Word Power - 750 Words (Lesson 1-3)

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Abdicate

Back 1

To step down from a position of power

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Abridge

Back 2

to shorten, condense, or lessen length

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Absolve

Back 3

to forgive or free from blame

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Abysmal

Back 4

extremely wretched, bottomless

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Acquiesce

Back 5

to comply passively, to give in

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Advocate

Back 6

support, or be in favor of

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Aesthetic

Back 7

concerned, or appreciative of beauty

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Affinity

Back 8

sympathy, attraction, kinship

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Agenda

Back 9

program, things to be done

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Aggrandize

Back 10

to make great

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Allusion

Back 11

an indirect reference

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Altruistic

Back 12

unselfish concern with the welfare of others

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Amnesty

Back 13

official pardon for group of people who violate law

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Animosity

Back 14

I'll will, active dislike

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Anomalous

Back 15

irregular, abnormal, unusual

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Arduous

Back 16

difficult to do, laborious

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Augment

Back 17

in increase or enlargement

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Austere

Back 18

strict in moral, stern in manner

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Aversion

Back 19

strong or fixed dislike, feeling repugnance

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Banal

Back 20

commonplace, unoriginal, trite

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Baroque

Back 21

extravagantly ornate, flamboyant, characterized by bold ornamentation

Hint 21

( too much detail)

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Begrudge

Back 22

to envy another's possessions, to concede reluctantly

Hint 22

to want; to allow doubt

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Benediction

Back 23

a blessing, a good wish

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Benign

Back 24

gentle, not harmful, kind

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Blanch

Back 25

to turn pale

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Blithe

Back 26

happily, joyful, lighthearted

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Botch

Back 27

to bungle, to foul up

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Bracing

Back 28

invigorating; to prepare

Hint 28

give life/energy

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Broach

Back 29

To open up a subject for discussion

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Buffoon

Back 30

clown or fool

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Bulwark

Back 31

something used as a defense, strong protection

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Cache

Back 32

a hiding place, something hidden in a secret place

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Callous

Back 33

unfeeling & insensitive

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Candor

Back 34

Truthfulness, great honesty, frankness

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Capitulate

Back 35

to surrender, to stop resisting

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Catharsis

Back 36

an emotional purification, an emotional release

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Caustic

Back 37

Biting in humor

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Censure

Back 38

the act of blaming or condemning

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Chastise

Back 39

to criticize severely

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Chronic

Back 40

constant, lasting a long time

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Circumspect

Back 41

careful, thought through

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Clemency

Back 42

disposition towards mercy, mildness

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Clique

Back 43

an exclusive group

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Coalesce

Back 44

to come together as one, to fuse or unite

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Coherent

Back 45

making sense, organized & logical