Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Abstruse

moose

A

Hard to understand.

-Adjective

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Abridge

an abridged bridge

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To shorten.

-Verb

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Abhor

chore

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To hate.

-Verb

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Accolade

lemonade

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An award or praise.

-Noun

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Abut

butts

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To be touching or be next to.

-Verb

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Adjunct

add junk

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Something that’s been added

-Noun

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Affidavit

(after David

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Written sworn statement.

-Noun

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Aftermath

After math

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The result, what happened after.

-Noun

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Affinity

Fin tea

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A natural talent or attraction to.

-Noun

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Alienate

alien ate

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To make feel left out.

-Verb

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Ajar

jar

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Open

-Noun

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Aggrandize

grand eyes

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To make it look bigger and better.

-Verb

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Amenable

mean bull

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Agreeable

-Adjective

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Ambiance

ambulance

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The mood, and atmosphere.

-Noun

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Altercation

alter

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A fight

-Noun

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Beleaguered

big leaguer

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To harass

-Verb

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Balm

palm

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Something that soothes.

-Noun

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Ballistic

lip stick

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The study of projectile.

-Noun

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Blathered

blabber

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To talk a lot.

-Verb

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Cache

stash

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A hiding place.

-Noun

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Bucolic

bulls frolic

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The country.

-Adjective

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Capacious

spacious cap

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It’s room, holds a lot.

-Adjective

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Catharsis

cat and horses

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An emotional cleansing.

-Noun

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Cajole

parole

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To persuade somebody to do something they don’t want to do.

-Verb