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addle |
v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten. This idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle anyone. addled, ADJ. |
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adventitious |
adj. accidental; casual. She found this adventitious meeting with her friend extremely fortunate. |
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adjunct |
n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached. Although I don't absolutely need a second computer, I plan to buy a laptop to serve as an adjunct to my desktop model. also ADJ. |
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adjuration |
n. solemn urging. Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony. adjure, v. |
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adjutant |
n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant. Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief adjutant, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions. |
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aegis |
shield, defense. Under the aegis of the Bill of Rights, we enjoy our most treasured freedoms. |
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aerie |
nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk). the mother eagle swooped down on the rabbit and bore it off to her aerie high in the rocky mountains |
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affable |
easily approachable; warmly friendly. |
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affidavit |
written statement under oath. the court refused to accept her statement unless she presented it in the form of an affidavit |
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affront |
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect. |
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agape |
openmouthed. she stared, agape, at the many strange animals in the zoo. |
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agglomeration |
n. collection; heap. It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip. |
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aggrandize |
v. increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor. The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress. |
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agog |
adj. highly excited; intensely curious. We were all agog at the news that the celebrated movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a monastery. |
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agrarian |
adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation. As a result of its recent industrialization, the country is gradually losing its agrarian traditions. |
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alcove |
n. nook; recess. Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple. |
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allege |
v. state without proof. Although it is alleged that she has worked for the enemy, she denies the allegation and, legally, we can take no action against her without proof. allegation, N. |
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alliteration |
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry. "The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration. |
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amalgamate |
v. combine; unite in one body. The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body. |
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amble |
n. moving at an easy pace. When she first mounted the horse, she was afraid to urge the animal to go faster than a gentle amble. also v. |
