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aberrant
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deviant or abnormal
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aberration
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deviating from what is normal, abnormality
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abet
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assist in doing something wrong, encourage
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I bet you that you are going to do what i convince you to.
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abhor
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detest, hate
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ablution
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washing
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abolish
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to cancel, put an end to
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abominable
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detestable, very bad, very unpleasant
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abominate
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loathe; hate
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aboriginal
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being first of ones kind in a region, primitive, native
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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shorten or condense
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abbreviate
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to shorten
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*abate
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subside or moderate
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abase
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lower, degrade, humiliate
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abash
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to embarrass
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abcission
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removal by cutting off; as in surgery; separation
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abscond
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to depart secretly and hide
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abstain
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refrain from participation
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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abstinence
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refrain from eating and drinking
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abstruse
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obscure; profound and difficult to understand
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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bottomless pit, enormous chasm; vast
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academic
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related to school; not practical or directly useful
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accelerate
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to move faster
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accessible
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east to approach or obtainable
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abusive
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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acclimate
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adjust to climate of environment; adapt
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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an award of merit
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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to equip
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accretion
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growth; increase
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accrue
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to come about by addition
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acerbic
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bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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peak; pinnacle, highest point
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also apogee
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acoustics
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science of sound
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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acturial
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calculating; insurance statistics
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acuity
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sharpness
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accumen
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mental keeness
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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alter or modify
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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stick fast
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abjure
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renounce under oath; disavow
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absolute
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complete
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absolve
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pardon (an offense)
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acute
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quickly perceptive; brief and severe
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adherent
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supporter, follower
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abnegation
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renunciation, self sacrifice
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actuate
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motivate
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abrogate
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abolish
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accede
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agree
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abeyence
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suspended action
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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to make impure by adding something
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual
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adversary
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enemy; opponent
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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advert
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refer to
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf or someone or something
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aegis
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shield; defense
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey
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aesthetic
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artistic; capable of appreciating beauty
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affable
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easily approachable
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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alias
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assumed name
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alienate
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to make hostile, seperate
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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alimony
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payments made to a ex-spouse after divorce
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allegience
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loyalty
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allege
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to state without proof
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols
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alleviate
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to relieve
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allocate
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assign
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alloy
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mixture of metals
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alloy - verb
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to mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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also adulterate
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allure
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entice; attract
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alluvial
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soil deposits left by running water
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allusion
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indirect reference
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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aloft
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upward
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altercation
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noise quarrel; heated dispute
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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amass
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collect
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amazon
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female warrior
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ambience
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environment; atmosphere
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* ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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* ambivalence
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contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk; not bedridden
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*ameliorate
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improve
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amend
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correct; change hopefully for better
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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amenable
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readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
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kinship
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who will not go under oath
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affix
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attach or add on; fasten
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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also abase
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agape
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openmouthed
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agenda
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items of business at a meeting
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agglomeration
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collection; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intensify; raise in power
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aggressor
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attacker
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aghast
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horrified; dumbfounded
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agility
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nimbleness
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agitate
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to stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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a person who is skeptical of god or ultimate reality
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation
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*alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alchemy
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aimed to transform base metals to silver or gold and to discover a means of prolonging life
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alocve
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nook or recess
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apocryphal
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spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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antagonism
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hostility; active resistance
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; politely friendly
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amiss
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wrong; faulty
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amity
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friendship
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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amoral
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not moral
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amorous
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moved by sexual love; loving
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amorphous
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formless; changing shape or definition
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amphibian
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able to live on land and water
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amphitheater
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oval with seats and tiers
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make louder
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amputate
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cur off part of body; prune
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amok (amuck)
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in a state of rage
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amulet
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charm; talisman
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anachronism
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out of place in time
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analgesic
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causing an insensitivity to pain
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* analogous
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comparable
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analogy
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similarity; parallelism
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anarchist
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person who wants to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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* anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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ancestry
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family descent
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anchor
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
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anemia
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a lack of red corpuscles
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angular
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sharp cornered; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animated
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lively; spirited
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annals
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records; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and drying
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annihilate
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to destroy
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annotate
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to comment
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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annul
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to make void
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anodyne
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
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* anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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anomaly
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irregularity
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anonymity
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being nameless
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antecede
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precede
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antecedents
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preceding events; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated, very ancient
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anthem
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song or praise or patriotism
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anthem
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song or praise or patriotism
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anthology
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book or literary selections by various authors
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anthropologist
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person who studies the science and history of humankind
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anthropomorphic
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having human form or characteristics
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antic
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extremely odd
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anticlimax
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letdown in thought or emotion
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antidote
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remedy to counteract a poison or disease
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antiquated
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obsolete; outdated
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection
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antithesis
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contrast; direct opposite of or to
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anvil
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iron block for hammering out metals
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* apathy
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lack or caring; indifference
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ape
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imitate or mock
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apex
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tip; summit; climax
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to illness or injury
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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place where bees are kept
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ape Ed takes care of the bees
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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apogee
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highest point
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also acme or apex
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apolitical
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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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apologist
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someone who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apostate
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someone who has renounced their religion or political views
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apothecary
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druggist
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amicable
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politely friendly; not quarralsome
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anathema
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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ancillary
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aid or accessory; auxillary
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anecdote
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short account of an amusing or interesting event
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anesthetic
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removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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anoint
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consecrate
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* approbation
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approval
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aplomb
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poise; assurance
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apothegm
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pithy; compact saying
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also aphorism or adage
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archipelago
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group or closely located islands
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archives
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public records or place where public records are housed
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ardor
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heat; passion; zeal
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arduous
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hard; strenuous
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aria
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operatic solo
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arid
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dry; barren
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aristocracy
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hereditary nobility; privliged class
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armada
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fleet of warships
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aromatic
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fragrant
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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array
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marshal; draw up in order
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arrears
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being in debt
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arrest
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stop or check; seize or capture
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arrythmic
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lacking rythm or irregularity
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arroyo
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gully
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arsenal
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storage for military equipment
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artful
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cunning; crafty; sly
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articulate
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effective; distinct
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artifact
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made by humans by hand or mass produced
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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artisan
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manually skilled worker; craftsmen; not an artist
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* artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascertain
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find out for certain
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*ascetic
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practicing self denial, austere
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ascribe
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refer; attribute; assign
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aseptic
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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
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ashen
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ash colored; deadly pale
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asinine
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stupid
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archetype
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prototype; primitive pattern
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askew
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crookedly; slanted at an angle
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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aspersion
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slanderous remark
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aspirant
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seeker after position of status
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apropos - prep.
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with reference to; regarding
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apropos
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to the point and timely
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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aquiline
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curved; hooked
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arabesque
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decoration with intertwined plants; ballet move
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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arbiter
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judge; person to decide a dispute
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical
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arbitrate
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act as judge
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arcane
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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arboretum
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place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied or exhibited
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arcade
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covered passageway lined with shops
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appraise
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to estimate the value of
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appreciate
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be thankful for; increase in value; be conscious of
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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* appease
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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also ameliorate
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apprehensive
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fearful; discerning
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apprehend
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to arrest; dread; perceive
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askance
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with a sideways or indirect look
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annex
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attach; take possession of
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also affix
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append
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attach
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appellation
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name; title
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appall
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dismay; shock
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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astronomical
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enormously large or vast
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asunder
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into parts; apart
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
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asymmetric
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not identical on tow sides of a line
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atavism
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resemblance to ancient ancestors rather than parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback
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atheist
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one who denies the existence of god
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atone
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make amends for; pay for
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atrocity
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brutal deed
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atrophy
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wasting away
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attentive
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alert and watchful; considerate and thoughtful
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* attenuate
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make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force or degree)
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attest
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testify; bear witness to
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attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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atypical
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not normal
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audacious
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bold; daring
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audit
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examinations of accounts
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augment
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increase; add to
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august
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impressive; majestic
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aureole
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sun's corona; halo
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auroral
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pertaining to the aurora borealis
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auspicious
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favoring success
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; very simple and unornamented
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authenticate
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to prove genuine
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the stat; dominating another's will
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authoritative
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having the weight of authority, peremptory and dictatorial
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* autocratic
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having absolute unchecked power, dictatorial
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automaton
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machine that imitates the movements of humans
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* autonomous
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self governing
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autopsy
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exam of dead body; postmortem
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auxillary
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offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
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avalanche
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great mass of snow or falling ice
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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avenge
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take vengence for something
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averse
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reluctant; disenclined
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aversion
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firm dislike
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aviary
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center for birds
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avid
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greedy; eager for
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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awe
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solemn wonder
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awl
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tool for piercing
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axiom
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self evident truth requiring no proof
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azure
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sky blue
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babble
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chatter idly
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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badger
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pester; annoy
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badinage
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teasing conversation
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baffle
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frustrate; perplex
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bait
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tease; harass
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balk
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stop short as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
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ballast
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a weight giving stability or adding weight
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balm
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something that relieves pain
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balmy
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mild; fragrant
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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bane
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curse; cause of ruin
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baneful
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destructive; cause ruin or death
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bantering
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good natured ridiculing
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barb
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sharp projection from fishhook or other object openly cutting remark
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awry
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distorted; crooked
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astral
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relating to the stars
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* aver
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assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as fact
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* apprise
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inform
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animus
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hostile feeling; intent
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anguish
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acute pain; extreme suffering
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allay
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calm, pacify
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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astute
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wise; keen; shrewd
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighboring; close by
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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* admonish
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warn; reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
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assert
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state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.)
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assesment
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estimation; appraisal
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* assiduous
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diligent
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assimilate
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absorb; cause to become homogenous
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* assuage
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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assumption
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something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of
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assurance
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
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asteroid
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small planet
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astigmatism
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eye defect that prevents proper focus.
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