Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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Abject

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(Adjective) extremely bad or severe, miserable, utterly hopeless, humiliating, wretched

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Abdicate

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(Verb) to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, responsibility, etc.

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Abrogate

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(Verb) to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritave act

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Abstain

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(Verb) to refrain or hold back, from someonething by one’s own choice

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Abstruce

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(Adjective) hard to understand because of being complex, highly intellectual

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Acrid

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(Adjective) sharp or biting to the taste or smell, bitterly pungent

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Advocate

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(Verb) to speak or write in favor of, support or urge by arguement, recommend publicly

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness, promptness or willing

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Ambiguous

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(Adjective) open to or having several possible meanings or interperations

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Analyze

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(Verb) to examine methodically by seperating into parts and studying their interrelations

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