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Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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abridge | V. condense or shorten |
abstemious | Adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstract | Adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
abtruse | Adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
accessible | Adj. easy to approach; obtainable |
acclaim | V. applaud; announce with great approval |
acknowledge | V. recognize; admit |
adulation | N. flattery; admiration |
adversary | N. opponent |
adversity | N. misfortune; distress |
advocate | V. urge; plead for |
aesthetic | Adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful |
affable | Adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly |
affirmation | N. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
alleviate | V. relieve |
aloof | Adj. apart; reserved. |
altruistic | Adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
ambiguous | Adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning |
ambivalence | N. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
analogous | Adj. comparable |