Word List 08 Deck 2 Page 1 Flashcards

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1
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Abatement

A

Decrease in force

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2
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Absolutist

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One in favor of total control by a rule

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3
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Accost

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To approach and speak to

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4
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Acrimonious

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Bitter, as in feeling, language, or tone

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5
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Adulation

A

Excessive praise

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Afforded

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Allowed

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Alchemist

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Medieval chemist who flaming to turn ordinary metal into gold

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8
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Allusion

A

Subtle reference

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9
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Ambivalent

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Undecided

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10
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Analgesic

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Painkiller

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11
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Annex

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Addition to a building; to add or attach

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12
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Anomaly

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Unusual event or thing

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13
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Antidote

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Cure

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14
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Apocryphal

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False

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15
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Approbatory

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Approving

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16
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Archipelago

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Group of islands

17
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Arson

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Crime involving fire

18
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Assailable

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Able to be attacked

19
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Asunder

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Not whole

20
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August

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Dignified

21
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Avarice

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Greed