word smart1 Flashcards

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abash

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to make ashamed

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abate

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to reduce

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abdicate

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to step down from a position

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aberration

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something not typical

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abhor

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to hate very

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abject

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hopeless

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abnegate

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to reject, to renounce

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abortive

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unsuccessful

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abridge

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to shorten

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absolve

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to forgive or free from blame

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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absymal

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extremely wretched

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accolade

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an award

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accost

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to approach

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acerbic

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bitter, sour

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acquiesce

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to comply

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acrid

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harsh

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acrimonious

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full of spite, nasty

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acumen

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mental sharpness

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acute

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sharp shrewd

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adamant

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stubborn

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adherent

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follower

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admonish

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to scold, to warn

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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flattery

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adulterate

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to contaminate

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adverse

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unfavorable, opposite

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affable

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easy to talk to

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affectation

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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to immpress

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affinity

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attraction

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affluent

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rich, prosperous

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agrarian

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relating to land

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aggregate

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sum total, a collection of separate things mixed together

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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allege

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to assert without proof

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alloy

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a combination of two or more things

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allusiion

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an indirect reference

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aloof

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uninvolved

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altruism

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selflessness

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ambience

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atmosphere

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning

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ambivalent

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indecided, neutral, 중립의

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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amenable

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obedient

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amenity

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pleasantness

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amiable

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friendly

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amnesty

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an official pardon

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amoral

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lacking a sense of right or wrong

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amorous

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feeling love

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amorphous

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shapeless