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frequent words "a" Flashcards

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1
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abate

A

subside or moderate

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aberrant

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abnormal or deviant

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abeyance

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suspended action

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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admonish

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warn;repove

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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capabale of appreciating the beautiful

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aggregate

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gather;accumulate

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness; eagerness

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alleviate

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relieve

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amalgamate

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combine;unite in one body

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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 contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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ameliorate

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improve

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anachronism

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something or someone misplaced in time

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analogous

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comparable

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder

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anomalous

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abnormal; irregular

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antipathy

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aversion;dislike

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apathy

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lack of caring; indifference

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appease

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pacify or soothe; relieve

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apprise

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inform

24
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approbation

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approval

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appropriate

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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

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arduous

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hard; strenuous

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artless

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without guile; open and honest

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; austere (meaning: severe in manner or appearance, strict, forbidding)

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assiduous

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diligent

30
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assuage

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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

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attenuate

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make thinner; weaken or lessen

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audacious

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daring; bold

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austere

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forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

34
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autonomous

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self-governing

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aver

A

assert confidently or declare

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