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​Word	​Meaning
​abandon	​forsake or leave behind
​abate	​become less in amount or intensity
​abdicate	​give up power or duties
​abhorrent	​offensive to the mind
​abridge	​lessen, dimish
​abscond	​run away taken something along
​adversary	​someone who offers opposition
​aggravate	​make worse
​anomie	​lack of moral standards in a society
​obscure	​not clearly understood or expressed

​These words have a negative connotation or feel to them so their meaning would most likely be negative as well.

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• forsake or leave behind

• become less in amount or intensity

• give up power or duty

• offensive to the mind

• lessen, diminish

abandon

abate

abdicate

abhorrent

abridge

• abandon

• abate

• abdicate

• abhorrent

• abridge

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• run away

• someone who offers opposition

• make worse

• lack of moral standards in a society

• not clearly understood or expressed

abscond

adversary

aggravate

anomie

obscure

• abscond

• adversary

• aggravate

• anomie

• obscure

​Word	​Meaning
​glut	​supply or fill with excess or an excessively supply of something
​slander	​make false or damaging statements or accusations about someone
​vicious	​having the nature of evil doing
​accost	​approach and speak to someone aggressively
​despicable	​morally bad, very bad or unpleasant, pitiful
​carcass	​dead body of an animal
​offish	​lacking cordiality; unfriendly
​inflexible	​resistant to being bent
​perish	​pass from physical life, ruin, rot or decay
​reluctant	​not eager, unwilling, hesitant

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• glut

• slander

• vicious

• accost

• despicable

supply or fill with excess or an excessively supply of something

make false or damaging statements or accusations about someone

having the nature of evil doing

approach and speak to someone aggressively

morally bad, very bad or unpleasant, pitiful

• supply or fill with excess or an excessively supply of something

• make false or damaging statements or accusations about someone

• having the nature of evil doing

• approach and speak to someone aggressively

• morally bad, very bad or unpleasant, pitiful

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• carcass

• offish

• inflexible

• perish

• reluctant

dead body of an animal

lacking cordiality; unfriendly

resistant to being bent

pass from physical life, ruin, rot or decay

not eager, unwilling, hesitant

• dead body of an animal

• lacking cordiality; unfriendly

• resistant to being bent

• pass from physical life, ruin, rot or decay

• not eager, unwilling, hesitant

​Word	​Meaning
​abound	​exist is large quantities
​abundant	​present in great quantity
​amity	​a state of friendship or cordiality
​lofty	​of imposing height; especially standing above others
​debonair	​having a sophisticated charm
​spontaneous	​said or done without planning in advance
​momentous	​of very great significance
​adept	​having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
​competent	​properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
​economical	​using minimum of time or resources for effectiveness

​These words have a positive connotation or feel to them so their meaning would most likely be good or positive as well.

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• exist in large quantities

• a state of friendship or cordiality

• present in great quantity

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

• having a sophisticated charm

abound

amity

abundant

lofty

debonair

• abound

• amity

• abundant

• lofty

• debonair

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• spontaneous

• momentous

• adept

• competent

• economical

said or done without planning in advance

of very great significance

having or showing knowledge, skill, and aptitude

properly or sufficiently qualifies, capable, or efficient

using minimum of time or resources for effectiveness

• said or done without planning in advance

• of very great significance

• having or showing knowledge, skill, and aptitude

• properly or sufficiently qualifies, capable, or efficient

• using minimum of time or resources for effectiveness

​Word	​Meaning
​frugal	​sparing or economical especially involving money or food, avoiding waste
​jetty	​protective structure extending from the shore into the water
​eulogy	​speech or piece of writing praising someone after they have died
​shrine	​a place of worship associated with someone sacred
​incentive	​a positive motivational influence
​levelheaded	​exercising or showing good judgement
​surmount	​get on top of; deal with successfully
​scrappy	​full of fighting spirit
​humorous	​characterized by the power to evoke laughter
​bliss	​a state of extreme hapiness

​These words have a positive connotation or feel to them so their meaning would most likely be good or positive as well.

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• frugal

• jetty

• eulogy

• shrine

• incentive

sparing or economical especially involving money or food, avoiding waste

protective structure extending from the shore into the water

speech or piece of writing praising someone after they have died

a place of worship associated with someone sacred

a positive motivational influence

• sparing or economical especially involving money or food, avoiding waste

• protective structure extending from the shore into the water

• speech or piece of writing praising someone after they have died

• a place of worship associated with someone sacred

• a positive motivational influence

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• levelheaded

• surmount

• scrappy

• humorous

exercising or showing good judgement

get on top of; deal with successfully

full of fighting spirit

characterized by the power to evoke laughter

• exercising or showing good judgement

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• full of fighting spirit

• characterized by the power to evoke laughter

​Word	​Meaning
​acute	​ending in a sharp point or an angle less than 90 degrees
​affect	​have an influence upon
​allot	​give out
​amateur	​someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
​ambient	​completely enveloping
​anticipates	​regard something as probable or likely
​appraise	​consider in a comprehensive way
​arcanum	​information is known only to a special group
​limber	​easily bent
​inertia	​the tendency of something to stay in motion or rest

​These words have a neutral connotation or feel to them or could be positive or negative depending on the usuage

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• acute

• affect

• allot

• amateur

• ambient

ending in a sharp point or an angle less than 90 degrees

have an influence upon

give out

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

completely enveloping

• ending in a sharp point or an angle less than 90 degrees

• have an influence upon

• give out

• someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

• completely enveloping

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• anticipates

• appraise

• arcanum

• limber

• inert

regard something as probable or likely

consider in a comprehensive way

information is known only to a special group

easily bent

the tendency of something to stay in motion or rest

• regard something as probable or likely

• consider in a comprehensive way

• information is known only to a special group

• easily bent

• the tendency of something to stay in motion or rest

​Word	​Meaning
​ambiguous	​having more than one possible meaning
​corrugated	​shaped into alternating ridges or graves, example cardboard
​vestibule	​a large entrance or reception room or area
​satchel	​luggage or bag with a flat bottom carried on the shoulder
​immerse	​cause to be submerged, dip in a liquid, or involve deeply in a particular interest
​spondee	​a metric unit, a foot, consisting of 2 stressed or long syllables
​transpose	​change the order or arrangement of
​fasting	​abstaining from food
​menagerie	​a collection of live animals for study or display
​fluorescent	​emitting light during exposure to external radiant energy

​These words have a neutral connotation or feel to them or could be positive or negative depending on the usuage

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• ambiguous

• corrugated

• vestibule

• satchel

• immerse

having more than one possible meaning

shaped into alternating ridges or graves, example cardboard

a large entrance or reception room or area

luggage or bag with a flat bottom carried on the shoulder

cause to be submerged, dip in a liquid, or involve deeply in a particular interest

• having more than one possible meaning

• shaped into alternating ridges or graves, example cardboard

• a large entrance or reception room or area

• luggage or bag with a flat bottom carried on the shoulder

• cause to be submerged, dip in a liquid, or involve deeply in a particular interest

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• spondee

• transpose

• fasting

• menagerie

• fluorescent

a metric unit, a foot, consisting of 2 stressed or long syllables

change the order or arrangement of

abstaining from food

a collection of live animals for study or display

emitting light during exposure to external radiant energy

• a metric unit, a foot, consisting of 2 stressed or long syllables

• change the order or arrangement of

• abstaining from food

• a collection of live animals for study or display

• emitting light during exposure to external radiant energy

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​These words have a positive connotation or feel to them so their meaning would most likely be good or positive as well.