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12th Grade
09/09/2010
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Abate
 Definition
Lessen
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Aberration
 Definition
Departure from the normal
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Abet
 Definition
To encourage
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Abet
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To encourage
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Abject
 Definition
Servile, cringing
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Abrogate
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To cancel
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Abstemious
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Moderate, especially in use of food and drink
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Abstruse
 Definition
Profound or obscure
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Accolade
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Salutation
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Accost
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To greet or address
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Accrue
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To be added by growth
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Acerb
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Acid or sour
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Acme
 Definition
the highest point
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Acolyte
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Novice or young assistant
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Acquiesce
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Comply or 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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Persistant, 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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Foreshadow
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Aeon
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Age
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to the beautiful
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Affluent
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Prosperous
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Aggravate
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To make worsen, intensity
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Aggregate
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To form into a mass or whole
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Agnostic
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One who says that humans cannot understand the nature of humanity in the world
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Alacrity
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Briskness, eagerness
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Alleviate
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Lighten
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Alluvial
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Pertaining to mud left by running water
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Altercation
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Quarrel
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Altruistic
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Unselfish
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Ambiguous
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Vague
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Ameliorate
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To better
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Amenable
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Responsive
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Amity
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Friendliness
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Analogy
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Similarity
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Anathema
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Curse or abomination
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Anomalous
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Abnormal, irregular
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Antipathy
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Strong dislike
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Antithesis
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Contrast
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Apathy
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Indifference
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Apocryphal
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Dubious origin, fictitious
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Apostape
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A renagade, one who deserts his principles
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Apposite
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Appropriate
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Apt
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Likely, sit, skillful
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Arbiter
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Judge
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Arbitrary
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Biased or prejudiced
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Arbored
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Pertaining to trees
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