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1
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Define: apprise

A

To give notice to; to inform

2
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Define: approbation

A

Sanction

3
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Define: arboreal

A

Of or pertaining to a tree or trees

4
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Define: ardor

A

Intensity of passion or affection

5
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Define: argot

A

A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group

6
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Define: apostate

A

False

7
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Define: apotheosis

A

Deification

8
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Define: apparition

A

Ghost

9
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Define: appease

A

To soothe by quieting anger or indignation

10
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Define: apposite

A

Appropriate

11
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Define: antediluvian

A

Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah

12
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Define: antidote

A

Anything tht will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like

13
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Define: aplomb

A

Confidence, coolness

14
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Define: apocryphal

A

Of doubtful authority or authenticity

15
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Define: apogee

A

The climax

16
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Define: ambiguous

A

Having a double meaning

17
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Define: ameliorate

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To relieve, as from pain or hardship

18
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Define: anathema

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Anything forbidden, as by social usage

19
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Define animadversion

A

The user acne of criticism or censure

20
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Define: animosity

A

Hatred

21
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Define: alcove

A

A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room

22
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Define: alleviate

A

To make less burdensome or less hard to bear

23
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Define: aloof

A

Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others

24
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Define: amalgamate

A

To Mix or blend together in homogeneous body

25
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Define: ambidextrous

A

Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease

26
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Define: aberrant

A

Markedly different from an accepted norm

27
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Define: aberration

A

Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

28
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Define: abet

A

To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of ( an offense)

29
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Define: abeyance

A

A state of suspension or temporary inaction

30
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Define: abjure

A

To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath

31
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Define: ablution

A

A washing or cleansing, especially of the body

32
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Define: abrogate

A

To abolish, repeal

33
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Define: abscond

A

To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest

34
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Define: abstemious

A

Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food

35
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Define: abstruse

A

Dealing with matters difficult to be understood

36
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Define: abut

A

To touch at the end or boundary line

37
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Define: accede

A

To agree

38
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Define: acquiesce

A

To comply; submit

39
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Define: acrid

A

Harshly pungent or bitter

40
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Define: acumen

A

Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination

41
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Define: adage

A

An old saying

42
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Define: adamant

A

Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability

43
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Define: admonition

A

Gently reproof

44
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Define: adumbrate

A

To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem

45
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Define: affable

A

Easy to approach

46
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Define: aggrandize

A

To cause to appear greatly

47
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Define: aggravate

A

To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

48
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Define: agile

A

Able to love or act quickly, physically, mentally

49
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Define: agog

A

In eager desire

50
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Define: alacrity

A

Cheerful willingness

51
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Define: augury

A

Omen

52
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Define: auspicious

A

Favorable omen

53
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Define: austere

A

Severely simple; unadorned

54
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Define: autocrat

A

Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence

55
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Define: auxiliary

A

One who or tht which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory

56
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Define: assuage

A

To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease

57
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Define: astringent

A

Harsh in disposition or character

58
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Define: astute

A

Keen in discernment

59
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Define: atonement

A

Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury

60
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Define: audacious

A

Fearless

61
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Define: arrant

A

Notoriously bad

62
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Define: ascetic

A

Given to serve self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion

63
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Define: ascribe

A

To assign as a quality or attribute

64
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Define: asperity

A

Harshness or roughness of temper

65
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Define: assiduous

A

Unceasing; persistent

66
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Define: Avarice

A

Passion for getting and keeping riches

67
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Define: aversion

A

a mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing

68
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Define: avow

A

To declare openly