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09/04/2012
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abate
 Definition
to lessen
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aberration
 Definition
departure from the normal
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abet
 Definition
to encourage
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abhor
 Definition
to hate
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ablution
 Definition
cleansing the body as part of a religious rite
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abnegate
 Definition
to deny privilege to
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aboriginal
 Definition
first of its kind
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abortive
 Definition
unsuccessful
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abrogate
 Definition
to cancel
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abscond
 Definition
to depart secretly
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absolve
 Definition
to free from blame
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abstemious
 Definition
to be moderate
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abstruse
 Definition
complex
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abuts
 Definition
lie adjacent
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accede
 Definition
to give one's consent
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accost
 Definition
to greet, to address
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accrue
 Definition
to be added by growth
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acculturation
 Definition
change of one culture from interacting with another
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acme
 Definition
highest point
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acquiesce
 Definition
to comply, yield
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acquit
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to free from charge
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acrimonious
 Definition
bitter, mean-spirited
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acumen
 Definition
keen insight
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adage
 Definition
short proverb
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adduce
 Definition
to cite as an example
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adjudicate
 Definition
to judge
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adjure
 Definition
to command solemnly
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admonition
 Definition
a gentle rebuke, disapproval
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adulation
 Definition
high praise
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adumbrate
 Definition
foreshadow
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adventitious
 Definition
accidental
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aggrandize
 Definition
to raise the importance of
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alacrity
 Definition
eagerness
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albatross
 Definition
burden or handicap
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allay
 Definition
to lesson fear, mitigate
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alluvial
 Definition
pertaining to mud left by running water
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altercation
 Definition
a quarrel
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amalgamate
 Definition
to blend into one unit
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amble
 Definition
to stroll
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amenable
 Definition
responsive; agreeable
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amicable
 Definition
friendly
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amorous
 Definition
passionate
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anachronism
 Definition
something in the wrong time period
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anathema
 Definition
a curse
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ancillary
 Definition
secondary
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androgynous
 Definition
both female and male
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