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to make ashamed; to embarrass
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To step down from a position of power or responsibility.
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| Aberration (ab uh RAY shun) n |
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Something not common or normal; a deviation from the standard.
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To hate very much; to detest.
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| Hopeless; extremely sad and feeling defeated |
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| To deny oneself things; reject; to renounce |
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| Abortive (uh BOR tiv) adj |
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Abstinent (AB stuh nunt) adj
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| voluntarily not doing something that is pleasant that is bad for you. |
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| Extremely hopeless or retched; bottomless |
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| to comply passively; to accept |
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| Acrimonious (ak ruh MON nee us) adj |
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| Full of spite; bitter; nasty |
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| keenness of judgment; mental sharpness |
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| To approach and speak to someone aggressively. |
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| stubborn; unyeiding; completely inflexible. |
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| follower; supporter; believer. |
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| skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd |
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| Adulation (aj uh LAY shun) n |
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| Wild or excessive admiration; flattery |
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| Adulterate (uh DUL ter rayt) v |
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| To contaminate or make impure. |
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| easy to talk to; friendly |
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| Affectation (af ek TAY shun) n |
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| Unnatural or artificial behavior |
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| Affinity (uh FIN uh tee) n |
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| sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity |
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| Affluent (AF loo unt) adj |
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| sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together. |
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| One who believes that the existence of god can be neither proven or disproven. |
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| Agrarian (uh GRAR ee un) adj |
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| Alacrity (uh LAK ri tee) v |
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| Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond |
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| Uninvolved; standing off. |
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| Altruism (AL troo iz um) m |
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| Selflessness; generosity. |
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| atmosphere; mood; feeling. |
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| Ambiguous (am BIG yoo us) adj |
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| unclear in meaning; confusing |
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| Ambivalent (am BIV uh lunt) adj |
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| Ameliorate (uh MEEL yuh rayt) v |
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| To make better or more tolerable. |
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| Amenable (uh MEEN nuh bul) adj |
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| Amiable (AY mee uh bul) adj |
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| An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law. |
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| Lacking a sense of right and wrong. |
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| Lacking a sense of right and wrong. |
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| Amorphous (uh MOR fus) adj |
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| Anachronism (uh NAK ruh niz um) |
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| Something out of place in time or history. |
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| Analogy (uh NAL uh jee) n |
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| A short account of a humorous incident. |
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| Agonizing physical or mental pain. |
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| nimosity (an uh MAHS uh tee) n |
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| Resentment; hostility; ill will |
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| Anomally (uh NAHM uh lee) n |
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| Antecedent (an tuh SEED unt) n |
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| Someone or something that went before. |
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| Antipathy (an TIP uh thee) n |
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| Antithesis (an TITH uh sis) n |
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| Apartheid (uh PAHRT hyte) n |
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| The former policy of racial segregation and opression in the Republic of South Africa. |
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| Lack of interest; lack of feeling |
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| Aphorism (AF uh riz um) n |
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| A brief, often witty saying. |
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| Apocalypse (uh PAHK uh lips) n |
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| Apocryphal (uh POK ruh ful) n |
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| Of dubious authenticity; fictitious |
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| Apotheosis (uh pahth ee OH sis) n |
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| The perfect example of something |
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| Appreciate (uh PREE shee ayt) v |
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| Apprehensive (ap ruh HEN siv) adj |
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| Approbation (ap ruh BAY shun) n |
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| Appropriate (uh PROH pree ayt) v |
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| To take without permission; to set aside for a particular use. |
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| Capacity for learning; natural ability |
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| One who decides; a judge. |
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| Abitrary (AHR buh trer ee) adj |
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| Mysterious; only known to a select few |
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| Extremely old; ancient; outdated |
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| Archetype (AHR kuh type) n |
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| An original model or pattern |
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| Aristocratic (uh ris tuh KRAT ik) adj |
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| Ascendancy (uh SEN dun see) n |
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| Hermit like; practicing self denial |
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| Assiduous (uh SIJ oo us) adj |
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| Assimilate (uh SIM uh layt) v |
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| Shrewd; keen in judgement. |
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| One who does not believe in the existence of any god or divine being. |
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| Attrition (uh TRISH un) n |
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| Gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss. |
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| Audacity (aw DAS uh tee) n |
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| Boldness; reckless daring; impertinence |
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| To make bigger; to add to; to increase. |
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| Auspicious (aw SPISH uh) adj |
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| Unadorned; stern; forbidding |
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| Autocratic (aw tuh KRAT ik) adj |
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| Ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy. |
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| Autonomous (aw TAHN uh mus) adj |
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| Greed; excessive love of riches |
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| To claim; to declare boldly; to admit |
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| Avuncular (uh VUNG kyuh lur) adj |
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| Like an uncle, especially a nice uncle |
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| A self evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying. |
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