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acclivity |
sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
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accolade
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award of merit; strong praise and approval
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accolade
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praise approval
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip; N. accoutrement
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accretion
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growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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accrue
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come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acne
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skin disease (on the face)
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
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acrid
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bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate; activate; cause to act
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acuity
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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
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acumen
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mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
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acute
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(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adamant
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kind of stone inflexible
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adapt
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make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
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addendum
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addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
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addiction
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compulsive habitual need
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addle
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make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
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address
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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
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adept
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expert at; very skilled
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adhere
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stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighboring; close by
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adjunct
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something attached to but holding an inferior position
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adjuration
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solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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admonish |
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adorn
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decorate
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adorn
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add beauty decorate
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adroit
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skillful (in using mind or hand)
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adulation
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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
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adulterate
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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
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adulteration
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making unpure poorer in quality
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advent |
arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual; happening by chance
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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advert
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refer
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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advocate
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speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
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aegis
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shield; protection; defense |
