Hit List Cr Vocab List #1

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abate

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grow weaker, lessen, die down

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aberration

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not normal, such as a ghost, defective or filled with flaws

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accolade

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praise, approval, salutation (wishing good health)

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acquiesce

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give in, agree to request or demand of others

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acrimonious

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means to do evil or harm, bitter in language or tone of voice

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alacrity

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speed, eagerness, willingness

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altercation

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loud argument, fight

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antipathy

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strong feelings against, hatred, strong dislike

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aphorism

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short statement of truth or principle that people live by

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apocryphal

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of unknown origin; something that happens out of nowhere

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assuage

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make less painful, soothe

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asthete

Back 12

one who loves beauty

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atheist

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one who does not believe in God or a higher authority

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attenuate

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to weaken; make thinner; reduce; make smaller

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auspicious

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favourable; good crimcumstances

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austerity

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harshly plain; harsh economy (little money); no comfort; strictness

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avarice

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greed; seeks more money, more possessions

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avow

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to state as the truth; profess; to swear to

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bellicose

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warlike; pugnacious; fighting

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capacious

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big space with high ceiling; capable of holding a large amounts

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capricious

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fanciful; empty-headed; fickle; whimsical

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contempt

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hatred; scorn; antipathy

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contentious

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wanting or likeing to fight; likeing to quarrel or argue

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corroborate

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support, confirm or prove the truht, usually with new information

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disparage

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belittle; criticize; "put down", degrade

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dubious

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doubtful

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effulgence

Back 27

shining; brilliance; radiance such as the night sky, effulgent with stars

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elucidate

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make clear; shed light on for better understanding; explain

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elude

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escape from; evade

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emulate

Back 30

imitate; try to equal someone else by imitating his or her actions

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assuage

Back 31

make less painful, soothe

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asthete

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one who loves beauty

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atheist

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one who does not believe in God or a higher authority

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attenuate

Back 34

to weaken; make thinner; reduce; make smaller

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auspicious

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favourable; good crimcumstances

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austerity

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harshly plain; harsh economy (little money); no comfort; strictness

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avarice

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greed; seeks more money, more possessions

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avow

Back 38

to state as the truth; profess; to swear to

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bellicose

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warlike; pugnacious; fighting

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capacious

Back 40

big space with high ceiling; capable of holding a large amounts

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incongrous

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not fitting together; illogical; senseless

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incorrigible

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unable to be corrected; reprehensible; obnoxious

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indigenous

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native to an area; born there or discovered there, as a plant might be

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inebriation

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drunk from alcohol

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inexorable

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cannot be talked out of someting; implacable; stubborn; unyielding

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infallible

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cannot fail; incapable of error or mistakes

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ingenuous

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honest; straightforward; unsophisticated

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innate

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born; inherited or possessed at birht; genetic

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inordinate

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not ordinary; unreasonable; going beyond the limit

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insidious

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sneaking to do harm or evil; underhanded