Set1 Flashcards
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abate
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to decrease; reduce
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abject
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miserable; pitiful
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abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
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abscission
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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstinence
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the giving up of certain pleasures
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abysmal
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very bad
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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accrue
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to accumulate; grow by additions
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adjunct
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something added, attached, or joined
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make impure
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty or the arts
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affected
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pretentious; phony
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affinity
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fondness; liking; similarity
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater
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aggregate
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amounting to a whole; total
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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allay
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to lessen; ease; soothe
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allure
the power to entice by charm
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amenity
something that increases comfort
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amulet
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anodyne
something that calms or soothes pain
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apothegm
a terse, witty saying
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apprise
to inform
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apropos
relevant
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artifact
item made by human craft
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astringent
harsh; severe
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atavism
in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
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avuncular
like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
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bacchanalian
pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry
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banter
playful conversation
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bard
poet
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bawdy
obscene
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beatify
to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
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belie
to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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bifurcate
to divide into two parts
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blase
bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
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bovine
cowlike
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brazen
bold; shameless
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broach
to mention for the first time
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bucolic
characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
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cadge
to beg; sponge
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canard
false; deliberately misleading story
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canon
an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
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cant
insincere talk; language of a particular group
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captious
faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument
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carnal
of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities
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cartography
science of making maps
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caste
any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification
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cataclysm
a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
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catalyst
something that causes change
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categorical
absolute; without exception
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caucus
smaller group within an organization
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causal
involving a cause
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celestial
concerned with sky or heavens; sublime
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centrifugal
moving away from a center
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centripetal
moving or directed toward a center
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champion
to defend or support
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chasten
to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue
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chicanery
trickery; fraud
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chivalry
the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women
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clamor
noisy outcry
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clique
a small, exclusive group
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coda
concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
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codify
to systematize
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cognizant
informed; conscious; aware
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collage
artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
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commensurate
proportional
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compendium
brief, comprehensive summary
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complement
something that completes or makes up a whole
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compliant
yielding
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compunction
uneasiness caused by guilt
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concave
curving inward
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conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility
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concoct
to invent
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concomitant
existing concurrently
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condone
to overlook voluntarily; forgive
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confound
to baffle; perplex; mix up
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congenial
similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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conjugal
pertaining to marriage agreement
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connoisseur
expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training
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conscript
a person compulsorily enrolled for military service
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consecrate
to declare sacred
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contend
to assert
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contentious
quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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contiguous
touching; neighboring; connecting without a break
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continence
self-control; abstention from sexual activity
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contumacious
disobedient; rebellious
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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convention
practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
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converge
to approach; come together; tend to meet
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convex
curved outward
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convivial
sociable
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convoluted
twisted; complicated
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copious
abundant; plentiful
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coquette
woman who flirts
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cornucopia
horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
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cosmology
study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
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covetous
desiring something owned by another
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credo
statement of belief or principle; creed
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daunt
to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
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dearth
scarcity
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debauchery
corruption
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decorum
proper behavior
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defame
to malign; harm someone's reputation
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default
to fail to act
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deference
respect; regard for another's wish
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defunct
no longer existing
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delineate
to represent or depict
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demographic
related to population balance
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demotic
pertaining to people
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denizen
an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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clairvoyant
one who can predict the future; psychic
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corroboration
confirm or give support to
