1-20 Flashcards

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Abdicate

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To give up a position or power

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2
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Abate

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To cease, subside, to reduce

Verb

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3
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Abortive

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Not able to be completed

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5
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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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6
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Acute

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Sharp, keen. Pointed

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7
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Abiding

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Continuing, lasting

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8
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Abash

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To shame, to embarrass

Verb

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9
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Abstain

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To voluntarily hold back. To refrain from doing something

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11
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Abysmal

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Utterly hopeless, profoundly terrible

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12
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Accost

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To approach boldly

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13
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Acquiesce

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To give in, surrender

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14
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Acrid

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Harsh, sharp, offensive, pungent

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15
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Adroit

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Adept

Usually under pressing situations

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16
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Acrophobia

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Intense fear of hight

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17
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Adjudicate

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To decide by judicial procedure.

To settle in court

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18
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Abscond

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To secretly run away with and hide

19
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Admonish

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To reprimand. To scold gently, to warn strongly

20
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Absolve

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To free from blame, sin, or responsibility

21
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Acumen

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Sharp insight. Keenness of mind

22
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Adherent

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Follower, believer, disciple