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12th Grade
04/14/2008
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abase
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v. lower; humiliate. defeated.
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abash
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v. embarras.
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abate
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v. subside; descrease, lessen.
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abdicate

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v. renounce; give up.
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aberrant

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n. abnormal or deviant
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abet
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v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage.
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abeyance
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n. suspended action
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abhor
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v. detest; hate
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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v. renounce upon oath
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ablution
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n. washing
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abnegation
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n. repudiation; self-sacrifice
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aboriginal

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abg.m being the first of its kind in a region; primitive, native
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abortive
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abj. unsuccessful, fruitless
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abrade
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v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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abrasive

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abj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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v. condense or shorten
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abrogate
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adj. abolish
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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absolve
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v. pardon (an offense)
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstruse
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abj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abut

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v. border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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adj. bottomless
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abyss
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n. enourmous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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accede
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v. agree
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acclivity

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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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n. award of merit
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accost
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v. approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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v. equip
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accretion
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n. growth, increase
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accrue
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v. come about by addiction
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acerbity
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n. bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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adj. vinegary
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acidulous
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adj. slightly sour; sharp, caustic
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acme
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n. top; pinnacle
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acquiensce

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v. assent; agree without protesting
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acquittal

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n. deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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adg. bitter in words or manner
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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v. motivate
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acuity
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n. sharpness
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acumen
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n. mental keenness
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acute
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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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n. wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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adj. hard; inflexible
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addendum
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n. an addition or supplement
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addle
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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adept
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adj. expert at
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adherant.
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adj. supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adj. adoining; neighboring
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adjunct
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n. something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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admonition
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n. warning
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adorn
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v. decorate
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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