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1
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Abate

A

to decrease in force or intensity

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Absolve

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to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt

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Abstract

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expressing a quality apart from an object

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Abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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Adjacent

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not distant

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Ambush

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to attack by surprise from a hidden place

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Amiable

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generally agreeable

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Audacious

A

intrepidly daring; bold

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Avarice

A

excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain

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Awry

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off the correct or expected course; in a turned or twisted position or direction

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Ballad

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a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing

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Bayou

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a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water

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Betrothal

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a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage

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Bevy

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a large group or collection

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Buffoon

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a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person

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Butte

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an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa

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Caliph

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a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam —used as a title

18
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Canvass

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to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments

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Cognate

A

of the same or similar nature

20
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Condolence

A

sympathy with another in sorrow

21
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Congruent

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having the difference divisible by a given modulus

22
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Contemn

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to view or treat with contempt

23
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Hale

A

free from defect, disease, or infirmity

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Inveigle

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to acquire by ingenuity or flattery

25
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Literal

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free from exaggeration or embellishment

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Mental

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of or relating to the mind; specifically : of or relating to the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality

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Oration

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an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner

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Regale

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to give pleasure or amusement to

29
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Salient

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moving by leaps or springs

English Comp 1 Vocab (6 decks)

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