Word List 1 Flashcards
1
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abase
A
to lower; humiliate
2
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abate
A
to subside; decrease; lessen
3
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abdicate
A
to renounce; give up
4
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aberration
A
deviation from the expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder
5
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abet
A
to encourage; aid
6
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abeyance
A
suspended action
7
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abject
A
hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless; wretched
8
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abrade
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to wear away by friction; scrape; erode
9
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abscond
A
to depart secretly to avoid capture
10
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absolute
A
complete; totally unlimited; certain
11
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absolve
A
to pardon (an offense); free from blame
12
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abstain
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to refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice (especially one regarded as improper or unhealthy)
13
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abstract
A
theoretical; not crete; nonrepresentational
14
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abstruse
A
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
15
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accelerate
A
to move faster
