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Barrons Word List, Character-A, Some words are not there.

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accrue   accumulate  
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adorn   add beauty decorate  
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affable   polite and friendly  
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affinity   close connection relationship  
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aggravate   make worse irritate  
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agog   eager/excited  
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ail   trouble be ill  
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alcove   recess/partially enclosed place  
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ale   fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer  
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aleck   one who considers himself smarter than others  
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allegiance   duty support loyalty  
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alleviate   make (pain) easier to bear  
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alloy   to debase by mixing with something inferior  
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amalgamate   mix combine unite societies  
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ambidextrous   able to use the left hand or the right equally well  
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ambiguous   doubtful uncertain  
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ambivalent   having both of two contrary meanings  
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ambrosial   extremely pleasing to taste  
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ameliorate   improve make better  
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amortize   end (a debt) by setting aside money  
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anguish   severe suffering  
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animosity   strong dislike  
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antidote   medicine used against a poison or a disease  
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antithetical   direct opposing  
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apartheid   brutal racial discrimination  
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apotheosis   deification glorification to godliness  
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appease   make quiet or calm  
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apprehensive   grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future  
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approbation   approval  
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apropos   appropriate to the situation apt  
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apt   well-suited quick-witted  
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arabesque   a complex ornate design  
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arboreal   of connected with trees  
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ardor   enthusiasm  
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arduous   steep difficult ascent laborious  
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argot   jargon slang  
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arrant   in the highest degree  
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arrogance   proud superior manner of behaviour  
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articulate   speak distinctly connect by joints  
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ascend   go or come up  
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ascertain   get to know  
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ascetic   practicing self-denial austere stark  
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ascribe   consider to be the origin of or belonging to  
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aseptic   surgically clean  
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asperity   roughness harshness ill temper irritability  
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aspersion   slander  
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assail   with attack violently  
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assiduous   diligent hard-working sedulous  
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assuage   make something (pain desire) less  
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astringent   substance that shrinks  
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astute   clever quick at seeing to get an advantage  
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atonement   repayment death of Jesus  
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attenuate   make thin. weaken enervate  
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attune   bring into harmony  
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audacious   daring foolishly bold impudent  
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augury   omen sign  
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auspicious   favorable successful prosperous  
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auxiliary   helping supporting  
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aversion   strong dislike  
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avid   eager greedy  
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abdication   giving up control authority  
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aberration   straying away from what is normal  
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abet   help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)  
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abhor   to hate to detest  
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abide   be faithful to endure  
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abjure   promise or swear to give up  
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abut   border on  
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acarpous   effete no longer fertile worn out  
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accretion   the growing of separate things into one  
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avow   admit. Declare openly  
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