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Word Smart Review
Wordsmart Quick Quizzes 1-21
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11th Grade
10/27/2011
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Abash
 Definition
To Make Ashamed
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Abate
 Definition
To Subside
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Abdicate
 Definition
To Step Down From a Position
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Abberation
 Definition
Something Not Typical
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Abhor
 Definition
To Hate, Very Much
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Abject
 Definition
Hopeless, Extremely sad
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Abnegate
 Definition
To Deny Oneself things
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Abortive
 Definition
Unsuccessful
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Abridge
 Definition
To Shorten, to condense
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Absolute
 Definition
Total, Unlimited
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Absolve
 Definition
To Forgive or Free From Blame
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Abstinent
 Definition
Abstaining, Voluntarily Not Doing Something
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Abstract
 Definition
Theoretical, Impersonal
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Abstruse
 Definition
Hard to Understand
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Abysmal
 Definition
Extremely Hopeless or Wretched
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Accolade
 Definition
An Award or Honor
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Accost
 Definition
To approach and speak to someone aggressively.
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Acerbic
 Definition
Sour, Severe
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Acquiesce
 Definition
To Comply Passively, to accept
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Acrid
 Definition
Harshly Pungent, Bitter
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Acrimonious
 Definition
Full of Spite, Bitter, Nasty
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Acumen
 Definition
Mental Sharpness
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Acute
 Definition
Sharp, Shrewd
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Adamant
 Definition
Stubborn, Unyielding, Inflexible
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Address
 Definition
To Speak To
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Adherent
 Definition
Follower, Supporter and Believer
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Admonish
 Definition
To Scold Gently
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Adroit
 Definition
Skillful, Dexterous, Clever
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Adulation
 Definition
Wild or Excessive Admiration
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Adulterate
 Definition
To Contaminate, Make Impure
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Adverse
 Definition
Unfavorable, Antagonistic
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Aesthetic
 Definition
Having to do with Artistic Beauty, Artistic
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Affable
 Definition
Easy to Talk To
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Affectation
 Definition
Unnatural or Artificial Behavior, Intended to Impress
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Affinity
 Definition
Sympathy, Attraction
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Affluent
 Definition
Rich, Prosperous
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Agenda
 Definition
Program
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Aggregate
 Definition
Sum Total, A Collection of Separate Things.
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Agnostic
 Definition
One who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven.
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Agrarian
 Definition
Relating To Land
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Alacrity
 Definition
Cheerful Eagerness
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Allege
 Definition
To assert without proof
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Alleviate
 Definition
To Relieve
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Allocate
 Definition
To Distribute, To Assign
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Alloy
 Definition
Combination of Two or More Things
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Allusion
 Definition
An indirect reference
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Aloof
 Definition
Uninvolved, Standing off
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Altruism
 Definition
Selflessness, Generosity
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Ambiance
 Definition
Atmosphere, Mood, Feeling
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Ambiguous
 Definition
Unclear in meaning, confusing
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Ambivalent
 Definition
Undecided, Having Opposed Feelings Simultaneously.
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Ameliorate
 Definition
To make better or more tolerable
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Amenable
 Definition
Obedient
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Amenity
 Definition
Pleasantness
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Amiable
 Definition
Friendly
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Amnesty
 Definition
An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
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Amoral
 Definition
Lacking a sense of right and wrong
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Amorous
 Definition
Feeling Loving, Especially in a sexual sense.
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Amorphous
 Definition
Shapeless, Without a regular or stable shape.
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Anachronism
 Definition
Something out of place in time or history, an incongruity.
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Analogy
 Definition
A comparison of one thing to another
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Anarchy
 Definition
Absence of government or control
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