Word Smart Vocabulary A

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abash

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to make ashamed, to embarrass

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abate

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to subside; to reduce

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abdicate

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to step down from a position of power or responsibility

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aberration

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something not typical; a deviation from the standard

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abject

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hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated

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abnegate

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to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

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abortive

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unsuccessful

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absolute

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total; unlimited; perfect

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absolve

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to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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abstinent

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abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation

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address

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to speak to; to direct one's attention to

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adulation

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wild or excessive admiration; flattery

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adulterate

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to contaminate; to make impure

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agrarian

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relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land

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agnostic

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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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aggregate

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sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

congregate: congregate
segregate: to keep apart; separate
integrate: unite

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allege

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to assert without proof

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alleviate

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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

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allocate

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to distribute; to assign; to allot

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alloy

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combination of two or more things, usually metals

unalloyed: undiluted; pure

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altruism

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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

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ambient

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surrounding; circulating

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amorous

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feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love

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anachronism

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something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

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analog

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something similar in a particular respect to something else

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anecdote

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a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

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anguish

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agonizing physical or mental pain

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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apartheid

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the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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aphorism

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a brief, often witty saying; a proverb

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apocalypse

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a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

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apocryphal

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of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious

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apotheosis

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elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something

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apprehensive

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worried; anxious

misapprehension: misunderstanding

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approbation

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approval; praise

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appropriate

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to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

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arbitrary

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random; capricious

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archetype

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an original model or pattern

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aristocratic

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noble birth; snobbish

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artful

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crafty; wily; sly
(xảo quyệt, lắm mưu mẹo)

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ascendancy

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supremacy; domination

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assimilate

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to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly

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attrition

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gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss;
a natural or expected increase in numbers or size

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autocratic

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ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy

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avow

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to claim; to declare boldly; to admit

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axiom

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a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying