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abysmal |
adj. very bad The abysmal failure of the free market system in Russia has led some people to argue that the planned economy of the Soviet Union, while not perfect, was better suited to Russia's history and culture than Western-style capitalism |
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accretion |
n. growth in size or increase in amount In the 1960s, the American geophysicist Harry Hess conceived the idea of sea-floor spreading, a process in which the new crust in the ocean is continually generated by igneous processes at the crests of the mid-oceanic ridges, causing a steady accretion of the crust. |
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accrue |
v. to accumulate; growth by additions Regulating the growth of large companies when they begin to become monopolistic is a difficult task for government in a capitalist country; if it limits monopolies too much, the nation's firms could become less competitive than foreign companies that enjoy the advantages accruing from greater monopolies |
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adamant |
adj. uncompromising; unyielding Despite widespread opposition to his plan, the political party's leader is adamant that the party must move to the center to appeal to moderate voters |
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adjunct |
n. something added, attached, or joined Speed walking, cross-country running, and marathons are normally regarded as adjuncts of track and field athletics since races in theses sports are not normally held on a track |
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admonish |
v. to caution or reprimand The judge admonished the jury to discount testimony that had been ruled inadmissible. |
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adulterate |
v. to corrupt or make impure The unscrupulous company sells an adulterated version of the drug, and doesn't inform consumers that they are getting a less efficacious drug than they think they are getting. |
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aesthetic |
adj. relating to beauty or art Members of the English aesthetic movement, such as Oscar Wilde, were proponents of the doctrine of art for art's sake, which is the belief that art cannot and should not be useful for any purpose other than that of creating beauty n. a conception of what is artistically beautiful |
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affected |
adj. pretentious, phony It has been argued that the emphasis on so-called "proper English" leads to unnatural and affected speech |
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affinity |
n. fondness; liking; similarity The female students in the class felt an affinity for the ancient Greek playwright Euripides because he sympathized with women, slaves, and other despised members of his society. |
