Vocab 1-20 Flashcards
1
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To cease subside, to reduce
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aBATE (verb)
2
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To give up a position of power
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ABdicate (verb)
3
Q
Continuing, lasting
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aBIDing (adj.)
4
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Not able to be completed
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aBORtive (adj)
5
Q
To secretly run away with and hide
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abSCOND (verb)
6
Q
To free from blame, or sin
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AbSOLVE (verb)
7
Q
To voluntarily hold back, to refrain from doing something
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abSTAYNE (verb)
8
Q
Difficult to understand
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abSTRUSE (adj.)
9
Q
Utterly hopeless; totally and profoundly terrible
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aBIZmal (adj)
10
Q
To approach boldly
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aCCOST (verb)
11
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To give in, surrender
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AquiESCE (verb)
12
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Harsh, sharp, offensive, pungent
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ACrid (adj)
13
Q
Intense fear of heights
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acroPHObia (noun)
14
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Sharp insight, keenness of mind
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acUmen (noun)
15
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Sharp, keen, pointed, severe
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aCUTE (adj)