Page 152 Letter A Flashcards

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Adjacent

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Next to, close, adjoining

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Admire

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To respect, to esteem, to look up to, to appreciate

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Admit

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To permit to enter, to acknowledge, offer reluctantly

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Admonish

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To advise against doing something, to warn about, to reprove gently

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Adore

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To love greatly, to revere, to worship, to venerate

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Adroit

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Clever, smart, skillful, dexterous, deft

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Adverse

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Bad, unfavorable, harmful, negative, unpleasant

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Affable

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Pleasant, friendly, and easy to talk to

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Affluent

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Rich, wealthy, prosperous

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Aggravate

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To make worse, to exacerbate, to complicate

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Agile

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Lively, nimble, quick, deft

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Agitate

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To disturb, to upset, to shake, to argue for or against

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Ailment

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Mild illness

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Akin

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Similar, related

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Alert

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Perceptive, quick, watchful, aware

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Alleviate

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To lessen, to relieve

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Alienate

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To make someone stop feeling friendly or stop feeling that he/ she belongs in a group

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Alloy

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A metal that is made by mixing two or more different metals

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Alluring

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Attractive in an exciting way, appealing, tempting

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Aloof

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Reserved, indifferent

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Amateur

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Not professional, untrained

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Ambiguous

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Doubtful, uncertain, vague, obscure

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Amicable

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Friendly, done or achieved in a polite or friendly way and without quarreling

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Ample

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More than enough, spacious, plentiful