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Vocab: A Flashcards

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, right, or power

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Abate

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To decrease; reduce

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Aberrant

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Deviating from what is normal

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Abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension

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Abject

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Miserable; pitiful

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Abjure

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To reject; abandon formally

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Abscission

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The act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Moderate in appetite

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Abstinence

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The giving up of certain pleasures

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Abysmal

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Very bad

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Accretion

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Growth in size or increase in amount

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Accrue

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To accumulate; grow by additions

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Adamant

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Uncompromising; unyielding

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Adjunct

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Something added, attached, or joined

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Admonish

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To caution or reprimand

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Adulterate

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To corrupt or make impure

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Aesthetic

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Relating to beauty or art

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Affected

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Pretentious, phony

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Affinity

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Fondness; liking; similarity

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Aggrandize

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To make larger or greater

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Aggregate

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Amounting to a whole; total

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

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Allay

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To lessen; ease;soothe

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Alleviate

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To relieve; improve partially

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Alloy

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A combination; a mixture of two or more metals

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Allure

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The power to entice by charm

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Amalgamate

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To combine into a unified whole

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ambrosia

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Something delicious; the food of the gods

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Amenable

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Agreeable; cooperative; suited

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Amenity

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Something that increases comfort

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Amulet

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Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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Anachronism

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Something out of the proper time

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Analgesic

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Medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchy

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Absence of government; state of disorder

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Anodyne

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Something that calms or soothes pain

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Anomalous

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Irregular; deviating from the norm

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Antecedent

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Something that comes before

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Antediluvian

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Prehistoric

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Antipathy

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Dislike; hostility

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Apathy

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Indifference

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Apex

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The highest point

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Apogee

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The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

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Apothegm

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Terse, witty saying

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Appease

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The calm; pacify; placate

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Appellation

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Name

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Apposite

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Strikingly appropriate and relevant

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Apprise

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To inform

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Approbation

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Praise; approval

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Appropriate

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To take possession for one’s own use; confiscate

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Apropos

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Relevant

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Arabesque

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Ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body

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Ardor

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Great emotion or passion

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Arduous

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Extremely difficult; laborious

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Argot

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A specialized vocabulary used by a group

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Arrest

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To stop; to seize

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Artifact

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Item made by human craft

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Artless

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Guileless; natural

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Ascetic

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One who practiced self-denial

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Asperity

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Severity; harshness; irritability

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Aspersions

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Slander; false rumor

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Assiduous

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Diligent; hard-working

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Assuage

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To make less severe

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Astringent

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Harsh; severe

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Asylum

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Place or refuge or shelter

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Atavism

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In biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence

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Attenuate

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To weaken

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Audacious

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Bold; daring

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Austere

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Stern; unadorned

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent

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Avarice

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Greed

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Aver

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To affirm; declare to be true

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Avocation

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Secondary occupation

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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Axiomatic

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Taken for granted

PCAT Vocab (22 decks)

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