Apwh Vocab List Week 1

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Adbicate

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v; to give up a high office formally or officially, especially the throne

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Abhorrent

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adj; arousing strong feelings of repugnance or disapproval

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Abridge

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v; to shorten (a book) by leaving out some parts; to lessen the strength or effect of something such as a right

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Accumulate

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v; to collect or obtain a large amount of something over a period of time

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Acerbic

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adj; acid in temper, mood, or tone; expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way

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Adept

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adj; highly proficient expert at something

n; somebody who is highly proficient or expert at something

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Agrarian

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adj; dominated by or relating to farming or rural life

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Alleviate

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v; to make something such as pain or hardship more bearable or less severe

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Ameliorate

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v; to make something better, or become better

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Amerindian

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n; same as native american

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Analogous

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adj; describes body parts and organs that have equivalent functions but that have evolved independently of one another in different plants or animals. (The wings of birds, bats & insects)

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Analysis

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n; the separation of something into its constitutes in order to find out what it contains, to examine individual parts, or to study the structure of the whole; the examination of something in detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from it

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Annex

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v; to take over territory and incorporated it into another political entity, e.g. a country or state

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Apparatus

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n; a tool or piece of equipment used for specific activities; the organization or system for doing or operating something

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Appendage

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n; something connected or joined to a larger or more important thing

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Aptitude

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n; a natural tendency to do something well, especially one that can be further developed

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Arbituary

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adj; based solely on personal wishes,feelings, or perceptions, rather than on objective facts, reasons, or principles

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Arbituate

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v; intercede: act between parties with a view to reconciling defferences

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Argumentation

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n; reasoning that proceeds methodically from a statement to a conclusions; the process of debating or discussing something

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Aristocracy

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n; people of noble families or the highest social class; government of a country by a small group of people, especially a hereditary nobility

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Ascetic

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adj; practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

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Assess

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v; to examine something in order to judge or evaluate it

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Assiduous

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adj; showing great care, attention & effort

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Assimilation

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n; the process of becoming part of or more like something greater

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Authoritarian

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adj; belonging to or believing in a political system in which obedience to the ruling person or group is strongly enforced