vocab #1 Flashcards by Rebeka Wodrich | Brainscape

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Abate

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Lesson in intensity

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Abscond

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Leave hurriedly and secretly

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Abundant

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Present in large quantities

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Abysmal

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extremely bad

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Adamant

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refusing to be persuaded or change one’s mind

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Adulation

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high praise, flattery

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Aesthetic

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relating to beauty or appearance

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Affable

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friendly, pleasant, good-natured

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Alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness

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Aloof

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not friendly or open; distant

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Ambiguous

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unclear; open to several potential interpretations or meanings

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Amicable

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friendly, agreeable

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Anachronism

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something belonging to another time

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Anecdote

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short account or description of an event

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Annihilate

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kill or destroy

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