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aeronaut
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one who navigates the air, a balloonist.
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noun
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aeronautics
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the art or practice of flying aircraft.
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noun
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aerostat
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a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
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noun
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aerostatics
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the branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
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noun
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affable
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easy to approach.
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adjective
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affect
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to act upon.
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verb
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affectation
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a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
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noun
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affiliate
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some auxiliary person or thing.
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noun
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affirmative
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answering yes; to a question at issue.
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adjective
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affix
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to fasten.
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verb
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affluence
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a profuse or abundant supply of riches.
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noun
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affront
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an open insult or indignity.
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noun
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afire
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on fire, literally or figuratively.
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adverb, or adjective
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afoot
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in progress.
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adverb
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aforesaid
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said in a preceding part or before.
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adjective
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afresh
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once more, after rest or interval.
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adjective
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afterthought
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a thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
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noun
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agglomerate
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to pile or heap together.
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verb
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aggrandize
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to cause to appear greatly.
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verb
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aggravate
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to make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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verb
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aggravation
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the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime, offense, misfortune, etc.
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noun
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aggregate
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the entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
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noun
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aggress
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to make the first attack.
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verb
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aggression
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an unprovoked attack.
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noun
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aggrieve
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to give grief or sorrow to.
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verb
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aghast
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struck with terror and amazement.
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adjective
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agile
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able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
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adjective
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agitate
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to move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
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verb
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agrarian
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pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
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adjective
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aide-de-camp
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an officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
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noun
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