PSAT Vocab 1-20 Flashcards by Ignacio Diaz Garza | Brainscape

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Acrophobia

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Intense fear of heights

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Acrid

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Harsh, Sharp, Offensive, and Pungent

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Acumen

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Sharp insight, Keenness of mind

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Acute

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Sharp, point, keen

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Adherent

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A follower, believer, disciple

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Adjudicate

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To resolve through legal/judicial means

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Admonish

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To punish, reprimand

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Adroit

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Capable or adept, often while under pressure

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Abash

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To embarrass

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Abate

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To cease, subside, or reduce

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Abdicate

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To surrender a position of power

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Abiding

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Continuing, leasing

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Abortive

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Not able to be completed

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Abscond

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To secretly run away with and hide

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Absolve

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To free from blame or responsibility

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Abysmal

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Utterly hopeless and terrible

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Accost

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To approach broadly

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Abstain

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To voluntarily hold back and refrain from doing something

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Acquiesce

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To accept and give in quietly