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Abase
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to humiliate, degrade
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Abash
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to bewilder, confound, destroy the self-confidance
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Abate
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to remove, lessen
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Abdicate
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to forsake, give up
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Abberation
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deviation
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Abeyance
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inactivity
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Abhor
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to detest, hate
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Abject
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degraded, miserable
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Abjure
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to recant, revoke
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Abnegate
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to deny, denounce
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Abominate
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to dislike
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Abort
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to be unsuccessful, fail to develop
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Abrade
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to scrape out
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Abrogate
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to abolish
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Abscond
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to bolt, decamp, flee
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Absolve
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to pardon
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Abstemious
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eating or drinking sparingly
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Abstract
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summary
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Abstruse
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profound, hidden, hard to under-stand
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Accede
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to consent
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Accessory
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accomplice
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Acclivity
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incline rising slope
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Accolade
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honor, award
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Accord
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to grant, allow
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Accost
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to greet aggressively
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Accretion
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adhesion, concretion
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Accrue
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to accumulate
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Acerbity
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sharpness, bitterness
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Acme
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summit, peak
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Acolyte
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attendant, helper
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Acrimonious
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sharp, acrid
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Actuate
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to put into action
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Adamant
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immovable
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Adduce
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to give as proof
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Adjudicate
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to decide (a case)
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Adjunct
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auxiliary, appendage
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Adjure
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to state or command on oath
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Admonish
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to caution, warn
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Adroit
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skillful, clever
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Adulation
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flattery
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Adulterate
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to corrupt, contaminate
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Advent
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coming, arrival
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Adventitious
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accidental
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Advocate
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counsel, defender
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Aegis
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protection
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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Affability
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politeness, courtesy
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Affinity
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relation, alliance
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Affluence
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wealth
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power
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Agnostic
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one who doubts the existence of God
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Agrarian
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relating to farming
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Alacrity
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willingness, agility
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Albeit
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although
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Alchemy
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chemistry of the middle ages
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Alimentary
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supplying food
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Allay
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to soothe, calm
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Allegory
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parable, fable, a representation of an abstract
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Allocate
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to distribute
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Allude
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to insinuate, refer
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Altercation
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quarrel, a heated or angry dispute
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Alternation
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recurrence, succession
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Altruism
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unselfish devotion
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Amalgamate
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to combine, unite
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Ambidextrous
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using both hands equally well
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Ameliorate
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to amend, improve
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Amenable
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responsible, liable
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Amenity
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pleasantness
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Amiable
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pleasing, loving
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Amorphous
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shapeless
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Anachronism
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something misplaced in time
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Analogy
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similarity, affinity
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Anarchy
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absence of government
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Anathema
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ban, curse
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Anchorite
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hermit, a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion
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Ancillary
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subordinate
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Anecdote
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tale, story
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Animate
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to inspire, encourage
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Animosity
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enmity, hatred
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Annals
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historical accounts
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Anneal
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to heat glass, metal
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Annotator
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commentator, to supply with critical or explanatory notes
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Anomaly
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abnormality, deviation
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Antagonist
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opponent
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Antecede
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to come before (in time or place)
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Antedate
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to assign a date earlier than the actual one
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Anterior
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front
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Antimacassar
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cover used to protect furniture
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Antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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Antithesis
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contrast, direct opposite
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Aperture
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opening
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Apex
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highest point
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Aphorism
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saying, adage, a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
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Apiary
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place where bees are kept
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Aplomb
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self-confidence
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Apochryphal
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of questionable authenticity
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Apogee
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farthest orbit point from the earth
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Apoplexy
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sudden loss of consciousness
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Apostasy
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abandoning of faith, a total departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause
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Apothecary
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druggist, pharmacist
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Apothegm
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short, pithy(brief) statement
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Appall
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to terrify, shock
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Appellation
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name, title
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Apposite
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suitable, appropriate
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Apprise
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to inform
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Approbation
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approval, consent
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Arbiter
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arbitrator, judge
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Archaic
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no longer used
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Archipelago
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chain of island
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Archives
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place where records are kept
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Arduous
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difficult
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Argot
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slang
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Array
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rank, order, finery
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Arrears
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in debt
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Articulate
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to speak or write clearly
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Artifice
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mastery, trickery
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Asperity
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acrimony, harshness
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Aspersion
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slander, false accusation
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Assay
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to analyze chemically
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Asseverate
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to state positively
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Assiduity
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care, diligence
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Assimilate
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to absorb
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Assuage
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to pacify, calm
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Astral
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starry
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Astringent
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contracting (tissues), severe
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Astute
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shrewd, of keen penetration
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Atheist
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one who denies the existence of God
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Atrophy
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to waste away, deteriorate
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Attenuate
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to weaken
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Attrition
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a wearing away, weakening
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Audacious
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bold
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Augment
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to increase
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Augur
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to predict
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August
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majestic, noble
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Auspice
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protection
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Auspicious
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fortunate, favorable
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Austere
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rigid, severe
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Authoritative
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powerful, commanding
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Autocratic
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arrogant, dictatorial
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Autonomy
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self-government
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Auxiliary
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assistant, helping
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Avarice
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greed, cupidity
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Aver
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assert
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Averse
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unwilling
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Aviary
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place where birds are kept
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Avidity
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eagerness
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Avoirdupois
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weight
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Avow
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declare
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Awry
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crooked, bent
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Axiomatic
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principle accepted as self-evident
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