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Abate
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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity.
As the hurricane's force ABATED, the winds dropped & the sea became calm. |
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Abscond
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To leave secretly
The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door. |
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Abstain
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To choose not to do something.
She ABSTAINED from choosing a dessert from the tray. |
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Abyss
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An extremely deep hole
The submarine dove into the abyss to chart the previously unseen depths |
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Adulterate
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To make impure
The restaurateur made his katchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water |
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Advocate
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To speak in favor of.
The vegetarian ADVOCATED a diet containing no meat. |
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Aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty,
followers of the AESTHETIC movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art. |
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and repuation
The supervisor sought to aggrandize himself by claming that the achievements of his staff were actually his own. |
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Alleviate
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to make more bearable.
Taking asprin helps to alleviate a headache. |
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almalgamate
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to combine; to mix together
Giant Industries amalgamated with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Products Inc. |
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Abate
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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity.
As the hurricane's force ABATED, the winds dropped & the sea became calm. |
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Abscond
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To leave secretly
The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door. |
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Abstain
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To choose not to do something.
She ABSTAINED from choosing a dessert from the tray. |
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Abyss
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An extremely deep hole
The submarine dove into the abyss to chart the previously unseen depths |
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Adulterate
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To make impure
The restaurateur made his katchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water |
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Advocate
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To speak in favor of.
The vegetarian ADVOCATED a diet containing no meat. |
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Aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty,
followers of the AESTHETIC movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art. |
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and repuation
The supervisor sought to AGGRANDIZE himself by claiming that the achievements of his staff were actually his own. |
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Alleviate
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to make more bearable.
Taking asprin helps to ALLEVIATE a headache. |
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almalgamate
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to combine; to mix together
Giant Industries amalgamated with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Products Inc. |
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ambiguous
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Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted in several ways.
The directions she gave were so AMBIGUOUS that we disagreed on which way to turn. |
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Ameliorate
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To make better; to improve
The doctor was able to AMELIORATE the patient's suffering using painkillers. |
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Anachronism
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something out of place in time.
The aged hippie used ANACHRONISTIC phrases like "groovy" & "far out" that had not been popular for years. |
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Analogous
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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent too.
In a famous argument for the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent "clockmaker." |
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Anomaly
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Deviation from what is normal.
Albino animals may display too great an ANOMALY in their coloring to attract normally colored mates. |
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Antagonize
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To annoy of provoke anger.
The child discovered that he could ANTAGONIZE the cat by pulling his tail. |
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Antipathy
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Extreme dislike
The ANTIPATHY btwn the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare. |
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Apathy
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Lack of interest or emotion
The APATHY of voteres is so great that less than half of the ppl who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so. |
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Arbitrate
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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties.
Since the couple would not come to an agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings. |
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Archaic
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Ancient, old-fashioned.
Her ARCHAIC Commodore computer could not run the latest software. |
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Ardor
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Intense and passionate feeling.
Bishop's ARDOR for landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley |
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Articulate
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Able to speak clearly and expressively
She is such an ARTICULATE defender of labor that unions are among her strongest supporters |
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Assuage
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To make something unpleasant less severe
Serena used asprin to ASSUAGE her pouding headache |
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Attentuate
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To reduce in force or degree; to weaken
The Bill of Rights ATTENUATED the traditional power of government to change laws at will. |
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Audacious
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Fearless & daring
Her AUDACIOUS nature allowed her to fulfill her dream of skydiving. |
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Austere
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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
The lack of decoration makes Zen temples seem AUSTERE to the untrained eye. |