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English
11th Grade
09/03/2010

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Aberrant
Definition
Markedly different from the accepted norm.
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Aberration
Definition
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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Abet
Definition
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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Abeyance
Definition
A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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Abjure
Definition
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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Ablution
Definition
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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Abrogate
Definition
To abolish, repeal.
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Abscond
Definition
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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Abstemious
Definition
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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Abstruse
Definition
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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Abut
Definition
To touch at the end or boundary line.
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Accede
Definition
To agree
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Acquisce
Definition
To comply; submit.
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Acrid
Definition
Harshly pungent or bitter.
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Acumen
Definition
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
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Adage
Definition
An old saying.
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Adamant
Definition
Any substance of exceeding harshness or impenetrability.
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Admonition
Definition
Gentle reproof.
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Adumbrate
Definition
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
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Affable
Definition
Easy to approach.
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Aggrandize
Definition
To cause to appear greatly.
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Aggravate
Definition
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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Agile
Definition
Able to move or act quickly, physically or mentally.
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Agog
Definition
In eager desire.
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Alacrity
Definition
Cheerful willingness.
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Alcove
Definition
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
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Alleviate
Definition
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
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Aloof
Definition
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
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Amalgamate
Definition
To mix or blend together in homogeneous body.
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Ambidextrous
Definition
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
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Ambiguous
Definition
Having a double meaning.
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Ameliorate
Definition
To relieve, as from pain or hardship.
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Anathema
Definition
Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
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Animadversion
Definition
The utterance of criticism or censure.
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Animosity
Definition
Hatred.
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Antediluvian
Definition
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
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Antidote
Definition
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
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Aplomb
Definition
Confidence; coolness.
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Apocryphal
Definition
Of doubtful authority or authenticity.
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Apogee
Definition
The climax.
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Apostate
Definition
False.
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Apotheosis
Definition
Deification.
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Apparition
Definition
Ghost.
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Appease
Definition
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
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Apposite
Definition
Appropriate.
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Apprise
Definition
To give notice to, to inform.
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Approbation
Definition
Sanction.
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Arboreal
Definition
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
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Ardor
Definition
Intensity or passion or affection.
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Argot
Definition
A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
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Arrant
Definition
Notoriously bad.
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Ascetic
Definition
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
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Ascribe
Definition
To assign as a quality or attribute.
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Asperity
Definition
Harshness or roughness of temper.
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Assiduous
Definition
Unceasing; persistent.
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Assuage
Definition
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or sever, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
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Astringent
Definition
Harsh disposition or character.
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Astute
Definition
Keen in Discernment.
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Atonement
Definition
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
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Audacious
Definition
Fearless.
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Augury
Definition
Omen
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Auspicious
Definition
Favorable omen.
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Austere
Definition
Severely simple; unadorned.
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Autocrat
Definition
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
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Auxiliary
Definition
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
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Avarice
Definition
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
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Aver
Definition
To avouch, justify or prove.
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Aversion
Definition
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
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Avow
Definition
To declare openly.
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