New Words: 1 Flashcards by Jade Alexander | Brainscape

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Word:abhor

-link:chores

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To hate or despise.

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Word: abridge

Link: bridge

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To shorten

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Word: abstruse

Link:moose

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Hard to understand

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Word:abut

Link:abutting butts

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To be touching or right next to.

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Word: accolade

Link: lemonade

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awards or prizes

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Word: adjunct

Link: add junk

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Something that has been added

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Word: affinity

Link: fin tea

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A great liking or natural talent

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Word: affidavit

Link: after david

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A sworn written statement.

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Word: aftermath

Link: after math

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Outcome or what happen after the results

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Word: ajar

Link: jar

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Partially open

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Word: alienate

Link: alien ate

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Make someone feel left out of a group or excluded

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Word: aggrandize

Link: grand eyes

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To make it seem bigger and better

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Word: ballistics

Link: lipstick

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Something that is shot forth

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Word: altercation

Link: alter

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A heated quarrel

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Word: ambiance

Link: ambulance

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Mood or atmosphere

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Word: amenable

Link: a mean bull

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Kind and agreeable

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Word: balm

Link: palm

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Something that relaxes or soothes

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Word: beleaguer

Link: big leauger

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To harass

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Word: blather

Link: lather

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Talking nonsensically

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Word: bucolic

Link: bulls frolic

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Rustic or country-like

Adjective

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Word:catharsis

Link: Cats and horses

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An emotional relief

Noun

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Word: capacious

Link: cap spacious

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Roomy

Adjective

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Word: cajole

Link:parole

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To persuade someone into something they aren’t willing to do

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Word: cache

Link: cash

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A hiding place

Noun