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Word Lists 1-4 Flashcards

1
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abate

A

subside; decrease; lessen

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abdicate

A

renounce; give up

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aberration

A

deviation from the expected of the normal; mental irregularity or disorder

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abet

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encourage; aid

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5
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abeyance

A

suspended action

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abject

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hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless; wretched

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abase

A

lower; humiliate

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abrade

A

wear away by friction; scrape; erode

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abscond

A

depart secretly to avoid capture

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10
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absolute

A

complete; totally unlimited; certain

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11
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absolve

A

pardon (an offense); free from blame

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12
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abstain

A

refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice, especially one regarded as improper or unhealthy

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13
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abstract

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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresantational

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14
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abstruse

A

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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15
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accelerate

A

move faster

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16
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accessible

A

easy to approach; obtainable

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17
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accessory

A

additional object; useful but not essential thing

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18
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acclaim

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applaud; announce with great approval

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accolade

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award of merit

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accommodate

A

provide lodgings; oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

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21
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accomplice

A

partner in crime

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22
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acknowledge

A

recognize, admit

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23
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acquittal

A

declaration of innocence; deliverance from a charge

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24
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acrimony

A

bitterness of words or manner

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25
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acumen

A

mental keenness

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26
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adamant

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hard; inflexible

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27
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adapt

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alter; modify

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28
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addiction

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compulsive, habitual need

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29
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adhere

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stick fast to

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30
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adjacent

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adjoining; neighboring; close by

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31
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adjudicate

A

pass legal judgment on; sit in judgment

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32
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admonish

A

warn; scold

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33
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adroit

A

skillful; nimble

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34
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adulation

A

flattery; admiration

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35
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adulterate

A

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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36
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adversary

A

opponent

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37
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adverse

A

unfavorable; hostile

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38
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adversity

A

poverty; misfortune

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39
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advocate

A

urge; plead for

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40
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aesthetic

A

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

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41
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affable

A

easily approachable; warmly friendly

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42
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affected

A

artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

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43
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affinity

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kinship; attraction to

44
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affirmation

A

positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

45
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affix

A

add on; fasten; attach

46
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affluence

A

wealth; prosperity; abundance

47
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affront

A

insult; offend

48
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aggregate

A

gather; accumulate

49
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agility

A

nimbleness

50
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agitate

A

stir up; disturb

51
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alacrity

A

cheerful promptness

52
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alias

A

an assumed name

53
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alienate

A

make hostile; separate

54
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alleviate

A

relieve; lessen

55
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alloy

A

mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

56
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allude

A

refer indirectly

57
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allure

A

entice; attract

58
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allusion

A

indirect reference

59
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aloft

60
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aloof

A

apart; reserved; standoffish

61
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altercation

A

noisy quarrel; heated dispute

62
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altruistic

A

unselfishly generous; concerned for others

63
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amalgam

A

mixture of different elements; alloy

64
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ambiguous

A

unclear or doubtful in meaning

65
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ambivalence

A

having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

66
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ambulatory

A

able to walk; not bedridden

67
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ameliorate

A

improve; make more satisfactory

68
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amenable

A

readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive

69
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amiable

A

agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

70
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amorous

A

moved by sexual love; loving

71
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amorphous

A

formless; lacking shape or definiton

72
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ample

73
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amplify

A

broaden or clarify by expanding; itensify; make stronger

74
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anachronism

A

something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced in time

75
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analogy

A

similarity; parallelism

76
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anarchist

A

person who seeks to overturn the established government

77
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anarchy

A

absence of governing body; state of disorder

78
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ancillary

A

serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

79
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animated

A

lively; spirited

80
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animosity

A

active enmity

81
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anomaly

A

irregularity

82
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antagonism

83
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antecedents

A

preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

84
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anticlimax

A

letdown in thought or emotion

85
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antipathy

A

aversion; dislike

86
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antiquated

A

obsolete; outdated

87
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antiseptic

A

substance that prevents infection

88
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antithesis

A

contrast; direct opposite of or to

89
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apathy

A

lack of caring; indifference

90
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aplomb

A

poise; assurance

91
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apocryphal

A

untrue; made up

92
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apostate

A

one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

93
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append

94
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apprehension

A

fear, discernment; capture

95
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apprenticeship

A

time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker

96
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appropriate

A

fitting or suitable; pertinent

97
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appropriate (verb)

A

acquire; take possession of for one’s own use; set aside for a special purpose

98
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arable

A

fit for growing crops

99
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arbiter

A

a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

100
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arbitrary

A

unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any reason; based solely on one’s unrestricted will or judgment

101
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archipelago

A

group of closely located islands

102
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arduous

A

hard; strenuous

103
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aria

A

operatic solo

104
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arid

A

dry; barren

105
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aristocracy

A

hereditary nobility; privileged class

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