English Vocab Lessons 1-7

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Abhor

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To hate very much

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Abominate

Back 2

Extreme hate

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Abridge

Back 3

To shorten

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Abstruse

Back 4

Hard to understand

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Abut

Back 5

To border upon

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Abyss

Back 6

Bottomless pit

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Accolade

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An honor; praise

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Adjunct

Back 8

Something added

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Affidavit

Back 9

A sworn written subject

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Affinity

Back 10

A natural attraction

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Aftermath

Back 11

A consequence of

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Aggrandize

Back 12

To exaggerate

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Ajar

Back 13

Partially open

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Alienate

Back 14

To cause to feel unwelcome

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Alleviate

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To make less severe

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Allure

Back 16

To entice

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Aloof

Back 17

Distant, reserved in manner

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Also-ran

Back 18

One who is defeated

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Altercation

Back 19

A heated quarrel

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Alternative

Back 20

Choice between two possibilities

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Ambiance

Back 21

general atmosphere

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Amenable

Back 22

Agreeable

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Amplify

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To make larger

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Antecedent

Back 24

Going before

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Anterior

Back 25

Situated in front

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Appalling

Back 26

Filling with dismay

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Archaic

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Ancient; outdated

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Aptitude

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Natural ability

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Arduous

Back 29

Hard, difficult

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Artisan

Back 30

A worker skilled in a craft

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Askew

Back 31

Crooked; awry

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Aspire

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To seek, attain, or achieve a goal

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Assuage

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To soothe, to make less severe

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Astute

Back 34

Shrewd, clever, keen

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Asunder

Back 35

In separate parts

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Atrophy

Back 36

To wither away

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Atypical

Back 37

Not typical, abnormal

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Austere

Back 38

Severely simple and plain

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Badger

Back 39

To tease, annoy, harass

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Ballistics

Back 40

The study of the flight of projectiles

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Balm

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Soothing

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Beget

Back 42

To give birth to

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Beleaguer

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To besiege, beset, surround, harass

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Bereave

Back 44

Suffering the death of a loved one

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Beset

Back 45

To harass, to surround

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Bizzarre

Back 46

Extremely unconventional

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Blather

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To talk nonsensically

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Bleak

Back 48

Depressing, discouraging, harsh

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Bludgeon

Back 49

A short, heavy thick club

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Bucolic

Back 50

Rural or rustic in nature

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Bulwark

Back 51

A defensive wall

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Cache

Back 52

A hiding place

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Cacophony

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Harsh sounds

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Cajole

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To wheedle, coax, or persuade

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Callous

Back 55

Unfeeling, insensitive

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Callow

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Immature and inexperienced

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Candor

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truthfulness, sincere honesty

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Capacious

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Roomy, able to hold much

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Castigate

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To criticize harshly

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Catapult

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To throw or launch

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Catharsis

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And emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief

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Caucus

Back 62

A meeting of a political party

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Cerebral

Back 63

Of or relating to the brain

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Certify

Back 64

To confirm formally, verify

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Chasm

Back 65

And opening up in the earths surface

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Chattel

Back 66

Personal property, slave

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Chattel

Back 67

Personal property, slave

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Chide

Back 68

To scold; to voice disapproval

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Chronic

Back 69

Continuing for a long time

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Circa

Back 70

At an estimated historical time

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Citadel

Back 71

A fortress overlooking a city