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16 Cards in this Set
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Abase (v.) |
Lower; degrade; humiliate. "Anna refused to abase herself by casting herself down in front of the King." |
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Abate (v.) |
Subside; moderate "They waited for the storm to abate" |
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Abeyance (n.) |
Suspended action. "Hostilities have been in abeyance since the UN intervened." |
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Abscond (v.) |
Depart secretly and hide. "The thief absconded with the drugs and lived in Mexico for the rest of his life." |
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Abstemious (adj.) |
Temperate, abstinant, esp. in food and drink. "We only had one bottle of wine." "How abstemious of you." |
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Admonish (v.) |
Warn; reprimand. "I admonished him for showing too much arm." |
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Adulterate |
Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances. "It's a crime to adulterate foods without informing the consumer." |
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Aggregate (v.) |
Gather; accumulate. "My summer of tree planting has allowed me to aggregate great wealth in a short period of time." |
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Alacrity (n.) |
Cheerful promptness; eagerness. "She accepted the invitation with alacrity." |
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Amalgamate (v.) |
Combine; unite into one. "The sad poets amalgamated into one angsty mob." |
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Anachronism (n.) |
Something misplaced in time. "The anachronism of dinosaurs coexisting with humans, as in The Flintstones, serves to make these prehistoric creatures more accessible to the modern viewer and often creates a comic effect." |
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Anarchy |
Absence or nonrecognition of a governing body; a state of chaos and disorder. "The assassination led to a period of anarchy." |
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Artless |
Without guile; open; honest. "Little red riding hood's artless comment, 'Grandma, what big eyes you have!' indicates the child's innocent surprise." |
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Assiduous (adj.) |
Showing great care and perseverance; diligent. "It took Rembrandt weeks of assiduous labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son." |
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Assuage. |
Ease or lessen. "The bread assuaged his hunger, but not his heartache." |
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Attenuate (v.) |
Make thinner; weaken or lessen. "The fog attenuated and eventually disappeared." |
