Vocab

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abase

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to humble yourself

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abash

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to embarrass someone

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abate

Back 3

when something loses intensity

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aberrant

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abnormal

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abet

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to assist someone

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abeyance

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to hold something or save it for later discussion

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abhorrent

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hateful

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abide

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to go along with something withough complaint

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abject

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miserable

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ablution

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the washing of your body or hands usually in a ritual

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abode

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a house or dwelling

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abolish

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to put an end to something

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abusive

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to mistreat someone verbally or physically

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abut

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when two things are adjacent to each other

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abysmal

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immeasurably bad

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accede

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agree to something when urged upon by another

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acceleration

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to increase in speed or velocity

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accessible

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easy to reach or enter

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acclaim

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an expression of enthusiastic praise

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acclimated

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when you're adjusted to something

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accolade

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an expression of approval

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accomplice

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a partner in wrongdoing

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accord

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when two things are in harmony or agreement

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accost

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to approach somebody

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acumen

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the ability to maturely understand

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adage

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a familiar saying that expresses general truth

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adamant

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firm or insistent on your point of view

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addled

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confused

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adduce

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to use something as proof in an argument

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adept

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skillful at something

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adhere

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to stick or cling to something else

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adherent

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someone who supports the leader in a group

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adjacent

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when two things are lying next to each other

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adjourn

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to move from one place to another or to end an official meeting

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admonition

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a warning

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adorn

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to beautifully decorate something

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affliction

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when something causes you pain; especially a physical disorder

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affluent

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rich

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agape

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when your mouth is open in amazement

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agenda

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a list of things to do

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aggrandize

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to become greater in rank

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aggregate

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one mass or sum, total

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aghast

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struck or filled with amazement

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agile

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quick with good coordination

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agitate

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to disturb

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aide-de-camp

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a military officer who serves as an assistant to a superior

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ailment

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a sickness

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ajar

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when something is partially open

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aloof

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emotionally indifferent

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also ran

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when somebody who loses a competition or is untalented

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altercation

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a heated verbal or physical conflict

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altruistic

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concerned for the welfare of others

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amalgam

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a mixture or combination of two or more diverse elements

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amass

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to accumulate something into a large quantity

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ambient

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when something completely surrounds another thing

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ambiguous

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when something has more than one possible meaning

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ambivalent

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uncertain

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ambrosia

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food of the gods

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ambulatory

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when someone is capable of walking

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ameliorate

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to make something less bad

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anarchy

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absence of a government

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anathema

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something that arouses extremem dislike

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anecdote

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short account of something funny or interesting

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anemic

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when red blood cells are weak

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animated

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lively

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animosity

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when you feel hostility towards somebody

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annals

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historical records of something

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annihilate

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to kill

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annul

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put an official end to something

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anodyne

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something that lessens pain

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anomaly

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when something is out of place

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anonymous

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name of someone is unknown

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aplomb

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a feeling of self confidence

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apocryphal

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doubtful

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apogee

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the highest point of something

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Apollonian

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when someone is disciplined

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apoplectic

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sudden fit of anger

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apostate

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someone who abandons their political party, religion, or cause

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apotheosis

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to elevate someone to a god

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appalling

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when something causes horror or shock

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apparition

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a ghostly figure

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appease

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to relieve something

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appellation

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a word or phrase by which a person is called or identified

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append

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add something

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archaic

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when something dates back to an earlier period

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archetype

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an original pattern which immitations or variations are modeled

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ardent

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to show great emotion

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arduous

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when something demands great effort

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argot

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The special vocabulary of a close knit group

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arid

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very dry

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aromatic

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when something has a great aroma

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arrant

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to intensify a particular or negative quality

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arrogant

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concieted and big headed

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articulate

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to pronounce your words clearly

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articulate

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when someone uses language fluently

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artifice

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slyness