Vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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Abate
A
To cease or subside
2
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Abdicate
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To give up power
3
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Abiding
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Continuing or lasting
4
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Abortive
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No able to be completed
5
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Abscond
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To run away with and hide
6
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Absolve
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To free from blame or sin
7
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Abstain
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To hold back
8
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
9
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Abysmal
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Utterly hopeless
10
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Accost
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To approach boldly
11
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Acquiesce
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To give in or surrender
12
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Acrid
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Harsh sharp or offensive
13
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Acrophobia
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Intense fear of heights
14
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Acumen
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Sharp insight
15
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Acute
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Sharp; pointed
16
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Adherent
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Follower or believer
17
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Adjudicate
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To dissident by judicial procedure
18
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Admonish
A
To reprimand
19
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Adroit
A
Adept
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Colloquial
A
Ordinary, informal conversation
21
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Collusion
A
Secret cooperation
22
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Commensurate
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Corresponding in size or degree
23
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Complacency
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Smug and overly satisfied
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Conciliatory
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Peace-making
25
Condone
To excuse or permit
26
Conducive
Contributing to a result
27
Congenial
Friendly, pleasant
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Congenital
Innate, something you are born with
29
Conjecture
Inference, guess
30
Conjure
To bring into being
31
Connoisseur
An expert
32
Consecrate
To make or declare holy
33
Contentious
Argumentative
34
Contingency
Condition of being dependent on something else
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Contrite
Feeling bad about wrong doing
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Convivial
Festive; gay
37
Copious
Plentiful or abundant
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Corroborate
To substantiate, to confirm
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Coup
Achievement
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ABASH
To shame or embarrass
