Vocab 1 & 2 2024-2025 Flashcards

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abhor

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to hate; detest

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abide

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to put up with

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abject

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wretched; pitiful

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4
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abjure

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to reject; renounce

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abnegation

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denial of comfort to oneself

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abort

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to give up on a half finished project or effort

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abase

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to humiliate; degrade

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8
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abate

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to reduce; lessen

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9
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abdicate

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to give up a position, usually one of leadership

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abduct

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to kidnap, take by force

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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12
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abet

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to aid, help, encourage

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abridge

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to cut down, shorten

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14
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abrogate

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to abolish, usually by authority

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abscond

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to sneak away and hide

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absolution

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freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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abstain

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to freely choose not to commit an action

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abstruse

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hard to comprehend

19
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accede

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to agree

20
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accentuate

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to stress, highlight

21
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balk

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to stop, reject, block abrubtly

22
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ballad

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a love song

23
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banal

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dull, commonplace, ordinary

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bane

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a burden

25
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bard

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a poet, often a singer as well

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bashful

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shy, excessively timid

27
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beguile

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to trick, decieve

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behemoth

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something of tremendous power or size; a monstrous creature

29
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benign

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favorable, not threatening, mild

30
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benevolent

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marked by goodness or doing good

31
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bequeath

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to pass on, give

32
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berate

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to scold vehemently

33
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bereft

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devoid of, without

34
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beseech

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to beg, please, implore

35
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bias

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a tendency, inclination, prejudice