Word List 2 Flashcards

1
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Adulterate

A

Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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2
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Advent

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Arrival

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3
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Adventitious

A

Accidental, casual

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4
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Adversary

A

Opponent

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5
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Adverse

A

Unfavorable, hostile

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6
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Adversity

A

Poverty, misfortune

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7
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Advocacy

A

Support

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8
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Advocate

A

Urge, plead for

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9
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Affable

A

Easily approachable, warmly friendly

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10
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Affected

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Artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress

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11
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Adulation

A

Flattery, admiration

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12
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Affidavit

A

Written statement made under oath

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13
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Affiliation

A

Joining, associating with

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14
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Affinity

A

Kinship

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15
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Affirmation

A

Positive assertion

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16
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Affix

A

Fasten, attach

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17
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Affliction

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State of distress, cause of suffering

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18
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Affluence

A

Abundance, wealth

19
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Affront

A

Insult, Offense

20
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Aftermath

A

Consequences, outcomes

21
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Agglomeration

A

Collection

22
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Aggrandize

A

Increase or intensify

23
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Aggregate

A

Gather, Accumulate

24
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Aggressor

A

Attacker

25
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Aghast

A

Horrified

26
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Agility

A

Nimbleness

27
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Agitate

A

Stir up

28
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Agnostic

A

One who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

29
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Agrarian

A

Pertaining to land or its cultivation

30
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Alacrity

A

Cheerful promptness

31
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Alienate

A

Make hostile

32
Q

Alimentary

A

Supplying nourishment

33
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Allay

A

Calm, pacify

34
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Allege

A

State without proof

35
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Allegiance

A

Loyalty

36
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Aliteration

A

Repetition of beginning sound in poetry

37
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Allocate

A

Assign

38
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Allude

A

Refer indirectly

39
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Altercation

A

Noisy quarrel, heard dispute

40
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Amalgamate

A

Combine, unite in one body

41
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Amass

A

Collect

42
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Ambience

A

Environment, atmosphere

43
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Ambulatory

A

Able to walk

44
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Amenable

A

Readily managed, willing to be led