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Abridge

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Condense or shorten

Americans read “A Clockwork Orange: Abridged.”

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Abate

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Subside; decrease, lessen

As the weather front moved through, the wind abated and with it came sunshine and a changing wind direction.

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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

An person who suffers from anorexia is an example of someone who is abstemious.

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Abstract

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Theoretical; lacking in substance

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

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Accessible

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Easy to approach; obtainable

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Acclaim

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Praise; applause; admiration

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Accolade

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Award of merit

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Acknowledge

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Recognize; admit

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Acquiesce

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To give in; to agree

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Acrid

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Shard; bitterly pungent

The acrid smell of burnt eagle feathers hung in the air.

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Acrimonious

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Bitter in words or manner

When a person says mean and hurtful things to someone, it is an example of acting in an acrimonious manner.

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Adulation

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Flattery; intense admiration

An example of adulation may be a couple who is very much in love.

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Adversary

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Opponent

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Adversity

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Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event

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Abase

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Lower; humiliate

An example of abase is a bully taunting a victim.

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Aberrant

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Abnormal or deviant

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Abject

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Wretched; lacking pride

An example of abject poverty would be homelessness.

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Abjure

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Renounce upon oath

An example of the word abjure is when a confession is given but then later rescinded.

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Abnegation

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Repudiation; self-sacrifice

An example of abnegation is when a successful lawyer gives up her practice in order to become a missionary.

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Abortive

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Unsuccessful; fruitless

Hence, abortions.

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Abrade

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Wear away by friction; scrape; erode

In order to go on an AB RADE (raid) someone would have to file your abs down.

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Abrasive

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Rubbing away; tending to grind down

Brenda Lee Johnson had an abrasive attitude in order to get her suspects to confess.

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide

An example of abscond would be a prisoner escaping from jail. ABSCOND from Alcatraz.

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Abut

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Border upon; adjoin

Your butt ABUTS your legs and lower back.

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Accede

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Agree

Sort of like concede.

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Acclivity

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Sharp upslope of a hill

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Accoutre

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Acerbity

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Bitterness of speech and temper

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Acme

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Top; pinnacle

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Acquittal

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Deliverance from a charge

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Actuarial

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Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

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Acuity

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Acumen

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Mental keeness

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Adage

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Wise saying; proverb

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Addle

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Muddle; drive crazy; become rotten

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Admonition

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Adroit

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Adulterate

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Make impure by adding inferior or tainted subsances

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Advent

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Adverse

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Unfavorable; hostile

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Advocate

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To support; to speak in favor of

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Aerie

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Nest of a large bird of pret

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Aesthetic

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Artistic; having to do with artist beauty

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Affable

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Easily approachable; warmly friendly

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Affidavit

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Written statement made under oath

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Affinity

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Affirmation

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Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

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Affliction

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State of distress; cause of suffering

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Affluence

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Abundance; wealth

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Aggrandize

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Increase or intensify

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Aggregate

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Gather; accumula

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Alacrity

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Cheerful promptness

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Alimentary

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Supplying norishment

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Alimony

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Payments made to ex-spouse after divorce

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Allay

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Calm; pacify

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Allegory

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Story in which characters are used as symbols

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Alleviate

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To lessen; to relieve; to make bearable

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Aloof

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Apart; reserved

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Altercation

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Noisy quarrel; heated duspute

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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Amalgamate

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Combine; unite in one body

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Ambience

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Environment; atmosphere

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one interpretation

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Ambivalence

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Undecided; hot and cold

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk; not bedridden

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Amenable

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Readily managed; willing to be led

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