Vocabulary for the College Bound
Terms
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- abate
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to lessen in violence or intensity (verb)
When the windsabated, the helicopter was able to land - abet
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to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing (verb)
"aiding and abetting a criminal" - abhor
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to detest, to loathe, to hate strongly (verb)
The father warned his children to abhor lying. - acquit
- to find not guilty of a gfault or crime (verb)The jury acquitted the man, and he was free to go.
- acrimony
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harsh temper or bitter feeling (noun)
Because of his acrimony, the old man found himself lonely and friendless. - adamant
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unyielding, firm in opinion (adjective)
Despite the protests of the city council, the remain remained adamant. - adulation
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excessive praise or admiration (noun)
She despised the adulation heaped on rock stars by young fans. - affable
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friendly; courteous; agreeable in manner, easy to talk to (adjective)
The affable old man never wanted for visitors. - agnostic
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one who believes that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable (noun)
He was not sure if there was a God, so he was an agnostic - agrarian
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having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land (agriculture)
[Think: agriculture]