A-E words Flashcards

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abate

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decrease

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aberrant

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abnormal

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abet

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incite

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abhorrent

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despicable

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abjure

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withdraw

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abreast of

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aware

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abrogate

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annul

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abstruse

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perplexing

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accord

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deal

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accrue

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accumulate

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acculturation

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acclimatization

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acerbic

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harsh

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acumen

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awareness

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addle

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puzzle

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addlepated

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empty-headed

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adduce

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cite

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adjudicator

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mediator

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admonish

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advise

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adroit

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masterful

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adulatory

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approving

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adumbrate

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foreshadow

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agglomerate

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bunch

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aggrandize

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boost

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agog

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enthralled

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alacrity
liveliness
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albatross
burden
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aleatory
accidental
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amity
friendship
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amortize
to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund.
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analeptic
therapeutic
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anathema
hated
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anodyne
painkiller
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anomie
lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group.
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antediluvian
prehistoric
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antithetical
contradictory
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ape
mimic
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apocryphal
questionable; fake
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apollonian
relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature
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appellations
name
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apprising
tell
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approbation
praise
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arcadian
pastoral
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ardor
enthusiasm
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arduous
strenuous
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arrant
flaunting
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artifice
hoax
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asinine
senseless
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askance
sceptically
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asperity
harshness
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assent
agreement
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assiduousness
diligence
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assuage
soothe
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astute
perceptive
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auspicious
encouraging
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austere
rigid
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autodidact
self-taught
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avarice
extreme greed
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averred
maintain
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balkanize
divide
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ballast
equilibrium
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baneful
injurious
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banter
tease
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baroque
baroque
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bask
sunbathe
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baying
bark
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bedazzle
bedazzle
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bedizen
beautify
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bedlam
chaos
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beguile
deceive
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bile
malice
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belletristic
belletristic
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bellicose
antagonistic
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belligerent
nasty
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berate
criticize harshly
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besmirch
besmirch
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besotted
very drunk
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blandishments
flattery
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blather
babble
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bleat
whine
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blithe
happy
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boon
blessing
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boondoggle
betrayal
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boor
barbarian
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boosterism
enthusiastic promotion
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bootless
useless
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botch
err
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brusque
blunt
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bucolic
rural
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burgeon
prosper
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buttress
buttress
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rife

widespread