Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abasement

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(n) 1. the reduction or lowering of a rank or office 2. a reduction or lowering

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Abeyance

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(n) 1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension 2. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known title holder

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Abhor

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(v) to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

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Abrasive (n)

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1. any substance used for grinding or polishing

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Abrasive (adj)

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1. tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive

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Abrogate

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(v) 1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by authoritative act; repeal 2. to put aside; put an end to

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Absolution

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(n) 1. freeing from blame or guilt; release from obligations, consequences, or penalties 2. the state of being absolved 3. remission or formal declaration of remission of sin 4. declaration of assurance of forgiveness

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Anachronism

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(n) 1. something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time 2. an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc. is assigned a period other than the correct one

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Bigot

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(n) a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing belief, creed, or opinion

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Bombast

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(v) 1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words 2. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding