Vocab braintrain Column 1/12 Flashcards
40 words, A line (40 cards)
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abate
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to lessen
2
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abhor
A
to hate
3
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abominate
A
to hate
4
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aborigine
A
origin
5
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abort
A
to miscarry
6
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absolve
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to pardon
7
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abstract
A
summary, complicated
8
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accentuate
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emphasize
9
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accolade
A
award, honor
10
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adroit
A
skillful
11
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adulation
A
praise
12
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adverse
A
unfavorable
13
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advocate
A
to recommend
14
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aesthetic
A
pertaining to beauty
15
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affable
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friendly, courteous
16
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affinity
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attraction
17
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affluence
A
wealth
18
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agility
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quickness, nimbleness
19
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agnostic
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one who believes God is unknowable
20
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agrarian
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pertaining to farming
21
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alimentary
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supplying food
22
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allay
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to calm, to reduce intensity
23
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allegory
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narrative using figurative language
24
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allocate
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to set aside, to apportion
25
allude
to hint, to refer to indirectly
26
altercation
angry, to dispute
27
ameliorite
to improve
28
amiable
pleasant, kind
29
amnesty
pardon
30
amok
to lose self-control
31
amulet
object worn to wad off bad spirits
32
anarchy
absence of government
33
animate
movement
34
animosity
hatred, dislike
35
annals
historical record
36
anomaly
irregularity, exception from the norm
37
anthology
collection of literary pieces
38
antipathy
dislike
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antithesis
direct opposite of person or thing
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apathy
lack of interest
