Mastter Word List Flashcards by jaclyn beckinghausen

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Abase

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lower; degrade; humiliate

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Abash

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embarass

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Abate

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Subside or moderate

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Abbreviate

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shorten

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abdicate

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renounce; give up

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aberrant

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abnormal or deviant

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aberration

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abnormality; departure from the norm

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abet

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assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

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abeyance

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suspended action

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abhor

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detest; hate

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abjure

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renounce upon oath; disavow

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abolish

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cancel; to put an end to

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abominable

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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

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abortive

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unsuccessful; fruitless

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abrasive

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rubbing away, tending to grind down

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abridge

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condense or shorten

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abrogate

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abolish

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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absolute

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complete, totally unlimited; certain

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absolve

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pardon (an offense)

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abstain

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refrain; withhold from participation

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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abstinence

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restraint from eating and drinking

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abstract

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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

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abstruse

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

abysmal

bottomless

academic

related to a school; not practical or directly useful

accede

agree

acclaim

applaud; announce with great approval

accolade

award of merit

accommodate

oblige or help someone; adjust or bring to harmony; adapt

accomplice

partner in crime

accord

agreement

accretion

growth; increase

acerbic

bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting

acerbity

bitterness of speech and temper

acknowledge

recognize; admit

acme

peak, pinnacle; highest point

acquiesce

assent; agree passively

acquittal

deliverance from a charge

acrid

sharp; bitterly pungent

acrimonious

bitter in words or manner

acuity

sharpness

acumen

mental keenness

acute

quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe

adamant

hard, inflexible

adapt

alter; modify

address

direct a speech to; deal with or discuss

adept

an expert at

adhere

stick fast

adherent

supporter; follower

adjacent

adjoining; neighboring

admonish

warn; reprove

adorn

decorate

adroit

skillful

adulation

flattery; admiration

adulterate

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

advent

arrival

adversary

opponent; enemy

adverse

unfavorable; hostile