VOCAB 1-10 Flashcards by rachel yin | Brainscape

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Abject

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Hopeless

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Abdicate

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Step down from position of power

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Abnegate

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To deny things

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Aberration

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Not typical

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Absolve

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Forgive

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Abysmal

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Hopeless

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Accost

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Speak/approach someone aggressively

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Abstinent

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Voluntarily not doing something

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Adamant

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Stubborn

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Admonish

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Scold gently

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Adulation

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Wild/excessive admiration

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Adverse

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Unfavorable

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Affection

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Artificial behavior

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Agnostic

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Someone who believes God can be proven and disproven

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Alacrity

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Cheerful eagerness

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Allege

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Assert with not proof

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Allocate

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Distribute

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Allusion

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Indirect reference

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Altruism

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Selflessness

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Ambiguous

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Unclear

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Ambivalent

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Undecided

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Ameliorate

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Make better

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Amenable

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Obedient

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Amenable

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Attractive feature

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Anachronism

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Something out of place in time

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Analogy

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Comparison

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Anarchy

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Absence of gov

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Anecdote

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Short story

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Anomaly

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Irregularity

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Antipathy

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Dislike

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Antithesis

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Direct opposite

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Apathy

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Lack of Intrest

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Aphorism

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Proverb

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Apocryphal

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Fictions

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Apotheosis

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Ex. Of something perfect

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Apprehensive

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worried

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Approbation

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Approve

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Aptitude

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Natural ability

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Arbiter

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Judge

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Arbitrary

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Random

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Arcane

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Mysterious

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Acquiesce

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To give up