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10 Cards in this Set
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Ab-di-cate
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Verb
To give up formally, as an office, duty, power, or claim Noun - abdication syn - resign, renounce, relinquish, give up antonyms - retain, hold on to |
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A-bet
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Verb
To encourage or assist, especially in wrong doing synon - egg on, promote, further, advance ant - dissuade, discourage, deter, |
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ab - hor
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Verb
To regard with horror and lothing, to hate intensely adj - abhorrent noun - abhorrence syn - loathe, despise, detest antonyms - like, fancy, relish, love |
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ab-ject
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adjective
wretched, miserable, degrading, humiliating mean spirited, despicable, syn - disheartening, hopeless, helpless |
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ab-solve
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verb
to clear of guilt or blame noun - absolution syn - acquit, exonerate, vindicate, acquittal antonymns - incriminate, inculpate, indict, impeach |
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ab- stain
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verb
to refrain completely and voluntarily noun - abstinence, abstention adj - abstinent syn - forgo, forbear, avoid, shun ant - indulge, partake, indulgence |
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ac-a-dem-ic
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adjective
pertaining to college or other institution of learning, scholarly nouns - academy, academician adverb - academically syn - adj - scholastic, speculative |
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ac-cede
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verb
to yield to , agree to to enter upon office or dignity noun - access, accession, accessory adj - accessible syn - agree, assent, consent ant - verb - dissent, demur |
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ac-cli-mate
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verb
to get used to - usually an environment or situation verb - acclimatize noun - acclimation syn - verb - adjust, adapt orient noun - orientation |
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ad-dic-tion
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noun
a habit forming practice or pursuit usually one that is bad for a person noun - addict adj - addictive, addicted to |
