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abase

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Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

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abeyance

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Temporary suspension; inactivity

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abreast

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Side-by-side (with preposition “of”); keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with

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abscission

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Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal

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abscond

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Depart suddenly and secretively

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abyss

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A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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accede

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Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as “accede to”)

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accretion

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Gradual increase; an added part or 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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acumen

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Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgement

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adulterate

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Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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adumbrate

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Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obsure

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aerie

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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

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ableit

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Although, even though

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aloof

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

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amalgamate

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Blend, merge, or unite

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ameliorate

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Improve; make better or more bearable

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amortize

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Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset

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anachronism

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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

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Pain relief; inability to feel pain

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annul

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Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

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anodyne

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Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

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antedate

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Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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anthithetical

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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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apostate

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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

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apostle

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Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)

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apposite

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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant

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apprise

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Inform, give notice to

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approbation

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Praise or approval, especially formal approval

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appropriate

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Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

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arbiter

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Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

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ardent

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Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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arrogate

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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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ascribe

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Assign or credit to a certain cause or source

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aseptic

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Free from germs

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asperity

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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

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aspersions

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Damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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assail

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Attack violently, assault

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assiduous

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Persevering, diligent, constant

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attentuate

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Weaken or thin out

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attuned

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In harmony; in sympathetic relationship

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augury

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Telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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august

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Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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avarice

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Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth

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axiom

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Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

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