SAMPLEE Flashcards

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test

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answer

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test 2

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answer 2

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abash

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to make ashamed

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abate

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to put an end to

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abbess

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a female superior or governess of a nunnery

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abbey

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a monastery or society of people

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abbot

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the superior or head of an abbey or monastery

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abbreviate

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to make shorter

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abdicate

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to surrender, renounce or relinquish

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abdomen

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the belly/stomach

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abduct

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to take away secretly by force

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abed

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in bed

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aberrant

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straying from the right or normal way

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abet

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to assist or encourage by aid, especially in crime

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abeyance

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temporary inactivity

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abhor

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to loath

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abide

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to wait for

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abject

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to cast off or down, to abase

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abjure

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to renounce upon oath

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abnegate

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to deny (oneself something)

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abnormal

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not conforming to rule or system

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abominable

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very hateful, detestable

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abomination

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anything greatly disliked or abhorred

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aboriginal

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original or indigenous to a place

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abort

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to miscarry, to bring forth something prematurely

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abortive

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unsuccessful

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abound

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to be plentiful, to be very prevalent, to overflow

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aboveboard

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in open sight, without concealment, or deception

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abrade

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to rub or wear away

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abrasive

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rough enough to wear away the outer surface

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abridge

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to shorten in duration

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abrogate

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to abolish by authoritative action

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abscess

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to form such a collection of pus

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abscission

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the act of cutting off

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abscond

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to depart secretly

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absence

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a state of being absent

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absolute

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free from imperfection, complete

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absolve

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to set free from an obligation

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abstain

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refrain from (something)

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abstemious

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restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

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abstinence

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voluntary forbearance esp. from indulgence of an appetite

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abstract

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to separate, to remove, to take away

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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abundant

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fully sufficient, in great quantity