Word List 2 Flashcards
(44 cards)
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Adulterate
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Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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Advent
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Arrival
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Adventitious
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Accidental, casual
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Adversary
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Opponent
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Adverse
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Unfavorable, hostile
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Adversity
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Poverty, misfortune
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Advocacy
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Support
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Advocate
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Urge, plead for
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Affable
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Easily approachable, warmly friendly
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Affected
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Artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress
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Adulation
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Flattery, admiration
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Affidavit
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Written statement made under oath
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Affiliation
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Joining, associating with
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Affinity
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Kinship
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Affirmation
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Positive assertion
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Affix
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Fasten, attach
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Affliction
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State of distress, cause of suffering
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Affluence
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Abundance, wealth
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Affront
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Insult, Offense
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Aftermath
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Consequences, outcomes
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Agglomeration
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Collection
22
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Aggrandize
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Increase or intensify
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Aggregate
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Gather, Accumulate
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Aggressor
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Attacker
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Aghast
Horrified
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Agility
Nimbleness
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Agitate
Stir up
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Agnostic
One who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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Agrarian
Pertaining to land or its cultivation
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Alacrity
Cheerful promptness
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Alienate
Make hostile
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Alimentary
Supplying nourishment
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Allay
Calm, pacify
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Allege
State without proof
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Allegiance
Loyalty
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Aliteration
Repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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Allocate
Assign
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Allude
Refer indirectly
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Altercation
Noisy quarrel, heard dispute
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Amalgamate
Combine, unite in one body
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Amass
Collect
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Ambience
Environment, atmosphere
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Ambulatory
Able to walk
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Amenable
Readily managed, willing to be led
