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abase

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v.degrage, lower, humiliate

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abash

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v. embarrass

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abate

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v. subside, moderate

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abdicate

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v. renuounce

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aberrant

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adj.abnormal

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abet

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v. encourage, assist usually in something wrong doing

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abeyance

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v. suspended action

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abhor

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v.detest, hate
She abhorred all forms of bigotry

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abject

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adj. wretched, lacking pride

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abjure

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v.renounce upon oath
He abjured his allegiance to the king.

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abnegation

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n. renunciation , self-sacrifice

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abolish

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v. cancel, put an end to

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abominable

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adj detestable, extremely unpleasant, very bad

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abominate

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v. hate

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aboriginal

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adj, n . being the first of its kind in a a region

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abortive

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adj. fruitless, unsuccessful

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abraisive

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adj. rubbing away, tending to grind down

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abridge

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v. condense, shorten

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abrogate

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v. abolish

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absolute

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adj. complete

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absolve

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v. pardon

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abstain

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v. refrain

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abstemious

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adj sparing in eating and drinking

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abstinence

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n. restraint from eating and drinking

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abstruse

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adj obscure, profound, difficult to understand

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abut

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v. adjoin, border upon
Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.

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abysmal

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adj bottomless
His arrogance is exceeded only by is abysmal ignorance.

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abyss

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n. enormous chasm, vast, bottomless pit

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accede

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v. agree

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acclaim

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v.applaud, announce with great approval

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accolade

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n. award of merit
In Hollywood , the 'Oscar' is the highest accolade.

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accomplice

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n. partner in crime
Because he provided the criminal with the ammunition, he was arrested as an accomplice in the murder.

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accord

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n. agreement

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accost

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v. approach and speak first

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accoutre

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v.equip
He was accoutered with the best equipments the store could supply.

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accretion

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n. growth,
Because of accretion of flesh , he went on from size M to size XL.

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accrue

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v. come about by addition

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acerbity

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n. bitterness of speech and temper

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acme

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n.peak, pinnacle, highest point

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acquiesce

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v, assent, agree passively

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acquittal

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n. deliverance of charge

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acrid

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adj sharp, bitterly pungent
The acrid odor of the gun powder filled the room after the pistol was fired.

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acrimonious

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adj. bitter in words or manner

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acrophobia

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n. fear of height

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actuarial

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adj. calculating

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actuate

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v. motivate

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acuity

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n. sharpness
In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, he needed glasses

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acumen

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n. mental keenness

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acute

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adj. quickly perceptive

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adage

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n. wise saying , proverb

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addendum

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n. addition

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addiction

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n. compulsive, habitual need

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addle

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v. muddle, drive crazy

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address

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v. direct a speech to

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adept

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adj skillful at

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adjuration

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solemn urging

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admonish

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v. warn , reprove

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adulation

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n. flattery admiration

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advent

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n . arrival

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adventitious

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adj accidental