Mnemonics

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

to humiliate or degrade

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abashed

Answer 2

embarrassed

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

to reduce

Question 4

aberration

Answer 4

departure from the norm

Question 5

abeyance

Answer 5

temporary inactivity

Question 6

abhor

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to hate

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abject

Answer 7

miserable; wretched; hopeless

Question 8

abnegate

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to give up something; to deny oneself something

Question 9

Aboriginal

Answer 9

Existing from the beginning

Question 10

Abort

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To end prematurely

Question 11

Abound

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To be numerous

Question 12

Abridge

Answer 12

To shorten

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abrogate

Answer 13

to get rid of; to abolish

Question 14

absucission

Answer 14

the shedding of leaves, flowers, or fruits

Question 15

absolve

Answer 15

to free from guilt; to forgive

Question 16

abstemious

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sparing or moderate

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abstruce

Answer 17

hard to comprehend

Question 18

abysmal

Answer 18

awful

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accede

Answer 19

to express approval for; to give into

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acerbic

Answer 20

harsh; biting

Question 21

acidulous

Answer 21

somewhat harsh

Question 22

acquisitive

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eager to acquire and possess; greedy

Question 23

acrimonious

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bitter

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acumen

Answer 24

insightfulness

Question 25

admonished

Answer 25

warned to do what is best

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Adroit

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Skillfull

Question 27

Adulation

Answer 27

Excessive admiration

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Adultrate

Answer 28

To corrupt; to make impure

Question 29

Aegis

Answer 29

Protection

Question 30

Aesthetic

Answer 30

Relating to beauty

Question 31

Aggrandized

Answer 31

Made greater; enhanced

Question 32

aghast

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struck by fear or amazement

Question 33

algorithim

Answer 33

a mathematical formula

Question 34

alleviate

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to soothe or lessen the severity of

Question 35

altruistic

Answer 35

unselfish concern for others

Question 36

amalgamate

Answer 36

unify; join parts into a whole

Question 37

ameliorated

Answer 37

made better

Question 38

amendable

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willing; cooperative

Question 39

amicable

Answer 39

friendly

Question 40

amortize

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to gradually pay off or reduce

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anachronism

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something belonging to a different time period

Question 42

anathema

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something hated; a curse

Question 43

anile

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senile

Question 44

annotation

Answer 44

a note on a literary work

Question 45

andoyne

Answer 45

a pain-reliever

Question 46

anomaly

Answer 46

something unusual

Question 47

Antedate

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To come before

Question 48

Antediluvian

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Ancient; Primitive

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Antipode

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Exact opposite

Question 50

Antithesis

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Opposite

Question 51

Apace

Answer 51

Quickily

Question 52

Apartheid

Answer 52

The policy of separating groups based on race

Question 53

Aplomb

Answer 53

Confidence

Question 54

Apocryphal

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Of doubtful truthfulness

Question 55

Apoplectic

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Enraged

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Apothegum

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A short, wide remark

Question 57

Apothesis

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A perfect example

Question 58

apportion

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to divide and distribute

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apposite

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appropriate

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approbation

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approval; praise

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apropos

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relevant

Question 62

arch

Answer 62

sassy

Question 63

archaic

Answer 63

no longer current; outdated

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arduous

Answer 64

strenuous; difficult

Question 65

arid

Answer 65

very dry