A-B Flashcards
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adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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adventitious
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accidental nonessential
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agoraphobia
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fear of open places
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aegis
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a shield, protection
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affable
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friendly, agreeable
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ague
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a fever, plague
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affront
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an insult
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abrade
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to wear away
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscond
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to flee, leave secretly
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absolve
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free from responsibility
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abstemious
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sparing in eating or drinking
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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abut
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to touch, to rest on or against
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askance
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(to look) sideways, suspiciously
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asperity
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harshness roughness
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aspersion
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a damaging remark
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assail
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attack assault
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assay
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to test, to try
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assiduity
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diligence, care
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asunder
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into separate parts
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atavistic
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going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor
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attenuated
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decreased, weakened
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apposite
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appropriate
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approbation
approval
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apropos
relevant, appropriate, fitting
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aquiline
like an eagle, curved, hooked
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arable
good for farming
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arbor
shaded area
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arcane
mysterious
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arrant
notorious, downright
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arroyo
deep ditch formed by running water
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artifice (artful)
trick, deception (tricky)
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aphorism
brief saying, proverb
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aplomb
self confidence, poise
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apocryphal
doubtful, not authentic
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apogee
farthest point away from earth
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apoplexy
sudden loss of consciousness, paralysis
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apostate
one who gives up his belief
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apothegm
brief instructive saying
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apotheosis
glorification of a person to the ranking of a god
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appall
to frighten, to cause loss of courage
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anneal
to heat then cool, to toughen
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anon
soon
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anoxia
lack of oxygen
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antediluvian
very old fashion, primitive
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anthropomorphic
attributing human form to objects
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antipathy
intense dislike
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antipodes
opposite sides
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aperture
an opening, gap
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aphasia
loss of the ability to speak
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ambuscade
hidden or secret attack
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ameliorate
to improve, make better
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amity
friendship
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anachronism
something out of place or time
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anathema
a curse, person to be avoided
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anent
regarding, concerning
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animadversion
criticism, comment that opposes
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animus
hostile feeling
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alacrity
liveliness, willingness
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albeit
although
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allay
to relieve or calm
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amalgamate
to combine, unite, blend
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ambrosial
pleasing to taste or smell
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alluvial
deposit of sand formed by water
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alimentary
nourishment
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acclivity
upward slope
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accretion
an increase or addition
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acerbic
sharp or bitter taste or words
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acrimonious
sharp in speech or behavior
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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addled
confused
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adduce
give an example in proving something
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ado
fuss, trouble
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adroit
skillful, clever
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abase
humiliate, humble, lower
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aberration
abnormality, deviation
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abet
to aid, encourage
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abeyance
a temporary postponement
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abject
miserable, wretched
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abjure
to give up rights
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ablution
a washing, cleansing
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au courant
up to date, fully informed
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augur
to predict
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auroral
rosy, pertaining to the dawn
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auspices
approval, support
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auspicious
favorable
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autocratic
unlimited in authority
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automaton
self operating machine, robot
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avarice
greed
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aver
to declare, state firmly
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avoirdupois
heaviness, weight
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avow
to declare openly
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avuncular
like an uncle
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axiom
true statement, established principle
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bacchanalian
wild with drunkenness
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badinage
playful, teasing talk
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bagatelle
thing of little value, trifle
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baleful
harmful, menacing pernicious
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balk
to stop short
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banal
common, ordinary, trite
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bandy
to exchange
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bane
cause of ruin harm distress
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bard
a poet
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bastion
a strong defense, a fort
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bauble
trinket
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beatitude
state of bliss
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beget
to produce
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beguile
to deceive, charm
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beleaguer
to encircle, to annoy
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belligerent
quarrelsome
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benignant
kindly, gentle
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beseech
to beg, appeal to
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beset
to attack
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besmirch
to make dirty
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bestride
to mount
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bevy
a large group
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bibulous
absorbent, fond of alcoholic beverages
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bilious
bad tempered, cross
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bilk
to cheat, swindle
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biped
two legged
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bivouac
temporary shelter
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blandishment
flattery
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blazon
to display, proclaim
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blight
destruction, withering, disease
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blithe
carefree lighthearted
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bluster
to speak noisily, to boast
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bode
to indicate in advance
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bombastic
using impressive but meaningless language
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bon mot
witty remark
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boon
a benefit, blessing, favor
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boor
rude or impolite person
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borne
carried or put up with
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bowdlerize
to censor
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brandish
to wave a weapon aggressively
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brigand
a robber
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browbeat
to bully, intimidate
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bruit
to spread the news
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bugbear
something causing fear
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bulwark
a strong defense
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bumptious
conceited, arrogant
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burgeon
to flourish, grow rapidly
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burnish
to polish
