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abase
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lower; degrade; humiliate
noun: abasement I refuse to abase myself by bowing to you. |
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abash
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embarras
I am not often abashed by compliments |
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abate
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subside; moderate
I am waiting for the storm to abate |
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abdicate
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renounce; give up
During the fast, we abdicate food during daylight hours. |
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aberrant
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ADJ: abnormal or deviate.
The aberrant man was sometimes called a mutant |
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abet
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assist (usually in doing something wrong)
She loved abetting criminals, which encouraged them. |
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abeyance
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suspended action
Her pay was held in abeyance until she was entered in the system. |
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abject
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wretched
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The abject witch.
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abhor
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detest; hate
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
He abjured his allegience to the king |
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self sacrifice
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abolish
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cancel, put an end to
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abdominable
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detestible, extremely unpleasant
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abominate
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loathe, hate
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aboriginal
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1st of its kind in a region
noun: aborigine |
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abortive
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unsuccessful, fruitless
I had to abandon my abortive attempt to get a day off after being unsuccessful. |
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorted
the abridged version of a book |
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abscission
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cutting off, separation
The abcission of the conjoined twins occured during a surgery shortly after birth |
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ABSTEMIOUS
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sparing in eating or drinking
Concerned about my abstemious eating habbits, grandma bought me Long John Silver's |
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abut
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border upon
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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enourmous chasm
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accede
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agree
If I accede to their requested to change my schedule, they may change it more often. |
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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award of merit
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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
The fisherman was accoutred with the best that the store hadto offer accoutrement: noun |
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accretion
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growth; increase
Over the years that I gained weight, the accretion of my flesh caused me to go from a size M to size L. |
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accrue
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come about by addition
Vacation hours are accrued each pay period |
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acerbity
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bitterness of speach and temper
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acetic
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vinegary
The salad had an acetic taste due to the salad dressing. |
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acidulous
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slightly sour
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
The acme of my career was the highest point while working at XYZ. |
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy to hear in.
The acoustics of the theatre made the experience more enjoyable |
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acquiesce
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assent; passive agreeance
I acquiesced to the request to work a double shift, but had reservations about working so many hours. |
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acquittal
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deliverance from charge
his acquittal freed him to go home instead of jail |
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
The acrid odor of the food made me sick to my stomach |
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
She complained about her treatment by a coworker acrimoniously |
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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
I dont understand what actuates Joey to earn so many negatives |
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keeness
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acute
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quickly perceptive, keen, brief and severe
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adage
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wise saying
(The old adage gramma repeats) |
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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alter; modify
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addendum
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addition; appendix to book
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addiction
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compulsive, habitual need
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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address
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direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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adept
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exert at
The plumber is adept at plumbing since he has been in the business 30 years |
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adhere
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stick fast
I adhere to my opinions |
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adherent
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supporter; follower
You are an adherent to your religion since you support it |
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adjacent
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adjoining, neighboring, close by
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adjuct
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something on or attached, generally non essential
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adjuration
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solemn urging
Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony |
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander
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ADMONISH
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warn; reprove
She admonished the workers for not having their training done at the last minute |
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
Her adroit handling of the bouquet pleased the bride |
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
His adulation of the girl who liked him made him smile |
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ADULTERATE
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substance. It is a crim to adulterate foods without informing the buyer.
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ADVENT
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arrival
The advent of the prophet was unknown since he arrived at night |
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adventitious
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accidental, casual
The couple met adventitiously at the cafe. |
Our advintitious meeting was not purposely or formally done.
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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unfavorable
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
We must learn to meet adversity gracefully since we can overcome it. |
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advert
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refer (to)
She adverted to the Writings when she wanted to explain something or feel better |
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on the behalf
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aegis
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shield
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remember WoW names
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aerie
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nest of a large bird like an eagle
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AESTHETIC
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artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
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easily approchable
When she frounds, no one sees her as affable |
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affected
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artifical. pretended; assumed in order to impress
His affected mannerisms bugged us: He acted as if he thought he was too good for his high school friends |
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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affinity
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liking, kinship
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affirmation
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positive assertion
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affix
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attach or add on; fasten
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affliction
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state of distress
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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affront
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insult; offence; intentional act of disrespect
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agape
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openmouthed
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agglomeration
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collection; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intesify; raise in power
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AGGREGATE
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gather; accumulate
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agnostic
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skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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agog
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highly excited; inteseley curous
We were all agog at the news that the movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a monastery |
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agrarian
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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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ALACRITY
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cheerful promptess
I tip waitresses well when they serve me with alacrity |
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Alchemy
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old chemistry
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alcove
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nook; recess
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alias
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assumed name
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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allay
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calm; pacify
She allayed my fears by speakingg calmly after I came to her frightened. |
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allege
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state without proof
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allegiance
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loyalty
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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AMALGAMATE
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combine, unite in one body.
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AMBIVALENCE
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attidues.
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amble
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moving at an easy pase
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
The Gods always feasted on ambrosia |
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AMELIORAT
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improve, make better
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amenable
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readily managed or willing to be answerable or accountable legally
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ammend
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correct, change
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