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Word List Two: Amend Flashcards

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Adulterate

A

Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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Adulation

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Flattery; admiration

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Advent

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Arrival

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Adventitious

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Accidental

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Adversary

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Opponent

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Adverse

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Unfavorable

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Adversity

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Poverty; misfortune

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Advocacy

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Support

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Advocate

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Urge; plead for

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Aerie

A

Nest of large bird of prey

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Aesthetic

A

Artistic

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Affable

A

Easily approachable

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Affected

A

Artificial; pretended

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Affidavit

A

Written statement made under oath

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Affiliation

A

Joining; associating with

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Affinity

A

Kinship

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Affirmatiob

A

Positive assertion

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Affix

A

Fasten; attach

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Afflication

A

State of distress

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Affluence

A

Abundance; wealth

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Affront

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Insult

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Afternath

A

Consequences

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Agenda

A

Items of business at a meeting

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Agent

A

Means or instrument; person acting in an official capacity

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Agglomeration

A

Collection

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Aggrandize

A

Increase or intensify

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Aggregate

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Gather; accumulate

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Aggressor

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Attacker

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Aghast

A

Horrified

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Agility

A

Nimbleness

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Agitate

A

Stir up

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Agnostic

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One who is skeptical of existence or knowability of a god

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Agrarian

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Pertaining to land or its cultivation

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Alacrity

A

Cheerful promptness

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemistry

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Aclove

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Nook; small, recessed section of a room

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Alias

A

An assumed name

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Alienate

A

Make hostile; seperate

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Alimentary

A

Supplying nourishment

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Alimony

A

Payment by a husband to his divorced wife (or vice versa)

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Allay

A

Calm

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Allege

A

State without proof

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Allegiance

A

Loyalty

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Allegory

A

Story in which charas are used as symbols

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Alleviate

A

Relieve

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Alliteration

A

Repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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Allocate

A

Assign

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Alloy

A

Mix

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Allude

A

Refer indirectly

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Allure

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Entice

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Allusion

A

Indirect reference

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Aloft

A

Upward

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Aloof

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Apart

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Altercation

A

Noisy quarrel

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Altruistic

A

Unselfishly generous

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Amalgamate

A

Combine

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Amass

A

Collect

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Anbidextrous

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Capable of using either hands with ease

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Ambience

A

Enviorment; atmosphere

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Ambiguous

A

Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

A

State of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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Amble

A

Moving at an easy pace

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Ambulatory

A

Able to walk

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Ameliorate

A

Inprove

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Amenable

A

Readily managed

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Amend

A

Correct; change

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