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aberrant
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(adj.) Markedly different from an accepted norm.
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Paul's abberant dreams caused him to question his sanity.
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aberration
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(noun) Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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Optical aberration leads to blurring of the image produced by an image-forming optical system.
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abet
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(transitive verb) To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense). To help someone do something illegal
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Mary abetted her boyfriend by hiding him in her basement while the police searched for him.
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abeyance
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(noun) A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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Let's hold that problem in abeyance right now.
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abjure
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(transitive verb) To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. To give up a previously held belief
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I abjure with a sincere heart and unfeigned faith, I curse and detest the said errors and heresies, and generally all and every error and sect contrary to the Holy Catholic Church. ~ Galileo
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ablution
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(noun) A washing or cleansing, especially of the body. Ritual cleansing.
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“Let him eat while his feet are ,yet wet ,from the ablution , but let him not go to bed with wet feet." ~ Guru Nanak
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abrogate
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(transitive verb) To abolish, repeal. To end an agreement or contract finally and publically
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“We want the Palestinian leadership to understand that if they unilaterally abrogate signed agreements, Israel will move to defend its interests.” ~ Mark Regev quotes
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abscond
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(intransitive verb) To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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The cashier absconded with the money.
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abstemious
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characterized by self-denial or abstinence as in the use of drink, food
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An abstemious life leads to siplicity of heart and the ability to find joy in small things.
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abstruse
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(adjective) difficult to understand.
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Chris is able to understand abstruse math problems.
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abut
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(t & I verb) to be adjacent to something along one side, To touch at the end or boundary line.
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This piece of land abuts on a street.
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accede
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( Intrns. verb) To agree/give consent, to come to power, to sign a treaty
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why can't the state accede to the publics wishes?
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acquiesce
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(Intrs. Vern) To comply; submit, without protest.
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“The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things.” ~ Richard Cecil quotes
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acrid
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(adj.) Harshly pungent or bitter.
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acrid smoke from burning rubber or acrid remarks
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acumen
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(noun) Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination, makes accurate quick judgements about people or situations
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Papa has remarkable acumen in business matters.
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adage
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(noun) a traditional saying.
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"Oysters are said to be best in months containing the letter R, according to an old adage." Barbara Sturm
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adament
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(adj.) Set in opinion, a legendary hard stone, any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
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He was very adamant about his position on the matter.
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admonition
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(noun) Gentle reproof.
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Like a father to his child, the admonation of God shows his great love for us.
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adumbrate
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(trans. Verb) sketchily indicate something, foreshadowing, To represent beforehand in, to concile partiality, outline or by emblem.
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It is not impossible to adumbrate the general nature of the catastrophe which threatens mankind if war-making goes on.
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affable
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(adj.) friendly, easy going, Easy to approach.
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Megan is very affable.
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aggrandize
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(t-verb) 1) to enlarge or extend the size or scope of something, 2) to improve the status of something, 3) to exaggerate the greatness of someone
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“The historian's job is to aggrandize, promoting accident to inevitability and innocuous circumstance to portent.” ~ Peter Conrad
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aggravate
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(t-verb) 1. To annoy someone 2. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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He aggravated the situation by laughing when the teacher yelled at him.
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agile
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(adj.) Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
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Chris is agile both athletically and acedemically.
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agog
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(adj.) intensely interested, excited, in eager desire.
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The children were agog over their new Christmas toys.
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alacrity
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(noun) eager readiness; Cheerful willingness; livliness, briskness.
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We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
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alcove
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(noun) A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room. 1) internal recess in a wall 2) external recess 3) a secluded place
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Though their apartment lacked a dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made for an adequate ambience for dinner.
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alleviate
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(t-verb) To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
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I alleviated a lot of pressure in my life when I decided to cut back on IVCF.
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aloof
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(adj.) Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
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My feelings often get hurt when a person acts aloof.
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amalgamate
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(t & i verb) To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body. 1) to combine, 2) to alloy with mercury
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“Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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ambidextrous
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(adj.) Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease. 2) Skillful
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Many people born left handed were forced to become ambidextous in the past because of the belief that Satan was left handed.
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ambiguous
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(adj.) Having a double meaning.
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Some of the questions for the GRE seem ambiguous to me.
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ameliorate
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(t & i verb) To relieve, as from pain or hardship, to make something better, improve
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In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. ~Macaulay.
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anathema
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(noun) Anything forbidden, as by social usage. 1) Object of loathing, 2) someone denounced or excommunicated, 3) general or ecclesiastical curse
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Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [families]. ~Thackeray.
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animadversion
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(noun) The utterance of criticism or censure, critical comment esp. in reproach, sharp reproof
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He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions. ~Clarendon.
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animosity
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(noun) Hatred, resentment
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There's a lot of animosity between Isreal and Palistine.
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antediluvian
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(adj.) Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah. Or old fashioned
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Antediluvian people had much longer life spans than we do now.
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antidote
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(noun) Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like; welcome relief or remedy.
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"Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" (Christopher Swan).
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aplomb
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(noun) Confidence; coolness; vertical, position.
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“Long before he benched Ramsey and went back to Brunell on Monday, Gibbs handled the quarterback situation with about as much aplomb as a fast-food shift manager firing a fry cook on the spot.” ~Mike Wise
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apocryphal
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(adj.) Not true; Of doubtful authority or authenticity.
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He told an apocryphal story about the sword, but the truth was later revealed.
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apogee
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(noun) The climax; the point in orbit farthest from the earth.
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"The golden age of American sail, which began with the fast clipper ships in 1848, reached its apogee in the Gold Rush years" (Los Angeles Times)
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apostate
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(noun) absconder, traitor, renegade, someone who forsakes a belief or allegiance
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“One of the conditions (for escaping the stake during Inquisition in Spain) was that of stating all they knew of other heretics and apostates, which proved an exceedingly fruitful source of information as, under the general terror, there was little here” ~Henry Charles Lea quotes
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apotheosis
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(noun) Deification. 1) highest level of glory or power, 2) the highest example of something 3) the transformation of a human into a god
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"Many observers have tried to attribute Warhol's current apotheosis to the subversive power of artistic vision" (Michiko Kakutani).
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apparition
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(noun) the appearance of a ghost or something strange.
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Many Catholics claim to have seen an apparition of Mary.
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appease
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(t verb) To soothe by quieting anger or indignation. To pacify or to satisfy a need
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Piolet appeased the crowds by handing Jesus over to them.
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apposite
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(adj.) Appropriate. Especially well suited for the circumstances
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A major in Anthropology and a minor in Enlish are both apposite for the M.A. in composition with a certificate in teaching E.S.L.
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apprise
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(t verb) To give notice to; to inform.
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“History, by apprising (men) of the past, will enable them to judge of the future, it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations” ~Thomas Jefferson
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approbation
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(noun) Sanction, approval
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“The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.” ~Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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arboreal
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(adj.) Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
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Lucy was not arboreal no matter what Meave tries to tell you.
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ardor
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(noun) Intensity of passion or affection.
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“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”
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argot
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(noun) A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group, jargon
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The Restoration play was rich in thieves' argot.
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petulant
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(adj.) moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance
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"Not a helpless or pleading child, but a petulant one, the type of tough boy who who's known too little love and is quick to blame others for his mistakes." ~ Barbara Kingsolver in The Poisonwood Bible
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anomaly
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(noun) deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality (adj. anomalous)
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austere
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(adj.) without adornment; bare; ascetic (noun: austerity)
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axiomatic
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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self evident truth (noun: axiom)
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Axiomatical truth
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arduous
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(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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