Usm Junior Zarwell Vocab Sem 1

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aberrant

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differing from the normal or accepted way, esp. in behavior

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abet

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to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.

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abeyance

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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.

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abjure

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to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.

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ablution

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a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.

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abridge

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to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.

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abrogate

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to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.

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abstemious

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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet

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abstruse

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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.

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abut

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to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often fol. by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street

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acclaim

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to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.

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accolade

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any award, honor, or laudatory notice: The play received accolades from the press.

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acerbic

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sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic

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acquiesce

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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

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acrid

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sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.

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acrimony

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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.

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acumen

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keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.

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adamant

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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

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adulation

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to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

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adulterate

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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.

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adumbrate

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to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.

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aesthetic

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pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.

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affable

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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.

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aggregate

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formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.

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agile

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quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.

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agog

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full of excitement or interest; eager, keen

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alchemy

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a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.

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alleviate

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to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.

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aloof

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at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.

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altruistic

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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others