Unit 1 Flashcards

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Abate

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V. To decrease, reduce

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Abdicate

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V. To give up a position, right or power

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Aberrant

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Adj. Deviating from what is normal

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Aberration

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N. Something different from usual or normal

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Abeyance

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N. Temporary suppression or suspension

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Abject

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Adj. Miserable; pitiful

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Abjure

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V. To reject; abandon formally

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Abscission

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N. The act of cutting; the natural separation of leaf or other part of a plant

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Abscise

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V. To cut off or away

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Abscond

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V. To depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Adj. Moderate in appetite

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Abstinence

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N. The give up of certain pleasure

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