Deck 8 Flashcards by Joseph Hungate | Brainscape

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Abase

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denigrate, deprecate, impugn, dishonor

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Abash

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chagrin, disconcert, humiliate

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Abate

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alleviate, assuage, placate, ameliorate

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Abdicate

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resign, reject, refuse, quit

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Aberration

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deviation, departure from, anomaly

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Abeyance

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suspension, intermission, cessation, delay

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Abhor

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loathe, feel aversion, enmity

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Abjure

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repudiate, reject, forsake, forgo

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Abrogate

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repeal, revoke, rescind, annul

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Abstain

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eschew, forbear

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Abundance

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profuse, prolific, legion, spate, replete, surfeit

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Acerbic

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acrimony, caustic, virulent, astringent

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Acquiesce

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assent to, comply with, conform to, abide by

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Acquisition

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obtain, secure, expropriate

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Acquit

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exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

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Acumen

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discerning, insightful, sharp, astute

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acrimonious

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caustic, mordant, pungent, sharp, acrid

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Adept

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skilled, competent, expert, adroit

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Adhere

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cling, hold fast

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Ad-lib

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extemporize, impromptu, improvise

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Admire

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revere, venerate

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Admonish

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forewarn, berate

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Adroit

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deft, adept, proficient

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Adulation

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extol, laud, acclaim, eulogize, panegyrize

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Adumbrate

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silhouette, outline, foreshadow, presage

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Adversity

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hardship, misfortune, calamity

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Aesthetic

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artistic, tasteful

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Affable

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friendly, gregarious, amiable, amity, congenial

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Aggregate

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sum total, combined amount

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Agnostic

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skeptic, doubter, freethinker

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Altruistic

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selfless, philanthropic, munificent, benevolent, magnanimous

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Amalgam

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composite, alloy, compound, mixture

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Ambiguous

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equivocal, vague, cryptic, enigmatic

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Ambivalent

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uncertain, irresolute, dubious

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Amend

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change, alter, modify

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Amorphous

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without shape, formless

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Anachronistic

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out of context with the time

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Analogous

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similar, comparable

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Ancestor

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progenitor forefather, precursor

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Anarchist

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revolutionist, insurgent, seditionist, malcontent

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Ancillary

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secondary, subordinate, subservient

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Anomaly

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unusual

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Antecedent

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precursor, harbinger, forerunner, progenitor

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Antediluvian

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out of date, obsolete, ancient, archaic

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Emend

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to correct what is faulty, rectify

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Anathema

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curse, malediction

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Antipathy

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abhor, loathe, aversion, hate, animosity

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Alacrity

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Enthusiasm, zeal, vivacity, animation