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33 Cards in this Set
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Aadvark (n)
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S. African ant-eating mammal
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Aback (adv)
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shock, astonished, startle, stagger.
ex: I was taken aback when I heard the shooting. |
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Abashed (adv)
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ashame, humiliated, humbled, remorseful, re-faced, blushing.
ex: I was positively abashed when I was asked that question because I didn't have an answer. |
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abattoir (n)
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slaughterhouse.
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abbey (n)
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cloister, friary, nunnery, priory,
ex: I went to an abbey place that has a lot of nuns. |
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Abbot (n)
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head of abbey or monartery
ex: The abbot is the head of the abbey. |
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Abdicate (v)
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give up, retire, stand down, surrender, cede, vacate.
ex:The king abdicated in 2007 because he was not a well leader. |
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Abduct (v)
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carry off, seize, capture, run away, kidnap.
ex: He abducted the little babe to get money from her parents. |
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aberration (n)
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deviation, departure from the norm, divergence, digression.
ex: a statistical aberration. |
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abeyance (n)
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in suspension, in a state of uncertainty, in remission, pending, postponed, put to one side, unresolved.
ex: This year trip for high school students is in abeyance because of their behaviors. |
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Abhor (v)
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Detest, hate, loathe, despise, exerate, regard with disgust, shrink from, recoil from, => antonym: love, admire.
ex: I abhor the taste of liver. |
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Abide (v)
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obey, observe, follow, keep to, hold to, adhere to, stick to, stand by, accept, go along with.
ex: Teachers expected every student to abide by the rules of the school. |
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Abiding (adj)
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lasting, lifelong, continuing, remaining, constant, unchanging.
ex: I have an abiding respect for my professors. |
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Abject (adj)
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miserable, servile, hopeless, pathetic, pitiful.
ex: Abject poverty is the worst case a human can live in. |
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Ablaze (adj)
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burning, very bright.
ex: After the accident, several vehicles were ablaze. (on fire) |
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Abode (n)
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home, dwelling place, place of residence.
ex: Welcome to my humble abode. |
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Abolish (v)
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Do away with, get ride of, scrap, end, stop.
ex: The governor never fulfilled his promise to abolish the state income tax. |
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Abominable (adj)
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very bad, unpleasant, hateful, odious, repellent, offensive.
ex: Caligula was among the most abominable figures in history. |
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Abort (v)
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stop, end, discontinue, arrest, cancel, scrub, halt.
ex: The crew aborted the takeoff of the plane. |
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Abound (v)
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be plentiful, well supplied, be abundant,
ex: New York is abound with people of different races. |
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Abrade (v)
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rub or wear off, erode, scrape away, corrode, eat away at.
ex: The paint had been abraded by years of harsh weather. (wear away) |
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Abreast (adv, adj)
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side by side, on a line with, alongside.
ex: The army marches abreast. (In a row) |
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Abridge (v)
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shorten, condense, cut short, truncate, clip.
ex: I was hired to abridge the project because it was taking too long. |
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Abrupt (adj)
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rude, sudden, unexpected, without warning, quick, swift, rapid, instantaneous. => antonym (gradual, unhurried)
ex: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject. |
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Abscess (n)
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Inflamed infected swelling within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.
ex: The abscess is what's causing the pain. |
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Abscond (v)
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Run away secretly, escape, bolt, flee
ex: It seems that the one they entrusted with their stolen goods has absconded. |
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Absolve (v)
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pronounce free from sin, discharge, release, relieve, liberate.
ex: This fact does not absolve you from responsibility. |
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Abstain (v)
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refrain from, hold back from, give up, renounce, avoid.
ex: I abstained from wine because it was bad from my health. |
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Abstemious (adj)
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temperate, moderate, self-disciplined, not given to excess (like food and drink).
ex: The monks here have willingly chosen this abstemious life. |
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Absurd (adj)
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unreasonable, ridiculous, stupid, foolish, silly.
ex: What an absurd idea! that is so stupid. |
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Abut (v)
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to be adjacent to, butt against, border, neighbor, join, touch, meet, reach.
ex: Two rows of forsythia abut one another where the driveway meets the sidewalk. |
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Abysmal (adj)
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very bad, appalling.
ex: The quality of her work was abysmal because it did show her potential. |
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Abyss (n)
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deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
ex: A rope led down into the dark abyss |
