Section 1-Abate-Alchemist Flashcards

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Aberrant

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Deviating from the norm

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Abate

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To lesson in intensity or degree

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Abjure

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To renounce or reject solemnly, to recant, to avoid

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Abrogate

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To abolish or annul by authority;put down

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Abstain

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To refrain from activity

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Abscond

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To depart clandestinely(secretly), to steal off and hide

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Accolade

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Expression of praise, award

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Accretion

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Growth, increase by successive addition, building up

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Acerbic

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Having a sour or bitter taste or character

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Acumen

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Quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight

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Abatement

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Lessening in amount or degree

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Aberration

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Someone or something that is aberrant/deviating from the norm

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Abscise

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Cut off or remove

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Abscission

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The act of cutting off or removing

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Abstemious

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Marked by moderation, particularly where food and drink are concerned.

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A-

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To

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Ab-

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Away, from, reject

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Acu-

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Admonish

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To reprove; to express warning or disapproval (scold); warn or reprimand someone firmly

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Admonition

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Warning or scolding

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Admonitory

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Expressing warning or disapproval

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Ad-

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To, addition to

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Adroit

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Adept, dexterous, clever or skillful at using the hands or mind

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Maladroit

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Clumsy or bungling or ineffective

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Mal-
Bad; ex. Malnutrition
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Adulation
Excessive praise; intense adoration
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Adulterate
To reduce purity by combining other inferior ingredients (degrade)
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Adulteration
The process or effect of adulterating
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Unadulterated
Pure
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Adumbrate
To foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest or outline sketchily
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Umbra/umbrare (latin)
Shade/cast shadow ex. Umbrella
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Advocate
To argue for or support a cause
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Aesthetic
Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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Aggrandize
To increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater
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Grandis(latin)
Large
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-ize/-ise
Forming verbs meaning: make or become, treat specific way, follow specific practice
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Ag-
Variant of prefix ad-
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Alacrity
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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-Ty
Forming nouns denoting quality or condition ex. Beauty
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Alchemy
A magical or wonderful transformation
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Al-(arabic)
The
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Khemia(Greek)
The art of transmuting metals
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Alchemist
Person who practices or studies alchemy