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vocab

Abundant

Present in large quantities.

Accumulate

To gradually collect.

Accurate

Correct; free from errors.

Accustomed

Used to something.

Acquire

To come into possession of.

Adamant

Refusing to change an opinion.

Adequate

Enough to suit your needs.

Adjacent

Close to or next to.

Adjust

To change something so it serves its purpose better.

Advantage

Something that makes it easier to achieve success.

Advocate

To publicly support.

Adverse

Unfavorable; against one’s desires.

Aggregate

To combine.

Aggressive

Assertive and pushy.

Allocate

To put aside for a specific purpose.

Alternative

Another option or choice.

Amateur

Someone who is inexperienced or not highly skilled in a particular area.

Ambiguous

Having several potential meanings; unclear and difficult to understand.

Ambitious

Having large goals.

Amend

To change for the better; to improve.

Ample

Plentiful.

Anomaly

Deviation from the norm.

Annual

Occurring yearly.

Antagonize

To tease or be hostile towards a person or group.

Attitude

Manner or feeling.

Attribute

To give credit.

Arbitrary

Based on a whim or random decision.

Arduous

Requiring a lot of effort.

Assuage

To lessen a negative feeling.

Assume

To suppose without solid proof.

Augment

To increase or make larger.

Benefit

Something positive or advantageous.

Berate

To scold.

Bestow

To give as a gift.

Boast

To brag or talk with excessive pride.

Boost

To help raise or increase something.

Brash

Rude and tactless.

Brief

Short (in terms of time).

Brusque

Abrupt to the point of rudeness.

Cacophony

A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise.

Cease

To stop.

Censure

To express strong disapproval.

Chronological

Arranged in order of time or date.

Clarify

To make clear; to remove confusion.

Coalesce

To combine or grow together.

Coerce

To force someone to do something against their will.

Cognizant

Being aware or having knowledge of something.

Cohesion

Uniting; becoming one.

Coincide

To occur at the same time.

Collapse

To fall down or break down.

Collide

To hit one another with a forceful impact.

Commitment

Dedication to a cause or activity.

Community

A group of people who live or work together.

Conceal

To hide.

Concur

To agree.

Conflict

A disagreement or fight.

Constrain

To restrict or repress.

Contemplate

To consider thoughtfully.

Continuously

To go on without stopping.

Contradict

To give the opposite opinion.

Contribute

To give something (usually money or time) to a common fund or cause.

Convey

To make known.

Copious

Abundant.

Core

Central; of main importance.

Corrode

To gradually wear away.

Cumbersome

Burdensome; clumsy

Curriculum

The courses given by a school or program.

Data

Facts, statistics, or pieces of information.

Decay

To decline in health or excellence.

Deceive

To trick or mislead.

Decipher

To find the meaning of.

Declaration

An announcement.

Decline

1. To politely refuse.

2. To deteriorate (especially in terms of health.)

Degrade

To lower in quality.

Demonstrate

To show.

Deny

To state that something isn’t true.

Deplete

To significantly decrease.

Deposit

To deliver and leave an item.

Desirable

Worth having or wanting.

Despise

To hate.

Detect

To locate something.

Deter

To discourage.

Deviate

To differ from the norm.

Devise

To plan or create.

Diatribe

A sharp criticism or attack.

Digress

To wander from the main subject.

Dilemma

A situation where one must choose between two difficult choices.

Diminish

To shrink or reduce.

Dispose

To get rid of.

Disproportionate

Too large or small when compared to something else.

Disrupt

To interrupt by causing a disturbance.

Distort

To misrepresent.

Distribute

To give portions of something.

Diverse

Showing a lot of variety.

Divert

To cause a change of course.

Dynamic

Constantly changing.

Ease

To reduce unpleasantness or difficulty.

Efficient

Maximizing productivity.

Eliminate

To remove.

Elite

A select, above-average group.