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| abase (213) |
v, To degrade; to lower in position, estimation, or the like |
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| abate (12) |
v, To lessen; to reduce in severity |
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| abdicate (22) |
v, To give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), |
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| abduct (129) |
v, To kidnap |
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| aberration (16) |
n, The act of departing from the normal course; the act of deviating from the usual type |
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| abet (16) |
v, To encourage or support (an action); to urge on |
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| abhor (113) |
v, to hate, loathe |
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| abide (22) |
v, to put up with; to remain |
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| abject (7) |
adj, Sunk to a low condition |
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| abjure (8) |
v, To give up or put aside voluntarily under oath |
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| abnegation (7) |
n, denial of comfort to oneself |
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| abort (55) |
v, to give up unfinished |
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| aboveboard (14) |
adj, honest, frank, open |
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| abridge (14) |
v, To make shorter in words, keeping only what is most important |
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| abrogate (29) |
v, to put an end to, abolish |
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| abscond (16) |
v, To depart suddenly and secretly to escape arrest |
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| absolution (12) |
n, Forgiveness or freeing from blame |
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| abstain (18) |
v, to hold oneself back voluntarily |
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| abstruse (34) |
adj, Hard to understand; esoteric |
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| abundant (59) |
adj, Plentiful |
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| accede (10) |
v, To agree to, often from being pressured |
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| accentuate (20) |
v, to emphasize, to highlight |
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| accessible (14) |
adj, Approachable; easy to get to |
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| acclaim (11) |
v, To utter with a shout |
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| accolade (22) |
n, high praise, special distinction |
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| accommodating (12) |
adj, obliging, helpful |
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| accord (20) |
n, an agreement |
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| accost (14) |
v, To speak to boldly |
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| accretion (7) |
n, slow growth in size or amount |
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| acerbic (16) |
adj, biting, bitter in tone or taste |
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| acquiesce (3) |
v, To comply; submit |
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| acrimony (4) |
n, Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper |
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| acumen (10) |
n, Quickness and accuracy of intellect and judgement |
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| acute (33) |
adj, Sharp and intense (as in acute pain); very perceptive (as in an acute observer) |
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| adamant (13) |
n, (adj) too hard to break; uncompromising in opinion... (n) any substance of exceeding hardness |
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| adept (37) |
adj, extremely skilled |
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| adhere (9) |
v, to stick to something ; to follow devoutly |
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| admonish (18) |
v, To warn or caution against something that should be avoided |
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| adorn (38) |
v, to decorate |
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| adroit (25) |
adj, Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers |
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| adulation (13) |
n, extreme praise |
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| adumbrate (3) |
v, To darken or conceal partially; to overshadow |
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| adverse (13) |
adj, Unfavorable or opposing |
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| advocate (10) |
n, One who pleads the cause of another |
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| aerial (12) |
adj, Of, pertaining to, or like the air |
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| aesthetic (14) |
adj, artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty |
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| affable (12) |
adj, Easy to approach, personable |
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| affinity (15) |
n, a spontaneous feeling of closeness |
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| affluent (37) |
adj, rich, wealthy |
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| affront (7) |
n, An open insult or indignity |
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| aggrandize (13) |
v, To inflate, make something seem greater |
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| aggregate (4) |
n, The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something |
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| aggrieved (8) |
adj, distressed, wronged, injured |
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| aghast (69) |
adj, Struck with terror and amazement |
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| agile (29) |
adj, Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally |
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| agnostic (4) |
adj, believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven |
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| agriculture (20) |
n, farming |
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| aisle (10) |
n, a passageway between rows of seats |
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| alacrity (10) |
n, Cheerful willingness |
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| alias (11) |
n, An assumed name |
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| allay (7) |
v, To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate |
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| allege (3) |
v, To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court |
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| alleviate (9) |
v, To make less hard to bear or less burdensome |
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| allocate (6) |
v, to distribute, set aside |
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| aloof (83) |
adv, Distant; not wanting to associate with others |
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| altercation (43) |
n, an argument, dispute |
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| amalgamate (20) |
v, To mix or blend together, combine |
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| ambidextrous (16) |
adj, able to use both hands equally well; unusually skillful |
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| ambiguous (11) |
adj, Unclear, open to having many different meanings, equivocal |
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| ambivalent (4) |
adj, Uncertain; having contradictory feelings |
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| ameliorate (8) |
v, To make better; to make less painful or hard |
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| amenable (5) |
adj, Willing and ready to submit |
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| amenity (12) |
n, an item that increases comfort |
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| amiable (26) |
adj, friendly, affable |
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| amicable (9) |
adj, Done in a friendly spirit |
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| amorous (10) |
adj, Having a propensity for falling in love |
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| amorphous (9) |
adj, Without determinate shape |
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| anachronistic (4) |
adj, being out of correct chronological order |
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| analgesic (3) |
n, something that reduces pain |
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| analogous (2) |
adj, Similar to something else in a certain way |
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| anarchist (12) |
n, one who wants to eliminate all government |
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| anathema (9) |
n, Someone or something detested or loathed |
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| anecdote (6) |
n, A brief account of some interesting event or incident |
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| anesthesia (6) |
n, loss of sensation |
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| anguish (33) |
n, extreme sadness, torment |
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| animated (17) |
adj or verb, (adj) lively; (v) to give life to |
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| annex (6) |
v or n, (v) To add or affix at the end; (n) an addition to a building |
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| annul (9) |
v, to make void or invalid |
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| anomaly (10) |
n, something that is unusual or abnormal |
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| anonymous (17) |
adj, Of unknown authorship |
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| antagonism (7) |
n, Open hostility and dislike |
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| antecedent (6) |
n, an event or person who comes before |
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| antechamber (2) |
n, A waiting room for those who seek audience |
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| antediluvian (16) |
adj, very old or old-fashioned |
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| anthology (3) |
n, A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors |
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| antipathy (16) |
n, a strong dislike, repugnance |
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| antiquated (15) |
adj, old, out of date |
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| antiseptic (4) |
n, Free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms |
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| antithesis (8) |
n, the absolute opposite |
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| anxiety (15) |
n, distress or uneasiness |
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| apathetic (25) |
adj, lacking concern, emotion |
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| aphorism (6) |
n, a short saying embodying a general truth |
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| apocryphal (3) |
adj, fictitious, false, wrong |
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| appalling (20) |
adj, inspiring shock, horror, disgust |
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| appease (28) |
v, To soothe, calm |
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| appraise (5) |
v, To estimate the money value of |
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| apprehend (12) |
v, To take into custody; arrest by authority |
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| approbation (3) |
n, official approval |
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| appropriate (4) |
adj, Suitable for the purpose and circumstances |
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| aquatic (23) |
adj, relating to water |
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| arable (4) |
adj, suitable for growing crops |
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| arbiter (2) |
n, One chosen by the conflicting parties to settle the dispute |
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| arbitrary (4) |
adj, Determined by chance or personal preference and not reason |
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| arbitration (2) |
n, the process or act of resolving a dispute |
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| arboreal (8) |
adj, Of or pertaining to a tree or trees |
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| arcane (4) |
adj, obscure, secret, known only by a few |
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| archaic (51) |
adj, Old and out-dated, no longer used |
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| archetypal (2) |
adj, the most representative or typical example of something |
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| ardor (9) |
n, Intensity of passion or affection |
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| arid (31) |
adj, Very dry |
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| arrogate (6) |
v, To take, demand, or claim without right |
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| artifact (7) |
n, a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place |
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| artisan (12) |
n, a craftsman |
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| ascertain (5) |
v, to perceive, learn |
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| ascetic (1) |
adj, Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion |
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| ascribe (1) |
v, To assign as a quality or attribute |
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| aspersion (3) |
n, a curse, expression of ill-will |
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| aspire (36) |
v, To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained |
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| assail (48) |
v, to attack |
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| assess (4) |
v, To determine the value of |
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| assiduous (22) |
adj, Diligent; done with great effort |
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| assuage (25) |
v, To make milder or less severe |
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| astute (23) |
adj, Keen; clever |
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| asylum (11) |
n, a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary ; (n) an institution in which the insane are kept |
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| atone (5) |
v, To make up, for a fault or error; to make amends |
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| atrophy (9) |
v, to wither away, decay |
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| attain (9) |
v, to achieve, arrive at |
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| attribute (4) |
v, to credit, assign ; (n) a facet or trait |
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| atypical (20) |
adj, not typical, unusual |
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| audacious (75) |
adj, Fearless |
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| audible (12) |
adj, Loud enough to be heard |
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| augment (12) |
v, To make bigger |
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| auspicious (8) |
adj, favorable, indicative of good things |
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| austere (10) |
adj, Severely simple; without decoration |
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| avarice (27) |
n, Insatiable greed for riches |
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| avenge (25) |
v, to seek revenge |
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| aversion (13) |
n, Great dislike of some particular thing |
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| baleful (14) |
adj, Harmful; malignant |
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| balk (18) |
v, to stop, block abruptly |
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| ballad (9) |
n, any light, simple song often with sentimental or romantic character |
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