Abase-Atone

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abase

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(v.) - to lower, demean, degrade

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abate

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(v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity

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abbreviate

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(v.) - to shorten, reduce

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abduct

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(v.) - to kidnap

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aberration

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(n.) - a deviation from the expected course

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abhor

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(v.) - to hate, loathe

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abide

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(v.) - to put up with, tolerate

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abject

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(adj.) - of the most miserable or contemptible kind

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abort

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(v.) - to give up unfinished

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abridge

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(v.) - to shorten, cut down

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abrogate

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(v.) - to abolish, often by authority

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abscond

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(v.) - to sneak away and hide

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abundant

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(adj.) - in great numbers

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accede

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(v.) - to agree

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accentuate

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(v.) - to emphasize, to highlight

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accommodating

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(adj.) - obliging, helpful

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accost

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(v.) - to approach or confront aggressively

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acumen

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(n.) - keen insight

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acute

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(adj.) - sharp, severe

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affable

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(adj.) - friendly, amiable

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affluent

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(adj.) - rich, wealthy

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aggrandize

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(v.) - to increase or make greater

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aggregate

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(v.) - to gather, amass

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aghast

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(adj.) - struck by amazement or terror

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agoraphobia

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(n.) - an abnormal fear of open or public places

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akimbo

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(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward

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alacrity

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(n.) - speed, readiness

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algid

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(adj.) - frigid, cold

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allay

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(v.) - to sooth, assuage

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alleviate

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(v.) - to relieve

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aloof

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(adj.) - reserved, distant

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altercation

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(n.) - an argument, dispute

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amalgamation

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(n.) - a union, a merger

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ambivalent

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(adj.) - having contradictory feelings

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amble

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(v.) - to stroll, walk

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ameliorate

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(v.) - to improve, to make better

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amend

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(v.) - to change for the better, improve

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amiable

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(adj.) - friendly, affable

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amorous

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(adj.) - relating to or showing love

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amorphous

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(adj.) - without shape or borders

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anomaly

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(n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order

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antechamber

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(n.) - a waiting room

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anxiety

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(n.) - uneasiness

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aphorism

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(n.) - a short saying

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apocalypse

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(n.) - total devastation, the end of the world

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apparitional

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(adj.) - ghostly, spectral

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arbitrator

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(n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides

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ascetic

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(n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious

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assuage

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(v.) - to ease, pacify

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atone

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(v.) - to apologize, make amends