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21 Cards in this Set
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abjure
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verb
to renounce or reject solemnly to recant to avoid ex: he abjured his allegiance to the republican party. |
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abrogate
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verb
to abolish or annul by authority...ex: to abrogate a law. to treat as nonexistent. ex: to abrogate their responsibilities. |
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abscission
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noun
the act of cutting off or removing |
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acarpous
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adj
no longer fertile worn out effete |
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accretion
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noun
growth increase by sucessive addition building up |
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admonish
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verb
to express disapproval or a warning |
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adroit
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adjective
adept or dexterous ex: an adroit debater |
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adumbrate
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verb
1. To give a sketchy outline of. 2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow. 3. To disclose partially or guardedly. 4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure. |
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anathema
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noun
a solemn or religious curse a thoroughly loathed person or thing |
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anodyne
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adjective/noun
soothing something that soothes the pain or comforts |
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antipathy
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noun
an aversion, dislike |
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antithetical
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adjective
being in direct and unequivocal opposition, as in the antithesis |
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apocryphal
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adjective
of uncertain authenticity or origin spurious |
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apogee
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noun
the farthest or highest point, culmination, zenith antonym: perigee |
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apostate
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noun
one who abandons long-held religious or political beliefs |
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apotheosis
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deification
glorification to godliness noun |
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apposite
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adjective
appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos |
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apprise
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verb
to inform or give notice to |
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arabesque
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noun
a complex, ornate design also to a dance position |
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arcane
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mysterious, abstruse
esoteric knowable only to initiates adj |
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arrant
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adjective
completely such, thorough (an arrant fool) impudent |
