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Vocab Set 1 (A) Flashcards

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1
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Degrade- or humble; to lower in rank, status or esteem

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abase

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reduce, diminish

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abate

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formally give up the throne or some other responsibility

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abdicate

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abnormal, deviant

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aberrant

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temporary suspension, inactivity

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abeyance

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detest, regard with disgust

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abhor

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give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun

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abjure

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rough, suitable for grinding or polishing. causing irritation or annoyance

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abrasive

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side-by-side; keeping up with, staying aware of, remaining in equal progress with

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abreast

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reduce or lessen, shorten by omitting parts throughout while maintaining the main idea

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abridge

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cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of parts from a plant or animal

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abscission

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depart suddenly and secretively

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abscond

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hold back, refrain from something bad or unhealthy, decline to vote

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abstain

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a deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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abyss

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agree, give consent; assume power

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accede

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gradual increase; an added part or addition

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accretion

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sour; harsh or severe

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acerbic

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slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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acidulous

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summit, peak, highest point

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acme

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the practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

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activism

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keen, quick, accurate insight or judgement

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acumen

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stick to, such as with glue, or to a plan or belief

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adhere

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mildly scold, caution, advise, or remind to do something

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admonish

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make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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adulterate

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give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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adumbrate

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opposing or harmful

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adverse

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speak or argue in favor of ; a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person

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advocate

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dwelling or fortress built on a high place ; the nest or a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

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aerie

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concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful; a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place

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aesthetic

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warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

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affable

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fake behavior such as in speech or dress adopted to give a certain impression

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affectation

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32
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make greater; exaggerate

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aggrandize

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gather together, amount to, constituting a whole made up of constituent parts.

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aggregate

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34
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cheerful or speedy willingness

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alacrity

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although, even though

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albeit

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36
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cause to become unfriendly, hostile or distant

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alienate

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lessen, make easier to endure

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alleviate

38
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distant physically or emotionally, reserved; indifferent

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aloof

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blend, merge, or unite

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amalgamate

40
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not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations

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ambiguous

41
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uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once

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ambivalent

42
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improve; make better or more bearable

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ameliorate

43
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gradually pay off debt, or gradually write off an asset

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amortize

44
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something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

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anachronism

45
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pain relief, inability to feel pain

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analgesia

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comparable, corresponding in some particular way

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analogous

47
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make void or null, cancel, abolish

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annul

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medicine that relieves pain; soothing

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anodyne

49
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rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by ceromony

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anoint

50
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deviation from what is common; inconsistency

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anomaly

51
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make hostile or unfriendly

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antagonize

52
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be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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antedate

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directly opposed, opposite

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antithetical

54
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not caring; absence of feeling, lack of interest or concern

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apathy

55
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of questionable ; false

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apocryphal

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person who deserts a party, cause etc

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apostate

57
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pioneer of a reform movement

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apostle

58
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highly appropriate, suitable or relevant

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apposite

59
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inform, give notice to

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apprise

60
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praise or approval, especially formal approval

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approbation

61
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set aside or authorize for a particular purpose

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appropriate

62
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judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

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arbiter

63
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known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret

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arcane

64
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characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive

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archaic

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very passionate, devoted or enthusiastic

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ardent

66
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very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure

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arduous

67
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claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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arrogate

68
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using language in a clear, fluent way; speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea

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articulate

69
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any object from an earlier time

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artifact

70
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free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured

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artless

71
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find out with certainty

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ascertain

72
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abstinent or austere in lifestyle; a person who leads a simple life without material pleasures

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ascetic

73
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assign to a certain cause or source

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ascribe

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free from germs

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aseptic

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rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

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asperity

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damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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aspersions

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attack violently, assault

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assail

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persevering, diligent, constant

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assiduous

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make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm

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assuage

80
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weaken or thin out

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attenuate

81
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in harmony; in sympathetic relationship

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attuned

82
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very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original

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audacious

83
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make larger

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augment

84
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telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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augury

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venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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august

86
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severe in manner or appearance; very self disciplined, without luxury or ease; sober or serious

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austere

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self governing; independent

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autonomous

88
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insatiable with greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth

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avarice

89
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declare or affirm with confidence

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aver

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enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous

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avid

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self evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

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axiom

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