sat 1000 common words Flashcards

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Abase

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To humiliate, degrade

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Abate

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To reduce, lessen

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, usually one of leadership

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Abduct

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To kidnap, take by force

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Aberration

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Something that deffers from the norm

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Abet

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To aid, help, encourage

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Abhor

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To hate, detest

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Abide

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To put up with

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Abject

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Wretched, pitiful

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Abjure

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To reject, renounce

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Abnegation

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Denial of comfort to oneself

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Abort

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To give up on a half-finished project or effort

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Abridge

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To cut down, shorten

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Abrogate

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To abolish, usually by authority

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Abscond

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To sneak away and hide

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Absolution

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Freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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Abstain

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To freely choose not to commit an action

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Abstruse

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Hard to comprehend

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Accede

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To agree

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Accentuate

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To stress, to highlight

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Accessible

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Obtainable, reachable

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Acclaim

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High praise

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Accolade

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High praise, special distinction

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Accommodating

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Helpful, obliging, polite