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11th Grade
03/03/2013

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abase
Definition
Definition:lower;humilitate
Example:lower;humilitate
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abash
Definition
Definition:embarrass
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abate
Definition
Definition: ubside; decrease
Example: lessen
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abbreviate
Definition
Definition:shorten
Example: shorten
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abdicate
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Definition: renounce
Example: give up
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abduction
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Definition: kidnapping
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aberrant
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Definition: bnormal or deviant
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abet
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Definition: aid
Example: usually in doing something wrong
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abhor
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Definition: detest; hate
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abject
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Definition: wretched
Example: lacking pride
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abjure
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Definition: enunce upon oath
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abnegation
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Definition: repudiation; self-sacrifice
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abolish
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Definition: cancel; put an end to
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abominable
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Definition: detestable; extremely unpleasant
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aboriginal
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Definition: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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abortive
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Definition: unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrade
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Definition: wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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abrasive
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Definition: rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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Definition: condense or shorten
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abscond
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Definition: depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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Definition:complete; totally unlimited; certain
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absorb
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Definition:assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage
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abstain
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Definition:
Example:refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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abstemious
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Definition: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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Definition: restraint from eating or drinking
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abstract
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Definition: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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Definition: obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abundant
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Definition: plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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abusive
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Definition: coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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Mono
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Definition: one
Example: Monarchy government by one ruler
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multi
Definition
Definition: many
Example: multifarious having many parts
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neo
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Definition: not
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non
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Definition: not
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ob, oc, of, op
Definition
Definition: against
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olig
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Definition: few
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pan
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Definition: all, every
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para
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Definition: beyond, related
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per
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Definition: through, completely
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peri
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Definition: around, near
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poly
Definition
Definition: many
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post
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Definition: after
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pre
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Definition: before
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prim
Definition
Definition: first
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pro
Definition
Definition: in favor of
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proto
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Definition: first
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pseudo
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Definition: false
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