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Abase
(uh BAYS) v.
to degrade; to humiliate.
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Abash
(ah BASH) v.
to make ashamed or uneasy
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Abate
(ah BAYT) v.
to reduce
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Abbess
(AB iss) n.
a woman, commonly called Mother Superior, in charge of convent nuns.
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Abdicate
(AB duh kayt) v.
to step down from a powerful position
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Aberrant
(AB uh runt) adj.
straying from the correct or normal way
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Abet
(uh BET) v.
to help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
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Abeyance
(uh BAY uns) n.
a state of not being presently used; temporary suspension or cessation
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Abhor
(ab HOR) v.
to hate deeply; detest
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Abide
(ah BYDE) v.
to remain; continue; stay; endure
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Abut
(UH but) v.
border upon; to adjoin
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Abject
(AB jekt) adj.
extremely sad; hopeless; defeated
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Abjure
(ab JOOR) v.
to repudiate or renounce; to give up
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Ablution
(ah BLOO shun) n.
a cleansing with water or other liquid, espedially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act; Wudu
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Abnegate
(AB nuh gayt) v.
to deny oneself; to reject
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Abominate
(uh BOM ih nate) v.
to hate or loathe intensely
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Aboriginal
(ab uh RIJ uh nul) adj.
native to an area
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Abortive
(uh BOR tiv) adj.
unsuccessful
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Abridge
(uh BRIJ) v.
to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail
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Abrogate
(AB ruh gayt) v.
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority; to do away with; to end formally
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Abscond
(ab SKAHND) v.
to take flight, escape, to leave quickly and secretly
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Absolve
(ab ZOLV) v.
to make free of blame, obligation, or sin
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Abstain
(ub STAYN) v.
to refrain from; denying oneself any action or practice
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Abstract
(AB strakt) abj.
difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical
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Abstruse
(ab STROOS) adj.
hard to understand
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Abysmal
(uh BIZ mul) adj.
bottomless; hopeless
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Abyss
(uh BISS) n.
bottomless pit; a profound depth or void
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Accede
(uh SEED) v.
to yield; give in to a request
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Accentuate
(ak SEN choo wayt) v.
to emphasize; to make more noticeable; to accent
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Acclaim
(uh KLAYM) v.
to give public approval and praise; to approve enthusiastically
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Acclimate
(AK lih mayt) v.
to become suitable to a certain situation or use; adapt
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Accolade
(AK uh layd) n.
an award, an honor; approval, praise
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Accommodate
(ah KAM ah DATE) v.
to provide for; help; adapt; oblige
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Accord
(uh KOWRD) v.
agree; conform; to grant; bestow upon
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Accost
(uh KAWST) v.
to approach and speak to someone
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Bacchanal
(BAK uh nul) n.
any drunken party or riotous celebration
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Badger
(BAJ ur) v.
to tease; annoy; harrass persistently
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Bagatelle
(BAG ah til) n.
something unimportant or insignificant; trifle
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Baleful
(BAYL ful) adj.
threatening; hurtful; malignant; ominous
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Balk
(bawk) v.
to stop short and refuse to proceed
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Ballast
(BAL uhst) n.
heavy material used to balance ships; stabilizer
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Ballistics
(buh LISS ticks) n.
the study of the dynamics or flight characteristicsof projectiles
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Ballyhoo
(BAL ee hoo) n.
a lot of noise and activity, often with no real purpose; exaggerated advertising or publicity
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Balm
(balm) n.
something that soothes, heals or comforts; an oil or ointment
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Bamboozle
(bam BOO zul) v.
to cheat, dupe, hoodwink, trick
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Cabal
(kuh BAL) n.
a small group of people who plan a secret plot, especially political
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Cache
(kash) n.
a hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place
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Cachet
(kah SHAY) n.
a mark of prestige; a mark of approval
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Cacophony
(kuh KAFH uh nee) n.
harsh sounds; jarring descordant sounds, dissonance
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Cadence
(KAYD uns) n.
the rise and fall of sound
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Cajole
(kuh JOHL) v.
to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something
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Calamity
(kuh LAM uh tee) n.
an event causing extreme harm, suffering or destruction; disaster
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Callous
(KAL uss) adj.
unfeeling, insensitive
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Callow
(KAL oh) adj.
immature and inexperienced
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Calumny
(KAL um nee) n.
a harmful statement, usually a lie
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Damper
(DAM per) n.
a depression or restraint
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Daub
(dawb) v.
to cover; to paint crudely or skillfully
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Daunt
(dawnt) v.
to scare; to intimidate
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Dawdle
(DAW dull) v.
to spend time idly; to delay
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De Facto
(dih FAK toe) adj.
in fact; actually existing, especially without lawful authority
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Deadlock
(DED lok) v.
to reach an impasse; to halt progress
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Dearth
(durth) n.
scarcity; lack
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Debacle
(di BAHK ul) n.
a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure
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Debase
(di BAYS) v.
lower in quality, character, or value
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Debauchery
(di BAW shuh ree) n.
excessive self-indulgence
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