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abase |
lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
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abash |
n.embarrass |
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abate |
n.subside or moderate |
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abbreviate |
shorten |
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abdicate |
renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) |
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aberrant |
abnormal or deviant |
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aberration |
Abnormality, departure from the norm,mental irregularity,disorder |
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abet |
n.assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
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abeyance |
n.suspended action |
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abhor |
detest; hate |
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abject |
wretched, lacking pride |
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abjure |
Renounce upon Oath, disavow |
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ablution |
washing |
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abnegation |
renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
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abolish |
cancel; put an end to |
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abominate |
loathe; hate |
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abominable |
detestable; extremely unpleasant |
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aboriginal |
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine |
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abortive |
unsuccessful; fruitless;stillborn |
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abrasive |
rubbing away; tending to grind down |
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abridge |
condense or shorten |
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abrogate |
abolish |
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abscission |
n.Removal by cutting off as in surgery,separation |
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abscond |
depart secretly and hide |
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absolute |
complete; totally unlimited; certain |
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absolve |
pardon,shrive |
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abstain |
Refrain, with held from participation |
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abstemious |
sparing in eating and drinking,light,temperate |
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abstinence |
Restraint from eating and drinking,self-denial |
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abstract |
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
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abstruse |
obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
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abusive |
Coarsely, insulting, physically harmful |
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abut |
n.border upon; adjoin;edge |
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abysmal |
Bottomless,immeasurable |
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abyss |
vast, bottomless pit, enormous chasm |
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academic |
related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
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accede |
agree |
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accelerate |
move faster |
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accessible |
easy to approach; obtainable |
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accessory |
additional object; useful but not essential thing |
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acclaim |
announce with great approval |
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acclimate |
adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
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acclivity |
n.sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity;ascent |
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accolade |
award of merit; strong praise and approval |
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accommodate |
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
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accomplice |
Partners in crime,confederate |
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accord |
Agreement,accordance |
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accost |
approach and speak first to a person |
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accoutre |
n.equip; N. accoutrement |
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accretion |
accumulation,growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
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accrue |
come about by addition; come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; |
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acerbity |
n.bitterness of speech and temper |
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acetic |
n.vinegary,relating to or containing acetic acid |
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acidulous |
n.slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
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acknowledge |
recognize; admit |
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acme |
n.peak; pinnacle; highest point |
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acoustics |
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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acquiesce |
assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
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acquittal |
Deliverance from a charge,a judgment of not guilty |
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acrid |
n.bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
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acrimonious |
n.Bitter in words or manners |
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acrophobia |
fear of heights |
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actuarial |
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
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actuary |
someone who advises insurance companies |
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actuate |
n.motivate; activate; cause to act |
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acuity |
sharpness of vision(of mind or senses of sight or hearing) |
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acumen |
insightfulness,mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen |
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acute |
(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
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adage |
n.wise saying; proverb;byword |
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proverb |
n.adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
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adamant |
hard; inflexible |
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adapt |
aaccommodate,Alter , modify; |
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addendum |
n.supplement,addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
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addiction |
compulsive, habitual need;dependance |
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addle |
n.make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg) |
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address |
Direct a speech to,deal with or discuss,turn to,speak,call |
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adept |
expert at; very skilled |
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adhere |
stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality |
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adherent |
supporter; follower |
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adjacent |
adjoining; neighboring; close by |
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adjunct |
Something(generally nonessential or inferior ) added on or attached |
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adjuration |
solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
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adjutant |
n.staff officer assisting the commander; assistant |
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admonish |
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove;discourage;caution |
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adorn |
decorate;beautify;grace |
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adroit |
skillful,artful |
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Acerbic |
adj.sour or bitter in taste,sharp and cutting |
