word list Flashcards
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abase
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humiliate
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abash
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embarass
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abate
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subside, decrease,
ex. the storm abated
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abdicate
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give up, renounce
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aberrant
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abnormal
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abet
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aid, encourage in doing smt wrong
ex. he abetted him in doing illegal activities
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abeyance
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suspended action
ex. the decision has been in abeyance since my boss has left for vacation
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abhor
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detest, hate
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abject
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lacking pride
ex. people lived in abject poverty on the streets
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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ablution
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washing (as in a relgious rite)
ex. they thought that ablution would cover up, forgive their past mistakes
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abominable
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detestable, unpleasant
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region, primitive
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abortive
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unsuccessful
ex. our abortive project was frowned upon from the start of our proposal
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abrade (abrasion)
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scrape, wear away by friction
ex. she fell down and the cement abraded her knee
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abrasive
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rubbing away
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abridge
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shorten, condense:
ex. the book was abridged because the publisher required a 200 page limit
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abrogate
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abolish
ex. the next president abrogated all the previous rules
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
ex. her bf absconded from her house fleeing from her parents
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absolve
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pardon and offense
ex. God absolves all your sins
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
ex. during the Ramadan, Muslims followed an abstemious diet
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abstruse
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obscure, difficult to understand
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abut
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border upon,
ex. our village abuts onto the rivers
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abysmal
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bottomless, very deep, or appalling, very bad
ex. the chasm was abysmal
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accede
agree,
ex. the teacher acceded our demands
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acclaim
applaud, announce with great approval,
ex. everyone acclaimed the winner
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acclivity
sharp upslope of a hill
ex. the acclivity took a tremendous amount of energy
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accolade,
award of merit,
ex. this prize was the highest accolade that the school offers
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accost
approach to speak to a person first
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accoutre
equip very well
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accretion
growth: increase
ex. due to the accretion of the prices, we won't be moving out this year
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acerbity
bitterness in speech and temper
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acridulous
slightly sour, sharp
ex. that person made some acridulous remarks
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acme
top, pinnacle,
ex. the athlete was on the acme of her career
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acquiesce,
agree without protesting
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acquittal
n-deliverance from a charge
ex. after being sentenced to jail for 5 years, he felts tears while listening to his acquittal
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acrid
sharp, bitterly pungent (strong, unpleasant taste/ smell)
ex. i don't know who it was, but the room filled up with an acrid stench.
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acrimonious:
bitter in words and manner
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acrophobia,
fear of heights
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actuarial
calculating,
ex. i am not good with actuarial reports
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actuate:
motivate:
ex. it was desire that acutated him to commit some crime
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acuity:
sharpness:
ex. visual acuity is necessary in order to join the marines
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acumen
mental keenness, eagerness
ex. we needed sm with such business acumen
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adage
proverb
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adamant
inflexible
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addendum:
(plu: addenda)
an addition
ex. there will be an addendum to the coursework
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addle:
drive crazy, become rotten
ex. some fruit addle after some time
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adjunct
something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
ex.
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admonition
warning
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adorn
decorate,
ex. they decided to adorn their living room
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adroit
skillfull
ex. harvey was really adroit
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adulation
flattery, admiration
ex. kings seem to enjoy adulation from his people
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adventitious
accidental, casual
ex. the meeting was completlely adventitious, said the boyfriend
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aerie
nest of a large bird of prey
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affable
friendly, cordial
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affinity
kingship, blood relationship
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affidavit
written statement made under oath
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affix
v. fasten, attach, add on
ex. before sending the gift, we need to affix a bow onto it.
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affluence
abundance, wealth,
ex. we are lucky to live in affluence
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affront
n. insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect
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aggrandize
increase or intensity,
ex. the company thought to aggrandize itself facing the low prices on the market
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agrarian
pertaining to, related to land or its cultivation
ex. this country was very agrarian since all of the local produce were excellent quality
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alacrity
eagerness (n)
ex. I proposed to her, she agreed with alacrity
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alcove
small recessed section of a room
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alimony
payments made to an ex-spouse adter divorce
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allay
v. calm, pacify,
ex. the government is trying to allay its population after the earthquake
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allegiance
n. loyalty
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alloy
mix, make less pure, lesssen or moderate
(sometimes talking about chem elements)
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allude (allusion)
refer indirectly
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aloft
upward (adv)
ex. the monkeys climbed aloft to escap from the cameras
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aloof
apart, reserved,
ex. it is important to hold yourself aloof from the bullies at your school,
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amalgamate
combine, unite in one body
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amble
moving at an easy pace (n)
ex. my family likes walking outside at an amble after dinner
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ambulatory
able to walk
ex. he was an ambulatory patient
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amenable
willing to lead,
ex. she tends to be amenable to different suggestions
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amiss
wrong, faulty,
ex. seeing the boss frown, the employees wondered what was amiss
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amnesty
pardon,
ex. the king declared a general amnesty
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ample
abundant
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analgesic
causing insensitivity to pain
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analogous
comparable
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anathema
curse, sm or someone regarded as a curse
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ancillary
serving as an aid or accessory
ex. she worked with the new ancillary team to build a beautiful portfolio of the business
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animus
hostile feeling or intent (n)
the opponents criticized him for his animus against the system
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annuity
yearly allowance
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antediluvian
ancient,
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anthology
book of literary selections by various authors
(1 book with different authors' passages written inside)
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anthropocentric
(adj) regarding human beings as the center of the universe
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anthropoid
Manlike (adj)
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anthropomorphic
having human form or characteristics
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antipathy
aversion, dislike
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antiquated
old-fashioned
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ape (v)
imitate or mimic
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aperture
opening, hole
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aphorism
maxim
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apiary
place where bees are kept
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aplomb
poise, assurance,
ex. he delt witht he situation with great aplomb
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apocryphal
untrue, made up,
ex. the story he told was completely apocryphal
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apostate
who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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apotheosis:
ideal example of smt
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apparatus
equipment
ex. special apparatus was needed for this acclivity
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append
attach
ex. i appended a list to the email
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apposite
appropriate, fitting
ex. he knew he would be able to say the apposite comments in the intervivew
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appraise
estimate the value of
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apprise
inform
ex. the mayor apprised the townspeople of the alien's arrival
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aquiline
curved, hooked, (adj)
his aqualine nose is very peculiar
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arable
for growing corps
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arcane
secret, mysterious,
ex. to many new students, the system was very arcane
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archaic
antiquated, old-fashioned
ex. the furniture in this room are archaic
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aria
operatic solo
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arid
dry, barren
ex. farmers had problems with the harvests in the arid zones
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armada
fleet of warships (group of ships sailing tgt)
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arraign
to be charge in court with
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arroyo
gully, (ravine, watersource, deep narrow source)
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arrears
being in debt
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ascetic:
practicing self-denial, austere, severe/ strict manner
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artifice
deception, trickery
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artless
open and honest
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ascribe,
refer, attribute, assign
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ashen
ash-colored
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asinine
stupid,
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askance
with a sideway, or indirect look
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askew
crookedly, at an angke
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asperity
sharpness of attitude,
ex. he criticized his son with asperity
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aspersion
slander, slur, derogatory remark
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assail
assault
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assay
analyze
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assent
agree, accept
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assiduous
diligent
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assuage:
ease, or lessen the pain
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astigmatism
eye defect that prevents proper focus
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astringent
binding, causing contraction
ex. she put on this astringent body lotion that caused her skin to feel tight but dry.
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asunder
adv: into parts, apart:
ex. there is not much we can do if we are split asunder
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atavism
throwback, from before
ex. I explained the phenomenon from atavism
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atone
make amends for, to pay for
ex. Whatever he does cannot atone for his mistake
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attrition
gradual decrease in numbers
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audit
examination of accounts
ex. the audit is playing a vital part in assuring a clean and clear governement
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augury
omen, prophecy
ex. an augury went that the king's son would marry his mother
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august
impressive, majestic
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aureole
halo
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auspicious
favoring to success
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autocratic
having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial,
ex. the autocratic king pretended to be friendly
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automaton
robot, person performationg a task mechanically
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aver
assert confidently, affirm
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averse
reluctant,
she was very averse to smoking in the room
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aversion
dislike
ex. she felt a natural aversion to cigarettes
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aviary
enclosure of birds
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avid
greedy, eager for
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avocation:
secondary or minor occupation
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avow:
declare openly
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avuncular
like an uncle:
ex. the teacher posed an avuncular movement
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awry (adv)
adv: crooked, wrong, amiss:
she was scared the plan would go awry
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axiom
self-evident truth requiring no proof
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bacchanalian
drunken:
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badger
pester,annoy;
the mother didn't want to badger the son with her debt
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badinage
teasing conversation:
ex. the movie started with a cheerful badinage
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baleful
deadly, having malign influence
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balk
stop short, refuse to go on:
we shall balk under no circumstance
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ballast:
very heavy substance used to add stability or weight:
such movement could cause the object to fall: we should add some ballast to it
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balm:
something that relieves pain
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balmy
mild, fragrant:
people love the balmy summer evenings
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bandy
insincere exchange of heated words
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bane
cause of ruin
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bantering
good nature ridiculing
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barb
sharp
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bard
poet
he was an ancient greek bard
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barren
desolate, fruitless and unproductive, lacking:
: we walked past a barren desert land; I felt scared
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barterer:
trader:
steven is a barterer
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bask
take pleasure in warmth, luxuriate
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bate;
let down, restrain
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bauble
trifle, trinket, decoration:
the christmas bauble was dangling in the wind
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bawdy
obscene:
it is extremely impolite to tell bawdy jokes at a part
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bedizen
dress with vulgar finery(expensive stuff)
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bedraggle
to wet thoroughly, stain with mud
on her way to work, a lady was bedraggled by the splashes of the nearby cars
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beeline:
direct, quick route (n)
the little girl made a beeline for the swing when they arrived
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befuddle
confuse thoroughly,
he intended to completly befuddle the public
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beget
father, produce, give rise to,
the purpose of the marriage is not only to beget children
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begrudge
resent
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beguile
mislead or delude, pass time
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behemoth
huge, monstruous animal
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belabour
v-attack verbally, or to explain excessibely to a ridiculous degree
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beleaguer
harass:
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belie
contradict, give false impression
dressing this way belies her age
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bellicose
warlike
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belligerent
quarrelsome: his belligerent attitude resulted in the fight
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bemoan:
express disapproval of, lament
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bemused:
confused, lost in thought, preoccupied
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benediction
blessing
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bent (n)
natural talent,
she has a bent for music
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bequeath:
leave to someone by a will, hand down:
my dad bequeathed all his money to me
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berate
scold strongly: my mother used to berate me when I was a kid
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bereavement:
state of being deprived of smt valuable or beloved
she was so grieved because of a recent bereavement
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bereft
deprived of, lacking
the man seemed to be utterly bereft of hope
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beseech
beg, plead with
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beset:
harass, trouble,
may countries were beset by the financial crisis
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besmirch:
soil, defile, to make smt appear horrid
she tried to besmirch the president,
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bestow
to give
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betoken:
signify, indicated: smiling at each other betokened the making up of the couple
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betroth
become engaged to marry
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bevy:
large group
wherever the singer went, there was always a bevy around him
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biennial
every two years
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bigotry
stubborn intolerance
he never listened and demonstrated bigotry at its finest level
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bilious:
suffering from indigestion: irritable
poverty made him a bilious man
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bilk (imp)
swindle, cheat:
some people only bilk kids out of their toys
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billowing
swelling out in waves: surging
after a while, the room filled with billowing clouds of cigarette smoke
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bivouac
temporary encampment (tent)
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blanch
bleach whiten: do you know to blanch te sweat stains?
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blandishment
flattery
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blare
loud, harsh roar; blinding lights:
the blaze of the horn woke him up
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blasé
bored with pleasure or dissipation:
she was blasé with the suggestion of going to this restaurant; she's been there so many times before.
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bleak:
cold/cheerless
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blighted:
suffering from a disease: destroyed:
ukrained is a blighted area
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undermine
weaken
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blithe
carefree, joyous, happy
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bludgeon
club, heavy handed weapon
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bluff
rough, but good natured
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blunder
to make a mistake
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bluster
violent loud boastful, threatening speech
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bode
foreshadow
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bogus
counterfeit, not athentic
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bohemian
unconventional (in an artistic way)
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boisterous
violent, rough, noisey
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boon
blessing
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boorish
rude
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bountifu.
abundant, graciously generous
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bowdlerize
expurgate, remove inappropriate content to a message
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braggart
person that boasts a lot (n)
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brawn
muscular strength
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brazen
bold without shame
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breach
breaking of contract or duty
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breadth
width, extent
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brindled:
grayish with streaks or spots
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bristling
rising like bristles, showing irritation
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broach
introduce, open up
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browbeat
bullied
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buccaneer
pirate
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bucolic
rustic, pastorial, (refering to the campagne)
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bulwark
strong defense
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bumptious
self-assertive
