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11th Grade
08/28/2012
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Abase
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Lower, humiliate
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Abate
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Subside; Decrease, lessen
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Abdicate
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renounce; Give up
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aberration
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deviation from the expected or normal; mental disorder
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abet
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encourage; aid
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abject
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hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless
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abrade
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wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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abscond
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depart secretly to avoid capture
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absolute
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complete; totally unlimited; certain
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absolve
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pardon; free from blame
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abstain
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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additional object; useful not essential object
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acclaim
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applaud, announce with great approval
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accolade
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award of merit
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accommodate
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1. provide lodgings
2. oblige to help someone; adjust or bring to harmony
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acquittal
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declaration of innocence; deliverance form a charge
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acrimony
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bitterness of words or manner
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acumen
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mental keenness
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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alter; modify
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addiction
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compulsive, habitual need
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adhere
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stick fast to
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adjacent
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adjoining;neighboring; close by
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adjudicate
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pass legal judgement on; sit in judgement
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admonish
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warn; scold
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adroit
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skillful; nimble
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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adversary
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opponent
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beauty
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affable
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected
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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affinity
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kinship; attraction to
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge
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affix
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add on; fasten attach
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affluence
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wealth; prosperity; abundance
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affront
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insult; offend
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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agility
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nimbleness
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agitate
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stir up; disturb
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