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08/19/2014

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Term
abate
Definition
subside or moderate. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to ABATE.
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aberrant
Definition
abnormal or deviant. Given the ABERRANT nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
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abeyance
Definition
suspended action. The deal was held in ABEYANCE until her arrival.
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abscond
Definition
depart secretly or hide. The bank teller who ABSCONDED with the bonds went uncaptured.
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abstemious
Definition
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. Concerned whether her vegetarian son's ABSTEMIOUS diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
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admonish
Definition
warn; reprove. When her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, she ADMONISHED them, declaring that she would worship as she pleases.
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adulterate
Definition
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances. It is a crime to ADULTERATE foods without informing the buyer.
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aggregate
Definition
gather; accumulate. They were able to AGGREGATE great wealth.
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alacrity
Definition
cheerful promptness; eagerness. They packed up their gear and hopped in to the van with ALACRITY.
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amalgamate
Definition
combine. The unions will attempt to AMALGAMATE their groups into one national body.
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ambivalence
Definition
The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes. She was confused by the AMBIVALENCE of her feelings.
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ameliorate
Definition
improve. Many social workers have attempted to AMELIORATE the conditions of people living in the slums.
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anachronism
Definition
someone or something misplaced in time. Shakespeare's references to clocks in Julius Caesar is an anachronism.
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