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abase

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To humiliate / degrade

Nehemia was abased by the King Ardlan because they took away all her powers.

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Abate

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To reduce/lesson

The pressure of school abates a bit before winter break.

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abdicate

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to give up a position, usually one of leadership

Cinder abdicated the throne much to everyone’s dismay.

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abduct

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To kidnap/ take by force

Cinder had abducted Kai because he was marrying queen Levana

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aberration

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Something that differs from the norm

Winter was an aberration because she chose not to use her bio manipulation powers. Even though the decision literally drove her insane

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Abet

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To help, encourage.

Jameson always made bets with Avery to abet her to solve the mystery quicker and make it more interesting

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abhor

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To hate, detest

Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.

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abide

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  1. To put up with

Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided to abide by it.

  1. To remain
    Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.
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Abject
Rhymes with what… what’s the feeling that you get??

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wretched, pitiful

I think Levana was an abjected kid in her childhood.

The feeling you would feel if you got rejected.

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abjure

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to reject, renounce

Scarlet abjured against the idea of leaving Wolf in Rieux, France.

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abnegation
Celenia

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denial of comfort to oneself

Celeina’s abnegation was high simply because the other “champions” regarded her as an inferior. You know they thought that she was a jewel thief.

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abort

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to give up on a half-finished project or effort

After they ran out of food, the men, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.

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abridge

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  1. to cut down, shorten
  2. shortened

(The publisher thought the dictionary was too long and abridged it.)

(Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the abridged version is longer than most normal books.)

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abrogate
The Draft in Lunar Chronicles

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To abolish usually by authority

Kai Abrogated the draft because of Cinder. How sweet!!

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abscond
Throne and Cinder

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to sneak away and hide

Thorne and Cinder absconded to the sewage place so they could run away from Kai’s guards

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Imprudence
Torin thinks what of Kai

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the quality of being unwise, because you fail to consider the possible results of your actions:

Torin thought that Kai was being imprudent when he began searching for Princess Selene.

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Disposition

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  1. a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.
  2. the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things.

“the plan need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms”

“your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you”

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Exulted

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feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation.

Kai was exulted over the fact that Cinder was alive and he was not married to Queen Levana

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Repose

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the state of resting or lying down:

In the book Cress, Kai had absolutely no time to repose

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zealous

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showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.

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Pilgrimage

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To Go on a pilgrim’s journey

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Pilgrimage

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To Go on a pilgrim’s journey

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absolution
(Grayson)

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Freedom from blame, guilt and sin

Grayson tried to achieve absolution but never really succeeded until the very end of the Brothers Hawthorne.

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Abstain

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To freely choose not to commit to an action.

Unfortunately, Dhanvi had abstained herself from the roles she could have played in CCL.

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accede
The rampain crew and cinder

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To agree
The Rampain crew acceded to help Cinder overturn Levana.

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accentuate

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to stress, highlight

Torin needed to accentuate the importance of not spreading the rumor of Princess Selene to Kai.

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accessible

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obtainable, reachable

Resources at walnut grove are very accessible.

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acclaim
If you get something good you get what??

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High Praise

It’s easy to acclaim the prizes if you work for it

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Premeditated
Sumin

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(Of an action, especially a crime) thought out or planned beforehand

Sumin and Yu-ra had clearly premeditated Jiwon’s car accident

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Rudimentary
Computer Science

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  1. Involving or limited to basic principals
  2. Relating to an immature, underdeveloped or basic form of

Honors Comp Science is teaching a very rudimentary level of computer science

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Corollary
Bad grades

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Describes a result that is a natural consequence of something else

Not studying enough is corollary to bad grades

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Buttress
Tough situations Kdrama

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  1. Projecting a support of stone
  2. Source of defense or support
  3. Reinforce

Jihyuk buttressed Jiwon’s strength to handle tough situations.

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Nevertheless

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Same thing as however

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Benign
Jihuk

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Gentle and kindly

Jihyuk was a very benign man to Jiwon. 😊

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Innocuous
Ahana

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Not harmful or offensive

Ahana always tried to maintain an innocuous front. She tried even lied 🤥 and tried to stay perfect. And be loved 😍. Ugghh pissed me off so much.

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Paucity
Endover

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Pressure of something only in a small or insufficient quantities or amounts
SCARCITY

There was a paucity of resources in Endover where Selena was kept for 1 year to work in the mines

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Verisimilitude
Cinder

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The appearance of being real or true

  • Cinder was a very verisimilitude person. That’s why Kai liked her so much.
38
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accolade

Selene

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high praise, special distinction
Selene gets a lot of accolade for being Arandan’s best assassin.

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Epitomizing
James Clear

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Be a perfect example of
Give a summary of (written work)

James Clear is a perfect example of how to make a business as he created his own by just writing articles.

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Confounded

Mom and dad

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Used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance

Mom and dad confounded on me again for not studying enough.

41
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Disseminated

Cancer

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Having spread of throughout an organ or body

Cancer can spread from one part of the body to another.

42
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Impede
Late night

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Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder

Sleeping late night hinders Dhanvi from waking up

43
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Punctilious
Jihuyk

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Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Jihuyk was very punctilious that’s why he reacted so horribly to her outfit

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