The A's Flashcards by Katye Moreno-Suarez

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Ababe

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to humble, disgrace

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Abate

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to reduce in amount

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Aberrant

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deviating from what is normal or expected

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Abdicate

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to voluntarily give up a position

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Abjure

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to reject

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Abscond

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to leave secretely

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Abstain

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to choose not to do something

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Abstemious

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Moderate in appetite

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Accretion

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gradual growth in size

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Acidulous

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sour in taste or manner

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Acme

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to make impure

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Aerie

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a dwelling built high in the air

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Affected

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phony, artificial

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Aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence, reputation

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Alacrity

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speed or quickness

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Alleviate

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to make more bearable

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Amalgamate

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to combine, to mix together

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Ambiguous

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doubtful or uncertain

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Amortize

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to diminish by installment payments

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Ameliorate

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to make better

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Anachronism

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something out of place in time

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Analgesia

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a lessening of pain

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Analogous

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similar or alike in some way

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Anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

Antifpathy

extreme dislike

Apocryphal

of questionable authority

Apostate

one who renounces a religious faith

Approbation

approval and praise

Arbitrary

determined by chance

Arbitrate

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

Archaic

ancient

Ardor

intense passion

Arrogate

to claim without justification

Articulate

able to speak clearly

Assail

to attack

Assuage

to make something unpleasant less severe

Attentuate

to reduce in force or degree

Audacious

fearless and daring

Augury

a prophecy

August

dignified

Austere

severe or stern in appearance

Axiom

Self-evident truth