Set 1
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MVENKAT4296 on December 30, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abolish | to destroy or end the observance or effect of |
| abridge | to shorten in duration or extent |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol |
| accent | to mark with a written or printed accent; to give prominence to make more prominent |
| accolade | a ceremonial embrace; a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| affirmation | a solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury by a person who conscientiously declines taking an oath |
| amass | to collect for oneself |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings |
| ambulatory | adj. capable of, relating to, or adapted to walking noun. a sheltered place |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| amity | friendly relations between nations |
| anchor | to secure firmly |
| antediluvian | made, evolved, or developed a long time ago |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence |
| atrophy | a wasting away or progressive decline |
| bane | poison; to kill especially with poison |
| bizarre | odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
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