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abstruse

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difficult to understand

“an abstruse philosophical inquiry”

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accentuate

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make more noticeable or prominent

“his jacket, unfortunately, accentuated his paunch”

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acclimatize

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become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust.

“it’s unknown whether people will acclimatize to increasingly warm weather”

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acclivity

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upward slope

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accord

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to grant, to allow

“the powers accorded to the head of state”

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accused

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a person against whom allegation of offence in made

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acrimonious

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bitter in temper

“an acrimonious dispute about wages”

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actuate

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motivate to act in a particular way

“The defendants were actuated by malice”

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acumen

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ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions

“she hides a shrewd business acumen”

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adduce

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to give as proof

“a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation”

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Adjoin

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be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

“The dining room adjoins a conservatory”

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adjudicate

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to act as judge and give the decision

“we asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show”

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adjure

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to state on oath
urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something.

“I adjure you to tell me the truth”

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aggrandize

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to make or seem to make greater

“he hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero’s death”

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agoraphobia

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extreme fear of open or public places

extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one’s own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.

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agrarian

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relating to farming

“Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian economy”

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alias

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a false or assumed identity.
“a spy operating under the alias Barsad”

adverb
adverb: alias
used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.
“Eric Blair, alias George Orwell”

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alienate

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to cause a person to become unfriendly or indifferent

“the association does not wish to alienate its members”

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allay

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diminish or end

“the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears”

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amass

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to collect or pile up

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ameliorate

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to improve

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
“the reform did much to ameliorate living standards”

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amiable

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inspiring friendliness

adj.
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
“the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically”

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analogy

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reasoning from parallel cases

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anatomy

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structure of body

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annals

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a record of events year by year.

“eighth-century Northumberland annals”

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apostasy

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the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.
“The execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism”

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arson

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the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.

“police are treating the fire as arson”

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articulate

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having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
“an articulate account of their experiences”

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axiomatic

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self-evident or unquestionable.

“it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed”

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aye

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yes

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azoic

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without life

having no trace of life or organic remains.

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Abash

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to make ashamed, to embarrass

Meredith get abashed by her inability to remember simple lines

Opposite: Unabashed

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Abate

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to reduce, to subside

“George spilled hot coffee on his leg. It hurt a quite bit. Then, gradually, agony abated”

A tax abatement is a reduction in taxes

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Abdicate

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To step from a position of power or responsibility

“Mary abdicated her responsibility as a baby sitter by locking the 5-year-old in the closet”

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Abberation

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something not usual, a deviation from the standard

“A snowstorm in June is an aberration, snow doesn’t normally fall in June”

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Abstinent

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Voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you

Cynthia, who was dieting, tried to be abstinent, but when she saw chocolate cake she realized that she would probably have to eat the entire thing

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

The professor’s article was very abstruse., Michael couldn’t even pronounce the words in it.

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Abysmal

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Extremely hopeless or wretched, bottomless

An abyss is a bottomless pit, something so deep that it seems bottomless.

Abysmal despair is despair so deep, there seemed to be no possible solution to it.

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Accolade

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award or honor

Teflon Toughs received the accolades of the critics as well as of the fans

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Accost

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to approach and speak to someone

Amanda karate chopped the stranger who accosted her in the street and was embarrassed to find he was an old man

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Acerbic

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bitter, sour, severe

Barry sat silently as our teacher read aloud her acerbic comments on his paper

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Acquiesce

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to comply passively, to accept, to assent, to agree

To acquiesce is to do something without objection

The Pirates asked Pete to walk the plank; he took one look at their sword and then acquiesced.

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acrid

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like acid ( could also be used as a harsh comment)

The chile we had at the party had an acrid taste, it was harsh and unpleasant

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Acumen

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the keenness of judgment, mental sharpness

A woman who knows how to turn a dollar into a million dollars over-night might be said to have a lot of business acumen

45
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Adage

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an old saying, a familiar bit of wisdom

Honesty is the best policy is very often an adage is also a cliche

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Adamant

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stubborn, unyielding; completely inflexible

A very hard substance, like a diamond, is also adamant.

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Adherent

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follower, supporter, believer

The King’s adherents threw a big party for him, just to show how much they liked him.

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Admonish

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to scold gently, to warn

The boy mother admonished them to not eat the pie she had just baked

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Affable

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easy to talk to, friendly

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approbation

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approval, praise; fancy word for ‘approval’

“The ambassador’s actions met with approbation of his commander in chief”

51
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arcane

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mysterious, known only to a select few

esoteric (close synonym)

“the rites of the secret cult were arcane; no one outside the cult know what they were”

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