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amenities
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convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
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amicable
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peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
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n amiss
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wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
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amity
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friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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amnesty
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pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
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amoral
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nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
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amorous
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moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
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amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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amphibian
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able to live both on land and in water; N.
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amphitheater
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oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena
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n ample
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enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
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amplify
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increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph
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n amputate
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cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
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n amok(amuck)
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in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
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n amulet
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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
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anachronism
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an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic
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n analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain; N.
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s analgesia
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condition of being unable to feel pain
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analogous
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comparable; similar
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analogy
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similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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n anathema
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize
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ancestry
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family descent; ADJ. ancestral
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anchor
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
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anecdote
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short story of an amusing or interesting event
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anemia
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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
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anesthetic
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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
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anguish
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acute pain; extreme suffering
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angular
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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
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animated
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lively; spirited
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animosity
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active enmity
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n animus
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hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
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annals
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records arranged in yearly parts; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
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annex
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attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
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annihilate
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destroy
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annotate
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comment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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annul
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make void
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s elope
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run away secretly with the intention of getting married
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n anodyne
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drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÃøÅëæ; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
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anoint
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consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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anomaly
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irregularity
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anonymity
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state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
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antagonism
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hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist
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antecede
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precede
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antecedents
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preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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n anthem
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song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
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n anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus
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anthropoid
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manlike; resembling a human being; N.
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anthropologist
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student of the history and science of humankind
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anthropomorphic
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having human form or characteristics
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anticlimax
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letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
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antidote
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remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike or opposition
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n antiquated
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obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.
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antithesis
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contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
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n anvil
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
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n ape
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imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
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n aperture
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opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
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n apex
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tip; summit; climax; highest point
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
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n apiary
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a place where bees are kept
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s hive
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box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
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s apiculture
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bee-keeping
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s apiarist
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person who keeps bees
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n aplomb
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poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
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s poise
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good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
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n apocryphal
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(of a story) widely believed but untrue
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apogee
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highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
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n apolitical
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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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n apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
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n apoplexy
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stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
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n apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy
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n apothecary
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druggist; pharmacist
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