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SET 1: Abase-Adage
Pg. 360 of Gruber's SAT; Aback-Adamant
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Language - English
11th Grade
06/07/2011
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Abase
 Definition
to humiliate; to humble; to lower
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Abash
 Definition
ashamed; embarressed
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Abdicate
 Definition
To yield; to give up
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Abet
 Definition
to aid; to encourage
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Abeyance
 Definition
a temporary postponement
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Abide
 Definition
(two meanings) to remain; to put up with
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Abject
 Definition
miserable; wretched; hopeless
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Abjure
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to give up (rights)
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Ablution
 Definition
a washing; cleansing
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Abnegate
 Definition
to deny; to reject
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Aborigine
 Definition
original inhabitant
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Abortive
 Definition
unsuccessful
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Abound
 Definition
to be large in number
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Aboveboard
 Definition
honest; frank; open
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Abrade
 Definition
to wear away
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Abrogate
 Definition
to abolish; to repeeal
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Abscond
 Definition
to leave secretly; to flee
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Absolve
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to free from responsibility
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Abstemious
 Definition
moderate or sparing in eating or drinking
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Abstract
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(multiple meanings) a summary; to remove; random (not concrete)
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Abstruse
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hard to understand
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Abut
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to touch; to rest on or against
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Academic
 Definition
(two meanings) pertaining to school; theoretical or unrealistic
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Accede
 Definition
to agree to
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Acclaim
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to greet with approval
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Acclimate
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to adapt; to get used to
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Acclivity
 Definition
upward slope
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Accolade
 Definition
honor; award; approval
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Accomplice
 Definition
a partner (in crime)
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Accord
 Definition
agreement
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Accost
 Definition
to approach and speak to
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Accoutrement
 Definition
equipment; outfit
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Accredit
 Definition
to approve; to certify
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Accretion
 Definition
an increase; an addition
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Accrue
 Definition
to gather; to accumulate
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Acerbic
 Definition
sharp or bitter in smell or taste, SYNONYM: acrimonious
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Acme
 Definition
highest point, peak
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Acoustics
 Definition
the branch of physics dealing with sound
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to agree; to consent
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Acquit
 Definition
to free of guilt; to clear
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Acrid
 Definition
bitter to the taste or smell; sarcastic
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Acrimonious
 Definition
harsh in speech or behavior
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Acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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Actuate
 Definition
to put into motion or action
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Acumen
 Definition
mental keenness; shrewdness
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Ad infinitum
 Definition
endlessly; forever
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Ad lib
 Definition
to act or speak without preparation
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Adage
 Definition
a familiar saying
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