Vocab Flashcards

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Figure of speech: abjure

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Verb

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Abjure

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Solemnly renounce a belief, cause, claim PERSONAL ex. I can abjure meat from my diet

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SYN: abjure

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Forswear, recant, retract

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ant: abjure

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Affirm

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Abrogate

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To abolish by formal or official means OFFICIAL ex Michelle Obama abrogated unhealthy foods from schools

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Figure of speech: abrogate

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Verb

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SYN: abrogate

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Repeal, get rid of

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ANT: abrogate

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Legalize, confirm

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Abstemious

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eating and drinking in moderation

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Figure of speech: abstemious

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Adjective

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SYN: abstemious

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Sparing

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ANT: abstemious

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Gluttonous, overgreedy

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Acumen

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Quickness and accuracy of judgement

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Figure of speech:acumen

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Noun

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SYN: acumen

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Shrewdness, keen insight, sharpness

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ANT: acumen

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Unsophistication, brainlessness

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Antebellum

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Before or existing before a war(especially the civil war)

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Figure of speech:antebellum

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adjective

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SYN: antebellum

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Prewar

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ANT: antebellum

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Modern