800 from Barron's
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| abate | v. to decrease; reduce
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| abdicate | v. to give up a position, right, or power
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| aberrant | adj. deviating from what is normal
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| abeyance | n. temporary suppression or suspension
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| abject | adj. miserable; pitiful
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| abjure | v. to reject; abandon formally
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| abscission | n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or a other part of a plan
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| abscond | v. to depart secretly
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| abstemious | adj. moderate in appetite
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| abstinence | n. the giving up of certain pleasures
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| abysmal | adj. very bad
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| accretion | n. growth in size or increase in amount
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| accrue | v. to accumulate; grow by additions
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| adamant | adj. uncompromising; unyielding
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| adjunct | n. something added, attached, or joined
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| admonish | v. to caution or reprimand
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| adulterate | v. to corrupt or make impire
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| aesthetic | adj. relating to beauty or art
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| affected | adj. pretentious, phony
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| affinity | n. fondness; liking; similarity
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| aggrandize | v. to make larger or greater
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| aggregate | adj. amounting to a whole; total
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| alacrity | n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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| alchemy | n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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| allay | v. lessen; ease; soothe
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| alleviate | v. to relieve; improve partially
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| alloy | n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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| allure | n. the power to entice by charm
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| amalgamate | v. to combine into a unified whole
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| ambiguous | adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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| ambivalence | n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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| ambrosia | n. something delicious; the food of the gods
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| ameroliate | v. to improve
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| amenable | adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited
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| amenity | n. something that increases comfort
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| amulet | n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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| anachronism | n. something out of the proper time
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| analgesic | n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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| analogous | adj. comparable
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| anarchy | n. the absence of government; state of disorder`
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| anodyne | n. something that calms or soothes pain
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| anomalous | adj. irregular; deviating from the norm
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| antecedent | n. something that comes before
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| antediluvian | adj. prehistoric
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| antipathy | n. dislike; hostility
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| apathy | n. indifferences
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| apex | n. the highest point
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| apogee | n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
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| apothegm | n. a terse, witty saying
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| appease | v. to calm; pacify; placate
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