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Abase - Adroit

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Abase   to lower; to degrade; to humiliate  
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Abash   to embarrass  
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Abate   subside or moderate  
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Abbreviate   shorten  
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Abdicate   to give up a position, right, or power  
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Aberrant   abnormal; atypical  
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Abet   to aid, act as an accomplice  
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Abeyance   temporary suspension  
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Abhor   detest; hate  
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Abject   miserable; pitiful  
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Abjure   to renounce upon oath  
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Ablution   act of cleansing  
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Abnegation   renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-denial  
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Abolish   to cancel; to put an end to  
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Abominable   detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad  
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Abominate   to loathe; hate  
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Aboriginal   being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native  
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Abortive   unsuccessful; fruitless  
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Abrasive   rubbing away; tending to grind down  
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Abridge   to condense; to shorten  
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Abrogate   to abolish  
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Abscission   cutting off; separation  
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Abscond   to depart secretly and hide  
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Absolute   complete; totally unlimited; certain  
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Absolve   pardon (an offense)  
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Abstain   to refrain deliberately from something  
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Abstemious   sparing in eating and drinking; temperate  
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Abstinence   self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance  
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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   border upon; adjoin  
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Abysmal   bottomless  
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Abyss   extremely great in depth  
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Academic   related to school; not practical or directly useful  
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Accede   to agree  
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Accelerate   to move faster  
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Accessible   obtainable; easy to approach  
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Accessory   additional object; useful but not essential thing  
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Acclaim   applaud; announce with great approval  
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Acclimate   to adjust to climate or environment  
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Acclivity   an ascending slope  
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Accolade   award of merit  
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Accommodate   to oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt  
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Accomplice   partner in crime  
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Accord   agreement  
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Accost   to approach to speak to someone  
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Accoutre   to equip or to outfit  
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Accretion   growth; increase  
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Accrue   to accumulate, grow by addition  
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Acerbity   sharp sour taste; rough and bitter manner  
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Acetic   vinegary  
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Acidulous   slightly sour in taste and manner  
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Acknowledge   recognize; admit  
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Acme   peak; pinnacle  
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Acoustics   science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in  
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Acquiesce   to accept or comply passively  
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Acquittal   deliverance from a charge  
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Acrid   acerbic; sharp and harsh in taste and language  
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Acrimonious   bitter in words or manner <attack in acrimonious terms>  
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Acrophobia   fear of heights  
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Actuarial   calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics  
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Actuate   motivate  
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Acuity   sharpness  
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Acumen   mental keenness  
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Acute   perceptive; keen; brief and severe  
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Adage   wise saying; proverb  
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Adamant   uncompromising; unyielding; inflexible  
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Adapt   alter; modify  
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Addendum   addition; appendix to book  
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Addiction   compulsive; habitual need  
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Addle   to confuse (muddle); to become rotten: spoil  
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Address   direct a speech to; deal with or discuss  
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Adept   expert at  
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Adhere   stick fast  
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Adherent   supporter; follower  
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Adjacent   adjoining; neighboring; close by  
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Adjunct   something added on or attached  
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Adjuration   solemn or desperate urging  
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Adjutant   one who helps: an assistant  
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Admonish   to warn; to caution or reprimand; reprove  
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Adorn   to decorate  
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Adroit   skillful, accomplished, highly competent  
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