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| Abdicate | to give up a position, right, or power
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| Abjure | to renounce upon oath
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| Abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-denial
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| Abrogate | to abolish
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| Absolve | pardon (an offense)
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| Accede | to agree
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| Acclaim | applaud; announce with great approval
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| Accolade | award of merit
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| Acquiesce | to accept or comply passively
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| Actuate | motivate
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| Acumen | mental keenness
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| Acute | perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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| Addle | to confuse (muddle); to become rotten: spoil
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| Adjuration | solemn or desperate urging
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| Admonish | to warn; to caution or reprimand; reprove
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| Affable | approachable; friendly
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| Affiliation | act of joining; state of being associated
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| Affliction | state of distress; cause of suffering
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| Affront | to insult; to cause offense to
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| Agglomeration | process of collecting; a heap or cluster
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| Aggrandize | to make larger or greater in power
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| Agnostic | one who is skeptical of the existence of a god
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| Agog | eager; keen; full of excitement or interest
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| Alacrity | cheerful promptness; eagerness
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| Alcove | nook; recess
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| Alimony | payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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| Allay | to calm; to ease; to pacify
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| Allegiance | loyalty
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| Allegory | story in which characters are used as symbols; fable; symbolic representation
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| Alleviate | to relieve
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| Alloy | (V) to mix; to make less pure; to lessen or to moderate
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| Allude | to refer indirectly
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| Allusion | an indirect reference
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| Altercation | a heated dispute
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| Altruistic | generous; concerned for others
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| Ambulatory | able to walk about (not bedridden); itinerant: traveling from place to place <an itinerant soldier>
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| Ameliorate | to improve <Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums.>
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| Amenable | agreeable, cooperative
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| Amiable | friendly; pleasant; likable
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| Amicable | friendly; agreeable
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| Amiss | wrong; faulty
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| Amity | friendship
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| Amnesty | pardon
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| Amoral | having no moral standards
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| Amorous | strongly attracted to love; showing love
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| Amputate | cut off part of body; prune
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| Amok or Amuck | (ADV) in a state of rage
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| Amulet | charm; talisman
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| Anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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| Anathema | ban, curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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| Ancillary | accessory; auxiliary
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| Angular | sharp-cornered
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| Animadversion | critical remark <He resented the animadversions of his critics, particularly because he realized they were true.>
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| Animus | hostile feeling or intent
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| Annals | records; history
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| Anneal | to strengthen or toughen by heating then cooling (reduce brittleness)
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| Annex | attach; take possession of
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| Annihilate | to destroy
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| Annotate | to comment; to make explanatory notes
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| Annuity | yearly allowance
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| Anodyne | drug that relieves pain; opiate
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| Anoint | to consecrate
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| Anomalous | abnormal; irregular
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| Antagonism | Hostility; active resistance
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| antecede | to precede
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| Antecedents | preceding events; coming before in place or time
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| Antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient
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| Anthology | collection of literary works by different authors
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| antipathy | aversion; dislike <antipathy to standardized tests>
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| Antiquated | obsolete; outdated
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| Antithesis | exact opposite or direct contrast
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| Apathy | lack of feeling or emotions; indifference
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| Aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness
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| Aphorism | a pithy maxim or a proverbial saying
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| Apiary | a place where bees are kept
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| Aplomb | poise; confidence; assurance <Gwen's aplomb in handling potentially embarrassing moments was legendary around the office.>
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| Apocalyptic | prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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| Apocryphal | untrue; made up <To impress his friends Tom invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city.>
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| Apogee | highest point
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| Apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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| Apostate | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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| Apothecary | a pharmacy; a pharmacist
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