Vocab Flashcards

1
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Abate

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To cease or subside

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2
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Abdicate

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To give up power

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3
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Abiding

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Continuing or lasting

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4
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Abortive

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No able to be completed

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5
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Abscond

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To run away with and hide

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6
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Absolve

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To free from blame or sin

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7
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Abstain

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To hold back

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8
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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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9
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Abysmal

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Utterly hopeless

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10
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Accost

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To approach boldly

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11
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Acquiesce

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To give in or surrender

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12
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Acrid

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Harsh sharp or offensive

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13
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Acrophobia

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Intense fear of heights

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14
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Acumen

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Sharp insight

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15
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Acute

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Sharp; pointed

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16
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Adherent

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Follower or believer

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17
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Adjudicate

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To dissident by judicial procedure

18
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Admonish

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To reprimand

19
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Adroit

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Adept

20
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Colloquial

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Ordinary, informal conversation

21
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Collusion

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Secret cooperation

22
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Commensurate

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Corresponding in size or degree

23
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Complacency

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Smug and overly satisfied

24
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Conciliatory

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Peace-making

25
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Condone

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To excuse or permit

26
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Conducive

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Contributing to a result

27
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Congenial

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Friendly, pleasant

28
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Congenital

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Innate, something you are born with

29
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Conjecture

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Inference, guess

30
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Conjure

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To bring into being

31
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Connoisseur

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An expert

32
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Consecrate

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To make or declare holy

33
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Contentious

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Argumentative

34
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Contingency

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Condition of being dependent on something else

35
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Contrite

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Feeling bad about wrong doing

36
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Convivial

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Festive; gay

37
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Copious

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Plentiful or abundant

38
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Corroborate

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To substantiate, to confirm

39
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Coup

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Achievement

40
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ABASH

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To shame or embarrass