Vocab braintrain Column 1/12 Flashcards by Marianne Promentilla | Brainscape

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abate

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to lessen

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abhor

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to hate

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abominate

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to hate

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aborigine

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origin

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abort

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to miscarry

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absolve

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to pardon

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abstract

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summary, complicated

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accentuate

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emphasize

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accolade

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award, honor

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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praise

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adverse

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unfavorable

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advocate

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to recommend

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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affable

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friendly, courteous

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affinity

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attraction

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affluence

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wealth

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agility

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quickness, nimbleness

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agnostic

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one who believes God is unknowable

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agrarian

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pertaining to farming

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alimentary

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supplying food

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allay

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to calm, to reduce intensity

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allegory

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narrative using figurative language

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allocate

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to set aside, to apportion

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allude

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to hint, to refer to indirectly

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altercation

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angry, to dispute

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ameliorite

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to improve

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amiable

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pleasant, kind

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amnesty

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pardon

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amok

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to lose self-control

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amulet

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object worn to wad off bad spirits

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anarchy

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absence of government

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animate

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movement

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animosity

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hatred, dislike

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annals

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historical record

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anomaly

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irregularity, exception from the norm

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anthology

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collection of literary pieces

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antipathy

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dislike

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antithesis

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direct opposite of person or thing

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apathy

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lack of interest