Word List 06 (1) Flashcards

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Abase

A

To lower; to humble.

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Acclimatization

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Becoming used to something; getting comfortable.

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3
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Acquiesce

A

To agree; to give in.

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4
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Adjunct

A

Something attached to a main body.

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5
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Altruism

A

Goodness; selflessness; generosity.

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6
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Amorphous

A

Without shape.

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7
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Anecdote

A

A short and amusing story.

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8
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Annulment

A

Cancellation

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9
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Aperture

A

Opening; hole

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10
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Apprehensive

A

Worried

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Arcane

A

Mysterious; secret

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12
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Ascetic

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  1. (n.) a person who refuses bodily pressures.

2. (adj.) Without luxuries.

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13
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Assuage

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To calm down; to soothe.

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14
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Autocratic

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Favoring complete rule by one person.

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15
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Avow

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To swear by

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16
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Balk

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To hesitate suddenly

17
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Becalmed

A

made peaceful or still.

18
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Blunderbuss

A

Old-fashioned shotgun.

19
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Bourgeois

A

Middle-class; conformist and materialistic.

20
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Browbeat

A

To intimidate; to bully.