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Word List 1 Flashcards

1
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Abate

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To lessen, subside

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Aberration

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Stray away from what is normal

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Abet

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To encourage somebody […in doing wrong…]

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Abeyance

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Suspended action

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5
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Abhor

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To hate

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Abide

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To be faithful, to endure

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Abjure

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Promise or swear to give up

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8
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Ablution

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Cleansing, washing

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Abraded

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Worn away by friction, rubbed off

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Abrogate

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To repeal

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Abstruse

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Difficult to comprehend, obscure

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Acclamation

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Public approval, often given loudly

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Acquiese

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Agree, accept

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Adamant

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Unyielding

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Advent

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Arrival, coming

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Affidavit

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A written statement given under oath

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Agowilt

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Sickening terror, Sudden unnecessary fear The passage of the heart past the epiglottis

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Alacrity

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Readiness, eagerness

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Allibosh

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A glaringly obvious falsehood

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Ambiance

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Atmosphere, character

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21
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Amoretto

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Cupid

22
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Anathema

A

Something highly distasteful

23
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Anecdote

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Brief story of an amusing or interesting incident

24
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Antipodean

A

Direct opposite

25
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Apposite

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Appropriate

26
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Ardour

A

Passion

27
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Attaccabottoni

A

A bore who corners people with sad, pointless tales

28
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Baleful

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Harmful, ominous, causing evil

29
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Balk

A

Refuse to proceed

30
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Baneful

A

Causing pain or ruin, pernicious, destructive

31
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Barbiturate

A

Sedative, hypnotic drug

32
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Barrage

A

An artificial obstacle built over a river

33
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Bastion

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Strong defense, projecting part of a fort

34
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Beatify

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To bless, make happy, ascribe a virtue to

35
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Bedizen

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To adorn, especially in a cheap showy manner

36
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Belabor

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To beat hard

37
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Ben

A

A hog-like mammal from New Guinea

38
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Benevolence

A

wish, activity in doing good

39
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Benign

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Kind and gentle

40
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Berate

A

Scold sharp

41
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Betrothal

A

Engagement to marry

42
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Bey

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Prince, nobleman

43
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Billet-Doux

A

Love letter

44
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Bimp

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A disappointment, a futile rage,v. to cut,neglect or forsake

45
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Blatant

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Noisy and rough

46
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Blaze

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Mark by cutting a piece of bark from a tree, intense fire

47
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Bleesh

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An unpleasant picture,vulgar or obscene artwork

48
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Blithely

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Cheerfully, in a light-hearted, care-free way

49
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Bloom

A

Youthful glow, Algae growth

50
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Borborygmite

A

filth-talker

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