Keenan 26

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1. abridge

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1.(v.)to cut down, shorten
(The publisher thought the dictionary was too long
and abridged it.)

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2. abrogate

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(v.--)to abolish, usually by authority
(The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)

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3. abscond

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(v.--to sneak away and hide (In the confusion, the super-spy absconded into the
night with the secret plans.)

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4. accretion

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(n.)--slow growth in size or amount (Stalactites are formed by the accretion of
minerals from the roofs of caves.)

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5. acerbic

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(adj.)--biting, bitter in tone or taste
(Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)

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6. acquiesce

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(v.)--to agree without protesting
(Though Mr. Correlli wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner,he acquiesced to her demands.)

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8. anomaly

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(n.) something that does not fit into the normal order (“That rip in the spacetime continuum is certainly a spatial anomaly,” said Spock to Captain Kirk.)

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9. apocryphal

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(adj.) fictitious, false, wrong (Because I am standing before you, it seems
obvious that the stories circulating about my demise were apocryphal.)

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7. annul (v.)

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to make void or invalid (After seeing its unforeseen and catastrophic effects,
Congress sought to annul the law.)

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10. arbiter

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(n.) one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision (The divorce court judge
will serve as the arbiter between the estranged husband and wife.)