Vocab Flashcards
1
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cause to feel shame
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abase
2
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become less in amount or intensity
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abate
3
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take away to an undisclosed location against their will
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abduct
4
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a state or condition markedly different from the norm
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aberration
5
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assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
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abet
6
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feel hatred or disgust towards
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abhor
7
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dwell
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abide
8
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of the most contemptible kind
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abject
9
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formally reject or disavow a formally held belief
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abjure
10
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the denial and rejection of a belief or doctrine
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abnegation
11
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terminate before beginning
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abort
12
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lessen, diminish, or curtail
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abridge
13
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revoke formally
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abrogate
14
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runaway, often taking something or someone along
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abscond
15
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the act of being formally forgiven
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absolution
16
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refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
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abstain
17
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difficult to understand
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abstruse
18
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yield to another’s wish or opinion
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accede
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stress or single out as important
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accentuate
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capable of being reached
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accessible
21
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enthusiastic approval
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acclaim
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obliging, willing to do favors
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accommodating
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concurrence of opinion
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accord
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approach and speech to someone aggressive or incessantly
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accost
25
an increase by natural growth or addition
accretion
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sour or bitter in taste
acerbic
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agree or express agreement
acquiesce
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a rough or bitter manner
acrimony
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shrewdness shown by keen insight
acumen
30
ending in a sharp point
acute
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hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adamant
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having or showing knowledge, skill, and aptitude
adept
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stick to firmly
adhere
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scold or reprimand; take to task
admonish
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make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
adorn
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quick, skillful, or adept in action or thought
adroit
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exaggerated flattery or praise
adulation
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describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
adumbrate
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in an opposing direction
adverse
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a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
advocate
41
existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
aerial
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characterized by an appreciation of beauty or taste
aesthetic
43
diffusing warmth and friendliness
affable
44
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
affinity
45
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
affluent
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a deliberately offensive act
affront
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embellish, increase the scope, power, or importance of
aggrandize
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a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
aggregate
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moving quickly or lightly
agile
50
a person who claims the existence of god is unknowable
agnostic
51
the process of cultivating land or raising stock
agriculture
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a long, narrow passage
aisle
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liveliness and eagerness
alacrity
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a name that has been assumed temporarily
alias
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lessen the intensity of or calm
allay
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report or maintain
allege
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provide physical relief from pain
alleviate
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distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
allocate
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distant, cold, or detached in manner
aloof
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a noisy quarrel
altercation
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bring or combine together with something else
amalgamate
62
having more than one possible meaning
ambigous
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unable or uncertain to decide about what course to follow
ambivalent
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make better
ameliorate
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disposed or willing to comply
amenable
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something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
amenity
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deferring warmth and friendliness
amiable
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inclined towards or displaying love
amorous
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having no definite form or defined shape
amorphous
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chronically implored
anachronistic
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capable of relieving pain
analgesia
72
similar or equivalent in some respects
analogous
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an advocate of the abolition of governments
anarchist
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a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
anathema
75
short account of incident
anecdote
76
loss of bodily sensation
anasthesia
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extreme distress of body
anguish
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having live, vigor, or spirit
animated
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attached to
annex
80
cancel officially
annul
81
deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
anomaly
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having no known name or identity or known source
anonymous
83
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
antagonism
84
a preceding occurrence or cause of event
antecedent
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of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood
antediluvian
86
a collection of selected literary passages
anthology
87
a feeling of intense dislike
antipathy
88
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
antiquated
89
thoroughly clean and free of disease causing organisms
antiseptic
90
exact opposite
antithesis
91
a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
anxiety
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showing little or no emotion or animation
apathetic
93
being of questionable authenticity
apocryphal
94
causing shock, dismay or horror
appalling (MBDTF reference)
95
make peace with
appease
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consider in a comprehensive way
appraise
97
anticipate with dread or anxiety
apprehend
98
official acceptance or agreement
approbation
99
operating or living or growing in water
aquatic
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capable of being farming productively
arable
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someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbiter
102
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
arbitrary
103
giving authoritative judgement
arbitration
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of or relating to or formed by trees
arboreal
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requiring secret or mystic knowledge
arcane
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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
archaic
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of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
archetypal
108
feelings of great warmth and intensity
ardor
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lacking sufficient water or rainfall
arid
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seize and take control without authority
arrogate
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a man made object
artifact
112
a skilled worker who practices some skill or handicraft
artisan
113
learn or discover with confidence
ascertain
114
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
ascetic
115
attribute or credit to
ascribe
116
a disparaging remark
aspersion
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have an ambitious plan or lofty goal
aspire
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attack someone physically or emotionally
assail
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estimate the nature, quality, ability, or significance of
assess
120
marked by care and persistent effort
assiduous
121
provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage
122
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
astute
123
a shelter from danger or hardship
asylum
124
turn away from sin or do penitence
atone
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a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
atrophy
