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Abject

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Sunk to a low condition; degraded; hopelessness; showing humiliation
The homeless live in abject poverty.

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Abet

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Assist or encourage; usually in wrongdoing

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Abjure

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Formally reject, usually under pressure; to deny; to abandon one’s claim or right
He abjured his allegiance to the king.

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Abnegation

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Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; lack of concern for one’s own wishes
Self-abnegation is the only way to true hapiness, according to some religions.

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Abolish

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Cancel; put and end to; get rid of

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Abominable

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Exceptionally bad or displeasing

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Aboriginal

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Having existed from the beginning; in earliest or original state

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Abortive

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Failing to accomplish an intended result; fruitless; unsuccessful
After three abortive attempts, she just gave up.

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Abrasive

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Sharply disagreeable; a substance that abrades or wears down

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Abridge

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Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; shorten; lessen; diminish

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Abrogate

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Revoke formally; abolish; do away with

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Abseil

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Descend using a rope fixed at a higher point

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Absolve

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Grant permission of; pardon; let of the hook

I absolve you from all responsibility.

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Abstain

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Refrain; withhold from participation

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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating or drinking

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Abstract

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Theoretical; not concrete

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Abstruse

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Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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Abut

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Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

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Acaudal

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Tailless; having no visible stem

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Accede

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Agree to a plan or suggestion

After much persuasion, the teacher finally acceded to our proposal.

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Acclaim

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Enthusiastic approval; praise vociferously

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Acclimatize

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Get used to a certain climate

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Acclivity

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Sharp upward slope

The car could not go up the acclivity in high gear.

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Accomplice

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A person who joins in carrying out some plan

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Accost

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Approach to speak to a person

The black man accosted me in the dark alley and asked me for money.

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Accoutrements

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A soldier’s equipment, other than clothing or weaponry

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Accrue

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To increase by addition

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Acephalous

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Headless

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Acerbity

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Harshness or bitterness of speech, manner or temper

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Acidulous

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Slightly sour; sharp, cuastic

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Acme

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The highest level or degree atainable; the highest stage of

He committed suicide at the acme of his career.

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Acolyte

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An attendant or follower, specifically a person in the church who helps a priest

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Acoustics

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Science of sound and its quality

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Acquiesce

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To agree or express agreement

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Acquittal

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To judge not guilty

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Acrid

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Harsh or corrosive in tone

The acrid smell of burning rubber.

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Acrimonious

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Marked by strong resentment or feeling of distrust

His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience.

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Actuarial

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Calculating, pertaining to insurance statistics

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Actuate

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To activate; put into action; motivate; give and incentive for action
He actuated the plan as soon as he got home.

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Acuity

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A quick and penetrating intellegence; sharpness of vision

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Acute

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Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but sever course; intense

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Ad valorem

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In proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed

The goods were taxed ad valorem.

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Adament

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Impervious to pleas or persuasion

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Adapt

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To become suitable to different conditions; to change according to the situation

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Addendum

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Textual matter that is added onto a publication, usually at the end; appendix to a book

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Addiction

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Compulsive, habitual need

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Addle

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Mix up or confuse; perturb or fluster

This plan is idiotic enough to addle anyone.

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