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Mr Wright Vocab #1
Words 1-20 (Abdicate - Ardent)
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English
11th Grade
11/30/2008

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Abdicate
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To give up power (v)
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Abhorrent
Definition
Very repugnant or hateful (adj)
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Abject
Definition
Sunk to a low condition (adj)
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Abominable
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Very hateful (adj)
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Abrogate
Definition
To abolish or repeal (v)
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Absolution
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Forgiveness (n)
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Abstain
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Keep oneself back from doing something (v)
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Acme
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Highest point or summit (n)
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Acrid
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Harshly pungent or bitter (adj)
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Acumen
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Quickness of intellectual insight (n)
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Adroit
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Having skill in the use of bodily or mental powers (adj)
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Amalgamate
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To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body (v)
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Ameliorate
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To improve or make better (v)
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Amenable
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Willing and ready to submit (adj)
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Anecdote
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Brief account of some interesting event (n)
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Apathy
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Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling (n)
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Appease
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To soothe by quieting anger or indignation (v)
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Appreciable
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Capable of being discerned by the senses (adj)
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Archaic
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Old fashioned (adj)
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Ardent
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Burning with passion (adj)
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