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abate

abatement

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v. to lessen in intensity or degree

n. a lessening in amount or degree

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aberrant

aberration

(Ab = Latin for away or not)

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adj. deviating from the norm, odd, peculiar, irregular

n. someone or something that deviates from the norm

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abjure

Ab away) + (Ure swear

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v. to renounce or reject solemly (=sincerely);
to recant/ to retract (especially a belief);
to avoid

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abrogate

(Gate scandal esp. politicial)
Abolish + authority

A brother is asked to get rid of the gate bc strong
A brother runs away from the gate and x do job

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v. to  revoke formally;
to evade (a responsibility)

Ex. Darren abrogated his responsibility to the paper when he went on vacation without submitting his article before the deadline.

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abscission

abcise

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n. act of cutting off or removing;
the actual cut itself

v. to cut off or remove

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abscond

Abs gone&raquo_space; to secretly …

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v. to leave clandestinely (klan destan clan secretly);
to run away and hide

(Usually due to illegal activity)

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abstain

abstinence

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v. to refrain from an activity

n. the action of regraining from an activity

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accolade

Laud= high praise

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n. high praise;

an award

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accretion (uh KREE shun)

accrete

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n. growth, increase by successsive addition, building up

v.

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acerbic (uh SUHR bik)

Ass or bit(ter)

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adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character (personality)

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acumen (AK u men)

Acute ~ sharp
Men~ ppl

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n. quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight

actue = sharp angles, sharp pain

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admonish

admonition

admonitory

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v. to reprove;
to express warning or disapproval

n. warning or scolding
adj. expressing warning or disapproval

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adroit (uh DROIT)

maladroit

Android = skilled so I can’t use apple

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adj. adept, dexterous (having skill, esp. w hands)

adj. clumsy, incompetent

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adulation (a ju LAY shun)

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n. excessive praise;

intense adoration

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adulterate (uh DUL tur ayt)

adulteration

unadulterated

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v. to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients, to bring about a lower quality by mixing
n. process or effect of adulterating
adj. pure

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adumbrate (a DUM brayt)

A dumb person’s rating= not affect future bc vague reason

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v. to foreshadow vaguely;

to indicate or suggest faintly

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advocate

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v. to argue for, to support a cause

n. person who supports a cause

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aesthetic

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adj. related to beauty or art, appreciative of beauty or art

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aggrandize (uh GRAND yz)

Latin grandis for large

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v. to increase in strength, power or wealth;

to make reputation greater

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alacrity (uh LAK ruh tee)

It’d be nice if everyone said Alabama’s city! w enthusiasm

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n. cheerful enthusiasm

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alchemy

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n. magical or wonderful transformation

originally a science where you change base metals into gold and silver, curing all diseases

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alloy (uh LOY)

unalloyed

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v. to commingle (to mix or blend);
to debase by mixing with something inferior

n. the mixture itself
adj. pure

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amalgamate (uh MAL guh mayt)

amalgamation

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v. to combine several things into a whole

n. a combination of several things into a whole

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ambiguity

ambiguous

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n. uncertainty in meaning

adj. uncertain

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ameliorate (uh MEE lee or ayt)

Amelia Bedilia always gets things wrong even though she tries to make things better.

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v. to make (something bad) better or more tolerable

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amenable (uh MEE nuh bul)

Amen means you agree or approve.

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adj. agreeable;
responsive to suggestion, receptive

(amen = you agree or approve)

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anachronism (uh NAK rah ni zum)

anachronistic

Ana = up, against, back

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n. someone or something belonging to another time

adj. belonging to another time

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anathema (uh NATH uh muh)

Anabelle + Agatha = cursed

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n. a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse;

thoroughly loathed person or thing

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anodyne (ANN uh dyn)

Calamine lotion relieves you of itchiness.

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adj. soothing or calming

n. something that assuages (uhs swage) (= make (a bad feeling) less intense) pain, something that comforts

30
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anomaly

anomalous

A (no) + normal

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n. deviation from the normal order, form or rule;
abnormality

adj. odd, peculiar, irregular

31
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antagonize

antagonist

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v. to irritate or cause hostility

n. the rival or adversary in a play, opposite of protagonist

32
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antipathy (ann TIP uh thee)

antipathetic (…. thetic)

Anti + not on same path
Anti sympathy

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n. aversion, strong dislike

adj. showing a strong dislike

33
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antithetical

antithesis

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adj. directly opposite

n. the direct opposite

34
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apathy

apathetic

(Greek root pathos = feeling)
(prefix a = without)

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n. a lack of interest or feeling

adj. uninterested

35
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apocryphal (uh PAH cri ful)

Apocalypse= entire world believes it but you don’t + Ful as in full o shit

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adj. of dubious (doubtful) authenticity (even though widely believed to be true);
spurious (false or fake, note being what it seems)

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apogee (ap O gee)

perigee

  1. When moon is furthest from earth during orbit
  2. When moon is closest to Earth during orbit
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n. farthest or highest point;
culmination (highest point after a long time);
zenith (most powerful or successful time)

n. lowest or closest point, or the nadir

37
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apostate

apostacy

Opposite + state&raquo_space;changed mind and refuses to follow

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n. person who refuses to follow a religion or political convictions;
a betrayer who abandons loyalty

adj. abandoning a religious or political belief
n. act of….

n

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apotheosis (uh POTH e o sis)

apo (Greek prefix for from) + theo (a god) + sys (size)

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n. highest point in the development of something, deification (elevation of someone to being godlike) , the perfect example

39
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apposite (AH po sit)

A (not) + Opposite = match well

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adj. appropriate, relevant, well-suited

40
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apprise

App rises on phone to inform

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v. to inform

41
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approbation (ap pro ba tion)

approbate

approbatory

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n. approval or praise;
Action of approving or praising

v. to approve officially or formally
adj. expressing approval or praise

42
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appropriate v

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v. to take for one’s own use, to confiscate

note: adj has totally different meaning!

43
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arabesque (ar a besk)

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n. complex, ornate design;
a type of ballet position

adj. having a complex, ornate design

44
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arcane (ar cane)

arcanum/ arcana

Arcades are old and not known by many

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adj. mysterious, known by few

n. deep secret(s)- singular/plural

45
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archaic

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adj. outdated;

associated with an earlier time

46
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arduous

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adj. difficult, taxing

47
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arrant

Arrogant person would be arrant

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adj. impudent (having disregard);
complete, utter&raquo_space; used to say how BAD something is Ex. Complete nonsense
Completely erratic

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arrest

arresting

When you arrest someone, you must get them to stop. Then you want to know their crime so you listen.

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v. to bring to a stop (ex. Sickness arrested his activity);
to engage

adj. holding one’s attention

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articulate

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v. to pronounce clearly;
to express oneself clearly

adj. can express oneself clearly

50
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artless

artful

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adj. innocent;
natural, without artificiality

adj. full of guile and trickery,
unnatural

51
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ascetic (uh said ic)

asceticism

NO~ I said it! I won’t do it!

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n. one who practices strict self-discipline from indulgence (esp. bc of religious reasons)
adj. austere, stark = severe or strict
n. the adherence or belief in practices of strict self-denial Ex. Ascetic life of prayer.

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asperity

As per tea, you are not invited.

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n. severity or harsh;
roughness (touch);
Rough temper, irritability

53
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aspersion

Ass person defames and makes you look like an ass.

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n. act of defamation, an attack on reputation or integrity

54
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assiduous

U and us work our asses off

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adj. diligent, hard-working

55
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assuage (uhs swage)

Keep doing it in the ass as you age

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v. to ease or lessen (things that cause stress or pain)

to appease or pacify

56
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astringent

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adj. having a tightening effect on living tissue;

harsh or severe

57
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attenuate

If only at 10 you ate, you’d lose weight/become thinner

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v. to make thinner;
to lessen (force/effect of)
58
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audacious

audacity

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adj. daring and fearless, recklessly bold

n. quality of being ^

59
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augury (aug uh ree)

augur (aug ur)

August is ur daY
In August, ur..

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n. prediction, omen or portent (=warning something bad’ll happen/important warning that shouldn’t be ignored),

v. to predict
n. person or thing doing the foretelling

60
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august

King August

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adj. majestic;

venerable (ven uhr ah buhl) (=greatly respected or honored)

61
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auspice

auspicious

A spice protects your stomach

A

n. protection or support;
patronage (=support (financial or other) given by a person)

n. a good omen, good sign
adj. successful or prosperous

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austere

austerity (usually followed by word “measures”)
Ex. Governor imposed austerity measure to stop the economy from failing.

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adj. Having extremely simple or plain appearance, unadorned,
having no comfort/luxury in life;
ascetic (severe or strict) manner, attitude or appearance;

Ex. A monk has an austere life

n. rigid economy

63
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avarice (avuh ris)

avaricious (avuh ri cious)

(Avarything/ avary piece of rice)

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n. greed, especially for wealth

adj. greedy (esp. for wealth)

64
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aver (uh verr)

Sounds like aware

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v. to confirm as true

65
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ambivalence

ambivalent

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n. quality of having opposing ideas or mixed feelings

adj. Having mixed feelings

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