Vocab

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Abate

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To cease, subside, to reduce

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Abash

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To shame, to embarrass

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Abdicate

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To give a position of power

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Abiding

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Continuing, lasting

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Abortive

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Not able to be completed

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Abscond

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To secretly run away with and hide

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Absolve

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To free from blame, sin, or responsibility

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Abstain

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To voluntarily hold back, to refrain from doing something

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Abysmal

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Utterly hopeless, totally and profoundly terrible

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Accost

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To approach boldly

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Acquiesce

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To give in, surrender, to go quietly

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Acrid

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Harsh, sharp, offensive, pungent

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Acrophobia

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Intense fear of heights

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Acumen

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Sharp insight, keenness of mind

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Acute

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Sharp, keen, pointed, severe

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Adherent

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Follower, believer, disciple

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Adjudicate

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To decide by judicial procedure, to settle a case in court

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Admonish

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To reprimand, to scold gently, to warn strongly

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Adroit

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Adept (often under pressing conditions)

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Colloquial

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Ordinary, informal conversation and expression

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Collusion

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Secret cooperation, often in order to cheat or deceive

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Commensurate

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Corresponding in size or degree

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Complacency

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Smug and overly satisfied with one’s self or achievements

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Conciliatory

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Peace-making, resolving through goodwill

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Condone

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To overlook, excuse permit

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Conducive

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Leading to a result, contributing, helpful

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Congenial

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Friendly, pleasant, agreeable

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Congenital

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Innate, something you are born with

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Conjecture

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Inference, guess

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Conjure

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To bring into being or make magical

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Connoisseur

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An expert, particularly in matters of art or taste

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Consecrate

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To make, or declare, holy

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Contentious

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Argumentative

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Contingency

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The condition of being dependent on something else, a possibility

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Contrite

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Feeling bad about wrongdoing, having remorse

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Convivial

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Festive, gay

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Copious

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Plentiful, abundant

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Corroborate

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To substantiate, to back up, confirm

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Coup

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Achievement, often by maneuver, something successfully completed