 | Term | Definition |
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abase |
lower; humiliate |
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abash |
to embarrass |
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abate |
to lessen |
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abominate |
to loathe; hate |
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abstruse |
profound; difficult to understand |
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accentuate |
to stress; emphsize |
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acclivity |
sharp incline of a hill |
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accolade |
award; honor |
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accost |
to approach and speak to |
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acne |
zits; pimples; yukky spots on one's face from too much chocolate and other greasy foods :-) |
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adroit |
skillful. |
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adulate |
to flatter and praise so much it's sickening |
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adulterate |
to make impure |
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adumbrate |
to foreshadow by disclosing only partially |
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adverse |
hostile; opposed; unfavorable (see averse) |
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advocate |
to urge; recommend |
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aesthetic |
artistic; pertaining to a sense of what is beautiful |
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affected |
fake (think: a-FAKE-ted) |
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affinity |
attraction |
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affluent |
rich |
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affray |
public brawl |
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agape |
open-mouthed |
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aghast |
horrified |
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agile |
able to move in a quick and easy fashion |
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alacrity |
cheerful promptness |
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alias |
a false name |
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alimentary |
supplying nourishment |
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allay |
to soothe; to make more bearable (see ALLEVIATE) |
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alleged |
stated without proof |
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alleviate |
to make more bearable (see APPEASE) |
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allude |
to refer indirectly |
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allusion |
a reference to something |
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altercation |
a violent dispute |
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amass |
to collect; to get a bunch of |
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ambulatory |
able to walk |
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ameliorate |
to improve a bad situation |
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amity |
peaceful relations; friendship |
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amnesia |
loss of memory |
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amok |
freaked out and violently pissed off |
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amorphous |
shapeless |
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