 | Term | Definition |
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abash |
embarass |
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abeyance |
temporary suppression or suspension |
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abject |
miserable, pitiful |
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ablution |
act of cleansing |
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abnegate |
to deny |
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abrogate |
to abolish or invalidate by authority |
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absetemious |
moderate in appetite |
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abstruse |
difficult to comprehend |
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abut |
to touch, to be in contact with |
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accost |
to approach and speak to someone |
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accretion |
growth in size or increase in amount |
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accrue |
to accumulate, grow by additions |
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acme |
highest point, summit |
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acquiesce |
to agree, comply quietly |
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acumen |
sharpness of insight |
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adage |
old saying or proverb |
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adjunct |
something added, attached or joined |
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admonish |
to caution or reprimand |
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adumbrate |
to sketch, to outline in a shadowy way |
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adventitious |
accidental |
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adverse |
unfavorable, unlucky |
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affront (n) |
personal offense, insult |
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allocation |
allowance, portion |
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allusiveness |
quality of making many indirect references |
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altercation |
noisy dispute |
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amenity |
pleasantness |
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amorous |
strongly attracted to love |
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amorphous |
having no definite form |
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antediluvian |
prehistoric |
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antiquated |
outdated |
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apace |
done quickly |
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aperture |
an opening or hole |
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aphasia |
inability to speak or use words |
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aphorism |
old saying or short statement |
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apostate (n) |
one who renounces a religious faith |
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apothegm |
a short, instructive saying |
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append |
to attach |
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apprise |
to inform |
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arable (adj) |
suitable for cultivation |
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arraign |
to call to court to answer a charge |
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artless |
open and honest |
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ascetic (adj) |
self-denying, austere |
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ascribe |
to attribute |
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asinine |
lacking intelligence or sound judgment |
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askance |
scornfully |
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askew |
crooked, tilted |
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aspersion |
false rumor |
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asperity |
harsh, rough |
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assail |
to attack, assault |
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assay |
to analyze or estimate |
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asservate |
to affirm positively |
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astral |
exalted; relating to stars |
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atone |
to make amends for a wrong |
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augur |
prediction of events |
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auxiliary |
reserve |
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avarice |
greed |
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aver |
to declare to be true |
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avow |
to state openly or declare |
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