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Abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
As the hurricane's force ABATED, the winds dropped and the sea became calm |
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Abscond
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to leave secretly
The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door |
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Abstain
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to choose not to do something
She ABSTAINED from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray. |
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Abyss
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an extremely deep hole
The submarine dove in the ABYSS to chart the previously unseen depths. |
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Adulterate
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to make impure
The chef made his ketchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water |
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Advocate
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to speak in favor of
The vegetarian ADVOCATED a diet containing no meat. |
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Aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
Followers of the AESTHETIC movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art. |
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
The supervisor sought to AGGRANDIZE herself by claiming that the achievements of her staff were actually her own. |
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Alleviate
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to make more bearable
Taking aspirin helps to ALLEVIATE a headache. |
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Amalgamate
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to combine, to mix together
Giant Industries AMALGAMATE with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Products Incorporated |
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Ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted in several ways
The directions she gave were so AMBIGUOUS that we disagreed on which way to turn. |
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Ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
The doctor was able to AMELIORATE the patients suffering using painkillers |
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Anachronism
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something out place in time
The aged hippie used ANACHRONISTIC phrases like "groovy" and "far out" that had been popular years ago. |
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Analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
In the newtonian construct for explaining the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent "clockmaker" |
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Anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
Albino animals may display too great an ANOMALY in their color to attract normally colored mates |
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Antagonize
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to annoy or provoke
The child discovered that he could ANTAGONIZE the cat by pulling its tail. |
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Antipathy
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extreme dislike
The ANTIPATHY between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare. |
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Apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
the APATHY of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so. |
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Arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
Since the couple could not come to agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings. |
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Archaic
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ancient, old-fashioned
Her ARCHAIC Commodore computer could not run the latest software. |
