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Barrons(1-50) Flashcards

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Abate

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To decrease, to reduce, make something less intense

“This action would not have been sufficient to abate the odour nuisance”

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, right or power

“In 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German Emperor”

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Aberrant

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Deviating from what is normal

“This somewhat aberrant behaviour requires an explanation”

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Abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension

“Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquires”

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Abject

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Miserable, pitiful

“The abject condition of the peasants”

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Abjure

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To reject, abandon family

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Abscission

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The act of cutting, natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Moderate in appetite

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Abstinence

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Giving up certain pleasures

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Abysmal

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Very bad

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Accretion

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Growth in size or increase in amount

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Accrue

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To accumulate or grow by additions

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Adamant

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Uncompromising, unyielding

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Adjunct

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Something added, attached, joined

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Admonish

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To caution or reprimand

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Adulterate

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To corrupt or make something impure

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Aesthetic

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Relating to beauty or arts

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Affected

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Pretentious, phony

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Affinity

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Fondness, liking, similarity

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Aggrandize

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To make larger or greater

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Aggregate

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Amounting to a whole, total

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness, eagerness,speed

24
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Alchemy

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Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold, a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

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Allay

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To lessen, ease, soothe

26
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Alleviate

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To relieve, improve partially

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Alloy

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A combination, a mixture of two or more metals

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Allure

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The power to entice by charm

29
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Amalgamate

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To combine into a unified whole

30
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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of having conflicting emotional attitudes.

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Ambrosia

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Something delicious, the food of the gods

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Amenable

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Agreeable, cooperative, suited

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Amenity

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Something that increases comfort

36
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Amulet

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Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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Anachronism

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Something out of the proper time

38
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Analgesic

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Medication that reduces or eliminates pain

39
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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchy

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Absence of government, state of disorder

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Anodyne

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Something that calms or soothes pain

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Anomalous

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Irregular, deviating from the norm

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Antecedent

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Something that comes before

44
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Antediluvian

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Prehistoric

45
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Antipathy

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Dislike,hostility

46
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Apathy

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Indifference

47
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Apex

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The highest point

48
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Apogee

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The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited, the highest point

49
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Apothegm

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A terse , witty saying

50
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Appease

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To calm pacify, placate

51
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Appellation

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Apposite

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Strikingly appropriate and relevant

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Apprise

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Approbation

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Praise, approval

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Appropriate

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To take possession of for one’s own use, confiscate

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