vocab (a) Flashcards

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abase

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to lower oneself’s dignity

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abash

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to feel embarrassed

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abate

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decrease, weaken

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abbreviate

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to shorten

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abdicate

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to resign from position

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aberration

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loss of memory, or insanity, derangement

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abet

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encourage to do something wrong

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abeyance

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not being used,suspension

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abhor

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disgust, hatred towards somehting

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abjure

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to swear to give up, renounce, swear off

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abnegate

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give up the right to claim, renounce

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abolish

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to end, annul, stop the existence

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abominate

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feeling of disgust, hatred towards something

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aboriginal

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existed before colonist, native

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abort

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to give up, to end

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abrade

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erode, to scrape off

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abrogate

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to cancel, nullify

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abridge

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to shorten, abbreviate

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abscond

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to run away to avoid arrest, flee

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absolve

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to acquit

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abstain

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to quit, refrain

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abstemious

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not self indulgent, to diet, lessen, decrease

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abstract

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without physical appearance, an idea

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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abuse

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to exploit, harm, treat badly