnegation

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denial of comfort to oneself

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abort

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to give up on a half finished project or effort

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abridge

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to cut down, shorten; shortened

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abrogate

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to abolish, usually by authority

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abscond

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to sneak away and hide

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absolution

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freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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abstain

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to freely choose not to commit an action

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abstruse

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hard to comprehend

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accede

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to agree

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accentuate

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to stress, highlight

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accessible

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obtainable, reachable

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acclaim

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high praise

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accolade

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high praise, special distinction

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accommodating

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helpful, obliging, polite

accord

an agreement

accost

to confront verbally

accretion

slow growth in size or amount

acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

acquiesce

to agree without protesting

acrimony

bitterness, discord

acumen

keen insight

acute

sharp, severe

adamant

impervious, immovable, unyielding

adept

extremely skilled

adhere

to stick to something

admonish

to caution, criticize, reprove

adorn

to decorate

adroit

skillful, dexterous

adulation

extreme praise

adumbrate

to sketch out in a vague way

adverse

antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous

advocate

to argue in favor of something; a person who argues in favor of something

aerial

somehow related to the air

aesthetic

artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty

affable

friendly, amiable

affinity

a spontaneous feeling of closeness

affluent

rich, wealthy

affront

an insult

aggrandize

to increase or make greater

aggregate

a whole or total