first 50 vocab Flashcards
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abase
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(v.) to humiliate, degrade
2
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abate
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(v.) to reduce, lessen
3
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abdicate
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(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership
4
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abduct
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(v.) to kidnap, take by force
5
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aberration-aberrant
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(n.)something that differs from the norm
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abet
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(v.) to aid, help, encourage
7
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abhor
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(v.) to hate, detest
8
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abide
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- (v.) to put up with
- (v.) to remain
9
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abject
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(adj.) wretched, pitiful
10
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abjure
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(v.) to reject, renounce
11
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abnegation
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(n.) denial of comfort to oneself
12
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abort
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(v.) to give up on a half-finished project or effort
13
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abridge
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- (v.) to cut down, shorten
- (adj.) shortened
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abrogate
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(v.) to abolish, usually by authority
15
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abscond
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(v.) to sneak away and hide
16
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absolution
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(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin
17
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abstain
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(v.) to freely choose not to commit an action
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abstruse
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(adj.) hard to comprehend
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accede
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(v.) to agree
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accentuate
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(v.) to stress, highlight
