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A capella
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singing without an instrumentle accompaniment
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Abash
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to shame;embarrass
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Abate
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to cease,subside;' reduce
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Abscess
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swollen,inflames tissue area
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Abscond
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to run away with and hide
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Absolve
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to free from blame,sin,or responsibility
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Abstain
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voluntarily hold back; refrain from doing something
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Abstract
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theoretical;at the idea level,not concrete
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand
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Abjure
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formaly swearing to give up; renounce; repudiate;reject
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Abnegate
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to deny oneself, to give up something desired of valuable
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Abridge
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shorten;condense
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Acidulous
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acid-like: sour
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Acquiesce
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Give in, surrender: go quietly
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Acrid
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harsh,sharp, offensive; pungent
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A capella
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singing without an instrumentle accompaniment
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Abash
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to shame;embarrass
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Abate
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to cease,subside;' reduce
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Abscess
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swollen,inflames tissue area
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Abscond
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to run away with and hide
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Absolve
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to free from blame,sin,or responsibility
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Abstain
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voluntarily hold back; refrain from doing something
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Abstract
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theoretical;at the idea level,not concrete
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand
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Abjure
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formaly swearing to give up; renounce; repudiate;reject
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Abnegate
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to deny oneself, to give up something desired of valuable
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Abridge
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shorten;condense
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Acidulous
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acid-like: sour
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Acquiesce
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Give in, surrender: go quietly
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Acrid
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harsh,sharp, offensive; pungent
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Acrimonious
AH kruh MOH nee us |
angry,nasty; bitter
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Acrophobia
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intense fear of heights
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Acumen
AK u men |
sharp insight;kneeness of the mind
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Acute
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sharp, keen; pointed
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Ad hoc
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created on the spot;temporary
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Adagio
ah DAH jee oh |
in a slow tempo (music term)
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Adamant
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stubborn; completely inflexible; unyeilding
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Addle
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to confuse; mix up
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Address
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to speak to; or to face; to direct attention to
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Adherent
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follower; belever ; disciple
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Adjudicate
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to decide by judicial procedure; to settle a case in court
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Admonish
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to reprimand; to scold gently; to warn strongly
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Abdicate
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relinquish (give up) a postion of power
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Abduct
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take away by force; kidnap
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Aberration
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not typical; deviation from the norm
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Adulation
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excessive admiration, wroship, flattery
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Adulterate
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to soil;to contaminate;to taint
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Adverse
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unfavorable,difficult, unfortnate
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Aesthetic
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artistic; related to the sense of beauty
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Affable
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friendly; open; easygoing
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Affectation
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fake behavior;put on to impress others
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Affinity
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have feeling for; kinship; similarity;attraction
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Affluent
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rich; wealthy
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Aficionado
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a devoted follower, a fan
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Aggregate
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in total; the sum of things combined
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Agrarian
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having to do with the land;farming, agriculture
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Alacrity
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a cheerful readiness; eagerness
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Alienist
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a speacialist in the legal aspects of mental disease; psychiatrist
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Allege
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to assign wrong doing yet to be proven' accuse
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Alleviate
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lighten the load, make easier, relieve
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Allocate
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to distribute; parcel out
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Allusion
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indirect reference to; link; a hint
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Alms
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money,food, or clothing ,given to the poor
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Aloof
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removed; indifferent
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Altercation
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an angry dispute; quarrel
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Altrusim
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selfless giving;generosity
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Amanuensis
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secretary,letter writer
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Ambidextrous
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using both hands with equal ease
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Ambience
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the feeling of an environment; atmoshpere
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Ambiguous
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not clear in meaning
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Ambivalent
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caught in the middle; undecided;back and forth
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Ameilorate
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ease a situation;bring relief
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Amenable
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go along with the wishes of another; agreeable
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Amenity
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nicety;attractive feature
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Amiable
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friendly;likeable
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Amicus Curiae
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a friend of the court; one who advises the court on a legal matter
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Amnesty
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official pardon for those who have broken the law
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Amoral
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without and sense of right and wrong
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Amorphous
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lacking a distinct shape
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Amplitude
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bigness,greatness of exten
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