Vocab Set 1 Flashcards by Mattie Z | Brainscape

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accentuate

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v. emphasize

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acquiesce

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v. agree to, give in

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acquisitive

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adj. inquiring/ retaining

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adulation

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v. great admiration

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affectation

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n. false mannerism

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affinity

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n. fondness

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aggrandize

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v. increase

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allegory

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n. moral story

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altercation

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n. dispute, quarrel

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altruistic

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adj. generous

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ameliorate

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v. improve

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anachronism

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n. something out of place in time

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anathema

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n. something hated

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animosity

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n. strong dislike

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anomaly

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n. paradox, exception

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antithesis

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n. opposite

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aphorism

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n. popular saying

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arable

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adj. cultivatable, fertile

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arduous

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adj. difficult

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abograte

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v. disregard, breach