Vocab 1 Flashcards
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Abatement
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Decrease
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Abase
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To Disgrace
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Aberration
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Something Abnormal
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Abeyance
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Temporary suspension
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Abhor
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To Hate
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Abject
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Miserable
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Abjure
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To Reject
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Ablution
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Act of Cleansing
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Abnegate
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To reduce to nothing
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Abolitionist
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One who opposes slavery
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Abortive
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Interrupted
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Abrogate
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To break a contract
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Abscond
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To depart secretly
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Abstemious
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Not drinking alcohol
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Abstract
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Containing only essential facts
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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Accede
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To agree to
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Baleful
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Harmful
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Balk
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Hesitate
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Bane
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Something causing death
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Banter
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Talk
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Bastion
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Fortress
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Bay
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To Bark
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Becalm
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To make calm
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Becloud
To confuse
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Beguile
Mislead
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Behemoth
Huge creature
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Belabor
To insist repeatedly
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Beleaguer
To annoy
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Belfry
Bell tower
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Belie
To expose as false
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Belittle
To Dis
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Bellicose
Warlike
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Belligerent
Tending to fight
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Bemuse
To confuse
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Benevolent
Generous
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Beneficent
Doug good deeds
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Benighted
Ignorant
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Benign
Gentle
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Bequeath
To leave something behind through a will
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Accost
To approach and speak to someone
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Accretion
Increase in amount
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Accrue
To accumulate
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Acerbic
Sharp in taste
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Acme
Highest point
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Acquiesce
To agree
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Acrid
Harsh
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Acrimony
Bitterness
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Acuity
Sharpness
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Acumen
Insight
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Acute
Sharp
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Adage
Old saying
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Adamant
Stubborn
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Beseech
To beg
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Bestial
Beastly
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Bestow
To give as a gift
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Betoken
Stand for; to represent
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Bevy
Group
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Bias
Prejudice
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Bilateral
Two-sided
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Bilk
To cheat
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Billet
Lodging for troops
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Bisect
To cut into two parts
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Cacophonous
Unpleasantly noisy
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Cadence
Rhythm
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Cajole
To manipulate by flattery
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Calamitous
Disastrous
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Callous
Insensitive
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Callow
Immature
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Calumny
Dis / slander
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Candor
Honesty
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Canny
Smart
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Canonize
To declare a person a saint
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Canvass
To examine thoroughly
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Capacious
Large
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Capitulate
To surrender
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Capricious
Acting on impulse
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Caricature
Cartoon
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Carnal
Of the flesh
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Carp
To complain constantly
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Cartography
Science of making maps
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Cast (v)
To throw
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Cast (n)
Copy
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Castigate
To critisize
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Categorical
Absolute
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Cartharsis
Purification
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Catholic
Universal
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Caucus
Smaller group within an organization
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Caulk
To make watertight
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Causality
Cause-and-effect relationship
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Caustic
Sarcastic
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Cavalier
Happy
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Cavort
To jump around playfully
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Cede
To surrender possession of something
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Censorious
Severe dissing
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Certitude
Certainty
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Cessation
Halt
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Cession
Act of surrendering something
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Chagrin
Embarrassment
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Chalice
Goblet
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Charlatan
Fake
