Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Abash
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To embarrass
2
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Abate
A
To reduce (subside)
3
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Abdicate
A
To step down from a position of power or responsibilities
4
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Aberration
A
Something not typical
5
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Abhor
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To hate very, very much
6
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Abject
A
Hopeless
7
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Abnegate
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To reject
8
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Abortive
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Unsuccessful
9
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Abridge
A
To shorten (condense)
10
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Absolve
A
To forgive or free from blame
11
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Abstinent
A
Abstaining
12
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Abstruse
A
Hard to understand
13
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Abysmal
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Extremely hopeless
14
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Accolade
A
An award, an honor
15
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Accost
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To approach and speak to someone aggressively
16
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Acerbic
A
Severe, sour
17
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Acquiesce
A
To accept
18
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Acrid
A
Harshly pungent; bitter
19
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Acrimonious
A
Full of spite; bitter
20
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Acumen
A
Mental sharpness; 예리함
21
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Acute
A
Sharp
22
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Adamant
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Completely inflexible
23
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Adherent
A
Supporter
24
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Admonish
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To warn
25
Adroit
Skillful, clever
26
Adulation
Wild or excessive admiration
27
Adulterate
To contaminate
28
Adverse
Unfavourable
29
Aesthetic
Artistic
30
Affable
Friendly
31
Affectation
Unnatural or artificial behaviour, usually intended to impress
32
Affinity
Attraction
33
Aggregate
Sum total
34
Agnostic
One who believes that the existence of god can be neither proved nor disproven
35
Agrarian
Relating to land
36
Alacrity
Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
37
Allege
To assert without proof
38
Alleviate
To relieve
39
Allocate
To distribute
40
Alloy
Combination of two or more things
41
Aloof
Uninvolved
42
Altruism
Selflessness
43
Ambience
Atmosphere, mood
44
Ambiguous
Unclear in meaning; confusing
45
Ambivalent
Undecided
46
Ameliorate
To make better or more tolerable
47
Amenable
Obedient, agreeable
48
Amenity
Pleasantness
49
Amiable
Friendly, agreeable
50
Amnesty
An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a low or policy
51
Amoral
Neither moral nor immoral
52
Amorous
Feeling of loving, sexual sense
53
Amorphous
Shapeless
54
Anachronism
Something out of place in time or history
55
Analogy
A comparison of one thing to another, similarity
