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78 Cards in this Set
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Abase |
v. lower; humiliate |
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Abash |
v. embarass |
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Abate |
v. subside; decrease; lessen |
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abbreviate |
v. shorten |
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Abdicate |
v. renounce; give up |
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Abduction |
n. kidnapping |
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abberant |
n. abormal or deviant |
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Abet |
v. aid (in doing something wrong); encourage |
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Abhor |
v. detest; hate |
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Abject |
adj. wretched; lacking pride |
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Abjure |
v. renounce upon oath |
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abnegation
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n. repudiation (rejction of proposal); self sacrifice
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abolish |
v. cancel; put an end to |
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aboriginal |
adj, n. being the first of its kind in a region |
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abominable |
adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant |
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abortive |
adj. unsuccessful; fruitless |
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abrade |
v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
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abrasive |
adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down |
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adbridge |
v. condense or shorten |
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abscond |
v. depart secretly and hide |
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absolute |
adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain |
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absolve |
v. pardon (an offense) |
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absorb |
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage |
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abstain |
v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
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abstemious |
adj. sparing in eating and drinking |
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abstinence |
n. restraint from eating or drinking |
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abstract |
adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
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abstruse |
adj. obscure; profound |
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abundant |
adj. plentiful; possessing riches or resources |
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abusive |
adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
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abut |
v. border upon; adjoin |
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abysmal |
adj. bottomless |
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abyss |
n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit |
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academic |
adj. related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
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accede |
v. agree |
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accelerate |
v. move faster |
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accentuate |
v. emphasize; stress |
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accessible |
adj. easy to approach; obtainable |
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accessory |
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing |
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acclaim |
v, n. applaud; announce with great approval |
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acclimate |
v. adjust to climate |
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acclivity |
n. sharp upslope of a hill |
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accolade |
n. award of merit |
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accommodate |
v. oblige to help someone |
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accomplice |
n. partner in crime |
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accord |
n. agreement |
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accost |
v. approach and speak first to a person |
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accoutre |
v. equip |
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acerbity |
n. bitterness of speech and temper |
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acetic |
adj. vinegary (think of acid) |
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acidulous |
adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic |
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acknowledge |
v. recognize; admit |
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acme |
n. top; pinnacle |
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acoustics |
n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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acquiesce |
v. assent; agree without protesting |
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acquire |
v. obtain; get |
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acquittal
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n. deliverance from a charge
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acrid |
adj. sharp; bitterly pungent |
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acrimonious |
adj. bitter in words or manner |
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acrophobia |
n. fear (phobia) of heights (acro) |
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics (think actual)
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acuity |
n. sharpness (think acute angles) |
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acumen
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n. mental (men) keenness (acu; think acute)
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acute |
adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe |
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adage |
n. wise saying; proverb |
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adamant |
adj. hard; inflexible |
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adapt |
v. alter; modify |
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addiction |
n. compulsive, habitual need |
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addle |
v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten |
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address |
v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss |
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adept |
adj. expert at |
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adhere |
v. stick fast |
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adherent |
n. supporter; follower |
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adjacent |
adj. adjoining; neighboring |
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adjunct |
n. something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior) |
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admonition |
n. warning |
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adorn |
v. decorate |
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adroit |
adj. skillful |
