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Abate
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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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As the hurricane's force abated, the winds dropped and the sea became calm.
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Abscond
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To leave secretly
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The patron absconded from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door.
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Abstain
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To choose not to do something
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She abstained from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray.
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Abyss
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An extremely deep hole
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The submarine dove into the abyss to chart the previously unseen depths.
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Adulterate
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To make impure
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The restaurateur made his ketchup last longer by adulterating it with water.
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Advocate
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To speak in favor of
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The vegetarian advocated a diet containing no meat.
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Aesthetic
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Concerning the appreciating of
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Followers of the Aesthetic Movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art.
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Aggrandize
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To increase in power, influence, and reputation
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The supervisor sought to aggrandize himself by claiming that the achievements of his staff were actually his own.
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Alleviate
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To make more bearable
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Taking aspirin helps to alleviate a headache.
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Amalgamate
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To combine; to mix together
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Giant Industries amalgamated with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Products Incorporated.
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Ambiguous
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Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
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The directions he gave were so ambiguous that we disagreed on which way to turn.
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Ameliorate
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To make better; to improve
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The doctor was able to ameliorate the patient's suffering using painkillers.
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Anachronism
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Something out of place in time
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The aged hippie used anachronistic phrases like groovy and far out that had not been popular for years.
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Analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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In a famous argument for the existence of God, the universe is analogous to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent "clockmaker."
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Anomaly
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Deviation from what is normal
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Albino animals may display too great an anomaly in their coloring to attract normally colored mates.
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Antagonize
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To annoy or provoke to anger
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The child discovered that he could antagonize the cat by pulling its tail.
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Antipathy
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Extreme dislike
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The antipathy between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare.
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Apathy
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Lack of interest or emotion
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The apathy of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.
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Arbitrate
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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Since the couple could not come to agreement, a judge was forced to arbitrate their divorce proceedings.
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Archaic
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Ancient, old-fashioned
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Her archaic Commodore computer could not run the latest software.
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