Vocab A Flashcards

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Abhor

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To regard with extreme repugnance

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Aberrant

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Different from the usual abnormal unusual

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Abjure

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To reject formally

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Abrogate

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Two and we can cancel in the formal official way failed to do what is required

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Abrasive

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Causing irritation very unpleasant

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Abstemious

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Marked with the restraint especially regarding food

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

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Accost

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To confront boldly, approach, (n) greeting

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Acerbic

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Expressing harsh criticism in a clever way

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Acolyte

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One who attends or follows, public worshiper

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Acumen

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The ability to think clearly and make good decisions

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Adulation

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Excessive adoration or praise

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Aegis

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Protection, support, shield

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Affable

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Friendly and easy to talk to you

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Akimbo

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With hand on hip and elbow bent outward

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Akin

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Similar or related

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness,willingness

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Albeit

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Although, even if

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Alleviate

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To reduce the pain or trouble; make something less painful or difficult

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Antebellum

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Existing before the American Civil War

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Antediluvian

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Very old, out of date

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Anthropomorphize

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To attribute human form or attributes

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Antipodal

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Entirely opposed, situated at opposite ends of Earth or moon

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Antithesis

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Exact op. cit. of something or someone

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Aphorism
Short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea
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Apocryphal
Of authorship or authenticity
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Arduous
Very difficult and very laborious
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Assiduous
Showing great attention, care and effort
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Auspicious
Showing or suggesting that future success is likely
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Avant-garde
Group of people who develop new and often very surprising ideas in art, new, cutting-edge
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Axiomatic
Self-evident, obvious, unquestionable