List Of Word A Flashcards
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Abate
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V; to subsidize, to reduce
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Abash
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V: to make ashamed, embarrassed
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Abdicate
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V
To step down from a position of power and responsibility
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Aberration
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N
Something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Abhor
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V
To hate very, very much; to detest
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Abject
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Adj
Hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
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Abnegate
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V
To deny oneself things ; to reject, to renounce
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Abortive
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Adj
Unsuccessful
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Abridge
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V
To shorten ; to condense
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Absolute
A
Adj
Total unlimited
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Absolve
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V
To forgive or free from blame ; to free from sin ; to free from an obligation
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Abstinent
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Adj
Abstaining ; voluntarily not doing something
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Abstract
A
Adj
Theoretical ; impersonal
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Abstruse
A
Adj
Hard to understand
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Abysmal
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Adjective
Extremely hopeless or wretched ; bottomless
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Accolade
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N
An award ; an honor
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Accost
A
V
To approach or to speak to someone aggressively
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Acerbic
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Adjective
Sour, severe like acid in temper, mood, or tone
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Acquiesce
A
V
To comply passively ; to accept ; to assent ; to agree
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Acrid
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Adjective
Harshly pungent; bitter
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Acrimonious
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Adjective
Full of spite ; bitter ; nasty
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Acumen
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N
Keenness of judgement ; mental sharpness
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Acute
A
Adjective
Sharp ; shrewd
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Adamant
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Adjective
Stubborn ; unyielding ; completely inflexible
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Address
V
| To speak to ; to direct one's attention to
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Adherent
N
| Follower ; supporter ; believer
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Admonish
V
| To scold gently; to warn
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Adroit
Adjective
| Skillful ; dexterous ; clever ; shrewd ; socially at ease
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Adulation
N
| Wild or excessive admiration ; flattery
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Adulterate
V
| To contaminate ; to make impure
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Adverse
Adjective
| Unfavorable ; antagonistic
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Aesthetic
Adjective
| Having to do with artistic beauty ; artistic
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Affable
Adjective
| Easy to talk to ; friendly
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Affectation
N
| Unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
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Affinity
N
| Sympathy; attraction ; kinship ; similarity
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Affluent
Adjective
| Rich ; prosperous
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Agenda
N
| Program, the things to be done
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Aggregate
N
| Sum total ; a collection of separate things mixed together
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Agnostic
N
| One who believes that existence of God can be neither proven nor disproven
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Agrarian
Adjective
| Relating to land ; relating to the management of farming of land
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Alacrity
N
| Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
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Allege
V to assert without proof
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Alleviate
V
| To relieve ; usually temporarily or incompletely ; to make bearable ; to lessen
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Allocate
V
| To distribute ; to assign ; to allot
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Alloy
N
| A combination of two or more things, usually metals
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Allusion
N
| An indirect reference Particularly in literary terms ; a hint
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Aloof
Adjective
| Uninvolved, standing off
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Altruism
Adjective
| Selflessness ; devotion to the interests of others ; generosity
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Ambience
N
| Mood ; atmosphere; feeling
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Ambiguous
Adjective
| Confusing ; unclear in meaning ; capable of being interpreted in different ways
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Ambivalent
Adjective
| Undecided ; having opposed feelings simultaneously
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Ameliorate
V
| To make better or more tolerable
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Amenable ( uh MEE nuh bul)
Adjective
| Obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another ; agreeable
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Anarchy ( AN ur kee)
Noun
| Absence of government or control ; lawlessness ; disorder
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Anecdote ( AN ik dhot)
Noun
| A short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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Anguish
Noun
| Agonizing physical or mental pain
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Animosity ( an uh MAHS uh tee)
Noun
| Resentment ; hostility ; ill will
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Anomaly ( uh NAHM uh lee)
Noun
| An aberration ; an irregularity ; a deviation
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Antecedent ( an tuh SEED unt)
Noun
| Someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it
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Antipathy ( an TIP uh thee)
Noun
Firm dislike ; dislike
My antipathies are the things I don't like
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Antithesis ( an TITH uh sis)
Noun
The direct opposite
Erin is the antithesis of Aaron: Erin is bright and beautiful ; Aaron is dull and plain
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Apartheid ( uh PAHRT hyte)
N
| The former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
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Apathy ( AP uh thee)
Noun
Lack of interest ; lack of feeling
Jill didn't care one bit about the current events; she was entirely apathetic
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Aphorism ( AF uh riz um)
Noun
A brief, often witty saying ; a proverb
Benjamin Franklin was fond of aphorism. He was frequently aphoristic.
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Apocalypse ( uh PAHK uh lips)
Noun
| A prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
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Apocryphal ( uh POK ruh full)
Noun
Of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious
An apocryphal story is the one who truth is not proven or whose falsehood is strongly suspected.
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Apotheosis ( uh pahth ee OH sis)
N
Elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something.
Geoffrey is unbearable to be with. He thinks he is the apotheosis of masculinity.
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Appease ( uh PEEZ)
V
| To soothe ; to pacify by giving in to
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Appreciate
V
To increase in value
The opposite of appreciate is depreciate.
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Apprehensive
Adjective
Worried ; anxious
Misapprehension is a misunderstanding
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Approbation (ap ruh BAY shun)
Noun
Approval ; praise
Approbation is a fancy word of approval, to which it is closely related. Disapprobation is disapproval!
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Appropriate
V
| To take without permission ; to set aside for a particular use.
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Aptitude ( AP tuh tood)
N
| Capacity for learning ; natural ability
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Arbiter ( AHR buh tur)
Noun
One who decides ; a judge
An arbiter of fashion determines what other people will wear by wearing it herself!
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Arbitrary ( AHR buh trer ee)
Adjective
Random ; capricious
The old judge was arbitrary in sentencing criminals ; there was no sensible pattern to the sentences he handed down.
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Arcane ( ahr KAYN)
Adjective
Mysterious, known only to a select few
We could make out only a little of the arcane inscription on the old trunk!
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Archaic ( ahr KAY ik)
Adjective
Extremely old ; ancient ; outdated
The tribe's tradition are archaic. They have been in force for thousand of years.
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Archetype ( AHR kuh type)
Noun
An original model or pattern
Plato is the archetype of all philosophers.
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Ardent ( AHR dunt)
Adjective
Passionate ; enthusiastic
To be ardent is to have ardor.
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Arduous ( AHR joo us)
Adjective
Hard, difficult
Climbing the mountain was arduous.
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Aristocratic ( uh ris tuh KRAT ik)
Adjective
Of noble birth ; snobbish
Prince Charles is aristocratic. He is a member of the British aristocracy.
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Artful ( AHRT ful)
Adjective
Crafty ; wily ; sly
Someone who is artless , on the other hand, is simple and honest. Young children are charmingly artless.
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Artifice ( AHRT uh fus)
Noun
A clever trick ; cunning
The Trojan Horse was an artifice designed to get the soldiers inside the walls.
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Ascendency ( uh SEN dun see)
Noun
Supremacy; dominance
When something is in ascendancy, it is ascendant.
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Ascetic ( uh SET ik)
Adjective
| Hermit like ; practicing self denial
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Assiduous ( uh SIJ oo us )
Adjective
| Hardworking, busy , quite diligent
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Assimilate
V
To take in ; to absorb ; to learn thoroughly
To assimilate knowledge
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Assuage (uh SWAYJ)
V
To soothe; to pacify ; to ease from pain of ; to relieve
The thunderstorm made the baby cry, but I assuaged her fears by singing her a lullaby.
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Astute (uh STOOT)
Adjective
Shrewd; keen in judgement
Morris was an astute judge of character ; he was very good at seeing what people are really like.
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Atheist ( AY thee ist)
Noun
| One who does not believe in the existence of any God or divine being.
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Attrition (uh TRISH un)
Noun
Gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss, a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size
War of attrition
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Audacity ( aw DAS uh tee)
N
Boldness ; reckless daring ; impertinence
Edgar's soaring leap off the top of the building was an act of great audacity.
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Augment ( awg MENT)
Verb
To make bigger; to add to ; to increase
The army augmented its attack by sending in a few thousand more soldiers.
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Auspicious ( aw SPISH us)
Adjective
Favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
A clear sky in the morning is an auspicious sign on the day of a picnic.
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Austere ( aw STEER)
Adjective
Unadorned ; stern ; forbidding ; without excess
The Smiths' house was austere; there was no furniture in it, an there was nothing hanging on the walls.
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Autocratic ( aw tuh KRAT ik)
Adjective
| Ruling with absolute authority; exemplary bossy
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Autonomous ( aw TAHN uh mus)
Adjective
| Acting independently
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Avarice ( AV ur is)
Noun
Greed ; excessive love of richness
The rich man's avarice was annoying to everyone who wanted to lay hands on some of his money.
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Avow ( uh VOW)
Verb
To claim ; to declare boldly; to admit
To avow something is to declare or admit something that most people are reluctant to declare or admit.
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Avuncular ( uh VUNG kyuh lur)
Adjective
Like an uncle; especially a nice uncle
Avuncular advice
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Awry ( uh RYE)
Adjective
Off course ; twisted to one side
The hunter's bullet went awry. Instead of hitting the bear, it hit his truck.
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Axiom ( AK see um)
Noun
| A self evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying
