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08/06/2010

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abate

a bait
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To decrease; diminish; put an end to
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abolish
Definition
To do away with; annul
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abrige
Definition
To shorten in duration
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abscond
Definition
To depart secretly
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abslove
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To free from blame
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abstruse

abs truth
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Difficult to understand
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accent
Definition
how a person prounce the words
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accolade

echo lad
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An honor; a praise; or an award
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acerbic

ace bic
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Sour or bitter tasting; acid
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acquiescent

a quest cent
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Agree; accept an agreement silently
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acrimony

acre money
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Bitterness of speech or manner; ill feeling
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adamant

a damn ant
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Resistant to change; firm in purpose
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adorn

a dorm
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Add beauty or ornament to something
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adroit

a droid
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clever, skillful
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adversary

ad ver sary
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an enemy
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affable
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Easy to talk to; kind and polite
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aggregate
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Formed into a mass; a college or group
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allusion
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Illusion (misleading visual image such as in magic tricks)
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aloof
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altruistic

Al’s_truth_stick
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Concern the well being and happiness of others
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amass
Definition
Accumulate; pile up
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ambidextrous

ambi-dest-rous
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Able to use both hands well with equal skill
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ambivalence
Definition
Presence of two opposing feelings at the same time; contradicting values
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ameliorate

Amelio_ate
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To make or become better
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amicable
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Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly
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amity
Definition
Peaceful or friendly relations
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Amorphous

Ah, morph us
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Formless and shapeless
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anarchy
Definition
Absence of government; disorder
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Animosity
Definition
strong dislike
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Anonymous

Annoy_mouse
Definition
Nameless, without a disclosed identity
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antagonistic

Ant_agonizing
Definition
Ant_agonizing
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antiquate
Definition
Out-of-date; old-fashsioned
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antithesis

anti thesis
Definition
Exact opposite; different of ideas
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apathy
Definition
Absence of sympathy or interest
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apex
Definition
highest point, a high point of achievement
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appease

a peace
Definition
calm, pacify
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