ISEE Word List 1 Flashcards by kathi wells | Brainscape

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Abolish

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To get rid of (rules, laws, etc.)

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Absurd

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laughably foolish or false

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Accumulate

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to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up

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Accustom

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to be use to something, familiar

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Adapt

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Adjust to conditions

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Adequate

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enough of something; suitable

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Adhere

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cling to; hold closely (to an object or belief)

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Adhesive

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coated with glue; sticky

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Admire

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to regard with wonder or approval

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Affect

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to produce change

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Aggravate

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to make worse, to annoy

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Alter

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to make different in size, style, etc.; modify

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Align

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to put in a straight line; to join with others

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Alternate

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to change back and forth

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Ambition

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desire to achieve; strive for advancement

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Anguish

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suffering or pain

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Apparent

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easily understood; clear

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Appeal

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request for support or help

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Approximate

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close to correct; estimate

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Arise

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to get up from a sitting or lying position; rise

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Assert

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to state strongly, to defend an idea

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Assess

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to determine the amount of something, usually a value

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Assist

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to give support or help

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Astound

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to shock or surprise

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Attest

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to give proof or evidence of something

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Authority

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power, control over others or things

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Chaos

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state of confusion; disorderly

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Characteristic

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a quality of a person or thing; distinctive

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Chronic

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constant, having long had a disease

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Clarity

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clear understanding

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Commotion

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violent motion, riot

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Compensate

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to pay or reward

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Complement (not compliment)

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something that completes or makes perfect

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Compose

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to make by combining things

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Conceal

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to hide; to cover

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Concept

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an idea, a general thought

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Confirm

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to show something is true

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Consent

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agree, comply, give in

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Contagious

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transmitted by bodily contact, spreading a disease

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Contemporary

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belonging to the present time

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Contribute

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to give money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.

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Counsel (different form council)

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advice, give an opinion

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Crucial

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important, significant

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Current

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present, recent, of the present time period

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Dank

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damp, unpleasantly moist

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Decline

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to turn down; slope down

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Deceit

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trick, false, lie

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Deciduous

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shedding the leaves annually, not permanent

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Dedicate

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set apart for a greater purpose

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Deficient

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lacking in something

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Demolish

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to destroy, to end;, to ruin

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Deprive

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to withhold something

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Detrimental

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causing harm