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+# Week of 2026-04-20
+
+## Overview
+- **Week Start**: April 20, 2026
+- **Week End**: April 26, 2026
+- **Grade Level**: 9-12 / Adult
+
+## Vocabulary List
+
+### 1. Aberration
+**Part of Speech**: Noun
+**Definition**: A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected; an anomaly
+**Example**: The sudden snowstorm in July was considered an aberration, not the norm for that season.
+
+### 2. Abjure
+**Part of Speech**: Verb
+**Definition**: To solemnly renounce a belief, right, or cause; to give up something formally
+**Example**: After the scandal, the politician was forced to abjure his previous statements.
+
+### 3. Abstruse
+**Part of Speech**: Adjective
+**Definition**: Difficult to understand; obscure or hidden from普通 understanding
+**Example**: The professor's abstruse theories on quantum physics left most students confused.
+
+### 4. Acumen
+**Part of Speech**: Noun
+**Definition**: The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain
+**Example**: Her business acumen helped the startup grow from a garage idea into a Fortune 500 company.
+
+### 5. Admonish
+**Part of Speech**: Verb
+**Definition**: To warn or reprimand someone firmly; to advise earnestly
+**Example**: The teacher admonished the students for cheating on the final exam.
+
+### 6. Adulation
+**Part of Speech**: Noun
+**Definition**: Excessive praise or admiration; idolization
+**Example**: The rock star couldn't handle the adulation from fans who followed him across three countries.
+
+### 7. Adjunct
+**Part of Speech**: Noun
+**Definition**: Something added as a supplementary rather than essential part; an auxiliary
+**Example**: The community college hired adjunct professors to teach the overflow classes.
+
+### 8. Aggrandize
+**Part of Speech**: Verb
+**Definition**: To increase the power, status, or wealth of; to make something seem greater than it is
+**Example**: Politicians often aggrandize their own achievements while downplaying their failures.
+
+### 9. Allegory
+**Part of Speech**: Noun
+**Definition**: A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
+**Example**: George Orwell's Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalinism.
+
+### 10. Amalgamate
+**Part of Speech**: Verb
+**Definition**: To combine or unite to form one organization, structure, or whole
+**Example**: The three small publishing houses decided to amalgamate into a single multinational conglomerate.
+
+## Progress
+- [x] Word list generated
+- [x] Words added to WORD_LIST.md
+- [ ] Words created in weekly folder
+- [ ] Study materials created
+- [ ] Practice exercises completed
+- [ ] Weekly review completed
+
+## Notes
+This week's vocabulary focuses on abstract nouns and verbs that describe judgment, combination, and social dynamics — words frequently encountered in academic writing, journalism, and professional discourse.
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 10. Alacrity
 11. Paradigm

+## Week of 2026-04-20
+1. Aberration
+2. Abjure
+3. Abstruse
+4. Acumen
+5. Admonish
+6. Adulation
+7. Adjunct
+8. Aggrandize
+9. Allegory
+10. Amalgamate
+
 ## Week of 2026-04-13
 1. Enervating
 2. Perspicacious