Barron's And Manhattan's (A)

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To Abate

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To decrease, reduce

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Delay in launch of the manned spacecraft until the radiation abated

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To Abdicate *

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To give up a position, right or power

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Judge has abdicated his responsibility

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Aberrant (adj)

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Deviating from what is normal

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A person's behavior becomes aberrant

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Abeyance (n) *

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Temporary suppression or suspension

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A judge must hold his judgment in abeyance until all the facts have been presented

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Abject (adj)

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Miserable, pitiful

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Abject poverty

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To abjure

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To reject, abandon formally

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To become a President, he must take an oath abjuring allegiance to any other country

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Abscission (n)

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The act of cutting, the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

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The surgeon abscised a small growth on the patient's hand

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To abscond

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To depart secretly

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A warrant is out for the arrest of a person believed to have absconded with 3 million dollars.

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Abstemious (adj) *

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Moderate in appetite

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People with abstemious lifestyle tend to live longer than people who indulge their appetites.

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Abstinence (n) *

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The giving up of certain pleasures

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The monk's vows of abstinence includes all intoxicating substances

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Abysmal (adj) *

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Very bad

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The abysmal failure of market system

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Accretion (n)

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Growth in size or increase in amount

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A steady accretion of the crust in oceans

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To Accrue

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To accumulate, to grow by addition

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I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any interest and dividends that have accrued

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Adamant (adj)

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Uncompromising, unyielding

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The leader is adamant

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Adjunct (n)

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Something added, attached, or joined

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Massage therapy can be used as an adjunct along with the medication

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To admonish

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To caution or reprimand

to indicate duties or obligations to

to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner

to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to

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The judge admonished the jury to discount testimony that had been ruled inadmissible

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To adulterate

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To make impure

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Adulterated version of the drug

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Aesthetic (adj)

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Relating to beauty or art

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Affected (adj) *

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Pretentious, phony

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The emphasis on so-called "proper English" leads to unnatural and affected speech

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Afinity (n)

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Fondness, liking, similarity

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To aggrandize *

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To make larger or greater

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a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes

a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection of books on tape

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To Aggregate *

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To collect into mass

(Adj) = Amounting to a whole, total

(n) = Collective mass or sum

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Website is designed to aggregate information

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Alacrity (n) *

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Cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed

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The coach was pleased to see the team get to work on the task of improving its skills with alacrity

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Alchemy (n)

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Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold

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To allay *

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To lessen, ease, soothe

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a gentle breeze would allay the heat

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To alleviate *

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To improve partially or to relieve

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Although the capitalism is very efficient at increasing absolute wealth, it is not successful at alleviating relative poverty

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Alloy (n)

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Combination

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Allure (n) *

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The power to entice by charm

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The allure of America's vast market

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To amalgamate *

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To combine into a unified one

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Ambiguous (adj)

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence (n) *

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1: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action2 a : continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b : uncertainty as to which approach to follow

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Ambrosia *

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1 a : the food of the Greek and Roman gods b : the ointment or perfume of the gods2 : something extremely pleasing to taste or smell3 : a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut

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To Ameliorate *

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trying to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs

This medicine should help ameliorate the pain.

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Amenable (adj) *

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willing to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for

1 : liable to be brought to account : answerable 2 a : capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited b : readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate c : willing 1 >

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whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know

our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic

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Amenity (n)

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something that makes life easier or more pleasant

the quality of being pleasant or agreeable

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The hotel has every amenity you could want.

an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior

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Amulet (n)

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a small object worn to protect the person wearing it against bad things (such as illness, bad luck, etc.)

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a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil

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Anachronism *

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Analgesia (n) *

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Analogous (adj) *

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Anarchy (n) *

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Anodyne (n)

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Anomalous (adj)

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Antecedent (n) *

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something that came before something else and may have influenced or caused it

a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in “Mary saw John and called to him”); broadly : a word or phrase replaced by a substitute

the people in a family who lived in past times

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what are the antecedents of the American Revolutionary War?

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Antediluvian (adj)

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1 of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible2 a : made, evolved, or developed a long time ago

extremely primitive or outmoded >

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He has antediluvian notions about the role of women in the workplace.found evidence in the Middle East of an antediluvian people previously unknown to history

Origin: ante- + Latin diluvium flood — more at deluge.

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Antipathy (n) *

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Apathy (n)

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Apex (n)

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the top or highest point of something

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Apogee (n) *

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the highest point of something

the point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is farthest away from the Earth

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shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated

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Apothegm (n) *

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a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism

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her mother endlessly repeated the apothegm “cleanliness is next to godliness”

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To Appease *

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Appellation (n)

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A name or title

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a twisting road that deserved the appellation “Sidewinder Lane”

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Apposite (adj)

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To Apprise *

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To inform

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Approbation (n) *

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To Appropriate *

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Apropos (adj) *

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Adj: suitable or appropriate

Adverb: 1. at an opportune time : seasonably

2. by way of interjection or further comment : with regard to the present topic

Preposition: with regard to (something)

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Adj: The ceremony concluded with the reading of an apropos poem.

The comment, though unexpected, was apropos.

Adverb:

I went up to New York last weekend; apropos, have you seen your New York cousins lately?

Preposition: makes a number of telling observations apropos the current political situation

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Arabesque (n)

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a complicated decorative design made with many lines that curve and cross each other

: a ballet position in which the dancer stands on one foot and holds one arm forward while the other arm and leg are held out behind

a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody.

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Archeology (n)

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a science that deals with past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools, etc., of ancient people

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Ardor (n) *

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: a strong feeling of energy or eagerness: a strong feeling of love

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the sudden ardors of youth

candidates for citizenship reciting the oath of allegiance to the United States with all the ardor that they could muster

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Arduous (adj)

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Vb

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Artifact (n)

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Artless (adj) *

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Argot (n) *

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the language used by a particular type or group of people

an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group

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shoved into a taxi by a porter whose argot I couldn't understand — Allen Tate

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Arrest (n)

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medical : an occurrence in which a part of the body suddenly stops working

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Cardiac arrest

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Appreciable *

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Arbitrary *

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Arcane (adj) *

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Archaic (adj)

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Articulate (v) (adj) *

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Apostate (n) (adj) *

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Apostle (n) *

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Arbiter (n) *

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Ardent (adj) *

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To Arrogate

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Ascetic (adj)

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Asperity (n)

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Aspersion (n)

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Assiduous (n)

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To Assuage

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Astringent (adj)

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medical : causing body tissues (such as skin) to tighten

: having a sharp or bitter quality

: very critical in a sharp and often clever way

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an astringent critic of modern movies

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Asylum (n)

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protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed

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She asked for political asylum.

She was granted asylum after it was made clear that she would be killed if she returned to her native country.

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Atavism (n)

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recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination

recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity

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architectural atavism

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To attenuate

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Audacious (adj)

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Austere (adj)

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Autonomous (adj)

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Avarice (n)

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To Aver

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Avocation (n)

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an activity that you do regularly for enjoyment rather than as a job

a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment

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He breeds dogs as an avocation.

My favorite avocation is reading.

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Avuncular (adj)

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: like an uncle : kind or friendly like an uncle

suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality

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avuncular indulgence

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Axiomatic (adj)

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To Ascertain

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Avid (adj)

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To Ascribe

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Aseptic (adj)

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To Assail

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Attuned (adj)

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Augury (n)

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August (adj)

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To Augment

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To Abase

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Abreast (adj)

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To Accede

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Acerbic (a)

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Acidulous (a)

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Acumen (n)

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To Adumbrate

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Aerie (n)

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Albeit (c)

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Aloof

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To Amortize

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To Annul

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To Antecedate

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Antithetical (adj)

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To Abhor

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Abrasive (adj)

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To Abridge

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To Abstain

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Acme (n)

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Activism (n)

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To Adhere

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Adverse (adj)

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Advocate (n, v)

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Affable (a)

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Affectation (n)

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To Alienate

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To Anoint

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To Antagonize

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Apocryphal (adj)

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Abyss (n)

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