Vocab List #3 Flashcards
1
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Aberration
A
something different from the usual
2
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Abscond
A
to depart secretly
3
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Acquiese
A
to agree, comply quietly
4
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Adumbrate
A
to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
5
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Adversial
A
antagonistic, competitive
6
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Aesthetic
A
pertaining to beauty or art
7
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Alchemy
A
medieval chemical philosophy aimed at trying to make metal into gold
8
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Altruism
A
unselfish concern for others’ welfare
9
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Amity
A
friendship
10
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Anachronism
A
something chronologically inappropriate; something out of place in time
11
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Analogous
A
comparable, parallel
12
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Antediluvian
A
prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
13
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Antepenultimate
A
third from last
14
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Aphasia
A
inability to speak or use words
15
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Aphelion
A
point in a planet’s orbit that is farthest from the sun
