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36
English
10th Grade
01/17/2006

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ABANDON
Definition
TOTAL LACK OF INHIBITION
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ABATE
Definition
TO DECREASE, TO REDUCE
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ABET
Definition
TO AID; TO ACT AS AN ACCOMPLICE
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ABJURE
Definition
TO RENOUNCE UNDER OATH; TO ABANDON FOREVER; TO ABSTAIN FROM
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ABNEGATE
Definition
TO GIVE UP; TO DENY ONESELF
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ABORTIVE
Definition
ENDING WITHOUT RESULTS
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ABROGATE
Definition
TO ANNUL; TO ABOLISH BY AUTHORITATIVE ACTION
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ABSSCOND
Definition
TO LEAVE QUICKLY IN SECRET
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ABSTEMIOUS
Definition
DONE SPARINGLY; CONSUMING IN MODERATION
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ACCEDE
Definition
TO EXPRESS APPROVAL, TO AGREE TO
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ACCLIVITY
Definition
AN INCLINE OR UPWARD SLOPE, THE ASCENDING SIDE OF A HILL
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ACCRETION
Definition
A GROWTH IN SIZE, AN INCREASE IN AMOUNT
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ACME
Definition
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OR DEGREE ATTAINABLE
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ACTUATE
Definition
TO PUT INTO MOTION, TO ACTIVATE; TO MOTIVATE OR INFLUENCE TO ACTIVITY
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ACUITY
Definition
SHARP VISION OR PERCEPTION CHARACTERIZED BY THE ABILITY TO RESOLVE FINE DETAIL
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ACUMEN
Definition
SHARPNESS OF INSIGHT, MIND, AND UNDERSTANDING; SHREWD JUDGMENT
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ADEPT
Definition
EXTREMELY SKILLED
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ADJUDICATE
Definition
TO HEAR AND SETTLE A MATTER; TO ACT AS A JUDGE
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ADJURE
Definition
TO APPEAL TO
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ADMONISH
Definition
TO CAUTION OR WARN GENTLY IN ORDER TO CORRECT SOMETHING
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ADROIT
Definition
SKILLFUL; ACCOMPLISHED; HIGHLY COMPETENT
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ADULATION
Definition
EXCESSIVE FLATTERY OR ADMIRATION
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ADUMBRATE
Definition
TO GIVE A HINT OR INDICATION OF SOMETHING TO COME
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AERIE
Definition
A NEST BUILT HIGH IN THE AIR; AN ELEVATED, OFTEN SCHEDULED, DWELLING
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AFFECTED
Definition
PHONY, ARTIFICIAL
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AGGREGATE
Definition
A COLLECTIVE MASS, THE SUM TOTAL
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ALGORITHM
Definition
AN ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE FOR SOLVING A PROBLEM OR EQUATION
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ALIMENTARY
Definition
PERTAINING TO FOOD, NUTRITION, OR DIGESTION
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ALLAY
Definition
TO LESSEN, EASE, REDUCE IN INTENSITY
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AMITY
Definition
FRIENDSHIP, GOOD WILL
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AMORPHOUS
Definition
HAVING NO DEFINITE FORM
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ANIMUS
Definition
A FEELING OF HOSTILITY(ACTIVE HATRED) OR ILL WILL
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ANODYNE
Definition
A SOURCE OF COMFORT; A MEDICINE THAT RELIEVES PAIN
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ANOMALY
Definition
A DEVIATION FROM THE COMMON RULE, SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY
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ANTHROPOMORPHIC
Definition
SUGGESTING HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS FOR ANIMALS AND INANIMATE THINGS
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ANTIQUATED
Definition
TOO OLD TO BE FASHIONABLE OR USEFUL
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