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1
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abase

A

lower, humiliate

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abate

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subside, decrease, lessen.

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abdicate

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renounce; give up

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V. lower; humiliate

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abase

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V. subside; decrease; lessen.

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abate

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V. renounce; give up

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abdicate

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aberration

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deviation from the expected or normal; mental irregularity or disorder

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N. deviation from the expected or normal; mental irregularity or disorder

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aberration

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abet

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encouage; aid

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V. encouage; aid

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abet

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11
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abeyance

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suspended action

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12
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N. suspended action

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abeyance

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abject

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hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless, wretched

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ADJ. hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless, wretched

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abject

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15
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abrade

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wear away by friction; scrape; erode

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16
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V. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

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abrade

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17
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abscond

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V. depart secretly to avoid capture

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18
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V. depart secretly to avoid capture

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abscond

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19
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absolute

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complete; totally unlimited; certain

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ADJ. complete; totally unlimited; certain

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absolute

21
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absolve

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pardon (an offense); free from blame

22
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V. pardon (an offense); free from blame

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absolve

23
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abstain

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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

24
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V. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

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abstain

25
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abstract

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theoretical; not concreete; nonrepresentational

26
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ADJ. theoretical; not concreete; nonrepresentational

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abstract

27
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abstruse

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obscure; profound; difficult to understand

28
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ADJ. obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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abstruse

29
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accelerate

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move faster

30
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V. move faster

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accelerate

31
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accessible

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easy to approach; obtainable

32
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ADJ. easy to approach; obtainable

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accessible

33
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accessory

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additional object; useful but not essential thing

34
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N. additional object; useful but not essential thing

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accessory

35
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acclaim

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applaud; announce with great approval

36
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V. applaud; announce with great approval

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acclaim

37
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accolade

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award of merit.

38
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N. award of merit.

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accolade

39
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accomodate

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provide lodgings

2.) V. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

40
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provide lodgings, oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

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accomodate

41
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Redundant

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Repetitive; no longer needed

42
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Sculled

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Mess up

43
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Picturesque

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Beutiful

44
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Nook

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Corner, pocket of something

45
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Administered

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Be in charge

46
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Founder

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Sink

47
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Backwash

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Less valuable

48
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Ingenuity

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Intelligent

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