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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
To lessen; ease;soothe
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Alleviate
To relieve; improve partially
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Alloy
A combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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Allure
The power to entice by charm
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Amalgamate
To combine into a unified whole
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Ambiguous
Unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Ambivalence
The state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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Ambrosia
Something delicious; the food of the gods
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Ameliorate
To improve
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Amenable
Agreeable; cooperative; suited
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Amenity
Something that increases comfort
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Amulet
Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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Anachronism
Something out of the proper time
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Analgesic
Medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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Analogous
Comparable
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Anarchy
Absence of government; state of disorder
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Anodyne
Something that calms or soothes pain
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Anomalous
Irregular; deviating from the norm
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Antecedent
Something that comes before
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Antediluvian
Prehistoric
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Antipathy
Dislike; hostility
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Apathy
Indifference
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Apex
The highest point
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Apogee
The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
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Apothegm
Terse, witty saying
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Appease
The calm; pacify; placate
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Appellation
Name
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Apposite
Strikingly appropriate and relevant
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Apprise
To inform
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Approbation
Praise; approval
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Appropriate
To take possession for one's own use; confiscate
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Apropos
Relevant
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Arabesque
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
Great emotion or passion
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Arduous
Extremely difficult; laborious
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Argot
A specialized vocabulary used by a group
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Arrest
To stop; to seize
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Artifact
Item made by human craft
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Artless
Guileless; natural
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Ascetic
One who practiced self-denial
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Asperity
Severity; harshness; irritability
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Aspersions
Slander; false rumor
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Assiduous
Diligent; hard-working
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Assuage
To make less severe
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Astringent
Harsh; severe
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Asylum
Place or refuge or shelter
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Atavism
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
To weaken
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Audacious
Bold; daring
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Austere
Stern; unadorned
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Autonomous
Self-governing; independent
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Avarice
Greed
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Aver
To affirm; declare to be true
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Avocation
Secondary occupation
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Avuncular
Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
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Axiomatic
Taken for granted

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