Vocab Ch.1 Flashcards
1
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Abdicate:
A
to step down from a position of power
2
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Abridge:
A
to shorten, condense, or lessen in length
3
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Abysmal:
A
extremely wretched or bottomless
4
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Acquiesce:
A
to comply passively; to give in
5
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Aesthetic:
A
concerned with or appreciative of beauty
6
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Affinity:
A
sympathy, attraction, kinship
7
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Aggrandize:
A
to make great
8
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Altruistic:
A
unselfishly concerned with the welfare of others
9
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Amnesty:
A
an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
10
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Animosity:
A
ill will or hatred
11
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Anomalous:
A
irregular, abnormal, unusual
12
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Arduous:
A
difficult to do
13
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Augment:
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to increase or enlarge
14
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Austere:
A
stern in manner or appearance
15
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Banal
A
boring, unoriginal
