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Abdicate (v)

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To give up a position, right, or power

-with the angry mob clamoring outside the palace, the king abdicated his throne and fled.

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Abase (v)

Uh bays

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To humble; to disgrace

-my intention was not to base the comedian

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Abate(v)

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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity

-As the hurricanes force abated, the winds dropped and the sea became calm

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Aberrant(adj)

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Deviating from what is normal or expected
-since he had been a steady, cheerful worker for many years, his fellow postal workers did not expect his aberrant burst of rage.

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Abeyance(n)

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Temporary suppression or suspension

-the baseball game was held in abeyance while it continued to rain

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Abjure(verb)

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To reject; to abandon formally

-the spy abjured his allegiance to the us

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Abstain(verb)

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To choose not to do something

-before the medical procedure, you must abstain from eating

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Abscond(verb)

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To leave secretly

-the patron absconded from the restaurant without a word

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Abstemious(adj)

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Moderate in appetite

-because Alice is a vegetarian, she was able to eat only an abstemious meal at the restaurant

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Abyss(noun)

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An extremely deep hole

-he dove into the abyss to chart unseen depths

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Accretion(n)

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A gradual growth in size; an increase in amount

-the committees strong funding efforts resulted in an accretion of money

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Acidulous(adj)

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Sour in taste or manner

-the acidulous taste of the spoiled milk made the young boy’s lips pucker

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Acme(n)

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Highest point ; the summit; the highest level or degree

-he reached the acme of his power

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Adulterate(v)

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To make impure

-The restaurant made his ketchup last longer by adulterating it with water

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Advocate(v)

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To speak in favor of

-the vegetarian advocated a diet with no meat

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Aerie(n)

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A neat built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
-perched high among the trees, the eagle’s aerie was filled with eggs

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Aesthetic(adj)

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty

-the aesthetic movement regarded the pursuit of beauty the only true purpose of art

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Affected(adj)

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Phony; artificial

-the affected hairdresser spouted French phrases, though she had never been in France

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Aggrandize(v)

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To increase in power, influence, and reputation

-the supervisor sought to aggrandize himself by claiming others achievements

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Alacrity(n)

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Speed or quickness

-the restaurant won a reputation for fine service since the wait staff responded to their clients with alacrity.

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Alleviate(v)

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To make more bearable

-taking aspiring helps to alleviate pain

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Amalgamate(v)

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To combine; to mix together

-McDonalds amalgamated with DD to form Starbucks

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Ambiguous(adj)

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Doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways

-the directions he have we’re ambiguous that we disagreed on which way to turn

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Ameliorate(v)

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To make better; to improve

-the doctor was able to ameliorate the patients suffering

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Amortize(v)
To diminish by installment payments | -while college students are notorious for debt, they are not know for amortizing it.
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Amulet(n)
Ornament worn against evil spirits | -Vivian wore an amulet against her neck
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Anachronism(n)
something out if place or time | -the play was set in the 19th century, but was ruined by anachronisms, like the actors digital watch
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Analgesia(n)
A lessening of pain without loss of consciousness | -after the crash, she welcomed the analgesia that the painkillers provided
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Analogous(adj)
Similar or alike in some way; equivalent | -his mother argued that not going to college was analogous to throwing his life away
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Anodyne(n)
Something that calms or soothes pain | -the massages as an anodyne that helped remove knots from the lawyers back
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Anomaly(n)
Deviating from what is normal | -animals display great an a anomaly in their coloring when they have sex
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Antagonize(v)
To annoy or provoke to anger | -he could antagonize the cat by pulling his tail
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Antipathy(n)
Extreme dislike | -the antipathy between fans made the game more electrifying
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Apathy(n)
Lack of interest or emotion | -the apathy of voters is so great that less than half vote
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Apocryphal(adj)
Of questionable authority or authenticity | -there is no evidence to support the apocryphal tales that link the Roswell, New Mexico, incident to a downed UFO
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Apostate(n)
One who renounces a religious faith | -so that he could divorce, the king scoffed at the church doctrines and declared himself an apostate
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Approbation(n)
Approval or praise | -the approbation that he received in France included a medal from the governor
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Arbitrary(adj)
Determined by chance or impulse | -when you lack information you will be forced to make an arbitrary decision
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Arbitrate(v)
To judge a dispute between two opposing parties | -a judge was forced to arbitrate their divorce proceedings
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Archaic(adj)
Ancient; old-fashioned | -her archaic computer could not run the latest software
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Ardor(n)
Intense and passionate feeling | -her ardor for landscape was evident when she described the beauty of the scenery
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Arrogate(v)
To claim without justification; to claim oneself without right -she watched as her boss arrogated the credit for the sale
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Articulate(adj)
Able to speak clearly and expressively | -she is articulate when it comes to her pro-labor views
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Assail(v)
To attack; to assault | -the army will try to assail our bases but they will not succeed in the attack
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Attenuate(v)
To reduce in force or degree; to weaken | -the bill of rights attenuated the traditional power of government to change laws at will
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Assuage(v)
To make something unpleasant less severe | -Philip uses alcohol to assuage his sense of meaninglessness
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Audacious(adj)
Fearless and daring | -the audacious peasant dared to insult the king
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Augury(n)
A prophecy; a prediction of events | -he hoped the rainbow was an augury of good things to come
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August(adj)
Dignified; grandiose | -the August view if the summit took my breath away
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Austere(adj)
Severe or stern in appearance; un decorated | -the lack of decoration of the temple made it seem austere to the untrained eye
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Axiom(n)
Premise; postulate; self-evident truth | -she lived her life based on the axioms her mother passed to her
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Banal(adj)
Predictable; cliched; boring | -his discovery consisted of banal phrases have a nice day
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Belfry(n)
A bell tower; the room in which a bell is hung | -it was found in the belfry if the church
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Bevy(n)
A group | -as predicted, a bevy of teenaged ruined the movie
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Bifurcate(v)
To divide into parts | -mcdonalds announced it's plans to bifurcate
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Bilk(v)
To cheat; to defraud | -he bilked the tourist out of $5
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Blight(v)
To afflict ; to destroy | -the farmer feared the frost would Blight the crops
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Blithe(adj)
Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought | -the blithe students spent their days that the beach
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Bolster(v)
To support; to prop up | - the presence of footprints bolstered the argument that Bigfoot was in the area
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Bombastic(adj)
Pompous in speech and manner | -mussolinis speeches were mostly bombastic; his boasting and outrages claims had no basis in fact
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Bonhomie(n)
Good-natured geniality; an atmosphere of good cheer | -she loved the pleasant bonhomie in the office
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Boor(n)
A crude person; one lacking manners or taste | -the boor ruined my recital with his constant cursing
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Burgeon(v)
To grow and flourish | -he allowed rumor to burgeon without any word
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Burnish(v)
To polish | -he burnished the pot until it shone brightly
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Cabal(n)
A secret group seeking to overturn something | -the boys on the street formed a cabal to keep girls out
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Cacophony(n)
A harsh; jarring noise | -they created a cacophony as they tried to tune the mic
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Calumny(n)
A false and malicious accusations; misrepresentation | - the politician used calumny to bring down his opponent
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Canard(n)
A lie | -the story about a pig laying an egg was a canard
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Candid(adj)
Impartial and honest in speech | -observations by a child can be charming since they are candid and unpretentious
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Capricious(adj)
Changing ones mind quickly and often | -she was so capricious; her boyfriends could never be sure which one would catch her fancy
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Cartography(n)
The science or art of making maps | -her interest in cartography stems from the traveling she did as a child
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Castigate(v)
To punish or criticize harshly | -she castigated her boyfriend for not remember her name

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