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1
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Abash

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Embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

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Abate

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Subside, decrease, lesson

Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

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Abdicate

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Renounce, give up

When Edward abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.

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Abduction

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Kidnapping

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Aberrant

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Abnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the valid skirt of the entire experiment.

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Abet

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Aid, usually in doing something wrong, encourage

She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

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Abeyance

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Suspended action

The deal was held abeyance until her arrival.

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Abject

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Wretched, lacking pride

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty.

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Abjure

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Renounce upon oath

He a hired his allegiance to the king.

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Ablution

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Washing

His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled opera in the bath.

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Abnegation

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Repudiation, self sacrifice.

Their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.

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Abominable

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Detestable, extremely unpleasant

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Aboriginal

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Being the first of its kind in a region, primitive, native.

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Abortive

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Unsuccessful, fruitless

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Abrade

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Wear away by friction, scrape, erode

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Abase

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Lower, humiliate

Quinn Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans.

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Abrasive

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Rubbing away, tending to grind down

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Abridge

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Condense or shorten

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Abrogate

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Abolish

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide

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Absolve

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Pardon and offense

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Abstain

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Refrain, abstinence

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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating and drinking

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Abstruse

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Obscure, profound, difficult to understand

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Abut

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Border upon

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Abysmal

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Bottomless

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Abyss

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Enormous chasm, vast bottomless pit

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Accede

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Acclaim

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Applaud, announce with great approval

30
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Acclimate

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Adjust to climate

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Acclivity

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Sharp upslope of a hill

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Accolade

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Award of merit

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Accommodate

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Oblige or help someone

34
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Accomplice

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Partner in crime

35
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Accord

36
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Accost

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Approach and speak first to a person

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Accoutre

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Accretion

39
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Accrue

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Come about by addition

40
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Acerbity

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Bitterness of speech and temper

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Acidulous

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Slightly sour, sharp, caustic

42
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Acme

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Top, pinnacle

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Acquiesce

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Assent, agree without protesting

44
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Acquire

A

Obtain, get

45
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Acquittal

A

Deliverance from a charge

46
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Acrid

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Sharp, bitterly pungent

47
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Acrimonious

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Bitter in words or manner

48
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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

49
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Actuarial

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Calculating, pertaining to insurance statistics

50
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Actuate

51
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Acuity

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Acumen

A

Mental keenness

53
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Adage

A

Wise saying

54
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Adamant

A

Hard, inflexible

55
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Addendum

A

An addition or supplement

56
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Adele

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Muddle, drive crazy, become rotten

57
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Adherent

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Supporter, follower

58
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Adjunct

A

Something added on or attached

59
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Admonish

A

Warn, reprove

60
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Admonition

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Adorn

62
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Adroit

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