New packet - Page 1 Flashcards by Kayla Neilson | Brainscape

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Abdicate

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To give up power - A royal stepping down

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Abeyance

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Temporary suspension

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Abscond

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To escape, especially to avoid the law

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Accede

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Agree

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Accessory

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Something that is addedfor convenience or show

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Accost

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To speak to first

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Acquisition

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The act of gaining possession

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Acrimonious

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Sarcastic and sharp

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adjudge

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determined by legal process

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adjure

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To appeal earnestly

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Aegis

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Protecting influence or power

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Aesthetic

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concerned response to beauty in art of nature

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allay

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calm and soothe

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amorphous

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Without shape or structure. Formless

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Antipathy

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Negative feeling

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Antipodes

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On the opposite side of the earth

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apostasy

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the act of falling away from religous faith

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apposite

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Appropriate or fitting