Vocabulary-Unit 1-5-Main Words

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abdicate

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to give up formally as in office duty, power, or claim

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abet

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to encourage or assist especially in wrongdoing

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abhor

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to regard with horror and loathing; to hate intensely

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abject

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1. wretched; miserable; degrading; humiliating 2. mean spirited; base; despicable; contemptible 3.complete; unrelieved

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absolve

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to clear of guilt or blame

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abstain

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to refrain completely and voluntarily

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academic

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1. pertaining to college and other institution of learning; scholarly 2. theoritical, rather than practical; unrealistic

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accede

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1. to yield to; to agree to 2. to enter upon office or dignity

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acclimate

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to get used to

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addiction

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a habit-forming practice or pursuit, usually one that is bad for a person's health or morally objectionable; habitual use of or devotion to something

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adjourn

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to close formally; to put off to another time; to move to another place

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adverse

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hostile in purpose or effect; unfavorable

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advocate

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to speak or argue in favor of; to give active public support to; a person who pleads in the interest of a cause or an individual

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aesthetic

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pertaining to sense of beauty; artistic

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affable

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courteous and agreeable in manner; easy to talk to or approach

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affectation

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a pretentious display of manners and sentiments that are not genuine; a peculiar habit of dress or behavior that has been adopted to impress others

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affluent

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prosperous, wealthy

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agenda

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a list of program of things to be done or acted upon

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aggregate

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the total amount or sum total of individual parts; to gather or merge into a single whole; total or collective

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agile

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swift and light in action, movement or thought

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alienate

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to cause hostility or indifference where love, friendliness or interest formerly existed

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allege

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to claim that something is true but without offering any proof

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allude

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to refer to indirectly

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ambience

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the surrounding or pervading atmosphere; the tone and spirit of an environment

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ambivalent

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wavering or uncertain because of an inability to make a choice between two contradictory feelings or view points in regard to a person, thing or a course of action

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amnesty

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an official pardon granted to offenders against the government especially for political offenses

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anachronism

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the misplacing of an object or an event in a time period to which it cannot possible belong or anything out of its proper timeframe

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anarchy

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absence of government authority; general political and social disorder

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anathema

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a curse or a stong denunciation; the person or thing cursed; any object of intense dislike

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anecdote

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a brief account fo something interesting or amusing incident, especially one containing biographical or historical details

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anomaly

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a deviation from what is normal or expected

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apathy

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lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

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appall

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to fill with intense horror, fear, or dismay

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apprehend

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to arrest or take into custoyd;to perceive or undestand the meaning of; to look forward to with fear or anxiety

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arbritrary

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subject to or determined by one's judgement; random; arrived at by an excersise of the will, personal preference, or by whim, as opposed to being based on reason or justice; given to willful decisions or demands; tyrannical or dictatorial

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arbritrate

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to act as an impartial judge in a dispute; to settle

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array

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to line up; to dress up; an imposing grouping; rich and beautiful attire

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articulate

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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language easily and fluently

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askew

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out of line or positon; turned to one side; dissapprovingly, scornfully

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assimilate

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to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully or make like

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astute

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keen of mind and judgement esp. in practical matters; cunning

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asylum

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an institution that shelters and cares for mentally unbalanced, aged, or homeless persons; any place offering protection or security; protection against a legal or social penalty

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atone

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to make up for or repent

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atrocity

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a savagely, cruel, brutal, or inhuman deed; a monstrocity

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atrophy

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a failure to develop normally; a progressive wasting away or decline; to waste away

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attrition

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a gradual wearing down or weakening of resistance resulting from constant friction, pressure, or harassment; a gradual often natural decrease in size, strength, or number as a result of resignation, death, retirement, or the like

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augment

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to make greater; to become greater

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augur

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someone who can forecast the future by spotting various signs or indications of what is to come; to predict or foretell through science; to point to or be in omen of

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austere

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rigidly severe, severely simple or bare

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authentic

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genuine, trustworthy