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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

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agree,
ex. the teacher acceded our demands

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acclaim

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applaud, announce with great approval,
ex. everyone acclaimed the winner

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acclivity

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sharp upslope of a hill
ex. the acclivity took a tremendous amount of energy

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accolade,

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award of merit,
ex. this prize was the highest accolade that the school offers

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accost

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approach to speak to a person first

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accoutre

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equip very well

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accretion

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growth: increase
ex. due to the accretion of the prices, we won’t be moving out this year

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acerbity

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bitterness in speech and temper

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acridulous

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slightly sour, sharp
ex. that person made some acridulous remarks

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acme

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top, pinnacle,
ex. the athlete was on the acme of her career

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acquiesce,

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agree without protesting

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acquittal

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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

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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:

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bitter in words and manner

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acrophobia,

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fear of heights

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actuarial

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calculating,
ex. i am not good with actuarial reports

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actuate:

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motivate:
ex. it was desire that acutated him to commit some crime

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acuity:

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sharpness:
ex. visual acuity is necessary in order to join the marines

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acumen

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mental keenness, eagerness
ex. we needed sm with such business acumen

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adage

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proverb

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adamant

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inflexible

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addendum:
(plu: addenda)

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an addition
ex. there will be an addendum to the coursework

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addle:

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drive crazy, become rotten
ex. some fruit addle after some time

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adjunct

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something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
ex.

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admonition

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warning

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adorn

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decorate,
ex. they decided to adorn their living room

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adroit

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skillfull
ex. harvey was really adroit

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adulation

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flattery, admiration
ex. kings seem to enjoy adulation from his people

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adventitious

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accidental, casual
ex. the meeting was completlely adventitious, said the boyfriend

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aerie

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nest of a large bird of prey

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affable

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friendly, cordial

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affinity

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kingship, blood relationship

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affidavit

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written statement made under oath

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affix

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v. fasten, attach, add on
ex. before sending the gift, we need to affix a bow onto it.

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affluence

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abundance, wealth,
ex. we are lucky to live in affluence

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affront

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n. insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect

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aggrandize

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increase or intensity,
ex. the company thought to aggrandize itself facing the low prices on the market

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agrarian

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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

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eagerness (n)
ex. I proposed to her, she agreed with alacrity

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alcove

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small recessed section of a room

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alimony

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payments made to an ex-spouse adter divorce

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allay

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v. calm, pacify,
ex. the government is trying to allay its population after the earthquake

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allegiance

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n. loyalty

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alloy

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mix, make less pure, lesssen or moderate
(sometimes talking about chem elements)

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allude (allusion)

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refer indirectly

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aloft

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upward (adv)
ex. the monkeys climbed aloft to escap from the cameras

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aloof

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apart, reserved,
ex. it is important to hold yourself aloof from the bullies at your school,

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amalgamate

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combine, unite in one body

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amble

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moving at an easy pace (n)
ex. my family likes walking outside at an amble after dinner

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ambulatory

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able to walk
ex. he was an ambulatory patient

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amenable

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willing to lead,
ex. she tends to be amenable to different suggestions

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amiss

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wrong, faulty,
ex. seeing the boss frown, the employees wondered what was amiss

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amnesty

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pardon,
ex. the king declared a general amnesty

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77
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ample

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abundant

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analgesic

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causing insensitivity to pain

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analogous

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comparable

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anathema

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curse, sm or someone regarded as a curse

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ancillary

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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

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hostile feeling or intent (n)
the opponents criticized him for his animus against the system

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annuity

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yearly allowance

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84
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antediluvian

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ancient,

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anthology

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book of literary selections by various authors
(1 book with different authors’ passages written inside)

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anthropocentric

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(adj) regarding human beings as the center of the universe

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anthropoid

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Manlike (adj)

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anthropomorphic

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having human form or characteristics

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antipathy

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aversion, dislike

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antiquated

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old-fashioned

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ape (v)

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imitate or mimic

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aperture

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opening, hole

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aphorism

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maxim

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apiary

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place where bees are kept

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aplomb

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poise, assurance,
ex. he delt witht he situation with great aplomb

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apocryphal

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untrue, made up,
ex. the story he told was completely apocryphal

97
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apostate

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who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

98
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apotheosis:

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ideal example of smt

99
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apparatus

A

equipment
ex. special apparatus was needed for this acclivity

100
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append

A

attach
ex. i appended a list to the email

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apposite

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appropriate, fitting
ex. he knew he would be able to say the apposite comments in the intervivew

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appraise

A

estimate the value of

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apprise

A

inform
ex. the mayor apprised the townspeople of the alien’s arrival

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aquiline

A

curved, hooked, (adj)
his aqualine nose is very peculiar

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arable

A

for growing corps

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arcane

A

secret, mysterious,
ex. to many new students, the system was very arcane

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archaic

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antiquated, old-fashioned
ex. the furniture in this room are archaic

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aria

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operatic solo

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arid

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dry, barren
ex. farmers had problems with the harvests in the arid zones

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armada

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fleet of warships (group of ships sailing tgt)

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arraign

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to be charge in court with

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arroyo

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gully, (ravine, watersource, deep narrow source)

112
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arrears

A

being in debt

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ascetic:

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practicing self-denial, austere, severe/ strict manner

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artifice

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deception, trickery

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artless

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open and honest

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ascribe,

A

refer, attribute, assign

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ashen

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ash-colored

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asinine

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stupid,

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askance

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with a sideway, or indirect look

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askew

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crookedly, at an angke

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asperity

A

sharpness of attitude,
ex. he criticized his son with asperity

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aspersion

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slander, slur, derogatory remark

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assail

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assault

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assay

A

analyze

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assent

A

agree, accept

125
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assiduous

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diligent

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assuage:

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ease, or lessen the pain

127
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astigmatism

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eye defect that prevents proper focus

128
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astringent

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binding, causing contraction
ex. she put on this astringent body lotion that caused her skin to feel tight but dry.

129
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asunder

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adv: into parts, apart:
ex. there is not much we can do if we are split asunder

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atavism

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throwback, from before
ex. I explained the phenomenon from atavism

131
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atone

A

make amends for, to pay for
ex. Whatever he does cannot atone for his mistake

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attrition

A

gradual decrease in numbers

133
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audit

A

examination of accounts
ex. the audit is playing a vital part in assuring a clean and clear governement

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augury

A

omen, prophecy
ex. an augury went that the king’s son would marry his mother

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august

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impressive, majestic

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aureole

A

halo

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auspicious

A

favoring to success

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autocratic

A

having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial,
ex. the autocratic king pretended to be friendly

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automaton

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robot, person performationg a task mechanically

140
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aver

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assert confidently, affirm

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averse

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reluctant,
she was very averse to smoking in the room

142
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aversion

A

dislike
ex. she felt a natural aversion to cigarettes

143
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aviary

A

enclosure of birds

144
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avid

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greedy, eager for

145
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avocation:

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secondary or minor occupation

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avow:

A

declare openly

147
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avuncular

A

like an uncle:
ex. the teacher posed an avuncular movement

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awry (adv)

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adv: crooked, wrong, amiss:
she was scared the plan would go awry

149
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axiom

A

self-evident truth requiring no proof

150
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bacchanalian

A

drunken:

151
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badger

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pester,annoy;
the mother didn’t want to badger the son with her debt

152
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badinage

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teasing conversation:
ex. the movie started with a cheerful badinage

153
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baleful

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deadly, having malign influence

154
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balk

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stop short, refuse to go on:
we shall balk under no circumstance

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ballast:

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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:

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something that relieves pain

157
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balmy

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mild, fragrant:
people love the balmy summer evenings

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bandy

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insincere exchange of heated words

159
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bane

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cause of ruin

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bantering

A

good nature ridiculing

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barb

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sharp

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bard

A

poet
he was an ancient greek bard

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barren

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desolate, fruitless and unproductive, lacking:
: we walked past a barren desert land; I felt scared

164
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barterer:

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trader:
steven is a barterer

165
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bask

A

take pleasure in warmth, luxuriate

166
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bate;

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let down, restrain

167
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bauble

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trifle, trinket, decoration:
the christmas bauble was dangling in the wind

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bawdy

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obscene:
it is extremely impolite to tell bawdy jokes at a part

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bedizen

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dress with vulgar finery(expensive stuff)

170
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bedraggle

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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:

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direct, quick route (n)
the little girl made a beeline for the swing when they arrived

172
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befuddle

A

confuse thoroughly,
he intended to completly befuddle the public

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beget

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father, produce, give rise to,
the purpose of the marriage is not only to beget children

174
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begrudge

A

resent

175
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beguile

A

mislead or delude, pass time

176
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behemoth

A

huge, monstruous animal

177
Q

belabour

A

v-attack verbally, or to explain excessibely to a ridiculous degree

178
Q

beleaguer

A

harass:

179
Q

belie

A

contradict, give false impression
dressing this way belies her age

180
Q

bellicose

A

warlike

181
Q

belligerent

A

quarrelsome: his belligerent attitude resulted in the fight

182
Q

bemoan:

A

express disapproval of, lament

183
Q

bemused:

A

confused, lost in thought, preoccupied

184
Q

benediction

A

blessing

185
Q

bent (n)

A

natural talent,
she has a bent for music

186
Q

bequeath:

A

leave to someone by a will, hand down:
my dad bequeathed all his money to me

187
Q

berate

A

scold strongly: my mother used to berate me when I was a kid

188
Q

bereavement:

A

state of being deprived of smt valuable or beloved
she was so grieved because of a recent bereavement

189
Q

bereft

A

deprived of, lacking
the man seemed to be utterly bereft of hope

190
Q

beseech

A

beg, plead with

191
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beset:

A

harass, trouble,
may countries were beset by the financial crisis

192
Q

besmirch:

A

soil, defile, to make smt appear horrid
she tried to besmirch the president,

193
Q

bestow

A

to give

194
Q

betoken:

A

signify, indicated: smiling at each other betokened the making up of the couple

195
Q

betroth

A

become engaged to marry

196
Q

bevy:

A

large group
wherever the singer went, there was always a bevy around him

197
Q

biennial

A

every two years

198
Q

bigotry

A

stubborn intolerance
he never listened and demonstrated bigotry at its finest level

199
Q

bilious:

A

suffering from indigestion: irritable
poverty made him a bilious man

200
Q

bilk (imp)

A

swindle, cheat:
some people only bilk kids out of their toys

201
Q

billowing

A

swelling out in waves: surging
after a while, the room filled with billowing clouds of cigarette smoke

202
Q

bivouac

A

temporary encampment (tent)

203
Q

blanch

A

bleach whiten: do you know to blanch te sweat stains?

204
Q

blandishment

A

flattery

205
Q

blare

A

loud, harsh roar; blinding lights:
the blaze of the horn woke him up

206
Q

blasé

A

bored with pleasure or dissipation:
she was blasé with the suggestion of going to this restaurant; she’s been there so many times before.

207
Q

bleak:

A

cold/cheerless

208
Q

blighted:

A

suffering from a disease: destroyed:
ukrained is a blighted area

209
Q

undermine

A

weaken

210
Q

blithe

A

carefree, joyous, happy

211
Q

bludgeon

A

club, heavy handed weapon

212
Q

bluff

A

rough, but good natured

213
Q

blunder

A

to make a mistake

214
Q

bluster

A

violent loud boastful, threatening speech

215
Q

bode

A

foreshadow

216
Q

bogus

A

counterfeit, not athentic

217
Q

bohemian

A

unconventional (in an artistic way)

218
Q

boisterous

A

violent, rough, noisey

219
Q

boon

A

blessing

220
Q

boorish

A

rude

221
Q

bountifu.

A

abundant, graciously generous

222
Q

bowdlerize

A

expurgate, remove inappropriate content to a message

223
Q

braggart

A

person that boasts a lot (n)

224
Q

brawn

A

muscular strength

225
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brazen

A

bold without shame

226
Q

breach

A

breaking of contract or duty

227
Q

breadth

A

width, extent

228
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brindled:

A

grayish with streaks or spots

229
Q

bristling

A

rising like bristles, showing irritation

230
Q

broach

A

introduce, open up

231
Q

browbeat

A

bullied

232
Q

buccaneer

A

pirate

233
Q

bucolic

A

rustic, pastorial, (refering to the campagne)

234
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bulwark

A

strong defense

235
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bumptious

A

self-assertive

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