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50 Cards in this Set
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Abet |
encourage or assist someone to do something wrong |
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Abjure |
solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
: Relinquish, disavow, repudiate, eschew, forsake |
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Abound |
exists in large numbers or amounts
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Abreast of |
side by side and facing the same way; alongside or even with something; up to date with latest news, ideas, and information |
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Abrogate |
repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)
: repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, overturn, annul |
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Accrue |
(of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time; accumulate or receive
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Acculturation |
assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one |
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Acuity |
sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing |
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Acumen |
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain |
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Addled |
unable to think clearly; confused
: confused, muzzy, fuddled, befuddled, dazed, disoriented, disorientated, fuzzy |
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Addlepated |
lacking in common sense; having a muddled mind |
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Adduce |
cite as evidence
: quote, name, mention, instance, point out, refer to |
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Adept |
very skilled or proficient at something
: consummate, virtuoso; adroit, dexterous, deft, formidable |
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Adjudicate |
make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter |
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Adjuvant |
(of therapy) applied after initial treatment for cancer, esp. to suppress secondary tumor formation |
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Adumbrate |
report or represent in outline; indicate faintly |
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Aforementioned |
denoting a thing or person previously mentioned |
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Agglomerate |
collect or form into a mass or group |
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Aggrandize |
increase the power, status, or wealth of |
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Aggrieved |
feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated |
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Aghast |
filled with horror or shock |
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Agog |
very eager or curious to hear or see something: |
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Agonistic |
combative; polemical |
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Akimbo |
with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward |
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Albatross |
a source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance |
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Aleatory |
depending on the throw of a die or on chance; random |
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Alias |
used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name; indicating another term or synonym |
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Allegorical |
constituting or containing allegory
Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
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Amorphous |
without a clearly defined shape or form |
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Amortize |
reduce or extinguish (a debt) by money regularly put aside |
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Analeptic |
(chiefly of a drug) tending to restore a person's health or strength; restorative |
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Anathema |
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes; a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine. |
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Annihilate |
destroy utterly; obliterate |
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Anomie |
lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group |
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Antagonism |
active hostility or opposition |
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Antedivulian |
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood |
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Antipathy |
a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion |
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Antiquated |
old-fashioned or outdated |
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Antithetical |
directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible: |
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Ape (v) |
imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), esp. in an absurd or unthinking way |
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Aphorism
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a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.” |
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Apollonian |
Greek Mythology of or relating to the god Apollo; of or relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature
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Apologia |
a formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct |
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Apologist |
a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial |
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Appellant |
a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court |
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Appendage |
(often with negative or pejorative connotations) a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important |
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Apportion |
divide and allocate |
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Apposed |
place (something) in proximity to or juxtaposition with something else |
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Apposite |
apt in the circumstances or in relation to something |
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Apprenticeship |
a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages |