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A - Word List I Flashcards

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Abandon

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to give up

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abase

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to humiliate

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abate

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to lessen; to subside

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abbreivate

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to shorten

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abdicate

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to give up formally

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abdication

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giving up control, authority

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abet

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to assist (normally a crime)

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abhor

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to hate; to detest

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abide

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be faithful; to endure

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abjure

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promise or swear to give up

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ablution

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washing

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abridgment

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a short summary

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abscond

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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend; obscure

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abysmal

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extremely bad

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abyss

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a bottomless pit; anything too deep to measure

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accede

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agree to

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acclamied

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welcome with shouts and approval

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accolade

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praise; approval

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aberration

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straying away from what is normal

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Adamant

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inflexible

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Addle

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to become rotten; to become confused

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Adduce

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to offer as example, reason or proof

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adjudicate

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to settle judicially

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adjure

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to beg; appeal

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admonish

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to warn, reprove mildly

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admonitory

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containing warning

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ado

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fuss, trouble

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adorn

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add beauty; decorate

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adroit

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skillful and clever

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adulteration

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making impure, poorer in quality

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advent

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an arrival, coming

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adventitious

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coming from another source and not innate

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adversary

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enemy, opponent

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adversity

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misfortune, troubled state

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advert

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to call attention to, refer to

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aeon

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eternity, immeasurable period

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affable

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polite and friendly

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affinity

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close connection, relationship

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affirm

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to declare positively, to confirm

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agape

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the mouth wide open with surprise

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aggravate

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make worse; irritate

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agile

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active; quick moving

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agog

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eager; excited

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ail

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trouble; be ill

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alacrity

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eager and cheerful readiness

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alcove

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recess; partially enclosed place

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alienate

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cause to make unfriendly, to distance oneself

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allay

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to clam, quieten

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allegiance

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duty; support; loyalty

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alleviate

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make (pain) easier to bear

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allocate

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to set apart for a specific purpose

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alloy

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mixture of two or more metals

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allure

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to tempt with something desirable

lure

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aloof

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reserved; indifferent

not friendly or forthcoming

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amalgamate

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mix, combine, unite

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ambient

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surround on all sides

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ambiguous

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doubtful; uncertain

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amble

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leisurely walk

stroll

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amiable

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good-natured (to describe type of person)

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amicable

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friendly, peaceful (interaction, relationship)

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amnesia

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partial or total loss of memory

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amorphous

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without definite form

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analogy

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similarity in some way

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anarchy

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absence of government, political disorder

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ancillary

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helping; subordinate

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anguish

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severe suffering

Terrible anguish set her heaart

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animosity

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feeling of strong dislike

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annihilate

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to destroy completely

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annuity

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a fixed sum paid every year

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annul

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to do away with; declare invalid

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anoint

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to put oil on as part of a ceremony

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anomaly

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departure from the usual; abnormality

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anon

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soon; shortly

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antidote

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medicine used against poison or a disease

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apiary

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a place where bees are kept

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appease

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make quiet or calm

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appraise

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to assess the value; evaluate

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apprehensive

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unhappy feeling about the future; anxious

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apprise

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give notice; to inform

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arcade

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a covered passage (especially lined with shops)

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arcane

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secret, mysterious

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archaic

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ancient, old-fashioned

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archives

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collection of historical records or documents of a government or organization

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arid

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dry and barren, dull

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arrogance

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proud superior manner of behaviour

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articulate

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speak distinctly; connect by joints

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artefact

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a hand-made object

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ascend

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go or come up

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ascendancy

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dominance

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ascertain

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get to know

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ashen

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deadly pale

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asterisk

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the star-shaped symbol (*)

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astringent

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substance that shrinks

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atheism

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the belief that there is no god

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atonement

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repayment, death of Jesus Christ, make amends

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attune

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bring into harmony

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audacious

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daring; foolishly bold; impudent

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august

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majestic; venerable

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auspicious

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favorable; successful; prosperous

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austere

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severely moral and strict; simple and plain

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auxiliary

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helping; supporting

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aver

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affirm; assert; prove; justify

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aversion

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strong dislike

I felt an instant aversion towards her

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avid

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eager; greedy

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avow

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admit; declare openly

I avow that I am a socialist

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Accost

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to approach and speak aggressively

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Accredit

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to approve, certify

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Accomplice

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a partner in crime

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Acquaint

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to inform, to make familiar

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Acquit

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to clear (a person) of a charge

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Acrid

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sharp (as in speech)

acrid smoke

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Acrimony

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bitterness or harshness of speech or manner

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Acronym

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word formed from the initial letters of a group of words

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Acumen

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Keenness of mind. Insight

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Adage

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an old saying, Proverb

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