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abase
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v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
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abbess
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n. The lady superior of a nunnery.
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abbey
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n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
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abbot
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n. The superior of a community of monks.
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abdicate
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v. To give up (royal power or the like).
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abdomen
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abdomen n. In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
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abdominal
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n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
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abduction
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n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
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abed
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adv. In bed; on a bed.
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aberration
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n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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abet
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abet v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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abeyance
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n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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abhorrence
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n. The act of detesting extremely.
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abhorrent
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adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
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abidance
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n. An abiding
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abject
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adj. Sunk to a low condition
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abjure
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v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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repudiate
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adj. Competent for physical service.
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able-bodied
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adj. Competent for physical service.
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ablution
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n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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abnegate
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v. To renounce (a right or privilege).
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abominable
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adj. Very hateful.
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abominate
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v. To hate violently
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abomination
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n. A very detestable act or practice.
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aboriginal
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adj. Primitive; unsophisticated
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aborigines
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n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
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aboveboard
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adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
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abrade
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v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
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abrasion
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n. That which is rubbed off.
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abridge
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v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
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abridgment
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n. A condensed form as of a book or play
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abrogate
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v. To abolish, repeal.
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abrupt
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adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
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abscess
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n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
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abscission
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n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
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abscond
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v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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absolution
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n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
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absolve
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v. To free from sin or its penalties.
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abstain
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abstain v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
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abstemious
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adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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abstinence
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n. Self denial
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abstruse
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adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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absurd
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adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense
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abut
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To touch at the end or boundary line.
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abyss
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n. Bottomless gulf.
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accede
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v. To agree.
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accession
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accession n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
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acclaim
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v. To utter with a shout
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accost
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To speak to (abruptly)
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accouter
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To outfit and equip, as for military duty.
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accursed
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adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
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accusatory
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adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
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acerbity
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n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
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acetic
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adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
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Achillean
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adj. Invulnerable.
achromatic adj. Colorless, |
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achromatic
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adj. Colorless,
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acme
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n. The highest point, or summit.
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acoustic
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adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
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acquiesce
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v. To comply; submit.
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acquiescence
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n. Passive consent.
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acquit
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v. To free or clear, as from accusation.
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acquittal
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n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
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acquittance
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n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
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acrid
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adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
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acrimonious
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adj. Full of bitterness.
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acrimony
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n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
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actionable
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adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
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actuary
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n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
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actuate
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v. To move or incite to action.
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acumen
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n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
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acute
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adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
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adamant
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n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
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addendum
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n. Something added, or to be added.
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addle
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v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
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adduce
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v. To bring forward or name for consideration.
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adhere
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v. To stick fast or together.
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adherence
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n. Attachment.
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adherent
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adj. Clinging or sticking fast.
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adhesion
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n. The state of being attached or joined.
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adjacency
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n. The state of being adjacent.
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adjudge
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v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
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adjunct
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n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
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adjuration
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n. A vehement appeal.
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adjutant
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adj. Auxiliary.
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admissible
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adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.
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admonition
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n. Gentle reproof.
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adroit
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adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
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adulterant
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n. An adulterating substance.
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adulterate
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v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
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adumbrate
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v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
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advent
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n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
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adverse
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adverse
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adversity
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n. Misfortune.
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advert
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v. To refer incidentally.
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advertiser
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n. One who advertises,
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advisory
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adj. Not mandatory.
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advocacy
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n. The act of pleading a cause.
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aerial
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adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
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aeronaut
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n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
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aeronautics
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n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
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aerostat
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n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
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aerostatics
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n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
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affable
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adj. Easy to approach.
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affect
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v. To act upon
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affectation
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n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
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affiliate
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n. Some auxiliary person or thing.
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affluence
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n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
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affront
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n. An open insult or indignity.
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afire
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adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.
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afoot
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adv. In progress.
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aforesaid
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adj. Said in a preceding part or before.
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afresh
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adv. Once more, after rest or interval.
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afterthought
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n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
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agglomerate
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v. To pile or heap together.
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aggrandize
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v. To cause to appear greatly.
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aggrieve
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v. To give grief or sorrow to.
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aghast
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adj. Struck with terror and amazement.
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agrarian
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adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
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aide-de-camp
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n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
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ailment
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n. Slight sickness.
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alabaster
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n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
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alacrity
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n. Cheerful willingness.
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albeit
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conj. Even though.
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alcove
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n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
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alder
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n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
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alderman
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n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
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aldermanship
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n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
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alienable
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adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
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aliment
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n. That which nourishes.
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alkali
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n. Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
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allay
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v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
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allegory
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n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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alleviate
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v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear (temporarily)
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alluvion
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n Flood
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altercate
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v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.
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apprize
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To appreciate; value.
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apprise
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To give notice to; inform: apprised us of our rights.
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amalgam
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n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal. n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
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amalgamate
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v. To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
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amatory
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adj. Designed to excite love.
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