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ABANDON

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To give up completely - abandoned the sinking ship.

Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake

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ABASH

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To lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame – abashed before the assembled dignitaries.

Synonyms: fluster, disconcert, discomfit, discompose

Antonym: (adj.) self-possessed

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ABDICATE

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To give up claim to - abdicated the throne

Synonyms: renounce, abandon, relinquish

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ABET

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To encourage -or support - treacherously abetted the enemy.

Synonyms: spur, incite

Antonym: deter

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ABRIDGE

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To shorten - abridged his lengthy speech.

Synonyms: curtail, diminish, retrench

Anthonyms: protract, elongate, amplify

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ABROGATE

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To abolish or render void - a treaty abrogated by mutual consent.

Synonyms: annul, nullify, rescind, void

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ABSTEMIOUS

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Moderate in the use of food or drink - abstemious in his habits.

Synonym: temperate

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ACADEMIC

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Pertaining to school; theoretical academic interests; an academic discussion, with no practical implications.

Synonym: scholastic

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ACCEDE

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To agree to -accede to a request.

Synonym: assent

Antonym: demur

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ACCELERATE

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To quicken, speed tip - took an accelerated course in order to graduate early.

Synonym: expedite (adj. expeditious)

Antonym: retard

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ACCOLADE

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An award or salute - a tremendous accolade for a returning hero.

Synonyms: tribute, ovation

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ACCORD

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Agreement or harmony - in full accord with his view.

Synonyms: concord, concurrence

Antonyms:dissension, discord

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ACRIMONIOUS

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Sharp or harsh in language or temper - stung by the acrimonious remark.

Synonyms:caustic, acerb, pungent, tart, mordant, acrid; (noun) asperity

Antonyms:suave, affable

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ACUMEN

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Keenness of mind or insight - showing exceptional business acumen.

Synonyms:perspicacity, discernment, perception

Antonym:obtuseness

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ADMONISH

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(noun: ADMONITION): To warn or find fault gently - admonishing the unruly child.

Synonyms:chide, caution, reprimand, reprehend, reproach

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ADVERSARY

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(adj.: ADVERSE): An opponent - his adversary in a bitter debate.

Synonym:antagonist

Antonyms:cohort, confederate, ally, accomplice

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ADVERSITY

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Misfortune - calm in the face of adversity.

Synonyms:affliction, mischance, reverses

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AESTHETIC

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Pertaining to the beautiful - interested in aesthetic values rather than in purely practical affairs.

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AFFABLE

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Sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner a much admired, affable gentleman.

Synonyms: civil, complaisant, benign, gracious, genial, urbane, cordial

Antonyms:curt, brusque, rude, boorish, surly

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AFFLUENT

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Prosperous, flourishing; copious - a large bequest from an affluent grandfather.

Synonyms:opulent, profuse

Antonyms:destitute, impecunious

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AGGRESSIVE

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(noun: AGGRESSION. an unprovoked attack): self-assertive; attacking, offensive - annoyed people by his aggressive attitude;

Synonyms:bumptious, officious, obtrusive

Antonyms:meek, humble, retiring, diffident

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ALACRITY

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Eagerness; cheerful promptness - responded to the flattering offer with alacrity.

Synonyms:celerity, briskness, energy, animation

Antonyms:apathy, nonchalance, sluggishness, lethargy, phlegmatism

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ALIENATE

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To estrange - altenated by his gruff manner.

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ALLAY

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To calm; to lessen in severity - at ease now that his fears have been allayed.

Synonyms:appease, alleviate, pacify, assuage, abate, mitigate, propitiate, mollify, placate

Antonyms:intensify, aggravate

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ALLUDE

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(noun: ALLUSION): To refer to indirectly - alluded quite subtly to his friend’s misfortune.

Synonyms:insinuate, intimate, imply

Antonyms:refer, cite

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ALLURE

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To tempt by flattery or an attractive offer - allured by the prospect of a new job.

Synonyms:lure, decoy, inveigle, entice, seduce, wheedle, beguile, cajole

Antonym:repel

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AMBIGUOUS

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Uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way - puzzled by the ambiguous statement.

Synonyms:hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous

Antonyms:explicit, unquestionable

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AMENABLE

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Obedient; willing to submit - amenable to the suggestion.

Synonyms:tractable, docile, responsive

Antonyms:intractable, refractory, recalcitrant

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AMIABLE

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Good-natured; friendly - attracted friends by his amiable disposition.

Synonym:complaisan

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ANACHRONISM

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A thing placed or occurring out of its normal time - A machine gun at the Battle of Yorktown would be an anachronism.

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ANALOGY

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(adj.: ANALOGOUS): A relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics- He indicated points of analogy between the two situations.

Synonyms:correspondence, affinity

Antonym: anomaly (a deviation from the general rule)

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ANARCHY

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State of confusion or lawlessness - a country brought to utter anarchy by civil war.

Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium

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ANIMUS

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A feeling of hatred-felt no animus, even against the enemy.

Synonyms: enmity, rancor, malevolence, animosity

Antonym: amity

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ANNALS

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Historical records - in the annals of literature.

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ANONYMOUS

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Of unknown authorship-an anonymous publication.

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ANTHOLOGY

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A collection of choice literary works – an anthology of modern poetry.

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ANTITHESIS

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(adj.: ANTITHETICAL): Contrast; the direct opposite - His selfish attitude seemed to me the antithesis o patriotism.

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APATHY

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(adj.: APATHETIC): Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest - attributed his failure to apathy, rather than lack of ability.

Synonyms: torpor, lethargy, sluggishness, listlessness, languor, lassitude, dispassion; (verb) languish

Antonyms:zeal, animation

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APPREHENSIVE

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(verb: APPREHEND): Fearful - Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of the examination.

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APPRISE

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To inform -apprisedhis lieutenants of the new situation.

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APPROBATION

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Approval; praise -a plan that met with hearty approbation.

Synonyms:sanction, commendation

Synonyms:sanction, commendation

Antonym:disapprobation

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APT

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(noun: APTITUDE, APTNESS):
(1) Likely; inclined or disposed - apt to succeed. Synonym: prone
(2) Fit, suitable - an apt remark.

Synonyms: appropriate, felicitous

(3) Skillful, expert - apt at woodcarving.

Synonyms: deft, dextrous, adept. Antonym: inept

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ARBITER

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A person who has authority to decide matters in dispute - a fair decision rendered by the arbiter.

Synonyms: mediator, arbitrator

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ARCHETYPE

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An original pattern - copies reproduced from the archetype.

Synonym: prototype

Antonyms: Stereotype, facsimile, replica

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ARID

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Dry; barren - the arid desert land.

Synonyms. jejune, parched

Antonyms: arable, fertile

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ARISTOCRACY

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Government by the best people; a privileged class -special privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy.

Synonym: oligarchy

Antonym: democracy

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ARMISTICE

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A temporary suspension of hostilities. The armistice halted the war.

Synonym: truce

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ARTFUL

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Sly; crafty - attained his mean objective by artful measures.

Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful

Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless

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ARTICULATE

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(verb) : To speak clearly or distinctly - articulated slowly so that he could not be misunderstood.
(adj. ): Capable of speech; distinct, clear – an articulate man, always ready to give his views.

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ASCETIC

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Rigorously self-denying - pursued the ascetic life of a monk.

Synonyms: austere, abstinent

Antonyms: wanton, self-indulgent

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ASKANCE

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With distrust - looked askance at the forged signature.

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ASSEVERATE

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To declare positively; to confirm - asseverated his views with conviction.

Synonyms:assert, avouch, aver, avow, allege

Antonyms:gainsay, controvert, recant, rescind, abjure, disavow

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ASSIDUOUS

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Industrious - an assiduous worker, toiling long hours.

Synonyms:sedulous, attentive, diligent, indefatigable

Antonyms:indolent, slothful

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ASYLUM

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A place offering shelter and retreat -found asylum from persecution.

Synonyms:sanctuary, refuge

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ATHEIST

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One who denies that God exists - The atheist declared, “There is no God.”

Synonyms:infidel, agnostic, skeptic

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ATTRIBUTE

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(verb): Assign -attributed his success to bard work.

Synonym: ascribe

(noun): An inherent quality -Generosity was his outstanding attribute.

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AUGMENT

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To increase or enlarge - an army augmented by numerous enlistments.

Synonyms: enhance, amplify - Antonyms: abate, curtail

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AUSPICIOUS

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Indicating a happy outcome - The prospect for this project appears auspicious.

Synonyms:propitious, fortunate

Antonyms:ominous, foreboding

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AUTHENTIC

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Genuine -proved to be an authentic document.

Synonyms:veritable, bona fide

Antonyms;apocryphal, counterfeit, spurious, bogus

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AUTOCRATIC

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Despotic - feared by the masses as an autocratic ruler.

Synonym:tyrannical

Antonym:benevolent

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AVARICE

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Excessive greed - a fortune accumulated by avarice and miserliness.

Synonyms:covetousness, cupidity, avidity

Antonym:magnanimity

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AWRY

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Unsymmetrical; not straight - the picture, hanging awry on the wall.

Synonym:askew

IEP Green vocabulary/Llisedt Duran Rojas (8 decks)

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