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15 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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To reduce in amount, degree or severity.
Similar Words: Ebb, moderate, subside, lapse, relent, wane, let up, slacken SP:Apaciguarse; amainar |
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Abscond
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To leave secretly.
Similar Words: Flee, decamp, escape SP:Huir; fugarse |
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Abstain
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To choose not to do something
Similar Words: Forbear, refrain, withhold SP: Abstenerse |
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Abyss
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An extremely deep hole
Similar Words: Chasm, void SP:Abismo; extremo |
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Adulterate
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To make impure
Similar Words: Doctor SP: Adulterar |
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Advocate
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To speak in favor of
Similar words: Back, champion, support SP:Abogado; Defensor |
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Aesthetic
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Concerning the appreciation of beauty
Similar words: Artistic, tasteful SP:Estetico |
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Aggrandize
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To increase in power, influence and reputation
Similar words: Amplify, magnify, swell, augment SP:Aumentar, agrandar, ampliar |
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Alleviate
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To make more bearable
Similar words: Allay, ease, mitigate, assuage, lessen, palliate, comfort lighten, relieve SP:Aliviar, mitigar, paliar |
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Amalgamate
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To combine; to mix together
Similar words: Admix, commingle, fuse, merge, combine, mingle, compound SP:Fusionar, amalgamar |
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Ambiguous
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Doubtful or uncertain; interpreted in several ways
Similar words: Cloudy, equivocal, obscure, unclear, dubious, vague SP: Ambiguo, equivoco |
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Ameliorate
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To make better; to improve
Similar words: Amend, pacify, better, upgrade, improve SP: Mejorar, aliviar |
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Anachronism
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Something out of place in time
Similar words: Archaism, incongruity SP:Anacronismo |
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Analogous
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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
Similar words: Alike, equivalent, similar, comparable, homogeneous, corresponding, parallel SP: Analogo |
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Anomaly
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Deviation from what is normal
Similar words: Aberrance, deviance, aberration, abnormality, irregularity SP:Anomalia |
