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a deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature.
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abberation
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the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink
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abstinence
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theoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand
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abstract
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loud applause; approval
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acclaim
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to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent
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acquiesce
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to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly
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admonish
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to support; to be in favor of
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advocate
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showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic
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aesthetic
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natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection
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affinity
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an increase in rank or wealth; growth in power
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aggrandizement
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to really hate; to detest
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abhor
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without hope, defeated
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abject
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renounce, repudiate; reject
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abjure
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to deny oneself, to give up something
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abnegate
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to run away with and hide
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abscond
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difficult to understand
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abstruse
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bitter, harsh; biting
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acerbic
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