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GCA words to know 1-30
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9th Grade
12/02/2010

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Abate
Definition
To decrease; diminish; put an end to
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Abolish
Definition
To do away with; annul
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Abridge
Definition
To shorten in duration
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Abscond
Definition
To depart secretly
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Adroit
Definition

Clever

Skillful

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Altruistic
Definition
Concern for the well being of others
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make or become better
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Aggregate
Definition
Formed into a mass
college or group
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Amorphous
Definition

Formless

Shapeless

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Acquiescent
Definition

Agree

Accept an agreement silently

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Banal
Definition

Boring

Common

Ordinary

Dull

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Belie
Definition

To give a false idea

Fail to fulfill a promise

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Bilk
Definition

Cheat

Defraud

Swindle

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Brevity
Definition

Shortness

Conciseness

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Capacious
Definition
Able to hold much
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Celerity
Definition

Swiftness

Fast

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Chicanery
Definition
Trickery
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Circumscribe
Definition

Draw a line around

To confine

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Coalesce
Definition

To grow together

Unite into one body

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Collate
Definition

To compate carefully

To learn the difference between two copies

To arrange pages in a proper sequence

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Daunted
Definition

To discourage

To frighten

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Defame
Definition
To attck someone's good reputation
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Desultory
Definition

Without system or purpose

Unorganized

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Endemic
Definition

Generally occurring in a certain area or group

Usually refers to disease

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Enigma
Definition

A person or an act not easily understood

Brain-twister

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Ephemeral
Definition

Last only for a short time

Short lived

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Erudition
Definition

Knowledge obtained by learning

Know-how

Expertise

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Ethereal
Definition

Unearthly

Celestial

Godly

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Fastidious
Definition

Fussy

Hard to please

Meticulous

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Feign
Definition

Pretend

To put on a false appearance

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