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01/28/2014

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ABATE
Definition
TO DECREASE; REDUCE
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ABDICATE
Definition
TO GIVE UP A POSITION, RIGHT, OR POWER
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ABERRANT
Definition
DEVIATING FROM WHAT IS NORMAL
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ABEYANCE
Definition
TEMPORARY SUPPRESSION OR SUSPENSION
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ABJECT
Definition
MISERABLE; PITIFUL
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ABJURE
Definition
TO REJECT; ABANDON FORMALLY
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ABSCISSION
Definition
N. THE ACT OF CUTTING; THE NATURAL SEPARATION OF A LEAF OR OTHER PART OF A PLANT, V. TO CUT OFF OR AWAY (ABSCISE)
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ABSCOND
Definition
TO DEPART SECRETLY
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ABSTEMIOUS
Definition
MODERATE IN APPETITE
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ABSTINENCE
Definition
THE GIVING UP OF CERTAIN PLEASURES
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ABYSMAL
Definition
VERY BAD
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ACCRETION
Definition
GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE IN AMOUNT
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ACCRUE
Definition
TO ACCUMULATE; GROW BY ADDITIONS
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ADAMANT
Definition
UNCOMPROMISING; UNYIELDING
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ADJUNCT
Definition
SOMETHING ADDED, ATTACHED, OR JOINED
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ADMONISH
Definition
TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND
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ADULTERATE
Definition
TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE
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AESTHETIC
Definition
ADJ. RELATING TO BEAUTY OR ART, N. A CONCEPTION OF WHAT IS ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL
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AFFECTED
Definition
PRETENTIOUS, PHONY
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AFFINITY
Definition
FONDNESS; LIKING; SIMILARITY
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