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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Would You Abdicate or Advocate?

abdicate v. to step down from a position of power
abridge v. to shorten, condense, or lessen in length
absolve v. to forgive or free from blame
abysmal adj. extremely wretched, bottomless
acquiesce v. to comply passively, to give in
advocate v. to support, or be in favor of
aesthetic adj. concerned with or appreciative of beauty
affinity n. sympathy, attraction, kinship
agenda n. program, things to be done
aggrandize v. to make great
allusion n. an indirect reference
altruistic adj. unselfish concern with the welfare of others
amnesty n. an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
animosity n. ill will, active dislike
anomalous adj. irregular, abnormal, unusual

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