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Question | Answer |
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abate | TO REDUCE IN AMOUNT, degree, or severity. (As the hurricane's force ABATED, the winds dropped and the sea became calm. |
abscond | TO LEAVE SECRETLY: (The patron Absconded from teh restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door) |
Abstain | TO CHOOSE NOT TO DO SOMETHING: (She abstained from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray) |
abyss | AN EXTREMELY DEEP HOLE |
Adulterate | TO MAKE IMPURE |
Advocate | TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF |
Aesthetic | CONCERNING THE APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY |
Aggrandoze | TO INCREASE IN POWER, INFLUENCE, AND REPUTATION |
Alleviate | TO MAKE MORE BEARABLE |
Amalgamate | TO COMBINE, TO MIX TOGETHER |
Ambiguous | DOUBTFUL OR UNCERTAIN; ABLE TO BE INTERPRETED SEVERAL WAYS |
Ameliorate | TO MAKE BETTER, TO IMPROVE |
Anachronism | SOMETHING OU TOF PLACE IN TIME |
Analogous | SIMILAR OR ALIKE IN SOME WAY; EQUIVALENT TO |
ANOMALY | DEVIATION FROM WHAT IS NORMAL |
ANTAGONIZE | TO ANNOY OR PROVOKE |
ANTIPATHY | EXTREME DISLIKE |
APATHY | LACK OF INTERST OR EMOTION |
ARBITRITE | TO JUDGE A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING PARTIES |
ARCHAIC | ANCIENT, OLD FASHIONED |