Practice A Flashcards

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Abscond

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To leave secretly

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Abate

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To lessen, reduce in amount/degree/severity

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Abstain

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Hold back from doing

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Abyss

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Extremely deep hole; empty space

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Adulterate

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To make impure; alter or change

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Advocate

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To speak in favor of

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Aesthetic

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Concerning appreciation of beauty

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Aggrandize

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Increase in power, influence, and reputation

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Alleviate

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Make more bearable, relieve; lessen

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Amalgamate

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Blend, mix together

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Ambiguous

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Doubtful or uncertain

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Ameliorate

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To make better; to improve

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Anachronism

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Something out of time in place

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Analogous

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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is normal

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Antagonize

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To annoy or provoke to anger

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Antipathy

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Extreme dislike

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion

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Arbitrate

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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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Archaic

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Ancient, old-fashioned

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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

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Articulate

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Speak clearly and expressively

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Attenuate

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To reduce in force or degree; weaken

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Audacious

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Fearless and daring

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Austere

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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated