First 20 Vocab Flashcards

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Abase

A

to lower; to humble

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2
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Acclimatization

A

becoming used to something; getting comfortable

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3
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Acquiesce

A

to agree; to give in

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4
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Adjunct

A

something attached to a main body

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5
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Air

A

to bring out into the open

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6
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Allegory

A

symbolic story

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7
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Altruism

A

goodness; selflessness; generosity

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8
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Amorphous

A

without shape

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9
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Aperture

A

opening; hole

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10
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Arcane

A

mysterious; secret

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11
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Assuage

A

to calm down; to soothe

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12
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Autocratic

A

favoring complete rule by one person

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13
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Avow

A

to swear

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14
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Balk

A

to hesitate suddenly

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15
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Becalmed

A

made peaceful or still

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16
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Bellicose

A

warlike in manner

17
Q

Berate

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to scold; to criticize

18
Q

Blunderbuss

A

old-fashioned shotgun

19
Q

Browbeat

A

to intimidate; to bully

20
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Burnish

A

to polish; to shine