A-words Flashcards

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abate

A

to lessen

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abhor

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to hate

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abominate

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to abhor

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aborigine

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original inhabitant

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abort

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to miscarry

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absolve

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to pardon

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abstract

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summary

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accentuated

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emphasized

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accolade

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honor, award

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admonish

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to warn

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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praise

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adverse

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unfavorable

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advocate

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to recommend

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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affable

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friendly; courteous

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affinity

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attraction

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affluence

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wealth

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agility

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quickness, nimbleness

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agnostic

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one who believes God is unknowable

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agrarian

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pertaining to farming

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alimentary

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supplying food

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allay

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to calm; to reduce intensity

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allegory

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narrative using figurative language

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allocate

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to set aside; to apportion

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allude

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to refer to indirectly

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altercation

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angry to dispute

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ameliorate

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to improve

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amiable

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pleasant: kind

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amnesty

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pardon

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amok

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loss of control of oneself

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amulet

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object worn to ward off evil

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anarchy

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absence of government

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animate

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to move to action

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animosity

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hatred; dislike

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annals

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historical records

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anomaly

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irregularity; exception from the norm

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anthology

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collection of literary pieces

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antipathy

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dislike

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antithesis

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direct opposition

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apathy

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indifference; lack of interest

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aplomb

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self-confidence

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archaeology

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study of remains of past culture

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archaic

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no longer in use

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archipelago

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group of islands

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archives

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place where records are kept

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arduous

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difficult

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arrears

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in debt

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articulate

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to speak clearly; to write

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ascendant

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rising

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assay

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to test; analyze

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astral

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pertaining to the stars

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astute

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shrewd

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atheist

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one who denies the existence of God

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atoll

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island which encloses a lagoon

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atrophy

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to waste away

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attest

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to confirm

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audacious

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bold

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audible

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to be heard

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augment

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to increase

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augur

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to predict

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auspices

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protection

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auspicious

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favorable

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austerity

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severity

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authoritative

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commanding

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autocratic

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arrogant

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autonomy

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self-government

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auxiliary

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giving aid

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avalanche

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massive descent

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avarice

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greed

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avow

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to declare openly