A Flashcards
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Abasement
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Humiliate
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Abated
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Reduce in amount
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Aberrant
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Deviating from normal
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Abhor
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Reject
Regard with horror
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Abhorrent
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Disgusting
Repellent
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Abjured
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Recant solemnly
Renounce under oath
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Abolition
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Act of abolishing
To rid of (slavery)
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Abreast of
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Side by side
Up to date with
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Abridge
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Condense
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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Accolades
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Praise
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Accrue
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To increase
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Acculturation
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Modification of a culture of an individual due to contact with another culture
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Acerbic
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Sour or bitter in taste, temper, mood, or expression
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Acrimony
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Bitterness or ill-natured in speech or manner
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Actuarial
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Statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums
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Acumen
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Quickness and accuracy of judgment
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Adherence
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Faithful attachment
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Adroit
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Skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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Adulatory
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To praise excessively or fawningly
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Aesthetic (Adj.)
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Criticism of taste
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Aesthetics (N.)
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Branch of Philosophy providing a theory of the beautiful and of the fine arts
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Affability
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Mild, gentle, benign
Easy to speak to
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Affectless
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Lack of emotion or influence
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Affinity
Natural personal attraction
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Affirm
Declare positively or firmly
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Affluent
Rich, wealthy
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Agglomerated
Gathered into rounded mass
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Aggrieve
To injure unjustly
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Aghast
Shocked
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Agrarian
Pertaining to agricultural or rural matters
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Akimbo
Hands on the hips and elbows outward
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Albatross
Various large, web-footed birds
| Obvious handicap or constant burden
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Alienation
Isolation
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Allegorical
Pertaining to symbolic representation
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Alluring
To entice or tempt
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Amalgamate
To blend
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Amateurs
Lacking professional skill
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Ameliorate
To improve
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Ameliorate
To improve
| Make better
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Amenable
Willing to follow advice or suggestion
| Open to criticism or judgment
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Amended
To improve
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Amiable
Good natured
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Amicable
Showing friendliness
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Amicably
Friendly
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Amity
Peaceful relations
| Friendship
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Amorality
Lacking moral sensibility
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Amorphous
Shapeless
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Amortized
To liquidate by installment payments
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Anachronistic
Something out of its proper time
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Anarchist
Person advocating government as oppressive and should be abolished
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Anathema
One that is cursed or damned
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Anecdotal
Pertaining to short account of interesting incident
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Anecdote
Short account of interesting incident
| Secret particulars of history or biography
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Anemic
Suffering from deficiency in oxygen-carrying material of the blood
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Annotated
To furnish with critical commentary or explanatory notes
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Anomalies
Deviation or departure from normal or common order
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Anomalous
Deviating from normal or common order
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Anomaly
Deviation or departure from normal or common order
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Anomie
Collapse of social structures governing a society
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Antagonism
Mutual resistance
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Antagonistic
One who opposes and competes with another
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Antedated
Precede back in time
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Antediluvian
Very old
| Antiquated
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Anticipate
To foresee
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Antipathy
Strong feeling of opposition
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Antiquated
Obsolete
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Antithetical to
Directly opposed in every respect
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Apathetic
Feeling or showing little or no emotion
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Apathy
Lack of emotion or feeling
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Ape (v.)
Mimic
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Apex
Highest point of something
| Vertex
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Aphorism
Brief statement of principle
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Apocalyptic
Pertaining to prophetic disclosure or relevation
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Apocrypha
Any writings of questionable authorship
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Apocryphal
False
| Counterfeit
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Apologia
Formal defense or justification
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Apologist
Person who argues in defense of another person or cause
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Appease
To calm or pacify
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Appellations
Name or title
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Apportioned
To divide and assign
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Approbation
Praise
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Appropriate (v.)
To set apart for specific use
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Appropriation
Act of setting aside for specific use
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Aptitudes
Natural or acquired talent or ability
| Inclination
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Aquiline
Of or similar to an eagle
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Arcades
Series of arches supported by columns
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Arcadian
Rustic, simple, peaceful
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Archaically
Belonging to much earlier time
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Arduous
Demanding great care
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Arid
Lacking moisture
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Aristocratic
Member of nobility
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Arresting
Attracting and holding attention
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Artful
Exhibiting art or skill
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Artfully
Exhibiting art or skill
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Articulate
Capable of speaking in or characterized by clear expressive language
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Artifacts
Object produced or shaped by human workmanship
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Artifices
subtle but base deception
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Artisans
Person manually skilled in making a particular product
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Artless
Without deceit
Free of artificiality
Lacking art or skill
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Ascension
The rising above the horizon
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Ascent
An advancement
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Ascertain
To discover through examination or experimentation
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Ascetic
Person who renounces comforts of society
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Askance to
With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust
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Asperity
Roughness or harshness as of surface, weather, or sound
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Assent
To express agreement
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Asserts
To state or express positively
| Affirm
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Assiduous
Diligent
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Assimilation
The act or process of absorbing and incorporating
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Assuage
To make less burdensome
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Asylum
Institution for the care of mentally ill or aged
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Asymmetrical
Not symmetric
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Attest to
Affirm to be correct, true, or genuine
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Audit
Examination of records to check accuracy
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Aurora
The dawn
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Austerity
Severe and rigid economy
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Autodidact
Person who is self taught
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Auxiliary
Giving assistance or support
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Avant garde
Group active in the intervention and application of new techniques in a given field
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Avaricious
Immoderately greedy for wealth
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Aver
To declare in positive manner
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Averse
Having or feeling of great distaste
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Aversion
Intense dislike
