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11th Grade
01/26/2008
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Abase
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to humiliate, degrade (v)
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Abate
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To reduce , lessen (v)
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Abdicate
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to give up a position, usually one of leadership (v)
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abduct
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to kidnap, take by force (v)
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aberration
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something that differs from the norm (n)
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abet
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to aid, help, encourage (v)
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abhor
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to hate, to detest (v)
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abide
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to put up with (v)
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abject
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wretched, pitful (adj)
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abjure
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to reject, to renouce (v)
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abnegation
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denial of comfort to oneself (n)
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abort
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to give up on a half-finished project or effort (v)
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abridge
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to cut down, shorten (v)
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abrogate
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to abolish, usually by authority (v)
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abscond
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to sneak away and hide (v)
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absolution
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freedom from blame, guilt, sin (n)
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abstain
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to freely choose not to commit an action (v)
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abstruse
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hard to comprehend (adj)
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accede
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to agree (v)
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accentuate
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to stress, highlight (v)
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accessible
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obtainable, reachable (adj)
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acclaim
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high praise (n)
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accolade
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high praise, special distinction (n)
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accomodating

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helpful, obliging, polite (adj)
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accord
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an agreement (n)
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accost
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to confront vebally (v)
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accretion
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slow growth in size or amount (n)
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acerbic
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bitin, bitter in tone or taste (adj)
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acquiesce
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to agree without protesting (v)
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acrimony
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bitterness, discord (n)
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acumen
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keen insight (n)
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acute
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sharp, severe (adj)
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adamant
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impervious, immovable, unyielding (adj)
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adept
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extremely skilled (adj)
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adhere
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to stick to something (v)
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admonish
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to caution, criticize, reprove (v)
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adorn
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to decorate (v)
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adroit
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skillful, dexterous (adj)
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adulation
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extreme praise (n)
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adumbrate
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to sketch out in a vague way (v)
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adverse
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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous (adj)
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advocate
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to argue in favor of something (v)
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aerial
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somehow related to the air (adj)
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aesthetic
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artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty (adj)
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affable
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friendly, amiable (adj)
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Affinity
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a spontaneous feeling of closeness (n)
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affluent
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rich, wealthy (adj)
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affront
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an insult (n)
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aggrandize
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to increase or make greater (v)
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aggregate
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a whole or total (n)
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aggrieved
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distressed, wronged, injured (adj)
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agile
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quick, nimble (adj)
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agnostic
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belief that existence of God cannot be proved or disproven (adj)
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agriculture
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farming (n)
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aisle
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a passageway between rows or seats (n)
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alacrity
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eagerness, speed (n)
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alias
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a false name or identity (n)
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allay
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to soothe, to ease (v)
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allege
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to assert, usually without proof (v)
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alleviate
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to releieve, make more bearable (v)
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