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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four elements that make up a good intro? | ADG, link it to the topic at hand, summarize the topic at hand, thesis |
| Abase | V. To humiliate |
| Abate | V. To reduce |
| Aberration | N. Something not typical |
| Abeyance | N. Syspension |
| Abject | Adj. Hopeless |
| Abnegate | V. To give up |
| Aboriginal | Adj. Native |
| Abound | V. To be very numerous |
| Abrogate | V. To abolish |
| Absolve | V. To forgive |
| Abstract | Adj. Theoretical |
| Allot | V. To assign |
| Allusion | N. An indirect reference |
| Altruism | N. Selflessness |
| Amass | V. To pile up |
| Ambiguous | Adj. Confusing |
| Ameliorate | V. To make better or more tolerable |
| Amenity | N. Pleasantess |
| Amid | Prep. In the middle of |
| Amoral | Adj. Lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| Amorphous | Adj. Shapeless |
| Bacchanal | N. A party animal |
| Balk | V. To stop short |
| Balm | N. Something that heals or sooths |
| Bandy | V. To toss back and forth; to exchange |
| Baroque | Adj. Flamboyant in style |
| Bastion | N. Stronghold |
| Bedlam | N. Noisy uproar and chaos |
| Begredge | V. To envy another's possession or enjoyment of something |
| Belabor | V. To go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent |
| Belie | V. To give a false impression of; to contradict |
| Brandish | V. To wave or display threateningly |
| Brawn | N. Big muscles |
| Breach | N. A violation |
| Brevity | N. Briefness |
| Bristle | V. To stiffen with anger |
| Bromide | N. A dull, obvious, over familiar saying |
| Brusque | Adj. Blunt |
| Buffoon | N. A joker |
| Bureaucracy | N. A system of government administration consisting of numerous bureaus or offices, especially one run according to inflexible and inefficient rules |
| Burlesque | N. A ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation |
| Chaff | N. Worthless stuff |
| Chameleon | N. A highly changeable person |
| Channel | V. To direct |
| Charlatan | N. Fraud; con man |
| Chaste | Adj. Pure and unadorned |
| Cherub | N. A kind of angel |
| Chimera | N. An illusion |
| Choleric | Adj. Hot-tempered; quick to anger |
| Chronic | Adj. Constant |
| Churl | N. A rude person |
| Concede | V. To acknowledge as true or right |
| Conciliatory | Adj. Making peace |
| Concoct | V. To create by mixing ingredients |
| Concord | N. Harmony |
| Condescend | V. To stoop to someone else's level |
| Conductive | Adj. Promoting |
| Confidant | N. A person with whom secrets or private thoughts are shared |
| Conflagration | N. A large fire |
| Congeal | V. To solidify |
| Deluge | N. A flood |
| Demagogue | N. A leader who uses prejudice to get more power |
| Demise | N. Death |
| Demur | V. To object |
| Demure | Adj. Shy |
| Denizen | N. Inhabitant |
| Denounce | V. To condemn |
| Deplete | V. To decrease the supply of |
| Depose | V. To remove from office or position of power |
| Deprecate | V. To express disapproval of |
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