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abhor
\ab HOR\ (v) -red, -ring |
to loathe, detest
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It took only six little words to make George abhor his new job at the supermarket: "Clean the puke in aisle three."
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abrasive
\ab RAY siv\ (adj) |
harsh and rough in manner
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Ironically, the basketball coach's abrasive style really motivated the team to win the game.
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abridge
\uh BRIJ\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to condense, shorten
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Chantalle knew she had missed her curfew and hoped her parents would give her the abridged curfew lecture when she got home.
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abrupt
\ab RUP t\ |
sudden; curt
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Shanna threw her arms around Paul when he asked her to the prom but abruptly pulled back when he announced that he was only kidding.
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absolve
\ab ZOLV\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to forgive, free from blame
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Marisol absolved her artsy friends for laughing at the preppy sweater her mom made her wear to school--after all, it's not like she wouldn't have done the same thing.
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accelerate
\ak SEL uh rayt\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to cause to develop or progress more quickly
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When Timmy saw Josh approaching him in the hall, he accelerated his pace--he knew Josh would stuff him in a locker if he caught up.
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accentuate
\ak SEN choo ayt\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to stress or emphasize; intensity
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Despite what the fashion magazines said, Ashley was sure that the bright blue eye shadow accentuated her blue eyes perfectly.
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accessible
\ak SESS ih bull\ (adj) |
attainable, available; approachable
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Poor Shanna forgot to lock her journal, leaving her secrets accessible to her nosy little sister.
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accomplice
\ah KOMP liss\ (n) |
an associate in wrongdoing
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Paul had no accomplice when he egged the principal's car--he did it all by himself.
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accord
\uh KORD\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to bestow upon
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The bully told Timmy to give up his lunch money or he'd accord him a supersonic wedgie.
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acquire
\ah KWIYR\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to gain possession of
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George acquired a taste for refried beans, much to the dismay of his classmates.
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acrimony
\AK ri MOW nee\ (n) |
bitterness, animosity
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The homecoming game ended in acrimony after a few of the visiting team members started name-calling on the field.
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adept
\uh DEPT\ (adj) |
very skilled
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It wasn't long before George became adept at "looking busy" when his boss needed someone to run an errand.
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adorn
\uh DORN\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to enhance or decorate
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Derek adorned the walls of his room with posters of hot girls in bikinis, despite his mother's objections.
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adulation
\AJ e LAY shin\ (n) |
excessive flattery
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Ashley, the cheerleading captain, enjoyed the adulation of the girls who wanted to make the squad.
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advantageous
\ADD van TAYJ ish\ (adj) |
favorable, useful
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Chantalle found her reasoning skills advantageous when convincing her parents to let her go to Mexico for spring break.
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adversary
\ADD ver SEH ree\ (n) |
opponent, enemy
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Shanna crushed her adversary in the race for class president and won the election by a landslide.
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adversity
\add VER si tee\ (n) |
a state of hardship or misfortune
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One might say Ashley overcame adversity to become head cheerleader despite her lack of flexibility or tumbling skills.
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aerate
\ayr AYT\ (v) -ed, -ing |
expose to air
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Josh's mom asked him to aerate his smelly sneakers outside the house.
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aesthetic
\ess THET ik\ (adj) |
pertaining to beauty or art
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Chantalle's mom tried to convince Chantalle that the brown paisley shirt she'd brought was aesthetic, but Chantalle thought the print was totally outdated.
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affectation
\ah feck TAY shun\ (n) |
pretension; false display
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Telling you math teacher how awesome he is just to get a good grade is an affectation.
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affiliation
\uh FILL ee AY shun\ (n) |
an association with a group or organization.
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Timmy pretended to have an affiliation with the tough guys hanging out by the bleachers so that people would think he had cool friends.
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agile
\AH jel\ (adj) |
well-coordinated, nimble
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Ashley picked the most agile gymnasts to be on the cheerleading squad.
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agitate
\AH ji tayt\ (v) -ed, -ing |
upset, disturb
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Paul liked to agitate his French teacher by speaking English with a French accent.
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alacrity
\uh LACK ri tee\ (n) |
cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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Shanna's sister agreed with alacrity to cover for Shanna after curfew, because Shanna said she'd pay her twenty bucks to do so.
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allegation
\ah leh GAY shun\ (n) |
claim without proof
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Ashley could not prove her allegations about her science teacher and her English teacher dating...she just had a feeling.
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alleviate
\uh LEE vee ayt\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to relieve, improve partially
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Timmy could do nothing to alleviate his embarrassment when he realized his pants zipper had been open all day.
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amalgamation
\uh MAL ga MAY shun\ (n) |
consolidation of smaller parts
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Marisol's fashion statement was an amalgamation of pieces from different eras.
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ambiguous
\am BIG yoo us\ (adj) |
uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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Marisol's painting was so ambiguous that none of her classmates could figure out what it was supposed to be.
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ambivalent
\am BIV uh lent\ (adj) |
uncertain; emotionally conflicted
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Shanna is ambivalent about using student funds to either buy some teen fiction for the library or to throw a rockin' senior dance.
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amiable
\A mee uh bull\ (adj) |
friendly, pleasant, likable
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The substitute teacher seemed amiable at first...until he whipped out a pop quiz.
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amicable
\AM i ka bull\ (adj) |
friendly, agreeable
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Despite the fact that Willow and Marisol were dating the same guy, they tried to maintain an amicable relationship while working after school at the Dairy Queen.
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amorphous
\ah MOR fus\ (adj) |
having no definite form
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Shanna decided that the baggy prom dress she brought made her look like an amorphous blob, so she returned it.
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amplify
\AM pleh fy\ (v) -ied, -ing |
increase, intensity
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Derek amplified the sound on his speakers drastically whenever he played his electric guitar.
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anachronistic
\uh NAK ru NISS tik\ (adj) |
outdated
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Chantalle was horrified when the hairstylist gave her a puffy, anachronistic hairstyle from the 1980s.
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anarchist
\AN ar kist\ (n) |
one who aims for the overthrow of government
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Derek pretended to be an anarchist like his friends, but he really thought the student government was doing a great job.
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anecdote
\AN ik dote\ (n) |
short, usually funny account of an event
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The clarinet players had a good laugh over their band-camp anecdotes.
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anonymous
\uh NON uh muss\ (adj) |
unknown
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Chantalle found an anonymous love note on her locker and vowed to find out who had left it.
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antagonist
\an TAG uh nist\ (n) |
foe, adversary, opponent
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Willow and Derek have been antagonists ever since fifth grade, when he cut off her ponytail.
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anthology
\an THOL uh jee\ (n) |
collection of literary works
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George hid his anthology of Superman comics behind his biology textbook so his teacher wouldn't catch him reading them in class.
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anthropocentrism
\an throw po SEN chrizm\ (n) |
interpreting reality entirely based on human values
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Willow finds the anthropocentric attitudes of her classmates upsetting and plans to start a petition banning people from wearing leather shoes.
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antidote
\an ti DOTE\ (n) |
a remedy, an agent used to counteract
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Timmy thinks that dating a popular girl will be the antidote to his geek status.
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apathetic
\ap uh THET ik\ (adj) |
indifferent, unconcerned
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Some guys act apathetic around a girl they like in order to seem cool.
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appalling
\uh PAW ling\ (adj) |
causing dismay, frightful
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Shanna found George's constant farting appalling.
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appraise
\un PRAYZ\ (v) -ed, -ing |
evaluate, estimate the value
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Timmy asked Chantalle to appraise his cool factor. She said on a scale of 1 to 10, he was a -4.
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arable
\AR uh bull\ (adj) |
suitable for cultivation
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The soil Marisol mixed in science class was not arable because Paul had slipped in some plaster of Paris when she wasn't looking.
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arbitration
\ar bih TRAY shun\ (n) |
settlement of a dispute by an outside party
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Shanna wanted arbitration between the students and the administration over whether or not the students deserved five extra minutes of lunchtime each day.
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archaic
\ar KAY ik\ (adj) |
antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
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Marisol was humiliated when her father displayed his archaic dance moves from the 1970s in front of her friends.
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archetypal
\ark uh TY pul\ (adj) |
an ideal example of a type
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Josh is the archetypal jock, playing varsity football in the fall and basketball and baseball in the spring.
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archive
\AR kiyv\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to place into storage
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At sixteen years old, Ashley finally decided it was time to archive her blankey in the attic, along with her collection of stuffed animals.
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arable
\AR uh bull\ (adj) |
suitable for cultivation
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The soil Marisol mixed in science class was not arable because Paul had slipped in some plaster of Paris when she wasn't looking.
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arbitration
\ar bih TRAY shun\ (n) |
settlement of a dispute by an outside party
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Shanna wanted arbitration between the students and the administration over whether or not the students deserved five extra minutes of lunchtime each day.
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archaic
\ar KAY ik\ (adj) |
antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
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Marisol was humiliated when her father displayed his archaic dance moves from the 1970s in front of her friends.
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archetypal
\ark uh TY pul\ (adj) |
an ideal example of a type
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Josh is the archetypal jock, playing varsity football in the fall and basketball and baseball in the spring.
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archive
\AR kiyv\ (v) -ed, -ing |
to place into storage
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At sixteen years old, Ashley finally decided it was time to archive her blankey in the attic, along with her collection of stuffed animals.
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