Words starting with A Flashcards
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accede
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to agree
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accost
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to greet
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acquit
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to clear of charges
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acrid
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strong + unpleasant (sensory)
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acumen
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keen mind. insights
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adage
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old saying
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abstruce
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incomprehensible
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abjure
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promise to give up
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abate
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to lessen, to subside
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abase
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to humiliate
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abhor
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to hate
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abdication
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to give up control/power/authority
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addle
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to become rotten, confused
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adduce
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to present as example
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adjudicate
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to settle judicially
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adjure
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to appeal, beg
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admonish
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to warn
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ado
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fuss. trouble
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adorn
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add beauty, decorate
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adroit
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skillful and clever
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advent
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arrival, coming
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adventitious
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coming from another source, not innate
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advert
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call attention to
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aeon
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eternity, immeasurable period
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affable
polite and friendly
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affinity
close connection
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agape
to open mouth wide in surprise
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agog
eager, excited
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ail
cause trouble
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alacrity
ready / prepared/ eager
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alcove
small enclosed space
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allay
to calm, quieten
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amble
leisurely walk
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amiable
good natured
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amorphous
without shape or form
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anarchy
without government or political disorder
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animosity
strong dislike
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annihilate
destroy completely
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