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As the hurricane's foce ABATED, the winds dropped and the sea became calm.
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door.
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to leave secretly
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She ABSTAINED from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray.
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to choose not to do something
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The subamarine dove into the ABYSS to chart the previously unseen depths.
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an extremely deep hole
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The restaurateur made his ketchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water.
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to make impure
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The vegetarian ADVOCATED a diet containing no meat.
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to speak in favor of
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Followers of the AESTHETIC Movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art.
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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The supervisor sought to AGGRANDIZE himself by claiming that the achievements of his staff were actually his own.
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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Taking aspirin helps to ALLEVIATE a headache.
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to make more bearable
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Giant indrustries AMALGAMATED with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Products Incorporated.
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to combine; to mix together
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The directions he gave were so AMBIGUOUS that we disagreed on which way to turn.
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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
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The doctor was able to AMELIORATE the patient's suffering using medical marijuana.
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to make better, to improve
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The aged hippie used ANACHRONISTIC phrases like groovy an far out that had not been popular for years.
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something out of place in time
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In a famous argument for the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent "clockmaker."
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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Albino animals may display too great an ANOMOLY in their coloring to attract normally colored mates.
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deviation from what is normal
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The child discovered that he could ANTAGONIZE the cat by pulling its tail.
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to annoy or provoke to anger
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The ANTIPATHY between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare.
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extreme dislike
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The APATHY of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.
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lack of interest or emotion
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Since the couple could not come to agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings.
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Her ARCHAIC Commodore computer could not run the latest software.
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ancient, old-fashioned
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Bishop's ARDOR for landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley.
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intense and passionate feeling
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