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Abase

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Degrade or humble

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Abate

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Reduce, diminish

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Abdicate

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Formally give up the throne

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Aberrant

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Abnormal, deviant

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Abeyance

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Temporary suspension, inactivity

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Abhor

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Detest, regard with disgust

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Abjure

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Give up, renounce; shun

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Abrasive

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Rough, suitable for polishing

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Abreast

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Side-by-side, keeping up with

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Abridge

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Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts

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Abscission

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Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves or petals

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Abscond

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Depart suddenly and secretively

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Abstain

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Hold back, refrain; decline to vote

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Abyss

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A deep and vast space, anything profound or infinite

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Accede

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Agree, give consent; assume power

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Accretion

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Gradual increase; an addition

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Acerbic

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Sour; harsh or severe

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Acidulous

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Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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Acme

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Summit, peak, highest point

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Activism

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The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

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Acumen

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Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

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Adhere

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Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief

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Admonish

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Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do someting

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Adulterate

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Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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Adumbrate
Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure
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Adverse
Opposing, harmful
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Advocate
Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)
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Aerie
Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an egal or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff
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Aesthetic
Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun)
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Affable
Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable
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Affectation
Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression
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Aggrandize
Make greater; exaggerate
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Aggregate
Gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)
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Alacrity
Cheerful or speedy willingness
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Albeit
Although, even though
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Alienate
Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant
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Alleviate
Lessen, make easier to endure
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Aloof
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent
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Amalgamate
Blend, merge, or unite
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Ambiguous
Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations
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Ambivalent
Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once
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Ameliorate
Improve, make better or more bearable
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Amortize
Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset
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Anachronism
Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period
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Analgesia
Pain relief; inability to feel pain
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Analogous
Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)
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Anarchy
Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder
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Annul
Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)
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Anodyne
Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)
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Anoint
Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone
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Anomaly
Deviation from what is common; inconsistency
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Antagonize
Make hostile or unfriendly
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Antedate
Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date
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Antithetical
Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)
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Apathy
Not caring; absence of feeling; lac of interest or concern
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Apocryphal
Of questionable authenticity; false
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Apostate
Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.
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Apostle
Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)
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Apposite
Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant
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Apprise
Inform, give notice to
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Approbation
Praise or approval, especially formal approval
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Appropriate
Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one's own use
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Arbiter
Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand
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Arcane
Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret
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Archaic
Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive
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Ardent
Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic
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Arduous
Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure
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Arrogate
Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so
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Articulate
Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb)
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Artifact
Any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists

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