Vocab 1 Flashcards by Jon Turner | Brainscape

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Abridge

Bridge

A

Shorten

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Abstruse

Moose

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Hard to understand

Adj.

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Abhor

Chore

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To hate

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Abut

Butt

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To touch or be next to

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Accolade

Lemonade

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Award .

Noun

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Affinity

Fin tea

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A liking ; natural liking

Noun

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Adjunct

Add junk

A

Add on

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Entice

Mice

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Draw in ; lure

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Ajar

Jar

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Open ; partially open

Adj .

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Verbatim

Vern’s bat

A

Word for word

Adv

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Lament

Cement

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Mourning

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Hoard

Stored

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Keep;stockpile

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Amenable

Mean bull

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Nice ; pleasant

Adj

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Ambiance

Ambulance

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Environment ; feelings

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Altercation

Alter

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Fight

Noun

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Ballistics

Lipstick

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Study of flight

Noun

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Balm

Palm

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Something that heals or comforts

Noun

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Beleaguer

Big leaguer

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To harass

Verb

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Blather

Lather

A

Verb

To talk nonsensically

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Bucolic

Bulls frolic

A

Adj

Country like

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Cache

Cash

A

Noun

A hiding place

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Cajole

Parole

A

Verb

To persuade someone to do something they don’t want to

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Capacious

Cap spacious

A

Adj

Roomy able to hold a lot

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Catharsis

Cats and horses

A

Noun

An emotional or psychologically cleansing that brings relief