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Vocab 1
Sept 03
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11th Grade
09/02/2009
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abase
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humiliate
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abate
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lessen
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abdicate
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give up position
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aberration
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departure from the normal
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abet
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encourage
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abject
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servile; cringing
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abjure
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reject
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abrogate
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cancel; abolish
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abscond
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sneak away and hide
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abstemious
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moderate, especially with food
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abstruse
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profound; obscure
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accolade
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salutation
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accost
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address; confront verbally
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accrue
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be added by growth
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acerb
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acid; sour
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acme
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highest point
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acolyte
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novice
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acquiesce
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comply; yield
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acrimonious
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biting; sharp
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acumen
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insight
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adamant
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persistent; stubborn
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admonition
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gentle rebuke
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adulation
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excessive praise
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adumbrate
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forshadow
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adversity
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misfortune; unfavorable turn of events
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aesthetic
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pertaining to the beautiful
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affable
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sociable
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aggregate
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total; to form into a mass or whole
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agnostic
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agnostic
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alacrity
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briskness; eagerness
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