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PCAT-Vocab for A's
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Undergraduate 3
06/26/2010

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Term
Abandon (N)
Definition

Total Lack on Inhibition

 

"abandon your inhibition"

Term
Abase
Definition

To Humble/Disgrace

 

"take you down to the base"

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Abatement
Definition

Dcrse Reduction

 

"abate, take you down to the base"

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Abdicate
Definition

To give up position

 

"abdicate his position"

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Aberration
Definition
Something different, from the unusual or normal
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Abet
Definition

To aid, act as accomplice

 

"abit more help"

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Abeyance
Definition

Temporary, suppression or suspension

 

"temporary supression or suspension"

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Ahbor
Definition
Loathe
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Abjet
Definition

Miserable, pitiful

 

 

"he looks dejected"

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Abjure
Definition

Reject, abandon formally

 

 

"to reject someone is a an ijury to someone"

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Ablution
Definition
act of clensing
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Abnegate
Definition

to deny, renounce

 

"to negate something is to deny it"

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Abolitionist
Definition
opposes the practice of slavery
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abortive
Definition

interupted while incomplete

 

"to abort something is to make it interrupt"

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Abridge
Definition
to condense, shorten
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abrogate
Definition

To abolish or invalidate by authority

 

"a bro, that negates authority"

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abscond
Definition
To depart secretly
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absolve
Definition

To forgive, free from blame

 

"to absolve someone's sins"

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abstemious
Definition

moderate in appetite

 

 

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abstract (adj)
Definition

theoretical, complex, difficult

 

 

"complicated, complex"

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Abstruse
Definition

difficult to comprehend

 

 

"something obtuse is difficult to comprehend"

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Accede
Definition

To express approval, agree to

 

"to concede, someone who always wants to agree to something"

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Accessible
Definition

attainable, available, approachable

 

"something you can attain"

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Accessory
Definition

attachment, ornament

 

 

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Accolade
Definition

praise, distinction

 

"colgate, praise when teeth are white"

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Accost
Definition

 

to approach and speak to someone

 

"it costs a lot to speak to someone"

 

 

 

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Accretion
Definition

Growth in size or increase in amount

 

 

"increment by increment"

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Accrue
Definition

to accumulate, grow by additions

 

 

"something grew!"

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Acerbic
Definition

Bitter, sharp in taste or temper

 

"acetic acid, bitter"

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Acme
Definition

Highest point, Summit

 

 

"achme, highest detectives"

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Acquiesce
Definition

To agree, comply quietly

 

"aquiesce to your request"

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Acquittal
Definition

release from blame

 

"she was aquitted"

Term
Acrid
Definition

Harsh, Bitter

 

"acrid, a bitter taste"

Term
Acrimony
Definition

Bitterness, Animosity

 

"acrid is very very bitter"

Term
Acuity
Definition

Sharpness

 

"acute, something that is very sharp"

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Acumen
Definition

Sharpness or insight

 

 

"lumen was very glowing and sharp bright"

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Acute
Definition

Sharp, Pointed

 

 

"acute, small angle is very small and sharp"

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Adage
Definition

Old Saying or Proverb

 

 

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Adamant
Definition

Uncompromising, Unyielding

 

"adament, someone unocmpromising"

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Adapt
Definition

Accomodate, Adjust

 

"something accomodating to the environment"

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Adjacent
Definition
next to
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Adjunct
Definition

Something added, Attached or joined

 

 

"added together, something that is added and joined"

Term
Admonish
Definition

To caution or reprimand

 

"astonished at being remprimanded"

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Adroit
Definition

Skillful, accomplished, highly competent

 

 

"like a droid, very very efficient"

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Adulation
Definition

High Praise

 

"sing in adulation"

Term
Adulterate
Definition
To corrupt or make impure
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Adumbrate
Definition

To strech, outline in a shadowy way

 

"someone dumb would cause something to be big an streching"

Term
Advantageous
Definition
Favorable, Useful
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Adversarial
Definition

Antagonistic, competitive

 

 

"someone competitive and adverse"

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Adverse
Definition

unfavorable, unlucky, harmful

 

"adverse is something bad"

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Aerial
Definition

Having to do with the air

 

 

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Aerie
Definition
nook or nest built high in the air
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Aerodynamic
Definition
Objects moving through air
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Aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to beauty or art
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Affable
Definition

Friendly, easy to approach

 

 

"afflack, is very friendly and agreeable"

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Affable
Definition

Friendly, easy to approach

 

"afflack, very friendly and agreeable"

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Affected (adj)
Definition

Phony, pretentious

 

"affect, something that is not true"

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Affinity
Definition

Fondness, liking, simularity

 

 

"affinity is something you really like"

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Affluent
Definition

Rich, abundant

 

 

"someone who is fluent in languages is rich and abundant"

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Affront(n)
Definition

Personal offense, insult

 

"highly affronted is insulted"

Term
Agenda
Definition
Plan, Schedule
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Aggrandize
Definition
Make larger or greater in power
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Aggregate
Definition
Collective mass or sum, total
Term
Aggrieve
Definition

To afflict, distress

 

 

"grieve because someone afflicted distress"

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Agile
Definition

Well-coordinated, nimble

 

 

"like gel, someone is well-coordinated and nimble"

Term
Agitation
Definition
Commontion, excitement, uneasiness
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Agnostic
Definition
one doubting that people can know God
Term
Agrarian
Definition
Related to farming or rural matters
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Alacrity
Definition

Cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed

 

"allah is cheerful and speedy"

Term
Alchemy
Definition
Medival chemical philosophy changing metal into gold
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Algorithm
Definition
Mechanical problem-solving procedure
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Alias
Definition
Assumed name
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Alienated
Definition
Estranged, distanced
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Aligned
Definition
Precise adjustment, commited to one side or party
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Allay
Definition

to lessen, ease or soothe

 

"like allow someone to make someone better"

Term
Allegory
Definition
Symbolic representation
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Alleviate
Definition
to relieve, improve partially
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Alliteration
Definition
repetition of words beginning the sounds of words
Term
Allocation
Definition

allowance portion, share

 

 

"allocation, like allowing, something of a portion"

Term
allocation
Definition

allowance, portion, share

 

"like allowance, a portion"

Term
allure
Definition

to entice by charm, attract

 

"alluring, somthing that is attractive"

Term
Allusion
Definition
indirect reference
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allusiveness
Definition
quality of making many indirect references
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Aloof
Definition

detached, indiference

 

"seem like something that can't be defined"

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Altercation
Definition

noisy dispute

 

"to get into an altercation"

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Altruism
Definition

unselfish concern for other's welfare

 

 

"its all true that you are concerned for other's welfare"

Term
Amalgam
Definition
mixture, combination, alloy
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Ambidextrous
Definition

being able to use both hands equally well

 

"someone who can use both hand equally well"

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Ambiguous
Definition

uncertain, subject to multiple interpretations

 

"not truly defined"

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ambivalence
Definition

attitude of uncertainty, conflicting emotions

 

"ambivalence, is something of uncertainty"

Term
Ameliorate
Definition

to make better, to improve

 

 

"to make better and to improve"

Term
Amenable
Definition

agreeable, cooperative

 

"to amend something, makes people better and more cooperated"

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Amend
Definition

to improve or corrent flaws in

 

 

"amendment corrects flaws in"

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Amenity
Definition

pleasantness, something increasing comfort

 

"amen, makes things very very pleasant"

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Amiable
Definition

Friendly, pleasant, likable

 

"amiable, amistad, something that is very very friendly"

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Amicable
Definition

Friendly, agreeable

 

"amistad, something in happy"

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Amity
Definition

Friendship

 

"amistad, something that is friendly"

Term
Amoral
Definition
Unprincipled, unethical
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amorous
Definition
showing love, strongly attracted to love
Term
Amorphous
Definition

having no definite form

 

 

"something that can morph from one thing to another"

Term
amortize
Definition

to diminish by installment payments

 

"mortale wounds, something that can be diminished by smaller payments"

Term
Amphibian (n)
Definition
creature equally at home on land or in water
Term
Ampitheater
Definition
arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
Term
ample
Definition
abundant, plentiful
Term
amplify
Definition
to increase, intensify
Term
Amulet
Definition
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
Term
anachronism
Definition
something chronologically inappropriate
Term
Achronistic
Definition

outdated

 

"something that was outdated"

Term
analogous
Definition
comparable, parallel
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Anarchy
Definition

absence of government or law, chaos

 

"something crazy and out of control"

Term
Anathema
Definition

ban or curse, something shunned or disliked

 

"anathema, like abracadabra, something that is a curse"

Term
Ancillary
Definition

acessory, subordinate, helping

 

"cillia support the fallopian tube"

Term
Anecdote
Definition
short, usually funny account of an event
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angular
Definition
charac. by sharp angles, lean and guant
Term
Animation
Definition
excited, enthusiasm
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Animosity
Definition
hatred, hostility
Term
Annul
Definition
to cancel, to make something legally invalid
Term
Anodyne
Definition

something that calms or soothes pain

 

"dentyne, something that soothes the mouth when it is in pain"

Term
Anoint
Definition
to apply oil, esp @ a sacred rite
Term
Anomally
Definition
Irregularity or deviation from the norm
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Anonymity
Definition

condition of having no name or an unknown name

 

 

"like you are anonymous"

Term
Antagonist
Definition

foe, opponent, adversary

 

"opposite of the proponent"

Term
antecedent (adj)
Definition

coming before in place or time

 

"something before"

Term
Antediluvian
Definition

prehistoric, ancient beyond measure

 

 

"before something is happening"

Term
Antepenultimate
Definition
third from the last
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Anterior
Definition

preceding, previous, before

 

"something is coming before"

Term
anthology
Definition

collection of literary works

 

 

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Anthropomorphic
Definition

attributing human qualities to non-humans

 

 

"anthro, love humans"

Term
Antipathy
Definition

dislike, hostility, extremem opposition or aversion

 

"intense dislike called antipatico"

Term
Antithesis
Definition

exact opposite or direct contrast

 

"the anticlimax, the worst one"

Term
Apathetic
Definition

indifferent, unconcerned

 

"don't have any feeling"

Term
Apathy
Definition

Lack of feeling or emotion

 

"lack of emotion"

Term
aphasia
Definition

inability to speak or use words

 

"fantasia, she can't speak properly"

Term
Aphelion
Definition

Point in a planet's orbit that is farthest away from the sun

 

"something the farthest point from the sun"

Term
Aphorism
Definition

old saying or short pithy statement

 

"phor the point of just saying something"

Term
apocryphal
Definition

not genuine, fictional

 

"of questionable authority"

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Apostate
Definition

one who renounces a religious faith

 

"apostle judas rejects his original religion"

Term
apostrophe
Definition
Speech to the reader or someone not present
Term
Apotheosis
Definition

glorification,glorified ideal

 

 

"like jesus, highly glorified"

Term
Appease
Definition
To satisfy, placate, calm, pacify
Term
approbation
Definition

praise, official approval

 

"if you arrest someone, you deserve approval"

Term
Appropriate (V)
Definition
Take possesion of
Term
Aquatic
Definition
Belonging or living in water
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Arable
Definition
suitable for cultivation
Term
arbituary
Definition

depending on sole individual, inconsistent

 

"something done on impulse"

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arbitrator
Definition
mediator, negotiator
Term
abboreal
Definition
relating to trees, living in trees
Term
Arboretum
Definition
place where trees are studied
Term
Arcane
Definition

Secret, obscure, known to only a few

 

Archaid,holds a secret"

Term
archaic
Definition

antiquated from an earlier time, outdated

 

 

"archade, something that is prehistoric"

Term
Archipelago
Definition

large group of islands

 

"like michael angelo, something that get a lot of islands"

Term
ardor
Definition
great emotion or passion
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arduous
Definition

extrememly difficult or laborous

 

"with great passion created by a lot of labor"

Term
arid
Definition

extremely dry or deathly boring

 

"rid someone of the boredom"

Term
arraign
Definition
to call to court to answer a charge
Term
Arrogate
Definition

to demand, claim arrogantly

 

"arrogant, someone demanding and rude"

Term
arsenal
Definition
ammunation storehouse
Term
articulate
Definition
well spoken
Term
artifact
Definition
historical relic, item made by human craft
Term
Artisian
Definition
craftsperson, expert
Term
Ascend
Definition
rise or climb
Term
Ascendancy
Definition
The state of rising and ascending power or control
Term
Ascertain
Definition

To determine, discover, make certain of

 

 

"certain, to make someone determined"

Term
Ascetic (adj)
Definition

Self-denying, abstinent, austere

 

"austere and wonderful"

Term
Ascribe
Definition

to attribute to, assign

 

 

'scribe-someone who assigns everything else"

Term
Ashen
Definition
Resembling ashes, deathly pale
Term
Askew
Definition
crooked, tilited
Term
Aspersion
Definition

False rumor, damagin report, slander

 

 

"a false rumor and slander  creates an aversion"

Term
Aspire
Definition
To have great hopes, to aim @ a goal
Term
assail
Definition

to attack, to assault

 

"to attack"

Term
Assent
Definition

To express agreement

 

"assenting and agreeable"

Term
Assert
Definition

to affirm, to attest

 

"assertive and engaging"

Term
Assiduous
Definition

diligent, persistent, hardworking

 

"ass, is like an ox and is hardworking"

Term
Assignation
Definition

apt for lover's meeting, assignment

 

"assignment, someone for love"

Term
Assimulation
Definition
act of blending in
Term
Assonance
Definition
resemblance in sound, Esp in vowel sounds, partial rhyme
Term
Assuage
Definition

to make less severe, ease, relieve

 

"sasague relieves things"

Term
Astringent
Definition

harsh, severe, stern

 

"stringy, because someone harsh and severe"

Term
Astute
Definition

Having good judgement

 

"astute judgement"

Term
Asunder (adv)
Definition
into different parts
Term
asymmetrical
Definition
not corresponding in size, shape, position
Term
atone
Definition

to make amends for a wrong

 

To atone for sins"

Term
Atrocious
Definition
Monstruous, shockingly bad, wicked
Term
Atrophy
Definition
to waste away, wither from disuse
Term
attain
Definition
to accomplish, to gain
Term
attenuate
Definition
to make thin or slender, weaken
Term
Attest
Definition

to testify, stand as proof of, bear witness

 

"to testify"

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audacious
Definition
bold, daring fearless
Term
audible
Definition
to be capable of being heard
Term
Audit (n)
Definition
Formal examination of financial records
Term
Auditory
Definition
having to do with hearing
Term
Augment
Definition
to extend, expand
Term
Augury (adj)
Definition

Prophecy, prediction of events

 

"agar, something that  you can't tell of a prophecy"

Term
august
Definition

dignified, awe-inspiring, verneble

 

 

Term
Auspicious
Definition
having favorable prospects, promising
Term
austere
Definition
stern, strict, unadorned
Term
Authoritarian
Definition

extremely strict, bossy

 

"authority, extremely bossy"

Term
Autocrat
Definition
dictator
Term
Autonomous
Definition
independent
Term
Auxiliary
Definition

supplementarym reserve

 

"aux, supplementary reserve"

Term
Avarice
Definition
greed
Term
Avenge
Definition
to retaliate, take revenge for and injury or crime
Term
Aver
Definition

to declare to be true, to affirm

 

"aversion to make and attest"

Term
Aversion
Definition
intense dislike
Term
Avert
Definition
to turn away, to prevent
Term
Aviary
Definition
large enclosure housing birds
Term
Avow
Definition

to state openly or declare

 

" to make a vow"

Term
awry
Definition
crooked askew amiss
Term
axiom
Definition

premise, postulate, self evident truth

 

Xiom, to make an evident truth"

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