Rex Guo Sat Week 1

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magnanimous

Back 1

having or showing a generous and kind nature

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circumspect

Back 2

thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something

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valiant

Back 3

having or showing courage : very brave or courageous

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pedantic

Back 4

a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details

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bombastic

Back 5

speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful

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abasement

Back 6

to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem

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abate

Back 7

to reduce in amount

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abbreviate

Back 8

to make shorter

Front 9

aberration

Back 9

a departure form the normal or typical

Front 10

abhor

Back 10

to regard with horror or loathing

Front 11

abound

Back 11

to be great in number or amount

Front 12

abridge

Back 12

to reduce the length

Front 13

abruptness

Back 13

unexpectedly sudden

Front 14

absolutist

Back 14

government by an absolute ruler or authority

Front 15

absolve

Back 15

to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt

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abstain

Back 16

to refrain from something by one's own choice

Front 17

abstemious

Back 17

marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

Front 18

abstinence

Back 18

voluntary forbearance

Front 19

abstraction

Back 19

disassociated from any specific instance

Front 20

abstruse

Back 20

difficult to understand

Front 21

absurdity

Back 21

ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous

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accentuate

Back 22

to stress or emphasize

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acceptance

Back 23

an agreeing

Front 24

accidental

Back 24

occurring unexpectedly

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acclaim

Back 25

to praise enthusiastically and often publicly

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accommodate

Back 26

to do a favor or service for

Front 27

accomplishment

Back 27

completion

Front 28

accost

Back 28

to approach and speak to often in a challenging or aggressive way

Front 29

accusation

Back 29

to charge with a fault or offense

Front 30

acquiesce

Back 30

to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

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acquisitive

Back 31

strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing

Front 32

acrid

Back 32

sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor

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acronym

Back 33

a word formed from the first letters of each one of the words in a phrase

Front 34

acumen

Back 34

quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight

Front 35

adamant

Back 35

stubbornly unyielding

Front 36

adaptable

Back 36

capable of being or becoming adapted

Front 37

adept

Back 37

very skilled

Front 38

ad-lib

Back 38

to improvise and deliver extemporaneously

Front 39

administer

Back 39

to manage or give

Front 40

admonition

Back 40

gentle or friendly reproof

Front 41

adorn

Back 41

to lend beauty to; decorate

Front 42

adroit

Back 42

skillful and adept

Front 43

adulation

Back 43

excessive flattery or admiration

Front 44

adulatory

Back 44

excessive or slavish admiration or flattery

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advancement

Back 45

a forward step; an improvement

Front 46

advantageous

Back 46

beneficial

Front 47

aerate

Back 47

to supply or charge with a gas

Front 48

affluence

Back 48

a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

Front 49

agitate

Back 49

to stir up

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aloof

Back 50

removed or distant either physically or emotionally