Set 2 Flashcards by Joseph Hungate

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Abase

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to belittle or humiliate

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Abash

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to embarrass, chagrin, confound

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Abate

A

make less severe

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Abdicate

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give up or renounce a position, resign, refuse

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Aberration

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something unusual, deviation, anomaly

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Abhor

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regard with disgust and hatred

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Abjure

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renounce, usually under oath, repudiate, reject

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Abrogate

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to abolish, usually by authority

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Acerbic

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sour/bitter, especially in mood

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Acquiesce

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implies tacit acceptance, comply with, conform to

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Acquisition

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obtain, secure

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Acquit

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find not guilty, exculpate

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Acumen

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discerning, insightful

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Adhere

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hold fast, be attached to, loyal

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Ad-lib

A

extemporize, improvise

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Base

A

ignominy, treacherous

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Blandish

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to brown-nose, flatter, cajole

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Blase

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indifferent, apathetic

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Brusque

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curt, rude, blunt, short

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Blather

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to talk nonsense

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Brazen

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bold

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Calamity

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tragedy

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Cabal

A

junta, conspiracy

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Calumny

A

slander, libel, defame

Capacious

very large, spacious

Captious

carping, nagging, (ALSO) clever, astute

aplomb

self-confidence

Apportion

allocate, ration

Archetype

prototype, original, paradigm

Artifice

deceptive, ruse, trickery

Innocuous

not harmful or offensive

Fatuous

silly and pointless

Furtive

secretive

Olfactory

relating to the sense of smell

Indefensible

not justifiable by argument

Inordinate

unusually large or excessive

Tonic

giving a feeling of vigor or energy, invigorating

Pedestrian

lacking inspiration or excitement

Auspicious

favorable, indicating future success

Equitable

fair and impartial

Practicable

able to be used, useful