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abacus

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noun a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves; a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave

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Abandon

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noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; verb stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; give up with the intent of never claiming again; forsake

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ABASE

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verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

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Abasement

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noun a low or downcast state; depriving one of self

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abash

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verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self

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abashed

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adj. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self

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abate

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verb become less in amount or intensity; make less active or intense

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abate

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verb become less in amount or intensity; make less active or intense

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Abatement

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noun the act of abating; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

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abattoir

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noun a building where animals are butchered

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abbess

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noun the superior of a group of nuns

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abbey

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noun a monastery ruled by an abbot; a convent ruled by an abbess; a church associated with a monastery or convent

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abbot

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noun the superior of an abbey of monks

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abbreviate

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verb shorten; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

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abbreviation

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noun shortening something by omitting parts of it; a shortened form of a word or phrase

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Abcission

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abdicate

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verb give up

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abdication

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noun the act of abdicating; a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

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abdomen

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noun the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis; the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm

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abdominal

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adj. of or relating to or near the abdomen; noun the muscles of the abdomen

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abduct

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verb pull away from the body; take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

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abduction

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noun (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

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abed

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adv. in bed

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aberrant

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adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; noun one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

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Aberrant

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adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; noun one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

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adj

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aberrant

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adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; noun one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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form

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noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

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aberration

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noun an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm

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aberrant

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adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; noun one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

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Aberration

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noun an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm

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abet

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verb assist or encourage

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abettor

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noun one who helps or encourages or incites another

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abeyance

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noun temporary cessation or suspension

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abhor

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verb find repugnant

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abhorrence

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noun hate coupled with disgust

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abhorrent

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adj. offensive to the mind

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abidance

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noun the act of abiding (enduring without yielding); the act of dwelling in a place; acting according to certain accepted standards

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abide

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verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant; dwell

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abiding

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adj. unceasing

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abject

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adj. showing humiliation or submissiveness; of the most contemptible kind; most unfortunate or miserable; showing utter resignation or hopelessness

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Abjuration

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noun a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

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abjure

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verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

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ablation

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noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

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able

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bodied

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ablution

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noun the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

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abnegate

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verb deny or renounce; surrender; deny oneself (something); restrain

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abnegation

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noun renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

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abnormal

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adj. much greater than the normal; not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development

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abode

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noun housing that someone is living in; any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

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abolish

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verb do away with

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abolition

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noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

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Abolitionist

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noun a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

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abominable

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adj. unequivocally detestable; exceptionally bad or displeasing

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abominate

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verb find repugnant

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abomination

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noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust

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aboriginal

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adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; noun a dark

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aborigine

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noun a dark

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aborigines

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abortive

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adj. failing to accomplish an intended result

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abound

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verb be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities; be in a state of movement or action

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aboveboard

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adj. without concealment or deception; honest; adv. in an honest manner

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abracadabra

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noun gibberish and nonsense

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abrade

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verb wear away; rub hard or scrub

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abrade

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verb wear away; rub hard or scrub

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noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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abraded

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abrasion

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noun erosion by friction; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

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abrasive

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adj. causing abrasion; sharply disagreeable; rigorous; noun a substance that abrades or wears down

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abreast

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adj. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; adv. alongside each other

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abridge

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verb lessen

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abridgment

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noun a shortened version of a written work

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Abrogate

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verb revoke formally

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abrupt

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adj. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; exceedingly sudden and unexpected; extremely steep; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

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abruptly

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adv. quickly and without warning

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abscess

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noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

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abscission

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noun the act of cutting something off; shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant

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abscond

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verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

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abscond

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verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

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noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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absence

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noun failure to be present; the state of being absent; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)

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absent

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minded

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absentee

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noun one that is absent or not in residence

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absenteeism

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noun habitual absence from work

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absinth

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noun strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

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absolute

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adj. perfect or complete or pure; not capable of being violated or infringed; complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; without conditions or limitations; not limited by law; expressing finality with no implication of possible change; noun something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control

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absolution

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noun the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance; the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

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absolve

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verb let off the hook; grant remission of a sin to

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absorb

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verb cause to become one with; engage or engross wholly; take up mentally; assimilate or take in; take in

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absorbed

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adj. taken in through the pores of a surface; retained without reflection; giving or marked by complete attention to

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absorption

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noun (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid; (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; the mental state of being preoccupied by something; complete attention; intense mental effort; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

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abstain

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verb choose not to consume; refrain from voting

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abstemious

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adj. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; marked by temperance in indulgence

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ABSTENTION

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noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

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abstinence

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noun act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite; the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

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abstinent

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adj. self

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abstract

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adj. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically; consider apart from a particular case or instance; give an abstract (of); make off with belongings of others

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Abstract

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adj. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically; consider apart from a particular case or instance; give an abstract (of); make off with belongings of others

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abstracted

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adj. taken out of or separated from; lost in thought; showing preoccupation

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abstraction

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noun a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something; an abstract painting; the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

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Abstruse

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adj. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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absurd

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adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; incongruous; inviting ridicule; noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

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absurdity

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noun a ludicrous folly; a message whose content is at variance with reason

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abundance

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noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million; (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

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abundant

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adj. present in great quantity

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abuse

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noun a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; cruel or inhumane treatment; improper or excessive use; verb use wrongly or improperly or excessively; use foul or abusive language towards; change the inherent purpose or function of something; treat badly

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abusive

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adj. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; expressing offensive reproach

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abut

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verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

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abysmal

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adj. so deep as to be unmeasurable; very great; limitless

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abyss

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noun a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

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academic

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adj. hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects; associated with academia or an academy; noun an educator who works at a college or university

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academician

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noun an educator who works at a college or university; a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation; someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

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academy

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noun a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge; a school for special training; a secondary school (usually private); an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

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acarpous

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adj. producing no fruit

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accede

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verb take on duties or office; to agree or express agreement; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion

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accelerate

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verb move faster; cause to move faster

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accentuate

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verb put stress on; utter with an accent; to stress

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accept

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verb tolerate or accommodate oneself to; consider or hold as true; be sexually responsive to

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acceptable

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adj. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; adequate for the purpose; judged to be in conformity with approved usage; meeting requirements

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acceptance

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noun the act of taking something that is offered; (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract); banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank; the state of being acceptable and accepted; the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

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Acceration

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access

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noun the act of approaching or entering; a way of entering or leaving; (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information; the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership); a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.); the right to enter; verb reach or gain access to; obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

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accessible

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adj. capable of being reached; easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; easily obtained; capable of being read with comprehension

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accession

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noun the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); something added to what you already have; (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement; a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); the right to enter; verb make a record of additions to a collection

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accessory

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adj. furnishing added support; noun a supplementary component that improves capability; clothing that is worn or carried

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accidental

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adj. without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); associated by chance and not an integral part; occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; noun a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

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acclaim

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noun enthusiastic approval; verb praise vociferously; clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

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acclaimed

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acclamation

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noun enthusiastic approval

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acclimate

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verb get used to a certain climate

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acclivity

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noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

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Accolade

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noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

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accolade

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noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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accommodate

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verb make compatible with; provide with something desired or needed; have room for; hold without crowding; make fit for

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accommodating

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adj. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; obliging; willing to do favors

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accommodations

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accompaniment

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noun a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another; the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them

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accompanist

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noun a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)

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accompany

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verb go or travel along with; perform an accompaniment to; be associated with; be a companion to somebody

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accomplice

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noun a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

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accomplish

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verb put in effect; to gain with effort

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accomplished

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adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; settled securely and unconditionally; highly skilled

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accord

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noun sympathetic compatibility; concurrence of opinion; a written agreement between two states or sovereigns; harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; verb allow to have; go together

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accordion

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noun a portable box

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accost

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verb approach with an offer of sexual favors; speak to someone

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account

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noun the quality of taking advantage; importance or value; a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; a record or narrative description of past events; an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; a short account of the news; a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; the act of informing by verbal report; grounds; verb furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; keep an account of; be the sole or primary factor in the existence

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accountability

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noun responsibility to someone or for some activity

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accouter

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verb provide with military equipment

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accouterments

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accoutre

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verb provide with military equipment

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accoutrements

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accredit

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verb give credit for; grant credentials to; provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

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accrete

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verb grow or become attached by accretion; grow together (of plants and organs)

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accretion

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noun (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co

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accrue

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verb grow by addition; come into the possession of

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acculturation

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noun the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure; all the knowledge and values shared by a society; the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

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accumulate

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verb collect or gather; get or gather together

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accuracy

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noun the quality of being near to the true value; (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

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accurate

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adj. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; (of ideas

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accursed

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adj. under a curse

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accusation

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noun an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

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accusatory

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adj. containing or expressing accusation

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accuse

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verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against; blame for

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accustom

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verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)

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acephalous

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adj. lacking a head or a clearly defined head

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Acephalus

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Acerbic

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adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; sour or bitter in taste

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acerbic

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adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; sour or bitter in taste

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acerbity

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noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner

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Acervate

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adj. pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped

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acetate

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noun a salt or ester of acetic acid; a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

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acetic

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adj. relating to or containing acetic acid

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ache

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noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain; verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present; be the source of pain; feel physical pain

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achievement

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noun the action of accomplishing something

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Achillean

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achromatic

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adj. having no hue

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acid

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adj. having the characteristics of an acid; harsh or corrosive in tone; being sour to the taste; noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; any of various water

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acidify

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verb turn acidic; make sour or more sour

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acidity

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noun pH values below 7; the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth; the property of being acidic

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acidulous

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adj. being sour to the taste

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acknowledge

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verb accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; accept as legally binding and valid; express obligation

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acknowledgment

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noun a statement acknowledging something or someone; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

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acme

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noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; the highest point (of something)

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acne

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noun an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

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acolyte

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noun someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

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acorn

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noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin

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acoustic

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adj. of or relating to the science of acoustics; noun a remedy for hearing loss or deafness

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acoustics

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noun the study of the physical properties of sound

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acquaint

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verb inform; make familiar or acquainted; cause to come to know personally

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acquaintance

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noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something; a person with whom you are acquainted; a relationship less intimate than friendship

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acquainted

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adj. having fair knowledge of

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acquiesce

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verb to agree or express agreement

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acquiescence

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noun acceptance without protest; agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

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acquiescent

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adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

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acquire

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verb win something through one's efforts; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); take on a certain form

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acquired

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adj. gotten through environmental forces

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acquisition

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noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; something acquired; an ability that has been acquired by training; the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

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acquisitive

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adj. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

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acquit

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verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; behave in a certain manner

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acquittal

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noun a judgment of not guilty

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acquittance

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noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

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acreage

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noun an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

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acrid

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adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; strong and sharp; "the pungent taste of radishes"

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acrimonious

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adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism

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acrimony

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noun a rough and bitter manner

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acrobat

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noun an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

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acronym

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noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

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acrophobia

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noun a morbid fear of great heights

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acting

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adj. serving temporarily especially as a substitute; noun the performance of a part or role in a drama

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with

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excessive

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adj. beyond normal limits; unrestrained

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hast

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or

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noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

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impulse

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noun the act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength; the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); a sudden desire; an instinctive motive

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actionable

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adj. affording grounds for legal action

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activate

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verb make active or more active; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; put in motion or move to act

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actuality

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noun the state of actually existing objectively

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actuarial

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adj. of or relating to the work of an actuary

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actuary

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noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

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actuate

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verb put in motion or move to act; give an incentive for action

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acuity

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noun sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart); a quick and penetrating intelligence

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Acumen

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noun a tapering point; shrewdness shown by keen insight

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acute

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adj. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; of critical importance and consequence; extremely sharp or intense; having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; of an angle; less than 90 degrees; ending in a sharp point; noun a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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ad

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lib

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adage

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noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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adagio

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adj. (of tempo) leisurely; adv. slowly; noun a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers; (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)

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adamant

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adj. impervious to pleas

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adapt

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verb make fit for

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adaptable

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adj. capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

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adaptation

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noun (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light); a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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addendum

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noun textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

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addict

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noun someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms; someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; verb to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something

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addiction

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noun (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; an abnormally strong craving; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit

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addictive

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adj. causing or characterized by addiction

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addition

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noun the act of adding one thing to another; a component that is added to something to improve it; a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area; a quantity that is added; the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; something added to what you already have

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additive

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adj. characterized or produced by addition; designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree; noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

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addle

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verb become rotten; mix up or confuse

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addled

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adj. confused and vague; used especially of thinking; (of eggs) no longer edible

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address

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noun the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball; (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored; written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location; a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described; the manner of speaking to another individual; the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with; social skill; verb adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting; speak to; give a speech to; speak to someone; put an address on (an envelope); direct a question at someone; address or apply oneself to something

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Adduce

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verb advance evidence for

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adept

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adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

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adequate

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adj. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; about average; acceptable; enough to meet a purpose

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adhere

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verb follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; stick to firmly; be a devoted follower or supporter; be compatible or in accordance with; come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; be loyal to

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adherence

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noun faithful support for a religion or cause or political party; the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

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adherent

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adj. sticking fast; noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

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adhesion

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noun a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures; abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen; faithful support for a religion or cause or political party; the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

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adieu

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noun a farewell remark

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adipose

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adj. composed of animal fat

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adj

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tightly

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adv. securely fixed or fastened; in a tight or constricted manner

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packed

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adj. pressed together or compressed; filled to capacity

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firm

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adj. strong and sure; unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; not soft or yielding to pressure; possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; not subject to revision or change; not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; securely fixed in place; pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; securely established; adv. with resolute determination; noun the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; verb make taut or tauter; become taut or tauter

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brief

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adj. concise and succinct; of short duration or distance; (of clothing) very short; noun a condensed written summary or abstract; a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case; verb give essential information to someone

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adj

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unpopulated

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adj. with no people living there

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joyless

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adj. not experiencing or inspiring joy

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adj

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vertical

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adj. of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution; upright in position or posture; noun something that is oriented vertically; a vertical structural member as a post or stake

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adjacency

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noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching

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adjacent

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adj. near or close to but not necessarily touching; nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; having a common boundary or edge; touching

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adjoin

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verb attach or add; be in direct physical contact with; make contact; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

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adjourn

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verb close at the end of a session; break from a meeting or gathering

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adjudge

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verb declare to be

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adjudicate

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verb bring to an end; settle conclusively; put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

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adjunct

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adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another; furnishing added support; noun a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence; something added to another thing but not an essential part of it; a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

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adjuration

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noun a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

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ADJURE

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verb command solemnly; ask for or request earnestly

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adjust

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verb adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; make correspondent or conformable; decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim; place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

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adjutant

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noun an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer; large Indian stork with a military gait

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administer

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verb give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; administer or bestow

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administration

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noun the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; the tenure of a president

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administrator

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noun someone who manages a government agency or department; the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor; someone who administers a business

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admirable

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adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; inspiring admiration or approval

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admire

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verb feel admiration for; look at with admiration

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admissible

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adj. deserving to be admitted

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admission

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noun the act of admitting someone to enter; an acknowledgment of the truth of something; the fee charged for admission

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admittance

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noun the act of admitting someone to enter; the right to enter

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admonish

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verb take to task; admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; warn strongly; put on guard

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admonition

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noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger); a firm rebuke

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admonitory

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adj. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective; serving to warn

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ado

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noun a rapid active commotion

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adobe

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noun sun

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adolescent

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adj. in the state of development between puberty and maturity; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; being of the age 13 through 19; relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

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adopt

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verb take into one's family; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories

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adorable

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adj. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

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adoration

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noun the worship given to God alone; the act of admiring strongly; a feeling of profound love and admiration

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adore

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verb love intensely

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adorn

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verb make more attractive by adding ornament

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adornment

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noun the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting; a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

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adrift

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adj. afloat on the surface of a body of water; aimlessly drifting; adv. off course

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adroit

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adj. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends

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adulate

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verb flatter in an obsequious manner

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Adulation

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noun servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

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adulation

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noun servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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adulterant

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adj. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; noun any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance)

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adulterate

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adj. mixed with impurities; verb corrupt

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adulterated

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adj. mixed with impurities

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adulteration

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noun the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another); being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

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adultery

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noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

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adumbrate

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verb give to understand; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

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Adumbration

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noun a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation; the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

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advanced

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adj. (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; far along in time; comparatively late in a course of development; ahead in development; complex or intricate; at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; farther along in physical or mental development; ahead of the times; situated ahead or going before

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advantageous

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adj. giving an advantage; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

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advent

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noun arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas; (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment

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adventitious

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adj. associated by chance and not an integral part

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adventure

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noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful); verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; put at risk

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adventurous

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adj. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

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Adversarial

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adversary

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noun someone who offers opposition

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adverse

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adj. in an opposing direction; contrary to your interests or welfare

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adversity

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noun a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; a state of misfortune or affliction

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ADVERT

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noun a public promotion of some product or service; verb make reference to; make a more or less disguised reference to; give heed (to)

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advertent

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adj. giving attention

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advertiser

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noun someone whose business is advertising

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advisable

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adj. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise

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advisory

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adj. giving advice; noun an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

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advocacy

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noun active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

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advocate

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noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court; verb speak

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aegis

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noun kindly endorsement and guidance; armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass

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aeon

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noun (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe; an immeasurably long period of time; the longest division of geological time

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aerate

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verb impregnate

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aerial

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adj. growing in air; in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; noun a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer; an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

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AERIE

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noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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aerie

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noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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eyrie

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noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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aerie

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noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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aery

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adj. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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eyrie

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noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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eyry

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noun any habitation at a high altitude; the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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Aerodynamic

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adj. of or relating to aerodynamics; designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

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aeronaut

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noun someone who operates an aircraft

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aeronautics

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noun the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

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aerostat

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aerostatics

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aesthete

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noun one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

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aesthetic

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adj. concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; aesthetically pleasing; relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

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aesthetic

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adj. concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; aesthetically pleasing; relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

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aesthetics

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noun (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)

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aev

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ev

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noun a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt

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affable

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adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness

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affect

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noun the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion; verb act physically on; have an effect upon; have an effect upon; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; make believe with the intent to deceive; connect closely and often incriminatingly

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affectation

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noun a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

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affected

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adj. acted upon; influenced; speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression; being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

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Affected

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adj. acted upon; influenced; speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression; being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

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affection

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noun a positive feeling of liking

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affectionate

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adj. having or displaying warmth or affection

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Afferent

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adj. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; noun a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

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affidavit

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noun written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

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affiliate

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noun a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization; verb join in an affiliation; join in an affiliation; keep company with; hang out with

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affiliation

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noun the act of becoming formally connected or joined; a social or business relationship

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affinity

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noun a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; inherent resemblance between persons or things; the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody; a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

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affirm

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verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; say yes to; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

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affirmation

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noun a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand; (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds); the act of affirming or asserting or stating something; a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

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affirmative

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adj. affirming or giving assent; supporting a policy or attitude etc; expecting the best; noun a reply of affirmation

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affix

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noun a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form; verb attach or become attached to a stem word; attach to; add to the very end

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Afflatus

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noun a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration

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affliction

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noun a cause of great suffering and distress; a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health; a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

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affluence

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noun abundant wealth

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affluent

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adj. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; noun an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; a branch that flows into the main stream

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afford

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verb be able to spare or give up; afford access to; have the financial means to do something or buy something; be the cause or source of

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affordable

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adj. that you have the financial means for

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Affray

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noun a noisy fight; noisy quarrel

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affront

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noun a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; verb treat

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Affront

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noun a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; verb treat

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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aficionado

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noun a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer; a fan of bull fighting

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afire

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adj. lighted up by or as by fire or flame

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afloat

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adj. borne on the water; floating; covered with water; aimlessly drifting

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Aflutter

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adj. excited in anticipation

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afoot

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adj. currently in progress; traveling by foot; adv. on foot; walking

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aforesaid

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adj. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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afresh

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adv. again but in a new or different way

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afterlife

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noun life after death

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aftermath

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noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

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afterthought

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noun an addition that was not included in the original plan; thinking again about a choice previously made

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agape

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adj. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; noun a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship; selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature); (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind

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agate

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noun an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

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agenda

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noun a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

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agglomerate

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adj. clustered together but not coherent; noun volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together; a collection of objects laid on top of each other; verb form into one cluster

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agglomeration

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noun the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating; a jumbled collection or mass

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agglutinate

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adj. united as if by glue; verb clump together; as of bacteria

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aggrandize

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verb add details to

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Aggrandize

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verb add details to

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v

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noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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aggrandizement

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noun the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

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aggravate

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verb make worse; exasperate or irritate

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aggravating

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adj. making worse

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aggravation

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noun action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; an exasperated feeling of annoyance

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aggregate

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adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; formed of separate units in a cluster; noun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together; the whole amount; verb gather in a mass

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Aggregate

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adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; formed of separate units in a cluster; noun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together; the whole amount; verb gather in a mass

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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aggregation

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noun the act of gathering something together; several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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aggress

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verb take the initiative and go on the offensive

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aggression

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noun violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked; deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities; a disposition to behave aggressively; a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

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aggressive

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adj. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; tending to spread quickly

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aggressor

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noun a confident assertive person who acts as instigator; someone who attacks

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aggrieve

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verb infringe on the rights of; cause to feel sorrow

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aggrieved

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aghast

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adj. struck with fear

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agile

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adj. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

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agility

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noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

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agitate

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verb change the arrangement or position of; cause to be agitated

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agitated

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adj. troubled emotionally and usually deeply; physically disturbed or set in motion; thrown from side to side

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agitation

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noun the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously); disturbance usually in protest; the feeling of being agitated; not calm; a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

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agitator

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noun one who agitates; a political troublemaker

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aglow

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adj. softly bright or radiant

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agnate

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adj. related on the father's side; noun one related on the father's side

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agnostic

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adj. uncertain of all claims to knowledge; of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism; noun a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist); someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something

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agog

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adj. highly excited

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agony

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noun intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; a state of acute pain

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agrarian

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adj. relating to rural matters

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agreeable

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adj. conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; prepared to agree or consent; in keeping

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agreement

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noun compatibility of observations; the thing arranged or agreed to; the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; the verbal act of agreeing; the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations; harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters

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agronomist

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noun an expert in soil management and field

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agronomy

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noun the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

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aide

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ail

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noun aromatic bulb used as seasoning; verb be unwell

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ailment

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noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

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airborne

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adj. moved or conveyed by or through air

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airtight

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adj. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out; having no weak points

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airy

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adj. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; not practical or realizable; speculative; characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; open to or abounding in fresh air

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Aisle

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noun passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores; part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns; a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

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ajar

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adj. slightly open

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Akimbo

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adv. with hands on hips and elbows extending outward

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akin

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adj. related by blood; similar or related in quality or character

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alabaster

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adj. of or resembling alabaster; noun a very light white; a compact fine

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alacrity

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noun liveliness and eagerness

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alacrity

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noun liveliness and eagerness

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n

Back 439

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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alacrity

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noun liveliness and eagerness

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noun

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noun a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb; a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing

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Alar

Back 442

adj. having or resembling wings; of or relating to the axil; noun a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time

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albeit

Back 443

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albino

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noun a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink

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album

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noun a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc; one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12

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alchemy

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noun a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times; the way two individuals relate to each other

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alchemy

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noun a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times; the way two individuals relate to each other

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n

Back 448

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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alcohol

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noun a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

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alcoholism

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noun habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms; an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

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alcove

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noun a small recess opening off a larger room

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alder

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noun north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot

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alderman

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noun a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

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aldermanship

Back 454

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ale

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noun a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

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aleck

Back 456

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alert

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adj. very attentive or observant; (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; not unconscious; especially having become conscious; mentally responsive; noun a warning serves to make you more alert to danger; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; verb warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

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Algorithm

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noun a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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alias

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adv. as known or named at another time or place; noun a name that has been assumed temporarily

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alibi

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noun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; verb exonerate by means of an alibi

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alien

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adj. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere; a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country; anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found; verb transfer property or ownership; arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love

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alienable

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adj. transferable to another owner

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alienate

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verb make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love

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alienated

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adj. caused to be unloved; socially disoriented

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alienation

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noun the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; the feeling of being alienated from other people; separation resulting from hostility

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alight

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adj. lighted up by or as by fire or flame; verb come down; to come to rest

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align

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verb place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; align with; be or come into adjustment

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Aligned

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adj. brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction

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alignment

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noun the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other; the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines; (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

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alike

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adj. having the same or similar characteristics; adv. in a like manner; equally

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aliment

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noun a source of materials to nourish the body; verb give nourishment to

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alimentary

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adj. of or providing nourishment

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alimony

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noun court

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alive

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adj. capable of erupting; possessing life; (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; having life or vigor or spirit; (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; in operation

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Alkahest

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noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

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alkali

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noun a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture; any of various water

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allay

Back 477

verb satisfy (thirst); lessen the intensity of or calm

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allegation

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noun statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove; (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)

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allege

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verb report or maintain

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allegiance

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noun the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

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allegory

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noun an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor; a short moral story (often with animal characters); a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

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allegro

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adj. (of tempo) fast; adv. in a quick and lively tempo; noun a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner; a brisk and lively tempo

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allergic

Back 483

adj. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); characterized by or caused by allergy

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allergy

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noun hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

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alleviate

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verb provide physical relief

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Alleviated

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adj. (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

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alley

Back 487

noun a narrow street with walls on both sides; a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

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alliance

Back 488

noun a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty; a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; the state of being allied or confederated; the act of forming an alliance or confederation

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alligator

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noun either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts; leather made from alligator's hide; verb crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide

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alliteration

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noun use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

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allocate

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verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

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allocation

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noun (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions; the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; a share set aside for a specific purpose

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allopathy

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noun the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself

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allot

Back 494

verb give out or allot; allow to have; administer or bestow

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allotment

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noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; a share set aside for a specific purpose

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allowance

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noun the act of allowing; a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits; an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses; a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets; verb put on a fixed allowance

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alloy

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noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something; verb make an alloy of; lower in value by increasing the base

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alloy

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noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something; verb make an alloy of; lower in value by increasing the base

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n

Back 499

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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alloy

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noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something; verb make an alloy of; lower in value by increasing the base

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v

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noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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allude

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verb make a more or less disguised reference to

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allure

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noun the power to entice or attract through personal charm; verb dispose or incline or entice to

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Allure

Back 504

noun the power to entice or attract through personal charm; verb dispose or incline or entice to

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v

Back 505

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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allurement

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noun attractiveness; the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money); the power to entice or attract through personal charm

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alluring

Back 507

adj. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

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allusion

Back 508

noun passing reference or indirect mention

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allusive

Back 509

adj. characterized by indirect references

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Allusiveness

Back 510

noun a quality characterized by indirect reference

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alluvial

Back 511

adj. of or relating to alluvium

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alluvion

Back 512

noun gradual formation of new land

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ally

Back 513

noun a friendly nation; an associate who provides assistance; verb become an ally or associate

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almanac

Back 514

noun an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year; an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year

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almond

Back 515

noun oval

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alms

Back 516

noun money or goods contributed to the poor

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aloft

Back 517

adv. in the higher atmosphere above the earth; at or to great height; high up in or into the air; upward; at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

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aloof

Back 518

adj. remote in manner; adv. in an aloof manner

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alphabetical

Back 519

adj. arranged in order according to the alphabet; relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet

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also

Back 520

adv. in addition

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adj

Back 521

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also

Back 522

adv. in addition

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v

Back 523

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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Also

Back 524

adv. in addition

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to

Back 525

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take

Back 526

noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; verb ascertain or determine by measuring

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tiny

Back 527

adj. very small

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steps

Back 528

noun the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

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to

Back 529

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tiptoe

Back 530

adj. walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; adv. on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; noun the tip of a toe; verb walk on one's toes

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altar

Back 531

noun a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; the table in Christian churches where communion is given

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alter

Back 532

verb remove the ovaries of; make an alteration to; make or become different in some particular way

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alteration

Back 533

noun the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment); the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

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altercate

Back 534

verb have a disagreement over something

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altercation

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noun noisy quarrel

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alternate

Back 536

adj. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; every second one of a series; of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; allowing a choice; noun someone who takes the place of another person; verb do something in turns; go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions; exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions; reverse (a direction

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alternative

Back 537

adj. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; pertaining to unconventional choices; allowing a choice; noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

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altitude

Back 538

noun elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel); angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

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alto

Back 539

adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; of or being the lowest female voice; of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor; noun the pitch range of the lowest female voice; (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments; a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef; the highest adult male singing voice; the lowest female singing voice

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altruism

Back 540

noun the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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altruist

Back 541

noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well

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altruistic

Back 542

adj. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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aluminium

Back 543

noun a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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amalgam

Back 544

noun a combination or blend of diverse things; an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

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amalgamate

Back 545

adj. joined together into a whole; verb to bring or combine together or with something else

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amalgamate

Back 546

adj. joined together into a whole; verb to bring or combine together or with something else

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n

Back 547

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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form

Back 548

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

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amalgamation

Back 549

noun the combination of two or more commercial companies

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amalgamation

Back 550

noun the combination of two or more commercial companies

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amass

Back 551

verb collect or gather; get or gather together

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amateur

Back 552

adj. engaged in as a pastime; lacking professional skill or expertise; noun someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime; does not play for pay

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amateurish

Back 553

adj. lacking professional skill or expertise

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amatory

Back 554

adj. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

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Amaurotic

Back 555

adj. pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis

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amazon

Back 556

noun mainly green tropical American parrots; a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles); (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively); a large strong and aggressive woman

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ambidextrous

Back 557

adj. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; equally skillful with each hand

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ambience

Back 558

noun the atmosphere of an environment; a particular environment or surrounding influence

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ambient

Back 559

adj. completely enveloping

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AMBIGUITY

Back 560

noun unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

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ambiguous

Back 561

adj. having more than one possible meaning; having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

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Ambilevous

Back 562

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AMBIT

Back 563

noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

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ambition

Back 564

noun a strong drive for success; a cherished desire; verb have as one's ambition

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ambitious

Back 565

adj. having a strong desire for success or achievement; requiring full use of your abilities or resources

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ambivalence

Back 566

noun mixed feelings or emotions

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ambivalent

Back 567

adj. uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

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ambivert

Back 568

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amble

Back 569

noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); verb walk leisurely

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ambrosia

Back 570

noun (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut; any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma; a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

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ambrosial

Back 571

adj. worthy of the gods; extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant

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ambulance

Back 572

noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

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ambulate

Back 573

verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

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ambulatory

Back 574

adj. relating to or adapted for walking; able to walk about; noun a covered walkway (as in a cloister)

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ambush

Back 575

noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; verb wait in hiding to attack; hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

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ameliorate

Back 576

verb get better; to make better

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ameliorate

Back 577

verb get better; to make better

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v

Back 578

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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Amelioration

Back 579

noun the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

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amenable

Back 580

adj. disposed or willing to comply; liable to answer to a higher authority; open to being acted upon in a certain way; readily reacting to suggestions and influences

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amenable

Back 581

adj. disposed or willing to comply; liable to answer to a higher authority; open to being acted upon in a certain way; readily reacting to suggestions and influences

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adj

Back 582

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amend

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verb make amendments to; set straight or right; to make better

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amendment

Back 584

noun the act of amending or correcting; a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

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amenities

Back 585

noun things that make you comfortable and at ease

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amenity

Back 586

noun pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

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Americanism

Back 587

noun a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens; loyalty to the USA and its institutions; an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans

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amethyst

Back 588

adj. of a moderate purple color; noun a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

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amiable

Back 589

adj. disposed to please; diffusing warmth and friendliness

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amicable

Back 590

adj. characterized by friendship and good will

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amid

Back 591

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amiss

Back 592

adj. not functioning properly; adv. in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; in an imperfect or faulty way; away from the correct or expected course

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Amity

Back 593

noun a cordial disposition; a state of friendship and cordiality

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amnesia

Back 594

noun partial or total loss of memory

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amnesty

Back 595

noun the formal act of liberating someone; a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment; a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; verb grant a pardon to (a group of people)

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amok

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adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly; without self

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amok

Back 597

adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly; without self

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amuck

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adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly; without self

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amok

Back 599

adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly; without self

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amuck

Back 600

adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly; without self

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amoral

Back 601

adj. lacking any sense of moral standards or principles

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amorous

Back 602

adj. inclined toward or displaying love; expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

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amorphous

Back 603

adj. without real or apparent crystalline form; lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies; having no definite form or distinct shape

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Amortization

Back 604

noun payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers; the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years

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Amortize

Back 605

verb liquidate gradually

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amour

Back 606

noun a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

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ampere

Back 607

noun the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)

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ampersand

Back 608

noun a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

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amphibian

Back 609

adj. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia; noun cold

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Amphibian

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adj. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia; noun cold

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n

Back 611

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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amphibious

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adj. operating or living on land and in water; relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

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amphibolous

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amphitheater

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noun an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held; a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

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Amphitheatre

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noun an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held; a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

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amphora

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noun an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine

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amphoteric

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adj. having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either

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ample

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adj. affording an abundant supply; more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

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amplify

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verb increase the volume of; exaggerate or make bigger; increase in size

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amplitude

Back 620

noun greatness of magnitude; the property of copious abundance; (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave

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amply

Back 621

adv. sufficiently; more than adequately; to an ample degree or in an ample manner

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amputate

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verb remove surgically

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amuck

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adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; adv. in a murderous frenzy; wildly; without self

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amulet

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noun a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

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amuse

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verb make (somebody) laugh; occupy in an agreeable

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amusement

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noun a feeling of delight at being entertained; an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

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anabolism

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noun the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g.

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anachronism

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noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

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anachronism

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noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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anachronistic

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adj. chronologically misplaced

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anaerobic

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adj. living or active in the absence of free oxygen; not aerobic

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anagram

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noun a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase; verb read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

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analeptic

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adj. stimulating the central nervous system; noun a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system

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analgesia

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noun absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

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analgesic

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adj. capable of relieving pain; noun a medicine used to relieve pain

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analogous

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adj. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

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analogue

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adj. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; noun something having the property of being analogous to something else

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analogy

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noun drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others; the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

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analysis

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noun an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole; the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations; a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation; a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed; the use of closed

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analyst

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noun a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis; someone who is skilled at analyzing data; an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

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analytic

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adj. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection; using or skilled in using analysis (i.e.

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analytical

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adj. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; using or skilled in using analysis (i.e.

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analyze

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verb subject to psychoanalytic treatment; make a mathematical

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anarchic

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adj. without law or control

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anarchist

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noun an advocate of anarchism

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anarchy

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noun a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

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anathema

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noun a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication; a detested person

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anathematize

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verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

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anatomical

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adj. of or relating to the structure of the body; of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; noun an expression that relates to anatomy

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anatomise

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verb dissect in order to analyze

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anatomy

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noun a detailed analysis; the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals; alternative names for the body of a human being

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ancestor

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noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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ancestry

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noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline; the descendants of one individual

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anchor

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noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving; a central cohesive source of support and stability; a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute; verb secure a vessel with an anchor; fix firmly and stably

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anchorite

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noun one retired from society for religious reasons

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Ancillary

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adj. furnishing added support

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Andiron

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noun metal supports for logs in a fireplace

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andirons

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anecdote

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noun short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

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anemia

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noun genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America; a deficiency of red blood cells; a lack of vitality

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anemic

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adj. lacking vigor or energy; relating to anemia or suffering from anemia

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anemometer

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noun a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

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anesthesia

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noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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anesthesiologist

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noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

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anesthetic

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adj. characterized by insensibility; noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

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anew

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adv. again but in a new or different way

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angelic

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adj. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; of or relating to angels

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Anglo

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Saxon

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Anglophobia

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noun dislike (or fear) of England and English customs

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angst

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noun an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

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anguis

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noun type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

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anguish

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noun extreme mental distress; extreme distress of body or mind; verb suffer great pains or distress; cause emotional anguish or make miserable

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anguished

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adj. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

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angular

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adj. having angles or an angular shape; measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

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anhydrous

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adj. without water; especially without water of crystallization

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anim

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Animadversion

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noun harsh criticism or disapproval

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animadvert

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verb express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark; speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation

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animalcule

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noun microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

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animate

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adj. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; verb give new life or energy to; make lively; give lifelike qualities to; heighten or intensify

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animated

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adj. having life or vigor or spirit; made to appear to move as living creatures do

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animation

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noun the making of animated cartoons; quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous; the property of being able to survive and grow; the condition of living or the state of being alive; general activity and motion; the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

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animosity

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noun a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

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animus

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noun a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

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ankle

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noun a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

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annalist

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noun a historian who writes annals

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annals

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noun a chronological account of events in successive years; reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

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anneal

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verb toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling

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annex

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noun an addition that extends a main building; verb attach to; take (territory) as if by conquest

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annexation

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noun the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; incorporation by joining or uniting

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annihilate

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verb kill in large numbers

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annotate

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verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

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annotation

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noun the act of adding notes; a comment or instruction (usually added)

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announce

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verb announce publicly or officially; foreshadow or presage; make known; make an announcement; give the names of

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annoy

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verb cause annoyance in; disturb

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annoying

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adj. causing irritation or annoyance; noun the act of troubling or annoying someone

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annual

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adj. completing its life cycle within a year; occurring or payable every year; noun a reference book that is published regularly once every year; a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

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annuity

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noun income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments

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annul

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verb annul by recalling or rescinding; declare invalid

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annunciation

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noun (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ; a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England

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anode

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noun a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device; the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current

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Anodized

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anodyne

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adj. capable of relieving pain; noun a medicine used to relieve pain

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anoint

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verb administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing; choose by or as if by divine intervention

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anomalous

Back 706

adj. deviating from the general or common order or type

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anomaly

Back 707

noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

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anomaly

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noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

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n

Back 709

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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anomaly

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noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

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adj

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form

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noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

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anomalous

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adj. deviating from the general or common order or type

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anomaly

Back 714

noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

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noun

Back 715

noun a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb; a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing

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anonymity

Back 716

noun the state of being anonymous

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anonymous

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adj. having no known name or identity or known source; not known or lacking marked individuality

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anorexia

Back 718

noun a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

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antagonism

Back 719

noun (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility; the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; a state of deep

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antagonist

Back 720

noun a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; someone who offers opposition

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antagonistic

Back 721

adj. incapable of harmonious association; used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect; arousing animosity or hostility; characterized by antagonism or antipathy; indicating opposition or resistance

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antagonize

Back 722

verb provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to

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antarctic

Back 723

adj. of or relating to Antarctica; at or near the south pole; noun the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters

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ante

Back 724

noun (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; verb place one's stake

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ante

Back 725

noun (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; verb place one's stake

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meridian

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adj. of or happening at noon; being at the best stage of development; noun an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; a town in eastern Mississippi; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

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antebellum

Back 727

adj. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

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antecede

Back 728

verb be earlier in time; go back further

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antecedence

Back 729

noun preceding in time

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antecedent

Back 730

adj. preceding in time or order; noun the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun; a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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Antecedent

Back 731

adj. preceding in time or order; noun the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun; a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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adj

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antecedents

Back 733

dictionary.reference.com/browse/antecedents for a definition.

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antechamber

Back 734

noun a large entrance or reception room or area

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antedate

Back 735

verb establish something as being earlier relative to something else; be earlier in time; go back further

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antediluvian

Back 736

adj. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; noun any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge; a very old person

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antemeridian

Back 737

adj. before noon

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antemundane

Back 738

dictionary.reference.com/browse/antemundane for a definition.

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antenatal

Back 739

adj. occurring or existing before birth

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antenna

Back 740

noun one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste; an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals; sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

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ANTEPENULTIMATE

Back 741

adj. third from last; noun the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

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anterior

Back 742

adj. earlier in time; of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body; noun a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

Front 743

anteroom

Back 743

noun a large entrance or reception room or area

Front 744

anthem

Back 744

noun a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school); a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

Front 745

anthology

Back 745

noun a collection of selected literary passages

Front 746

anthracite

Back 746

noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

Front 747

Anthropocentrism

Back 747

noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

Front 748

anthropoid

Back 748

adj. resembling human beings; resembling apes; noun any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids; person who resembles a nonhuman primate

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anthropologist

Back 749

noun a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

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anthropology

Back 750

noun the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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anthropomorphic

Back 751

adj. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

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anthropomorphous

Back 752

adj. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

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antibiotic

Back 753

adj. of or relating to antibiotic drugs; noun a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections

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antibody

Back 754

noun any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes

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antic

Back 755

adj. ludicrously odd; noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; verb act as or like a clown

Front 756

Antichrist

Back 756

noun (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ

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anticipate

Back 757

verb be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; regard something as probable or likely; make a prediction about; tell in advance

Front 758

anticipatory

Back 758

adj. in anticipation

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anticlimax

Back 759

noun a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; a disappointing decline after a previous rise

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antics

Back 760

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anticyclone

Back 761

noun (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high

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antidote

Back 762

noun a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

Front 763

antifreeze

Back 763

noun a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

Front 764

antigen

Back 764

noun any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

Front 765

antihistamine

Back 765

noun a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

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antilogy

Back 766

dictionary.reference.com/browse/antilogy for a definition.

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antinomy

Back 767

noun a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable

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antipathize

Back 768

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antipathy

Back 769

noun the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; a feeling of intense dislike

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antiphon

Back 770

noun a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

Front 771

antiphony

Back 771

noun alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts; a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

Front 772

antipodal

Back 772

adj. relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; noun the relation of opposition along a diameter

Front 773

antipodes

Back 773

noun any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth

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antiquarian

Back 774

adj. of or relating to antiques or antiquities; of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities; noun an expert or collector of antiquities

Front 775

antiquary

Back 775

noun an expert or collector of antiquities

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antiquate

Back 776

verb make obsolete or old

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antiquated

Back 777

adj. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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antique

Back 778

adj. out of fashion; made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; belonging to or lasting from times long ago; noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity; an elderly man; verb give an antique appearance to; shop for antiques

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antiquity

Back 779

noun an artifact surviving from the past; the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe; extreme oldness

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antiseptic

Back 780

adj. (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; clean and honest; thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease

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antislavery

Back 781

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antisocial

Back 782

adj. hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior; shunning contact with others

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antispasmodic

Back 783

noun a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)

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antistrophe

Back 784

noun the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem

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antithesis

Back 785

noun the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; exact opposite

Front 786

antithetic

Back 786

adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose

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antithetical

Back 787

adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose

Front 788

antitoxic

Back 788

adj. counteracting a toxin or poison

Front 789

antitoxin

Back 789

noun an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

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antler

Back 790

noun deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

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antonym

Back 791

noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word

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Antsy

Back 792

adj. unable to relax or be still

Front 793

anvil

Back 793

noun a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering; the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

Front 794

anxious

Back 794

adj. eagerly desirous; causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

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aorta

Back 795

noun the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries

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apace

Back 796

adv. with rapid movements

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apartheid

Back 797

noun a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

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apathetic

Back 798

adj. marked by a lack of interest; showing little or no emotion or animation

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apathy

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noun the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

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ape

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noun any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all; person who resembles a nonhuman primate; someone who copies the words or behavior of another; verb imitate uncritically and in every aspect; represent in or produce a caricature of

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Aperient

Back 801

adj. mildly laxative; noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

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aperitif

Back 802

noun taken before a meal as an appetizer

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aperture

Back 803

noun an man

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apeture

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apex

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noun the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars; the highest point (of something)

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aphasia

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noun inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

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Aphelion

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noun apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun

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aphorism

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noun a short pithy instructive saying

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aphoristic

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adj. terse and witty and like a maxim; containing aphorisms or maxims

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apian

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adj. relating to or having the characteristics of bees

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apiarist

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noun a farmer who keeps bees for their honey

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apiary

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noun a shed containing a number of beehives

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apiculture

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noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

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aplomb

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noun great coolness and composure under strain

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apocalypse

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noun a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil; the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle

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Apocalyptic

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adj. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom; of or relating to an apocalypse

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apocope

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noun abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds

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apocrypha

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noun 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status

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Apocryphal

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adj. being of questionable authenticity; of or belonging to the Apocrypha

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apodictic

Back 820

adj. of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

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apogee

Back 821

noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage

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Apolaustic

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dictionary.reference.com/browse/Apolaustic for a definition.

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apolitical

Back 823

adj. politically neutral

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apologetic

Back 824

adj. offering or expressing apology

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apologist

Back 825

noun a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

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apologize

Back 826

verb acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; defend

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Apologue

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noun a short moral story (often with animal characters)

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apology

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noun a poor example; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

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apophasis

Back 829

noun mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

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apophysis

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noun (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra; (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

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apoplectic

Back 831

adj. pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy

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Apoplexy

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noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

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apostasy

Back 833

noun the act of abandoning a party or cause; the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

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apostate

Back 834

adj. not faithful to religion or party or cause; noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

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apostle

Back 835

noun (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel; any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people; an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

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apostrophe

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noun the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word; address to an absent or imaginary person

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apothecary

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noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

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Apothecracy

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apothegm

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noun a short pithy instructive saying

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apothegm

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noun a short pithy instructive saying

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apophthegm

Back 841

noun a short pithy instructive saying

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apothegm

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noun a short pithy instructive saying

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apophthegm

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noun a short pithy instructive saying

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apotheosis

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noun the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god); model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

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appall

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verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; strike with disgust or revulsion

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appalling

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adj. causing consternation; noun an experience that appalls

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apparatus

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noun equipment designed to serve a specific function; (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

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apparel

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noun clothing in general; verb provide with clothes or put clothes on

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apparent

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adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; appearing as such but not necessarily so

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apparition

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noun an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; something existing in perception only; the appearance of a ghostlike figure; a ghostly appearing figure

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appeal

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noun (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; request for a sum of money; earnest or urgent request; verb request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; take a court case to a higher court for review; challenge (a decision); cite as an authority; resort to; be attractive to

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appealing

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adj. able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; expressing earnest entreaty; (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

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appearance

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noun the act of appearing in public view; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; the event of coming into sight

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appease

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verb make peace with; overcome or allay; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

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appeasement

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noun the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

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appellate

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adj. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)

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appellation

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noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

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append

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verb fix to; attach; add to the very end; state or say further

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appendage

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noun a part that is joined to something larger; a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; an external body part that projects from the body

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appendicitis

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noun inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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appendix

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noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch; supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

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appertain

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verb be a part or attribute of

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appetite

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noun a feeling of craving something

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appetizer

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noun food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

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appetizing

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adj. appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma

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applaud

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verb express approval of; clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

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Applause

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noun a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

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applicable

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adj. readily applicable or practical; capable of being applied; having relevance

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applicant

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noun a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

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Application

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noun a diligent effort; the work of applying something; the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

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appoint

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verb furnish; create and charge with a task or function; assign a duty

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appointee

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noun a person who is appointed to a job or position; an official who is appointed

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apportion

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verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; give out as one's portion or share

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apposite

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adj. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

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apposition

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noun (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material; a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; the act of positioning close together (or side by side)

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appraisal

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noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

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appraise

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verb consider in a comprehensive way; place a value on; judge the worth of something

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appreciable

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adj. enough to be estimated or measured

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appreciate

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verb increase the value of; gain in value; be fully aware of; realize fully; recognize with gratitude; be grateful for; hold dear

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appreciative

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adj. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; feeling or expressive of gratitude

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apprehend

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verb anticipate with dread or anxiety; get the meaning of something; take into custody

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apprehensible

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adj. capable of being apprehended or understood

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apprehension

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noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); painful expectation; fearful expectation or anticipation; the cognitive condition of someone who understands

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apprehensive

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adj. in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; quick to understand

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apprentice

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noun works for an expert to learn a trade; verb be or work as an apprentice

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apprenticeship

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noun the position of apprentice

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apprise

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verb increase the value of; gain in value; make aware of; inform (somebody) of something

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approach

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noun the act of drawing spatially closer to something; a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; a close approximation; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the event of one object coming closer to another; a way of entering or leaving; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing; verb make advances to someone

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approachable

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adj. easily approached; easy to meet or converse or do business with; capable of being read with comprehension

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approbate

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verb accept (documents) as valid; approve or sanction officially

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approbation

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noun official recognition or approval; official approval

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approbation

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noun official recognition or approval; official approval

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n

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noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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approbatory

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adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval

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appropriate

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adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; suitable and fitting; meant or adapted for an occasion or use; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness; verb take possession of by force

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Appropriate

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adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; suitable and fitting; meant or adapted for an occasion or use; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness; verb take possession of by force

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v

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noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

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appropriation

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noun a deliberate act of acquisition; money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose; incorporation by joining or uniting

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approve

Back 899

verb judge to be right or commendable; think well of; give sanction to

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approximate

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adj. located close together; very close in resemblance; not quite exact or correct; verb be close or similar; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

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appurtenance

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noun a supplementary component that improves capability; equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

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appurtenances

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apriority

Back 903

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apron

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noun a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing; a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used; (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green; the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e.

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apropos

Back 905

adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time

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apt

Back 906

adj. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; mentally quick and resourceful; at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

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aptitude

Back 907

noun inherent ability

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aquatic

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adj. operating or living or growing in water; relating to or consisting of or being in water; noun a plant that lives in or on water

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aqueduct

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noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

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aqueous

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adj. produced by the action of water; similar to or containing or dissolved in water

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aquifer

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noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

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aquiline

Back 912

adj. curved down like an eagle's beak

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arabesque

Back 913

noun an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design; position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose

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arable

Back 914

adj. (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

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arbiter

Back 915

noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will

Front 916

arbitrary

Back 916

adj. based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

Front 917

arbitrate

Back 917

verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

Front 918

arbitrator

Back 918

noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

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arbor

Back 919

noun a framework that supports climbing plants; tree (as opposed to shrub); any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

Front 920

arboreal

Back 920

adj. inhabiting or frequenting trees; resembling a tree in form and branching structure; of or relating to or formed by trees

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arborescent

Back 921

adj. resembling a tree in form and branching structure

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arboretum

Back 922

noun a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition

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arboriculture

Back 923

noun the cultivation of tree for the production of timber

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arcade

Back 924

noun a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns; a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls

Front 925

Arcane

Back 925

adj. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

Front 926

arch

Back 926

adj. expert in skulduggery; (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension; noun (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it; a passageway under a curved masonry construction; a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet); a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening; verb form an arch or curve

Front 927

arch

Back 927

adj. expert in skulduggery; (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension; noun (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it; a passageway under a curved masonry construction; a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet); a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening; verb form an arch or curve

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archaeology

Back 928

noun the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

Front 929

archaic

Back 929

adj. little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Front 930

archaism

Back 930

noun the use of an archaic expression

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archangel

Back 931

noun an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy; a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally

Front 932

archbishop

Back 932

noun a bishop of highest rank

Front 933

archdeacon

Back 933

noun (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

Front 934

archeology

Back 934

noun the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

Front 935

archer

Back 935

noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow; the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius

Front 936

archetype

Back 936

noun an original model on which something is patterned

Front 937

archipelago

Back 937

noun a group of many islands in a large body of water

Front 938

architect

Back 938

noun someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

Front 939

archive

Back 939

noun a depository containing historical records and documents; verb put into an archive

Front 940

archives

Back 940

noun collection of records especially about an institution

Front 941

ardent

Back 941

adj. glowing or shining like fire; characterized by strong enthusiasm; characterized by intense emotion

Front 942

ardor

Back 942

noun feelings of great warmth and intensity; intense feeling of love; a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

Front 943

arduous

Back 943

adj. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

Front 944

arduous

Back 944

adj. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

Front 945

adj

Back 945

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Front 946

arena

Back 946

noun a playing field where sports events take place; the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand; a large structure for open

Front 947

argot

Back 947

noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Front 948

argue

Back 948

verb present reasons and arguments; give evidence of; have an argument about something

Front 949

argument

Back 949

noun a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y

Front 950

argumentation

Back 950

noun the methodical process of logical reasoning; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

Front 951

aria

Back 951

noun an elaborate song for solo voice

Front 952

arid

Back 952

adj. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; lacking sufficient water or rainfall

Front 953

aristocracy

Back 953

noun the most powerful members of a society; a privileged class holding hereditary titles

Front 954

aristocrat

Back 954

noun a member of the aristocracy

Front 955

aristocratic

Back 955

adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

Front 956

arithmetic

Back 956

adj. relating to or involving arithmetic; noun the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

Front 957

armada

Back 957

noun a large fleet

Front 958

Armageddon

Back 958

noun any catastrophically destructive battle; (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world

Front 959

armament

Back 959

noun weaponry used by military or naval force; the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war

Front 960

armful

Back 960

noun the quantity that can be contained in the arms

Front 961

armistice

Back 961

noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

Front 962

armory

Back 962

noun a place where arms are manufactured; a collection of resources; a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms; all the weapons and equipment that a country has

Front 963

aroma

Back 963

noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant; any property detected by the olfactory system

Front 964

aromatic

Back 964

adj. having a strong pleasant odor; (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings

Front 965

arouse

Back 965

verb call forth (emotions

Front 966

Arpeggios

Back 966

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Front 967

arraign

Back 967

verb accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; call before a court to answer an indictment

Front 968

arrange

Back 968

verb arrange thoughts

Front 969

arrangement

Back 969

noun the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; the thing arranged or agreed to; a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

Front 970

Arrant

Back 970

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Front 971

array

Back 971

noun an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics; especially fine or decorative clothing; an impressive display; an orderly arrangement; verb align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

Front 972

arrear

Back 972

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Front 973

arrears

Back 973

noun an unpaid overdue debt; the state of being behind in payments

Front 974

arrest

Back 974

noun the state of inactivity following an interruption; the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); verb hold back

Front 975

arrest

Back 975

noun the state of inactivity following an interruption; the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); verb hold back

Front 976

arresting

Back 976

adj. commanding attention

Front 977

arresting

Back 977

adj. commanding attention

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Arresting

Back 978

adj. commanding attention

Front 979

a

Back 979

noun the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen; the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet; the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation; (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA; one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose); any of several fat

Front 980

arrhythmic

Back 980

adj. without regard for rhythm; not having a steady rhythm

Front 981

arrival

Back 981

noun accomplishment of an objective; the act of arriving at a certain place; someone who arrives (or has arrived)

Front 982

arrogance

Back 982

noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Front 983

arrogant

Back 983

adj. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

Front 984

Arrogate

Back 984

verb make undue claims to having; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Front 985

arroyo

Back 985

noun a stream or brook

Front 986

arsenal

Back 986

noun a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms; all the weapons and equipment that a country has; a place where arms are manufactured

Front 987

arsenic

Back 987

noun a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar; a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer

Front 988

arson

Back 988

noun malicious burning to destroy property

Front 989

arsonist

Back 989

noun a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

Front 990

arteriosclerosis

Back 990

noun sclerosis of the arterial walls

Front 991

artery

Back 991

noun a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

Front 992

Artesian

Back 992

adj. (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure

Front 993

artful

Back 993

adj. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

Front 994

arthritis

Back 994

noun inflammation of a joint or joints

Front 995

arthropods

Back 995

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Front 996

Arthurian

Back 996

adj. of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Front 997

article

Back 997

noun one of a class of artifacts; nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication; (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase; a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will); verb bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Front 998

articulate

Back 998

adj. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; consisting of segments held together by joints; verb express or state clearly; speak

Front 999

Articulate

Back 999

adj. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; consisting of segments held together by joints; verb express or state clearly; speak

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adj

Back 1000

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artifact

Back 1001

noun a man

Front 1002

artifacts

Back 1002

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Front 1003

artifice

Back 1003

noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

Front 1004

artificial

Back 1004

adj. artificially formal; contrived by art rather than nature; not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

Front 1005

artillery

Back 1005

noun large but transportable armament; an army unit that uses big guns; a means of persuading or arguing

Front 1006

artisan

Back 1006

noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Front 1007

artistry

Back 1007

noun a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

Front 1008

artless

Back 1008

adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; (of persons) lacking art or knowledge; showing lack of art; characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

Front 1009

artlessness

Back 1009

noun ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit; the quality of innocent naivete

Front 1010

asbcond

Back 1010

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Front 1011

verb

Back 1011

noun a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence; a content word that denotes an action or a state

Front 1012

ascend

Back 1012

verb travel up

Front 1013

ascendancy

Back 1013

noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Front 1014

ascendant

Back 1014

adj. most powerful or important or influential; tending or directed upward; noun position or state of being dominant or in control; someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Front 1015

ascension

Back 1015

noun (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon; (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection; (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter; the act of changing location in an upward direction; a movement upward

Front 1016

ascent

Back 1016

noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road); the act of changing location in an upward direction; a movement upward

Front 1017

asceptic

Back 1017

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Front 1018

ascertain

Back 1018

verb learn or discover with certainty; be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; establish after a calculation

Front 1019

ascetic

Back 1019

adj. practicing great self

Front 1020

Ascetic

Back 1020

adj. practicing great self

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adj

Back 1021

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ascetic

Back 1022

adj. practicing great self

Front 1023

n

Back 1023

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1024

asceticism

Back 1024

noun rigorous self

Front 1025

ascribe

Back 1025

verb attribute or credit to

Front 1026

aseptic

Back 1026

adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

Front 1027

asexual

Back 1027

adj. not having or involving sex

Front 1028

ashamed

Back 1028

adj. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

Front 1029

ashen

Back 1029

adj. anemic looking from illness or emotion; made of wood of the ash tree

Front 1030

asinine

Back 1030

adj. devoid of intelligence

Front 1031

askance

Back 1031

adj. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; adv. with a side or oblique glance; with suspicion or disapproval

Front 1032

askew

Back 1032

adj. turned or twisted toward one side; adv. turned or twisted to one side

Front 1033

asocial

Back 1033

adj. given to avoiding association with others; hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior

Front 1034

asparagus

Back 1034

noun edible young shoots of the asparagus plant; plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Front 1035

aspect

Back 1035

noun a characteristic to be considered; a distinct feature or element in a problem; the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb; the feelings expressed on a person's face; the visual percept of a region

Front 1036

asperity

Back 1036

noun harshness of manner; something hard to endure

Front 1037

aspersion

Back 1037

noun the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare); an abusive attack on a person's character or good name; a disparaging remark

Front 1038

asphalt

Back 1038

noun a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons; mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing; verb cover with tar or asphalt

Front 1039

asphyxia

Back 1039

noun a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas

Front 1040

asphyxiate

Back 1040

verb be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Front 1041

aspirant

Back 1041

adj. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement; noun an ambitious and aspiring young person

Front 1042

aspiration

Back 1042

noun a will to succeed; a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath; the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing; a cherished desire

Front 1043

aspire

Back 1043

verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

Front 1044

assail

Back 1044

verb attack someone physically or emotionally; attack in speech or writing; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Front 1045

assailant

Back 1045

noun someone who attacks

Front 1046

assassin

Back 1046

noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

Front 1047

assassinate

Back 1047

verb destroy or damage seriously

Front 1048

assassination

Back 1048

noun murder of a public figure by surprise attack; an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

Front 1049

assault

Back 1049

noun a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped; close fighting during the culmination of a military attack; thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946; the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; verb attack in speech or writing; attack someone physically or emotionally; force (someone) to have sex against their will

Front 1050

Assay

Back 1050

noun a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.; an appraisal of the state of affairs; a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance; a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components; verb analyze (chemical substances); make an effort or attempt

Front 1051

assemble

Back 1051

verb create by putting components or members together; get people together; collect in one place

Front 1052

assent

Back 1052

noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; verb to agree or express agreement

Front 1053

Assent

Back 1053

noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; verb to agree or express agreement

Front 1054

v

Back 1054

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1055

assert

Back 1055

verb state categorically; insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; assert to be true; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Front 1056

assertive

Back 1056

adj. confidently aggressive; inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self

Front 1057

assess

Back 1057

verb estimate the value of (property) for taxation; charge (a person or a property) with a payment

Front 1058

assessment

Back 1058

noun the market value set on assets; an amount determined as payable; the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

Front 1059

assessor

Back 1059

noun an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

Front 1060

asset

Back 1060

noun a useful or valuable quality

Front 1061

assets

Back 1061

noun anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

Front 1062

asseverate

Back 1062

verb state categorically

Front 1063

Asseveration

Back 1063

noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

Front 1064

assiduity

Back 1064

noun great and constant diligence and attention

Front 1065

assiduous

Back 1065

adj. marked by care and persistent effort

Front 1066

Assignation

Back 1066

noun a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers); the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Front 1067

assignee

Back 1067

noun (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g.

Front 1068

assignment

Back 1068

noun the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor); the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another; the act of putting a person into a non

Front 1069

assimilate

Back 1069

verb become similar to one's environment; make similar; become similar in sound; take (gas

Front 1070

Assimilation

Back 1070

noun in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance; a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another; the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family; the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

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assist

Back 1071

noun (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; verb act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function; work for or be a servant to; give help or assistance; be of service

Front 1072

assistant

Back 1072

adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another; noun a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Front 1073

assize

Back 1073

noun an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property; the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale

Front 1074

associate

Back 1074

adj. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; noun any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; a person who joins with others in some activity; a degree granted by a two

Front 1075

Assonance

Back 1075

noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

Front 1076

assonant

Back 1076

adj. having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables; having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

Front 1077

assonate

Back 1077

verb correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance

Front 1078

assorted

Back 1078

adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

Front 1079

assuage

Back 1079

verb provide physical relief

Front 1080

assuage

Back 1080

verb provide physical relief

Front 1081

v

Back 1081

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1082

assume

Back 1082

verb take on a certain form

Front 1083

assumed

Back 1083

adj. accepted as real or true without proof; adopted in order to deceive; taken as your right without justification

Front 1084

assuming

Back 1084

adj. excessively forward

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assumption

Back 1085

noun the act of taking possession of or power over something; the act of assuming or taking for granted; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended; celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church; audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

Front 1086

assurance

Back 1086

noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; a statement intended to inspire confidence; a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; a British term for some kinds of insurance

Front 1087

assure

Back 1087

verb assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; make a promise or commitment; make certain of; cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

Front 1088

assured

Back 1088

adj. marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; characterized by certainty or security

Front 1089

asterisk

Back 1089

noun a star

Front 1090

asteroid

Back 1090

adj. shaped like a star; noun any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

Front 1091

asthma

Back 1091

noun respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

Front 1092

astigmatic

Back 1092

adj. of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images

Front 1093

astigmatism

Back 1093

noun (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point; (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea

Front 1094

astonished

Back 1094

adj. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

Front 1095

astonishing

Back 1095

adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; surprising greatly

Front 1096

astonishment

Back 1096

noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

Front 1097

astound

Back 1097

verb affect with wonder

Front 1098

astounding

Back 1098

adj. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder; so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

Front 1099

astral

Back 1099

adj. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars

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astray

Back 1100

adv. away from the right path or direction; far from the intended target

Front 1101

astringent

Back 1101

adj. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; sour or bitter in taste; noun a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

Front 1102

astringent

Back 1102

adj. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; sour or bitter in taste; noun a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

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adj

Back 1103

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astrolabe

Back 1104

noun an early form of sextant

Front 1105

astrology

Back 1105

noun a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

Front 1106

astronomer

Back 1106

noun a physicist who studies astronomy

Front 1107

astronomical

Back 1107

adj. inconceivably large; relating or belonging to the science of astronomy

Front 1108

astronomy

Back 1108

noun the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

Front 1109

astute

Back 1109

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Front 1110

asunder

Back 1110

adj. widely separated especially in space; adv. into parts or pieces

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Asunder

Back 1111

adj. widely separated especially in space; adv. into parts or pieces

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adv

Back 1112

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Front 1113

asylum

Back 1113

noun a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person; a shelter from danger or hardship

Front 1114

asymmetric

Back 1114

adj. characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components

Front 1115

Asymmetrical

Back 1115

adj. irregular in shape or outline; characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components

Front 1116

asymptomatic

Back 1116

adj. having no symptoms of illness or disease

Front 1117

asynchronous

Back 1117

adj. not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself

Front 1118

At

Back 1118

noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos; a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium

Front 1119

loggerheads

Back 1119

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Front 1120

at

Back 1120

noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos; a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium

Front 1121

one's

Back 1121

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Front 1122

zenith

Back 1122

noun the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Front 1123

at

Back 1123

noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos; a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium

Front 1124

the

Back 1124

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Front 1125

zenith

Back 1125

noun the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Front 1126

of

Back 1126

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Front 1127

atavism

Back 1127

noun a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

Front 1128

Atavistic

Back 1128

adj. characteristic of an atavist

Front 1129

Atelier

Back 1129

noun a studio especially for an artist or designer

Front 1130

atheism

Back 1130

noun a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods; the doctrine or belief that there is no God

Front 1131

atheist

Back 1131

adj. related to or characterized by or given to atheism; noun someone who denies the existence of god

Front 1132

atheistic

Back 1132

adj. rejecting any belief in gods; related to or characterized by or given to atheism

Front 1133

athirst

Back 1133

adj. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

Front 1134

athletics

Back 1134

noun participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity; an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition; a contest between athletes

Front 1135

athwart

Back 1135

adv. at right angles to the center line of a ship; at an oblique angle

Front 1136

atlas

Back 1136

noun a figure of a man used as a supporting column; the 1st cervical vertebra; a collection of maps in book form; (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

Front 1137

atom

Back 1137

noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything; (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

Front 1138

atomic

Back 1138

adj. immeasurably small; of or relating to or comprising atoms; (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

Front 1139

atomizer

Back 1139

noun a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

Front 1140

atonal

Back 1140

adj. characterized by avoidance of traditional Western tonality

Front 1141

atone

Back 1141

verb turn away from sin or do penitence; make amends for

Front 1142

atonement

Back 1142

noun compensation for a wrong; the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

Front 1143

atrabilious

Back 1143

adj. irritable as if suffering from indigestion

Front 1144

atrocious

Back 1144

adj. provoking horror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; shockingly brutal or cruel

Front 1145

atrocity

Back 1145

noun an act of atrocious cruelty; the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

Front 1146

atrophy

Back 1146

noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; verb undergo atrophy

Front 1147

attach

Back 1147

verb be attached; be in contact with; become attached; cause to be attached; take temporary possession of as a security

Front 1148

attache

Back 1148

noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission; a shallow and rectangular briefcase

Front 1149

attachment

Back 1149

noun the act of attaching or affixing something; faithful support for a religion or cause or political party; a supplementary part or accessory; a connection that fastens things together; a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding; a feeling of affection for a person or an institution; the act of fastening things together

Front 1150

attain

Back 1150

verb reach a point in time

Front 1151

attainment

Back 1151

noun arrival at a new stage; the act of achieving an aim; an ability that has been acquired by training

Front 1152

Attaint

Back 1152

verb condemn by attainder; bring shame or dishonor upon

Front 1153

Attar

Back 1153

noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers

Front 1154

attempt

Back 1154

noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; the act of attacking; verb enter upon an activity or enterprise; make an effort or attempt

Front 1155

attendant

Back 1155

adj. being present (at meeting or event etc.); following as a consequence; noun a person who is present and participates in a meeting; someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Front 1156

attention

Back 1156

noun a courteous act indicating affection; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; the faculty or power of mental concentration; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Front 1157

attentive

Back 1157

adj. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

Front 1158

attenuate

Back 1158

adj. reduced in strength; verb become weaker

Front 1159

attest

Back 1159

verb authenticate

Front 1160

attic

Back 1160

adj. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; noun (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof; informal terms for a human head; the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens; floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

Front 1161

attire

Back 1161

noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

Front 1162

attorney

Back 1162

noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

Front 1163

attorney general

Back 1163

noun the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; the chief law officer of a country or state; the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department

Front 1164

attract

Back 1164

verb exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; be attractive to

Front 1165

attraction

Back 1165

noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; an entertainment that is offered to the public; the force by which one object attracts another; an entertainer who attracts large audiences

Front 1166

attractive

Back 1166

adj. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; having power to arouse interest

Front 1167

attribute

Back 1167

noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; verb attribute or credit to; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

Front 1168

attribute

Back 1168

noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; verb attribute or credit to; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

Front 1169

n

Back 1169

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1170

attribute

Back 1170

noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; verb attribute or credit to; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

Front 1171

v

Back 1171

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1172

attribution

Back 1172

noun assigning to a cause or source; assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

Front 1173

ATTRITION

Back 1173

noun the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a wearing down to weaken or destroy; sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice; erosion by friction

Front 1174

attune

Back 1174

verb adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

Front 1175

atypical

Back 1175

adj. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd

Front 1176

auburn

Back 1176

adj. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish

Front 1177

auction

Back 1177

noun the public sale of something to the highest bidder; a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge; verb sell at an auction

Front 1178

audacious

Back 1178

adj. disposed to venture or take risks; unrestrained by convention or propriety; invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Front 1179

audacious

Back 1179

adj. disposed to venture or take risks; unrestrained by convention or propriety; invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Front 1180

adj

Back 1180

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Front 1181

audacious

Back 1181

adj. disposed to venture or take risks; unrestrained by convention or propriety; invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Front 1182

n

Back 1182

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1183

form

Back 1183

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

Front 1184

audacity

Back 1184

noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; fearless daring

Front 1185

audacity

Back 1185

noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; fearless daring

Front 1186

audible

Back 1186

adj. heard or perceptible by the ear; noun a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage

Front 1187

audit

Back 1187

noun a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA; verb attend academic courses without getting credit; examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

Front 1188

Audit

Back 1188

noun a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA; verb attend academic courses without getting credit; examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

Front 1189

n

Back 1189

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1190

audition

Back 1190

noun a test of the suitability of a performer; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; verb perform in order to get a role

Front 1191

auditory

Back 1191

adj. of or relating to the process of hearing

Front 1192

auger

Back 1192

noun hand tool for boring holes; a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

Front 1193

augment

Back 1193

verb enlarge or increase; grow or intensify

Front 1194

augmentation

Back 1194

noun the act of augmenting; the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original); the amount by which something increases

Front 1195

augur

Back 1195

noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; verb predict from an omen; indicate by signs

Front 1196

augury

Back 1196

noun an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

Front 1197

Augury

Back 1197

noun an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

Front 1198

adj

Back 1198

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Front 1199

august

Back 1199

adj. profoundly honored; of or befitting a lord; noun the month following July and preceding September

Front 1200

Augustinian

Back 1200

noun a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders

Front 1201

aura

Back 1201

noun an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint; a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure; a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

Front 1202

aural

Back 1202

adj. relating to or characterized by an aura; of or pertaining to hearing or the ear

Front 1203

aureole

Back 1203

noun the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse; an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

Front 1204

auricle

Back 1204

noun the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear; a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart

Front 1205

auricular

Back 1205

adj. pertaining to an auricle of the heart; relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; of or relating to near the ear

Front 1206

auriferous

Back 1206

adj. containing gold

Front 1207

aurora

Back 1207

noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force; the first light of day

Front 1208

auroral

Back 1208

adj. characteristic of the dawn; of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

Front 1209

Auscultation

Back 1209

noun listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)

Front 1210

AUSPICE

Back 1210

noun a favorable omen

Front 1211

auspices

Back 1211

noun kindly endorsement and guidance

Front 1212

auspicious

Back 1212

adj. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

Front 1213

austere

Back 1213

adj. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; severely simple; practicing great self

Front 1214

austere

Back 1214

adj. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; severely simple; practicing great self

Front 1215

adj

Back 1215

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Front 1216

austere

Back 1216

adj. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; severely simple; practicing great self

Front 1217

n

Back 1217

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1218

form

Back 1218

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

Front 1219

austerity

Back 1219

noun the trait of great self

Front 1220

austerity

Back 1220

noun the trait of great self

Front 1221

autarchy

Back 1221

noun a political system governed by a single individual; economic independence as a national policy

Front 1222

authentic

Back 1222

adj. not counterfeit or copied; conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

Front 1223

authenticate

Back 1223

verb establish the authenticity of something

Front 1224

authenticity

Back 1224

noun undisputed credibility

Front 1225

authoritarian

Back 1225

adj. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; expecting unquestioning obedience; likened to a dictator in severity; noun a person who behaves in an tyrannical manner

Front 1226

authoritative

Back 1226

adj. sanctioned by established authority; having authority or ascendancy or influence; of recognized authority or excellence

Front 1227

authority

Back 1227

noun official permission or approval; the power or right to give orders or make decisions; an authoritative written work; an expert whose views are taken as definitive; (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; an administrative unit of government

Front 1228

authorization

Back 1228

noun the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant; official permission or approval; the power or right to give orders or make decisions; a document giving an official instruction or command

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authorize

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verb grant authorization or clearance for; give or delegate power or authority to

Front 1230

autism

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noun (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

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autobiography

Back 1231

noun a biography of yourself

Front 1232

Autoclave

Back 1232

noun a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments; verb subject to the action of an autoclave

Front 1233

autocracy

Back 1233

noun a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual; a political system governed by a single individual

Front 1234

autocrat

Back 1234

noun a cruel and oppressive dictator

Front 1235

autocratic

Back 1235

adj. offensively self

Front 1236

autograph

Back 1236

noun a person's own signature; something written by one's own hand; verb mark with one's signature

Front 1237

automatic

Back 1237

adj. operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; without volition or conscious control; noun a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; light machine gun

Front 1238

automation

Back 1238

noun the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; the condition of being automatically operated or controlled

Front 1239

automatism

Back 1239

noun any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

Front 1240

automaton

Back 1240

noun a mechanism that can move automatically; someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way

Front 1241

automobile

Back 1241

noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; verb travel in an automobile

Front 1242

autonomous

Back 1242

adj. (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment; existing as an independent entity; (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

Front 1243

autonomy

Back 1243

noun immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

Front 1244

autopsy

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noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; verb perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post

Front 1245

autumnal

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adj. of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; characteristic of late maturity verging on decline

Front 1246

auxiliary

Back 1246

adj. functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; furnishing added support; noun someone who acts as assistant

Front 1247

auxin

Back 1247

noun a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth

Front 1248

avail

Back 1248

noun a means of serving; verb use to one's advantage; take or use; be of use to

Front 1249

available

Back 1249

adj. obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; convenient for use or disposal; not busy; not otherwise committed

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avalanche

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noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain; verb gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain

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avalanche

Back 1251

noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain; verb gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain

Front 1252

avant garde

Front 1253

avantgarde

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dictionary.reference.com/browse/avantgarde for a definition.

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avarice

Back 1254

noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

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avarice

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noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

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adj

Back 1256

dictionary.reference.com/browse/adj for a definition.

Front 1257

form

Back 1257

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

Front 1258

avaricious

Back 1258

adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Front 1259

avarice

Back 1259

noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

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n

Back 1260

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

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avaricious

Back 1261

adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Front 1262

avatar

Back 1262

noun the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; a new personification of a familiar idea

Front 1263

avenge

Back 1263

verb take revenge for a perceived wrong

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aver

Back 1264

verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; report or maintain

Front 1265

averse

Back 1265

adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

Front 1266

aversion

Back 1266

noun the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; a feeling of intense dislike

Front 1267

avert

Back 1267

verb turn away or aside; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Front 1268

aviary

Back 1268

noun a building where birds are kept

Front 1269

avid

Back 1269

adj. marked by active interest and enthusiasm; (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

Front 1270

avidity

Back 1270

noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Front 1271

avocation

Back 1271

noun an auxiliary activity

Front 1272

avoid

Back 1272

verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; refrain from doing something; refrain from certain foods or beverages; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; declare invalid

Front 1273

avouch

Back 1273

verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

Front 1274

avow

Back 1274

verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Front 1275

avowal

Back 1275

noun a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

Front 1276

avowed

Back 1276

adj. openly declared as such

Front 1277

avuncular

Back 1277

adj. like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; being or relating to an uncle

Front 1278

awaken

Back 1278

verb cause to become awake or conscious; make aware; stop sleeping

Front 1279

awareness

Back 1279

noun having knowledge of; state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

Front 1280

awash

Back 1280

adj. covered with water

Front 1281

awe

Back 1281

noun an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; a profound emotion inspired by a deity; verb inspire awe in

Front 1282

awe

Back 1282

inspiring

Front 1283

awful

Back 1283

adj. causing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; adv. used as intensifiers

Front 1284

awkward

Back 1284

adj. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; causing inconvenience; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; not elegant or graceful in expression; lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

Front 1285

awl

Back 1285

noun a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

Front 1286

awning

Back 1286

noun a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

Front 1287

awry

Back 1287

adj. not functioning properly; turned or twisted toward one side; adv. away from the correct or expected course; turned or twisted to one side

Front 1288

axe

Back 1288

noun an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle; verb chop or split with an ax; terminate

Front 1289

Axiom

Back 1289

noun (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self

Front 1290

axiom

Back 1290

noun (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self

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adj

Back 1291

dictionary.reference.com/browse/adj for a definition.

Front 1292

form

Back 1292

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

Front 1293

axiomatic

Back 1293

adj. evident without proof or argument; of or relating to or derived from axioms; containing aphorisms or maxims

Front 1294

axiom

Back 1294

noun (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self

Front 1295

n

Back 1295

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1296

axiomatic

Back 1296

adj. evident without proof or argument; of or relating to or derived from axioms; containing aphorisms or maxims

Front 1297

axiomatic

Back 1297

adj. evident without proof or argument; of or relating to or derived from axioms; containing aphorisms or maxims

Front 1298

adj

Back 1298

dictionary.reference.com/browse/adj for a definition.

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axiomatic

Back 1299

adj. evident without proof or argument; of or relating to or derived from axioms; containing aphorisms or maxims

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n

Back 1300

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1301

form

Back 1301

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

Front 1302

axiom

Back 1302

noun (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self

Front 1303

axis

Back 1303

noun the center around which something rotates; the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head; a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions; in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged; a group of countries in special alliance

Front 1304

axle

Back 1304

noun a shaft on which a wheel rotates

Front 1305

aye

Back 1305

dictionary.reference.com/browse/aye for a definition.

Front 1306

azalea

Back 1306

noun any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

Front 1307

azure

Back 1307

adj. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; noun a light shade of blue; verb color azure

Front 1308

babble

Back 1308

noun gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby; verb to talk foolishly; utter meaningless sounds

Front 1309

bacchanal

Back 1309

adj. used of riotously drunken merrymaking; noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus; someone who engages in drinking bouts

Front 1310

bacchanalia

Back 1310

noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)

Front 1311

bacchanalian

Back 1311

adj. used of riotously drunken merrymaking

Front 1312

backdrop

Back 1312

noun scenery hung at back of stage

Front 1313

backhanded

Back 1313

adj. roundabout or ambiguous; (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

Front 1314

backlog

Back 1314

noun an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services); large log at the back of a hearth fire; something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose; verb accumulate and create a backlog

Front 1315

backset

Back 1315

dictionary.reference.com/browse/backset for a definition.

Front 1316

backslide

Back 1316

verb drop to a lower level

Front 1317

backwards

Back 1317

adv. at or to or toward the back or rear; in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

Front 1318

backwater

Back 1318

noun any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

Front 1319

bacon

Back 1319

noun back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried; English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561

Front 1320

Baconian

Back 1320

dictionary.reference.com/browse/Baconian for a definition.

Front 1321

bacteria

Back 1321

noun (microbiology) single

Front 1322

bacterium

Back 1322

noun (microbiology) single

Front 1323

badge

Back 1323

noun any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); verb put a badge on

Front 1324

Badger

Back 1324

noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere; a native or resident of Wisconsin; verb persuade through constant efforts; annoy persistently

Front 1325

badinage

Back 1325

noun frivolous banter

Front 1326

baffle

Back 1326

noun a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy; verb check the emission of (sound); be a mystery or bewildering to; hinder or prevent (the efforts

Front 1327

baffling

Back 1327

adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Front 1328

bagatelle

Back 1328

noun a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over; something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano

Front 1329

bail

Back 1329

noun the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; verb remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

Front 1330

bailiff

Back 1330

noun an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

Front 1331

bait

Back 1331

noun something used to lure victims into danger; anything that serves as an enticement; verb attack with dogs or set dogs upon; lure

Front 1332

baize

Back 1332

noun a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

Front 1333

bald

Back 1333

adj. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; without the natural or usual covering; with no effort to conceal; verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head

Front 1334

balderdash

Back 1334

noun trivial nonsense

Front 1335

bale

Back 1335

noun a large bundle bound for storage or transport; a city in northwestern Switzerland; verb make into a bale

Front 1336

baleful

Back 1336

adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; deadly or sinister

Front 1337

balk

Back 1337

noun an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress; verb refuse to comply

Front 1338

Balk

Back 1338

noun an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress; verb refuse to comply

Front 1339

v

Back 1339

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1340

Balky

Back 1340

adj. stopping short and refusing to go on

Front 1341

ballad

Back 1341

noun a narrative poem of popular origin; a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

Front 1342

ballast

Back 1342

noun any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship; an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps; an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings; coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads; a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations); verb make steady with a ballast

Front 1343

ballerina

Back 1343

noun a female ballet dancer

Front 1344

ballet

Back 1344

noun a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

Front 1345

balloon

Back 1345

noun large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air; small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck; verb become inflated; ride in a hot

Front 1346

ballroom

Back 1346

noun large room used mainly for dancing

Front 1347

ballyhoo

Back 1347

noun blatant or sensational promotion; verb advertize noisily or blatantly

Front 1348

balm

Back 1348

noun any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing; semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Front 1349

Balmy

Back 1349

adj. mild and pleasant; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Front 1350

balsam

Back 1350

noun an ointment containing a fragrant resin; any seed plant yielding balsam; any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes

Front 1351

bamboozle

Back 1351

verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Front 1352

ban

Back 1352

noun an official prohibition or edict against something; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova; a decree that prohibits something; a bachelor's degree in nursing; verb prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper); expel from a community or group; ban from a place of residence

Front 1353

Ban

Back 1353

noun an official prohibition or edict against something; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova; a decree that prohibits something; a bachelor's degree in nursing; verb prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper); expel from a community or group; ban from a place of residence

Front 1354

v

Back 1354

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1355

banal

Back 1355

adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Front 1356

banality

Back 1356

noun a trite or obvious remark

Front 1357

band

Back 1357

noun a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body); an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material; a restraint put around something to hold it together; a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration); a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else; a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; a range of frequencies between two limits; instrumentalists not including string players; jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; a cord

Front 1358

bandage

Back 1358

noun a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body; verb dress by covering or binding; wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

Front 1359

Bandanna

Back 1359

noun large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

Front 1360

bandy

Back 1360

adj. have legs that curve outward at the knees; verb discuss lightly; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

Front 1361

bane

Back 1361

noun something causes misery or death

Front 1362

baneful

Back 1362

adj. exceedingly harmful; deadly or sinister

Front 1363

banish

Back 1363

verb drive away; expel

Front 1364

banister

Back 1364

noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

Front 1365

bank

Back 1365

noun a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); a building in which the business of banking transacted; an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; a long ridge or pile; sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force; the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies); a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; verb cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; enclose with a bank; tip laterally; be in the banking business; act as the banker in a game or in gambling; do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; have confidence or faith in; put into a bank account

Front 1366

bankrupt

Back 1366

adj. financially ruined; noun someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; verb reduce to bankruptcy

Front 1367

bankruptcy

Back 1367

noun a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; a state of complete lack of some abstract property

Front 1368

banner

Back 1368

adj. unusually good; outstanding; noun long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

Front 1369

Banquet

Back 1369

noun a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; a ceremonial dinner party for many people; verb partake in a feast or banquet; provide a feast or banquet for

Front 1370

Banshee

Back 1370

noun (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

Front 1371

banter

Back 1371

noun light teasing repartee; verb be silly or tease one another

Front 1372

bantering

Back 1372

adj. cleverly amusing in tone

Front 1373

baptism

Back 1373

noun a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

Front 1374

bar

Back 1374

noun a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; a counter where you can obtain food or drink; (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; a heating element in an electric fire; a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises; a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; the act of preventing; a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War; a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; verb prevent from entering; keep out; secure with

Front 1375

barb

Back 1375

noun one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather; a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove; the pointed part of barbed wire; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; verb provide with barbs; provide with barbs

Front 1376

barbarity

Back 1376

noun a brutal barbarous savage act; the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

Front 1377

barbarous

Back 1377

adj. primitive in customs and culture; (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Front 1378

barbecue

Back 1378

noun a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors; a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit; meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce; verb cook outdoors on a barbecue grill

Front 1379

barbed

Back 1379

adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; capable of wounding

Front 1380

barcarole

Back 1380

noun a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

Front 1381

bard

Back 1381

noun an ornamental caparison for a horse; a lyric poet; verb put a caparison on

Front 1382

bare

Back 1382

adj. lacking in amplitude or quantity; completely unclothed; having everything extraneous removed including contents; providing no shelter or sustenance; lacking its natural or customary covering; lacking a surface finish such as paint; apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; just barely adequate or within a lower limit; lacking embellishment or ornamentation; not having a protective covering; verb lay bare; lay bare; make public

Front 1383

barefaced

Back 1383

adj. unrestrained by convention or propriety; with no effort to conceal

Front 1384

bargain

Back 1384

noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; an advantageous purchase; verb come to terms; arrive at an agreement; negotiate the terms of an exchange

Front 1385

barge

Back 1385

noun a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals); verb transport by barge on a body of water; push one's way

Front 1386

baritone

Back 1386

adj. lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; noun the second lowest brass wind instrument; the second lowest adult male singing voice; a male singer

Front 1387

bark

Back 1387

noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts; the sound made by a dog; a noise resembling the bark of a dog; tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants; verb tan (a skin) with bark tannins; speak in an unfriendly tone; make barking sounds; remove the bark of a tree; cover with bark

Front 1388

barn

Back 1388

noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals; (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

Front 1389

barograph

Back 1389

noun a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure

Front 1390

barometer

Back 1390

noun an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

Front 1391

baron

Back 1391

noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman; a British peer of the lowest rank; a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

Front 1392

baroque

Back 1392

adj. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Front 1393

barque

Back 1393

noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

Front 1394

barrage

Back 1394

noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); verb address with continuously or persistently

Front 1395

barren

Back 1395

adj. incapable of sustaining life; not bearing offspring; completely wanting or lacking; providing no shelter or sustenance; noun an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

Front 1396

barricade

Back 1396

noun a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.; verb block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; render unsuitable for passage

Front 1397

barrier

Back 1397

noun a structure or object that impedes free movement; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

Front 1398

barring

Back 1398

noun the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

Front 1399

barrister

Back 1399

noun a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law

Front 1400

barter

Back 1400

noun an equal exchange; verb exchange goods without involving money

Front 1401

barterer

Back 1401

noun a trader who exchanges goods and not money

Front 1402

base

Back 1402

adj. debased; not genuine; illegitimate; having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); not adhering to ethical or moral principles; (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; serving as or forming a base; noun a support or foundation; place that runner must touch before scoring; (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector; installation from which a military force initiates operations; a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; the principal ingredient of a mixture; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end; (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; the bottom or lowest part; (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; any of various water

Front 1403

baseboard

Back 1403

noun a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor

Front 1404

basement

Back 1404

noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage; the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

Front 1405

baseness

Back 1405

noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

Front 1406

Bashful

Back 1406

adj. disposed to avoid notice; self

Front 1407

bask

Back 1407

verb be exposed; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

Front 1408

bass

Back 1408

adj. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; noun nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny

Front 1409

bassoon

Back 1409

noun a double

Front 1410

bastard

Back 1410

adj. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; noun derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents; insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

Front 1411

baste

Back 1411

noun loose temporary stitches; verb cover with liquid before cooking; sew together loosely

Front 1412

bastion

Back 1412

noun projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle; a group that defends a principle

Front 1413

batch

Back 1413

noun a collection of things or persons to be handled together; all the loaves of bread baked at the same time; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb batch together; assemble or process as a batch

Front 1414

Bate

Back 1414

verb soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons; moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

Front 1415

Bathetic

Back 1415

adj. effusively or insincerely emotional

Front 1416

baton

Back 1416

noun a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race; a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette; a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority; a short stout club used primarily by policemen

Front 1417

battalion

Back 1417

noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number

Front 1418

Batten

Back 1418

noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm; stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber; verb secure with battens; furnish with battens

Front 1419

batter

Back 1419

noun a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon; (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting; verb make a dent or impression in; strike violently and repeatedly; strike against forcefully

Front 1420

bauble

Back 1420

noun a mock scepter carried by a court jester; cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

Front 1421

bauxite

Back 1421

noun a clay

Front 1422

bawdy

Back 1422

adj. humorously vulgar; noun lewd or obscene talk or writing

Front 1423

bawl

Back 1423

verb cry loudly; shout loudly and without restraint; make a raucous noise

Front 1424

Bay

Back 1424

adj. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish

Front 1425

Bay

Back 1425

adj. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish

Front 1426

v

Back 1426

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1427

bazaar

Back 1427

noun a sale of miscellany; often for charity; a shop where a variety of goods are sold; a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

Front 1428

Bcchanalian

Back 1428

dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bcchanalian for a definition.

Front 1429

be

Back 1429

noun a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element; verb spend or use time; work in a specific place

Front 1430

discreet

Back 1430

adj. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self

Front 1431

in

Back 1431

adj. currently fashionable; directed or bound inward; holding office; adv. to or toward the inside of; noun a state in midwestern United States; a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

Front 1432

be

Back 1432

noun a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element; verb spend or use time; work in a specific place

Front 1433

elated

Back 1433

adj. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; full of high

Front 1434

by

Back 1434

adv. so as to pass a given point; in reserve; not for immediate use

Front 1435

beacon

Back 1435

noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships; a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance; a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes; verb guide with a beacon; shine like a beacon

Front 1436

bead

Back 1436

noun a small ball with a hole through the middle; a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture; a shape that is spherical and small; verb string together like beads; decorate by sewing beads onto; form into beads

Front 1437

Beam

Back 1437

noun long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete

Front 1438

bearing

Back 1438

adj. (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain; producing or yielding; noun a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily; dignified manner or conduct; the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies; relevant relation or interconnection; heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield; characteristic way of bearing one's body

Front 1439

beat

Back 1439

adj. very tired; noun the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing; a stroke or blow; a regular rate of repetition; the sound of stroke or blow; a regular route for a sentry or policeman; a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations; the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse; the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior; verb come out better in a competition

Front 1440

beater

Back 1440

noun an implement for beating; a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter

Front 1441

beatific

Back 1441

adj. experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

Front 1442

beatify

Back 1442

verb declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; make blessedly happy; fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink

Front 1443

beatitude

Back 1443

noun one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness

Front 1444

beau

Back 1444

noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Front 1445

beaver

Back 1445

noun large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges; a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material); a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face; a full beard; the soft brown fur of the beaver; a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur; a native or resident of Oregon; verb work hard on something

Front 1446

Becalm

Back 1446

verb make steady

Front 1447

beck

Back 1447

noun a beckoning gesture

Front 1448

beckon

Back 1448

verb signal with the hands or nod; summon with a wave

Front 1449

Becloud

Back 1449

verb make less visible or unclear

Front 1450

bedaub

Back 1450

verb spread or daub (a surface)

Front 1451

bedeck

Back 1451

verb decorate

Front 1452

bedizen

Back 1452

verb dress up garishly and tastelessly; decorate tastelessly

Front 1453

bedlam

Back 1453

noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum; a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Front 1454

bedraggle

Back 1454

verb make wet and dirty

Front 1455

bedraggled

Back 1455

adj. limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; in deplorable condition

Front 1456

beefy

Back 1456

adj. muscular and heavily built

Front 1457

beeline

Back 1457

noun the most direct route

Front 1458

beet

Back 1458

noun round red root vegetable; biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

Front 1459

befall

Back 1459

verb become of; happen to; happen

Front 1460

befog

Back 1460

verb make less visible or unclear

Front 1461

befriend

Back 1461

verb become friends with

Front 1462

befuddle

Back 1462

verb make stupid with alcohol; be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Front 1463

befuddlement

Back 1463

noun confusion resulting from failure to understand

Front 1464

beget

Back 1464

verb make children

Front 1465

begin

Back 1465

noun Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913

Front 1466

begrudge

Back 1466

verb wish ill or allow unwillingly; be envious of; set one's heart on

Front 1467

beguile

Back 1467

verb attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness

Front 1468

beguiling

Back 1468

adj. misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

Front 1469

behalf

Back 1469

noun as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)

Front 1470

behavior

Back 1470

noun manner of acting or controlling yourself; (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Front 1471

behead

Back 1471

verb cut the head of

Front 1472

behemoth

Back 1472

noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Front 1473

behest

Back 1473

noun an authoritative command or request

Front 1474

behold

Back 1474

verb see with attention

Front 1475

beholden

Back 1475

adj. under a moral obligation to someone

Front 1476

beholder

Back 1476

noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

Front 1477

behoove

Back 1477

verb be appropriate or necessary

Front 1478

behoove

Back 1478

verb be appropriate or necessary

Front 1479

behove

Back 1479

verb be appropriate or necessary

Front 1480

belabor

Back 1480

verb attack verbally with harsh criticism; to work at or to absurd length; beat soundly

Front 1481

belabour

Back 1481

verb beat soundly; attack verbally with harsh criticism; to work at or to absurd length

Front 1482

belate

Back 1482

dictionary.reference.com/browse/belate for a definition.

Front 1483

belated

Back 1483

adj. after the expected or usual time; delayed

Front 1484

belay

Back 1484

noun something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured; verb fasten a boat to a bitt

Front 1485

belch

Back 1485

noun a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth; verb expel gas from the stomach; become active and spew forth lava and rocks

Front 1486

beleaguer

Back 1486

verb surround so as to force to give up; annoy persistently

Front 1487

Belfry

Back 1487

noun a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung; a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

Front 1488

belie

Back 1488

verb represent falsely; be in contradiction with

Front 1489

belief

Back 1489

noun any cognitive content held as true; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Front 1490

believable

Back 1490

adj. capable of being believed

Front 1491

believe

Back 1491

verb accept as true; take to be true; credit with veracity; follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; be confident about something; judge or regard; look upon; judge

Front 1492

belittle

Back 1492

verb lessen the authority

Front 1493

belle

Back 1493

noun a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

Front 1494

bellicose

Back 1494

adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight

Front 1495

belligerent

Back 1495

adj. engaged in war; characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; noun someone who fights (or is fighting)

Front 1496

bellow

Back 1496

noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915); verb make a loud noise

Front 1497

bellweather

Back 1497

dictionary.reference.com/browse/bellweather for a definition.

Front 1498

belongings

Back 1498

noun something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

Front 1499

bemoan

Back 1499

verb regret strongly

Front 1500

bemuse

Back 1500

verb cause to be confused emotionally

Front 1501

bemused

Back 1501

adj. deeply absorbed in thought; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

Front 1502

Bemusing

Back 1502

dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bemusing for a definition.

Front 1503

bench

Back 1503

noun a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic; persons who administer justice; a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below); verb exhibit on a bench; take out of a game; of players

Front 1504

Benchmark

Back 1504

noun a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point; a standard by which something can be measured or judged

Front 1505

bend

Back 1505

noun curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.); diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left; a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range; a circular segment of a curve; movement that causes the formation of a curve; an angular or rounded shape made by folding; verb change direction; form a curve; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; bend a joint; turn from a straight course

Front 1506

Benedict

Back 1506

noun Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480

Front 1507

benediction

Back 1507

noun a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection; the act of praying for divine protection

Front 1508

benefactor

Back 1508

noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

Front 1509

benefice

Back 1509

noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder; verb endow with a benefice

Front 1510

beneficence

Back 1510

noun the quality of being kind or helpful or generous; doing good; feeling beneficent

Front 1511

beneficent

Back 1511

adj. doing or producing good; generous in assistance to the poor

Front 1512

beneficial

Back 1512

adj. promoting or enhancing well

Front 1513

beneficiary

Back 1513

adj. having or arising from a benefice; noun the recipient of funds or other benefits; the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Front 1514

benefit

Back 1514

noun something that aids or promotes well

Front 1515

benevolence

Back 1515

noun an act intending or showing kindness and good will; an inclination to do kind or charitable acts; disposition to do good

Front 1516

benevolent

Back 1516

adj. generous in providing aid to others; intending or showing kindness; generous in assistance to the poor; showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

Front 1517

benighted

Back 1517

adj. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; overtaken by night or darkness

Front 1518

BENIGN

Back 1518

adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; kindness of disposition or manner; not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

Front 1519

benignant

Back 1519

adj. characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

Front 1520

benignity

Back 1520

noun the quality of being kind and gentle; a kind act

Front 1521

benison

Back 1521

noun a spoken blessing

Front 1522

bent

Back 1522

adj. of metal e.g.; used especially of the head or upper back; fixed in your purpose; altered from an originally straight condition; used of the back and knees; stooped; noun a special way of doing something; a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges; grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

Front 1523

Bent

Back 1523

adj. of metal e.g.; used especially of the head or upper back; fixed in your purpose; altered from an originally straight condition; used of the back and knees; stooped; noun a special way of doing something; a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges; grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

Front 1524

n

Back 1524

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1525

benumb

Back 1525

verb make numb or insensitive

Front 1526

bequeath

Back 1526

verb leave or give by will after one's death

Front 1527

bequest

Back 1527

noun (law) a gift of personal property by will

Front 1528

berate

Back 1528

verb censure severely or angrily

Front 1529

bereave

Back 1529

verb deprive through death

Front 1530

bereaved

Back 1530

adj. sorrowful through loss or deprivation; noun a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

Front 1531

bereavement

Back 1531

noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Front 1532

bereft

Back 1532

adj. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love; sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Front 1533

Beret

Back 1533

noun a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth

Front 1534

berry

Back 1534

noun any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves; United States rock singer (born in 1931); a small fruit having any of various structures

Front 1535

berserk

Back 1535

adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; noun one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

Front 1536

berth

Back 1536

noun a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers; a job in an organization; a place where a craft can be made fast; verb provide with a berth; come into or dock at a wharf; secure in or as if in a berth or dock

Front 1537

beseech

Back 1537

verb ask for or request earnestly

Front 1538

beset

Back 1538

verb assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"; decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems); annoy continually or chronically

Front 1539

besiege

Back 1539

verb harass

Front 1540

Besmear

Back 1540

verb spread or daub (a surface)

Front 1541

besmirch

Back 1541

verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; smear so as to make dirty or stained

Front 1542

Bespatter

Back 1542

verb spot

Front 1543

bespeak

Back 1543

verb be a signal for or a symptom of; express the need or desire for; ask for

Front 1544

Best

Back 1544

adj. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; adv. it would be sensible; in a most excellent way or manner; from a position of superiority or authority; noun the supreme effort one can make; the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899

Front 1545

bestial

Back 1545

adj. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Front 1546

bestow

Back 1546

verb give as a gift; present; bestow a quality on

Front 1547

bestrew

Back 1547

verb cover by strewing

Front 1548

bestride

Back 1548

verb get on the back of

Front 1549

bete noir

Back 1549

dictionary.reference.com/browse/bete for a definition.

Front 1550

noire

Back 1550

dictionary.reference.com/browse/noire for a definition.

Front 1551

bethink

Back 1551

verb consider or ponder something carefully; cause oneself to consider something

Front 1552

betide

Back 1552

verb become of; happen to

Front 1553

betimes

Back 1553

adv. in good time

Front 1554

Betise

Back 1554

noun a stupid mistake

Front 1555

betoken

Back 1555

verb indicate by signs; be a signal for or a symptom of

Front 1556

betray

Back 1556

verb reveal unintentionally; deliver to an enemy by treachery; give away information about somebody; cause someone to believe an untruth; disappoint

Front 1557

betrayal

Back 1557

noun the quality of aiding an enemy; an act of deliberate betrayal

Front 1558

betroth

Back 1558

verb give to in marriage

Front 1559

betrothal

Back 1559

noun the act of becoming betrothed or engaged; a mutual promise to marry

Front 1560

bevel

Back 1560

noun a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size; two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; verb cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

Front 1561

beverage

Back 1561

noun any liquid suitable for drinking

Front 1562

BEVY

Back 1562

noun a flock of quail; a group of girls or young women

Front 1563

bewail

Back 1563

verb regret strongly

Front 1564

beware

Back 1564

verb be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

Front 1565

bewilder

Back 1565

verb cause to be confused emotionally; be a mystery or bewildering to

Front 1566

bewildering

Back 1566

adj. causing bafflement

Front 1567

bewilderment

Back 1567

noun confusion resulting from failure to understand

Front 1568

bewitch

Back 1568

verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something; attract strongly

Front 1569

bias

Back 1569

adj. slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation; a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric; verb cause to be biased; influence in an unfair way

Front 1570

bibliographer

Back 1570

noun someone trained in compiling bibliographies

Front 1571

bibliography

Back 1571

noun a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

Front 1572

bibliomania

Back 1572

noun preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books

Front 1573

bibliophile

Back 1573

noun someone who loves (and usually collects) books

Front 1574

Bibulous

Back 1574

adj. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

Front 1575

bicameral

Back 1575

adj. composed of two legislative bodies; consisting of two chambers

Front 1576

bicker

Back 1576

noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things

Front 1577

bid

Back 1577

noun an attempt to get something; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; an authoritative direction or instruction to do something; verb ask for or request earnestly; make a serious effort to attain something; make a demand

Front 1578

bide

Back 1578

verb dwell

Front 1579

biennial

Back 1579

adj. having a life cycle lasting two seasons; occurring every second year; noun a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season

Front 1580

bier

Back 1580

noun a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial; a coffin along with its stand

Front 1581

bifocal

Back 1581

adj. having two foci

Front 1582

bifurcate

Back 1582

adj. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; verb divide into two branches; split or divide into two

Front 1583

bifurcated

Back 1583

adj. divided into or made up of two parts

Front 1584

bigamist

Back 1584

noun someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

Front 1585

bigamy

Back 1585

noun the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred; having two spouses at the same time

Front 1586

bight

Back 1586

noun the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends); a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; a bend or curve (especially in a coastline); a loop in a rope; verb fasten with a bight

Front 1587

bigot

Back 1587

noun a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

Front 1588

bigotry

Back 1588

noun the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

Front 1589

bilateral

Back 1589

adj. having two sides or parts; affecting or undertaken by two parties; having identical parts on each side of an axis

Front 1590

bile

Back 1590

noun a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

Front 1591

bilge

Back 1591

noun where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom; water accumulated in the bilge of a ship; verb take in water at the bilge; cause to leak

Front 1592

bilingual

Back 1592

adj. using or knowing two languages; noun a person who speaks two languages fluently

Front 1593

bilious

Back 1593

adj. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress; relating to or containing bile; irritable as if suffering from indigestion

Front 1594

bilk

Back 1594

verb evade payment to; cheat somebody out of what is due

Front 1595

Billet

Back 1595

noun lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home); a job in an organization; a short personal letter; verb provide housing for (military personnel)

Front 1596

Billingsgate

Back 1596

noun foul

Front 1597

billow

Back 1597

noun a large sea wave; verb rise and move

Front 1598

billowing

Back 1598

adj. moving in surges and billows and rolls; characterized by great swelling waves or surges

Front 1599

bimonthly

Back 1599

adj. occurring every two months; occurring twice a month; adv. every two months; twice a month; noun a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)

Front 1600

bin

Back 1600

noun a container; usually has a lid; the quantity contained in a bin; an identification number consisting of a two

Front 1601

Binge

Back 1601

noun an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; any act of immoderate indulgence; verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

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binoculars

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noun an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

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biograph

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biography

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noun an account of the series of events making up a person's life

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biology

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noun the science that studies living organisms; characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; all the plant and animal life of a particular region

Front 1606

biosphere

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noun the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

Front 1607

bipartisan

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adj. supported by both sides

Front 1608

biped

Back 1608

adj. having two feet; noun an animal with two feet

Front 1609

biplane

Back 1609

noun old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other

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birch

Back 1610

adj. consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree; noun a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark; hard close

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birthright

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noun personal characteristics that are inherited at birth; a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

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bisect

Back 1612

verb cut in half or cut in two

Front 1613

bishop

Back 1613

noun (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color; port wine mulled with oranges and cloves; a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ

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Bistro

Back 1614

noun a small informal restaurant; serves wine

Front 1615

biting

Back 1615

adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; capable of wounding

Front 1616

bitter

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adj. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; expressive of severe grief or regret; one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine; very difficult to accept or bear; marked by strong resentment or cynicism; causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; harsh or corrosive in tone; adv. extremely and sharply; noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth; English term for a dry sharp

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bitterness

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noun a rough and bitter manner; the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste; the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth; a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill

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bivalve

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adj. used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.); noun marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

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bivouac

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noun temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent; verb live in or as if in a tent

Front 1620

bizarre

Back 1620

adj. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Front 1621

blab

Back 1621

verb divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful

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blackball

Back 1622

noun the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto; verb vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; expel from a community or group

Front 1623

blackguard

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noun someone who is morally reprehensible; verb use foul or abusive language towards; subject to laughter or ridicule

Front 1624

blackmail

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noun extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information; verb obtain through threats; exert pressure on someone through threats

Front 1625

blade

Back 1625

noun the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge; flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water; the part of the skate that slides on the ice; a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue); a cut of beef from the shoulder blade; something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; a dashing young man; especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole; a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

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blame

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adj. expletives used informally as intensifiers; noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; verb attribute responsibility to; put or pin the blame on; harass with constant criticism

Front 1627

blanch

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verb cook (vegetables) briefly; turn pale

Front 1628

bland

Back 1628

adj. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; lacking taste or flavor or tang; smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

Front 1629

BLANDISH

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verb praise somewhat dishonestly

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blandishment

Back 1630

noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery; flattery intended to persuade

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blandishments

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Front 1632

blandness

Back 1632

noun the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property; the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner

Front 1633

blare

Back 1633

noun a loud harsh or strident noise; verb make a strident sound; make a loud noise

Front 1634

blarney

Back 1634

noun flattery designed to gain favor; verb influence or urge by gentle urging

Front 1635

blas'e

Back 1635

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Front 1636

blas

Back 1636

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Front 1637

'e

Back 1637

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Front 1638

blas

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Front 1639

blase

Back 1639

adj. nonchalantly unconcerned; uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world

Front 1640

blaspheme

Back 1640

verb speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; utter obscenities or profanities

Front 1641

blasphemous

Back 1641

adj. characterized by profanity or cursing; grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Front 1642

blasphemy

Back 1642

noun blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred); blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

Front 1643

blast

Back 1643

noun a very long fly ball; an explosion (as of dynamite); intense adverse criticism; a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; a sudden very loud noise; a strong current of air; verb use explosives on; make a strident sound; hit hard

Front 1644

blatant

Back 1644

adj. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Front 1645

blaze

Back 1645

noun a light

Front 1646

blazon

Back 1646

noun the official symbols of a family

Front 1647

bleach

Back 1647

noun the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent); the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; an agent that makes things white or colorless; verb make whiter or lighter; remove color from

Front 1648

bleacher

Back 1648

noun a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)

Front 1649

bleachers

Back 1649

noun an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached

Front 1650

bleak

Back 1650

adj. unpleasantly cold and damp; offering little or no hope; providing no shelter or sustenance

Front 1651

Bleb

Back 1651

noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

Front 1652

blemish

Back 1652

noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); verb mar or impair with a flaw; add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective; mar or spoil the appearance of

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blench

Back 1653

verb turn pale

Front 1654

blend

Back 1654

noun the act of blending components together thoroughly; a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; an occurrence of thorough mixing; verb mix together different elements; combine into one; blend or harmonize

Front 1655

bless

Back 1655

verb give a benediction to; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate; confer prosperity or happiness on; render holy by means of religious rites

Front 1656

blessing

Back 1656

noun the act of praying for divine protection; the formal act of approving; a desirable state; a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection; a short prayer of thanks before a meal

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blight

Back 1657

noun any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting; a state or condition being blighted; verb cause to suffer a blight

Front 1658

Blight

Back 1658

noun any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting; a state or condition being blighted; verb cause to suffer a blight

Front 1659

v

Back 1659

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1660

blighted

Back 1660

adj. affected by blight

Front 1661

blinds

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Front 1662

bliss

Back 1662

noun a state of extreme happiness

Front 1663

blissful

Back 1663

adj. completely happy and contented

Front 1664

blithe

Back 1664

adj. carefree and happy and lighthearted; lacking or showing a lack of due concern

Front 1665

blithe

Back 1665

adj. carefree and happy and lighthearted; lacking or showing a lack of due concern

Front 1666

blithesome

Back 1666

adj. carefree and happy and lighthearted

Front 1667

blithesome

Back 1667

adj. carefree and happy and lighthearted

Front 1668

blitz

Back 1668

noun a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line; verb attack suddenly and without warning

Front 1669

blizzard

Back 1669

noun a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds; a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences

Front 1670

bloated

Back 1670

adj. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Front 1671

blockade

Back 1671

noun a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy; prevents access or progress; verb impose a blockade on; obstruct access to; render unsuitable for passage; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Front 1672

blockage

Back 1672

noun the act of blocking; an obstruction in a pipe or tube; the state or condition of being obstructed

Front 1673

blockbuster

Back 1673

noun an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel); a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)

Front 1674

blooming

Back 1674

adj. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; noun the organic process of bearing flowers

Front 1675

blossom

Back 1675

noun reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb develop or come to a promising stage; produce or yield flowers

Front 1676

blotch

Back 1676

noun an irregularly shaped spot; verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Front 1677

blotto

Back 1677

adj. very drunk

Front 1678

blouse

Back 1678

noun a top worn by women

Front 1679

blowhard

Back 1679

noun a very boastful and talkative person

Front 1680

bludgeon

Back 1680

noun a club used as a weapon; verb overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; strike with a club or a bludgeon

Front 1681

blue

Back 1681

adj. causing dejection; of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; low in spirits; morally rigorous and strict; used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); suggestive of sexual impropriety; characterized by profanity or cursing; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; noun any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae; blue clothing; blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic; the sky as viewed during daylight; used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge; verb turn blue

Front 1682

blueprint

Back 1682

noun photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.; something intended as a guide for making something else; verb make a blueprint of

Front 1683

blues

Back 1683

noun a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes; a state of depression

Front 1684

bluff

Back 1684

adj. bluntly direct and outspoken but good

Front 1685

bluff

Back 1685

adj. bluntly direct and outspoken but good

Front 1686

adj

Back 1686

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Front 1687

bluff

Back 1687

adj. bluntly direct and outspoken but good

Front 1688

n

Back 1688

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1689

blunder

Back 1689

noun an embarrassing mistake; verb utter impulsively; make one's way clumsily or blindly; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Front 1690

Blunderbuss

Back 1690

noun a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle

Front 1691

blunt

Back 1691

adj. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; having a broad or rounded end; verb make less sharp; make less intense; make less lively

Front 1692

blur

Back 1692

noun a hazy or indistinct representation; verb become vague or indistinct; make dim or indistinct; to make less distinct or clear; make unclear

Front 1693

blurt

Back 1693

verb utter impulsively

Front 1694

blush

Back 1694

noun sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty); a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health; verb turn red

Front 1695

bluster

Back 1695

noun a violent gusty wind; noisy confusion and turbulence; a swaggering show of courage; vain and empty boasting; verb blow hard; be gusty

Front 1696

boastful

Back 1696

adj. exhibiting self

Front 1697

boatswain

Back 1697

noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

Front 1698

Bodacious

Back 1698

adj. incorrigible; unrestrained by convention or propriety

Front 1699

bode

Back 1699

verb indicate by signs

Front 1700

bodice

Back 1700

noun part of a dress above the waist

Front 1701

bodily

Back 1701

adj. having or relating to a physical material body; affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; of or relating to or belonging to the body; adv. in bodily form

Front 1702

bodyguard

Back 1702

noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person; a group of men who escort and protect some important person

Front 1703

bog

Back 1703

noun wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel; verb get stuck while doing something; cause to slow down or get stuck

Front 1704

boggle

Back 1704

verb startle with amazement or fear; hesitate when confronted with a problem

Front 1705

bogus

Back 1705

adj. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Front 1706

bohemian

Back 1706

adj. unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people; noun a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life; a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic; a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe

Front 1707

boisterous

Back 1707

adj. violently agitated and turbulent; noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

Front 1708

bole

Back 1708

noun a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa; a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment); the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

Front 1709

bolero

Back 1709

noun a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets; a short jacket; worn mostly by women; music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance

Front 1710

boll

Back 1710

noun German novelist and writer of short stories (1917

Front 1711

Bollard

Back 1711

noun a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

Front 1712

bolster

Back 1712

noun a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; verb support and strengthen; prop up with a pillow or bolster; add padding to

Front 1713

Bolt

Back 1713

adv. in a rigid manner; directly; noun a sudden abandonment (as from a political party); a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener; the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key; a sliding bar in a breech

Front 1714

bolted

Back 1714

adj. firmly fastened or secured against opening

Front 1715

bomb

Back 1715

noun an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions; strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion; an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; verb throw bombs at or attack with bombs; fail to get a passing grade

Front 1716

bombard

Back 1716

noun a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family; verb address with continuously or persistently

Front 1717

bombardier

Back 1717

noun the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target; a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

Front 1718

bombardment

Back 1718

noun the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high

Front 1719

bombast

Back 1719

noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Front 1720

bombastic

Back 1720

adj. ostentatiously lofty in style

Front 1721

bombastic

Back 1721

adj. ostentatiously lofty in style

Front 1722

n

Back 1722

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1723

form

Back 1723

noun a mold for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life

Front 1724

bombast

Back 1724

noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Front 1725

bon

Back 1725

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Front 1726

jour

Back 1726

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Front 1727

bon vivant

Back 1727

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Front 1728

vivant

Back 1728

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Front 1729

bona fide

Back 1729

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Front 1730

fide

Back 1730

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Front 1731

bonanza

Back 1731

noun an especially rich vein of precious ore; a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

Front 1732

bondage

Back 1732

noun sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners; the state of being under the control of another person; the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

Front 1733

bone

Back 1733

adj. consisting of or made up of bone; noun a shade of white the color of bleached bones; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates; the porous calcified substance from which bones are made; verb remove the bones from; study intensively

Front 1734

BONHOMIE

Back 1734

noun a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

Front 1735

bonnet

Back 1735

noun a hat tied under the chin; protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; verb dress in a bonnet

Front 1736

bonny

Back 1736

adj. very pleasing to the eye

Front 1737

bonus

Back 1737

noun anything that tends to arouse; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Front 1738

bookcase

Back 1738

noun a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

Front 1739

bookish

Back 1739

adj. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

Front 1740

boom

Back 1740

noun any of various more

Front 1741

boon

Back 1741

adj. very close and convivial; noun a desirable state

Front 1742

boor

Back 1742

noun a crude uncouth ill

Front 1743

boorish

Back 1743

adj. ill

Front 1744

boost

Back 1744

noun the act of giving hope or support to someone; the act of giving a push; an increase in cost; verb give a boost to; be beneficial to; increase or raise; push or shove upward

Front 1745

booster

Back 1745

noun an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective; the first stage of a multistage rocket; an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal; a thief who steals goods that are in a store; someone who is an active supporter and advocate; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

Front 1746

bootless

Back 1746

adj. unproductive of success

Front 1747

booty

Back 1747

noun goods or money obtained illegally

Front 1748

booze

Back 1748

noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented; verb consume alcohol

Front 1749

bore

Back 1749

noun a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes; diameter of a tube or gun barrel; a person who evokes boredom; a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary); verb make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; cause to be bored

Front 1750

boredom

Back 1750

noun the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Front 1751

boring

Back 1751

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; noun the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum; the act of drilling

Front 1752

borough

Back 1752

noun an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament; one of the administrative divisions of a large city

Front 1753

bosom

Back 1753

noun cloth that covers the chest or breasts; a person's breast or chest; the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; a close affectionate and protective acceptance; either of two soft fleshy milk

Front 1754

botanical

Back 1754

adj. of or relating to plants or botany; noun a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)

Front 1755

Botanist

Back 1755

noun a biologist specializing in the study of plants

Front 1756

botanize

Back 1756

verb collect and study plants

Front 1757

botany

Back 1757

noun the branch of biology that studies plants; all the plant life in a particular region or period

Front 1758

botch

Back 1758

noun an embarrassing mistake; verb make a mess of

Front 1759

bother

Back 1759

noun something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; an angry disturbance; verb make confused or perplexed or puzzled; make nervous or agitated; intrude or enter uninvited; cause annoyance in; disturb

Front 1760

botulism

Back 1760

noun food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly

Front 1761

boudoir

Back 1761

noun a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

Front 1762

bouillion

Back 1762

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Front 1763

bouillon

Back 1763

noun a clear seasoned broth

Front 1764

boulder

Back 1764

noun a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town; a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

Front 1765

bound

Back 1765

adj. confined by bonds; secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; confined in the bowels; held with another element

Front 1766

boundary

Back 1766

noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area; the greatest possible degree of something

Front 1767

boundless

Back 1767

adj. seemingly boundless in amount

Front 1768

bounteous

Back 1768

adj. given or giving freely

Front 1769

bountiful

Back 1769

adj. producing in abundance; given or giving freely

Front 1770

bounty

Back 1770

noun a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military; the property of copious abundance

Front 1771

bouquet

Back 1771

noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present; a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

Front 1772

bourgeois

Back 1772

adj. belonging to the middle class; conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; (according to Marxist thought) being of the property

Front 1773

bout

Back 1773

noun a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers); a period of illness; an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive

Front 1774

bovine

Back 1774

adj. dull and slow

Front 1775

bowdlerize

Back 1775

verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Front 1776

bower

Back 1776

noun a framework that supports climbing plants; verb enclose in a bower

Front 1777

bowler

Back 1777

noun a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins; a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket; a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

Front 1778

boycott

Back 1778

noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies; verb refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Front 1779

brace

Back 1779

noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework; a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring; an appliance that corrects dental irregularities; a support that steadies or strengthens something else; elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural); a rope on a square

Front 1780

bracelet

Back 1780

noun jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration; a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

Front 1781

bracing

Back 1781

adj. imparting vitality and energy; noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Front 1782

bracket

Back 1782

noun an L

Front 1783

brackish

Back 1783

adj. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture

Front 1784

brae

Back 1784

noun a slope or hillside

Front 1785

brag

Back 1785

adj. exceptionally good; noun an instance of boastful talk; verb show off

Front 1786

braggadocio

Back 1786

noun vain and empty boasting

Front 1787

braggart

Back 1787

adj. exhibiting self

Front 1788

braid

Back 1788

noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains; a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; verb form or weave into a braid or braids; decorate with braids or ribbons; make by braiding or interlacing

Front 1789

brake

Back 1789

noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan; verb cause to stop by applying the brakes; stop travelling by applying a brake

Front 1790

brand

Back 1790

noun a recognizable kind; identification mark on skin

Front 1791

brandish

Back 1791

noun the act of waving; verb move or swing back and forth; exhibit aggressively

Front 1792

brash

Back 1792

adj. offensively bold

Front 1793

brass

Back 1793

noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup

Front 1794

brassy

Back 1794

adj. tastelessly showy; resembling the sound of a brass instrument; unrestrained by convention or propriety

Front 1795

brat

Back 1795

noun a small pork sausage; a very troublesome child

Front 1796

brattish

Back 1796

adj. (used of an ill

Front 1797

bravado

Back 1797

noun a swaggering show of courage

Front 1798

brave

Back 1798

adj. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; brightly colored and showy; invulnerable to fear or intimidation; noun people who are brave; a North American Indian warrior; verb face or endure with courage

Front 1799

bravery

Back 1799

noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear; feeling no fear

Front 1800

bravo

Back 1800

noun a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance; a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; verb applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'

Front 1801

bravura

Back 1801

noun brilliant and showy technical skill

Front 1802

brawl

Back 1802

noun a noisy fight in a crowd; an uproarious party; verb to quarrel noisily

Front 1803

brawn

Back 1803

noun possessing muscular strength

Front 1804

brawny

Back 1804

adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Front 1805

bray

Back 1805

noun the cry of an ass; verb laugh loudly and harshly; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; braying characteristic of donkeys

Front 1806

braze

Back 1806

verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

Front 1807

brazen

Back 1807

adj. made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness); unrestrained by convention or propriety; verb face with defiance or impudence

Front 1808

brazier

Back 1808

noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times

Front 1809

breach

Back 1809

noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation; an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification); a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); verb make an opening or gap in; act in disregard of laws

Front 1810

breadth

Back 1810

noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; the extent of something from side to side

Front 1811

breaker

Back 1811

noun a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone; a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded; waves breaking on the shore

Front 1812

breakthrough

Back 1812

noun making an important discovery; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense; a productive insight

Front 1813

breech

Back 1813

noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

Front 1814

breed

Back 1814

noun a lineage or race of people; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; a special lineage; half

Front 1815

breeder

Back 1815

noun a person who breeds animals

Front 1816

breezeway

Back 1816

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Front 1817

brethren

Back 1817

noun (plural) the lay members of a male religious order

Front 1818

breviary

Back 1818

noun (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

Front 1819

brevity

Back 1819

noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting; the use of brief expressions

Front 1820

bribe

Back 1820

noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment; verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

Front 1821

bric

Back 1821

a

Front 1822

bricklayer

Back 1822

noun a craftsman skilled in building with bricks

Front 1823

bridle

Back 1823

noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control; verb respond to the reins

Front 1824

brigade

Back 1824

noun army unit smaller than a division; verb form or unite into a brigade

Front 1825

brigadier

Back 1825

noun a general officer ranking below a major general

Front 1826

Brigand

Back 1826

noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

Front 1827

brilliance

Back 1827

noun unusual mental ability; the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; great brightness

Front 1828

brilliant

Back 1828

adj. full of light; shining intensely; characterized by grandeur; of surpassing excellence; having striking color; having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; clear and sharp and ringing

Front 1829

brim

Back 1829

noun a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat; the top edge of a vessel or other container; verb fill as much as possible; be completely full

Front 1830

brimful

Back 1830

adj. filled to capacity

Front 1831

brimstone

Back 1831

noun an old name for sulfur

Front 1832

brindled

Back 1832

adj. having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

Front 1833

brine

Back 1833

noun a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling; water containing salts; verb soak in brine

Front 1834

bring

Back 1834

verb bring into a different state; induce or persuade; go or come after and bring or take back; be accompanied by; cause to come into a particular state or condition; cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; attract the attention of; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; advance or set forth in court; be sold for a certain price; bestow a quality on

Front 1835

into

Back 1835

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Front 1836

derision

Back 1836

noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt; contemptuous laughter

Front 1837

bring

Back 1837

verb bring into a different state; induce or persuade; go or come after and bring or take back; be accompanied by; cause to come into a particular state or condition; cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; attract the attention of; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; advance or set forth in court; be sold for a certain price; bestow a quality on

Front 1838

about

Back 1838

adj. on the move; adv. in the area or vicinity; all around or on all sides; in or to a reversed position or direction; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; in rotation or succession; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Front 1839

bring

Back 1839

verb bring into a different state; induce or persuade; go or come after and bring or take back; be accompanied by; cause to come into a particular state or condition; cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; attract the attention of; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; advance or set forth in court; be sold for a certain price; bestow a quality on

Front 1840

out

Back 1840

adj. outer or outlying; outside or external; no longer fashionable; directed outward or serving to direct something outward; not worth considering as a possibility; not allowed to continue to bat or run; out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; being out or having grown cold; knocked unconscious by a heavy blow; excluded from use or mention; adv. away from home; from one's possession; noun (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; verb be made known; be disclosed or revealed; reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

Front 1841

brink

Back 1841

noun the edge of a steep place; a region marking a boundary; the limit beyond which something happens or changes

Front 1842

brisk

Back 1842

adj. very active; quick and energetic; imparting vitality and energy; verb become brisk

Front 1843

bristle

Back 1843

noun a stiff hair; a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic; verb react in an offended or angry manner; rise up as in fear; be in a state of movement or action

Front 1844

bristling

Back 1844

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Front 1845

Britannia

Back 1845

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Front 1846

Briticism

Back 1846

noun an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)

Front 1847

brittle

Back 1847

adj. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured; lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

Front 1848

broach

Back 1848

noun a decorative pin worn by women; verb bring up a topic for discussion

Front 1849

broadcast

Back 1849

noun message that is transmitted by radio or television; a radio or television show; verb sow over a wide area

Front 1850

broaden

Back 1850

verb become broader; make broader; vary in order to spread risk or to expand; extend in scope or range or area

Front 1851

brocade

Back 1851

noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern; verb weave a design into (textiles)

Front 1852

brochure

Back 1852

noun a small book usually having a paper cover

Front 1853

brogan

Back 1853

noun a thick and heavy shoe

Front 1854

brogue

Back 1854

noun a thick and heavy shoe

Front 1855

broil

Back 1855

noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill); verb cook under a broiler; heat by a natural force

Front 1856

broker

Back 1856

noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission; verb act as a broker

Front 1857

brokerage

Back 1857

noun the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties; a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller; place where a broker conducts his business

Front 1858

bromide

Back 1858

noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs; a trite or obvious remark

Front 1859

bromine

Back 1859

noun a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

Front 1860

bronchitis

Back 1860

noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

Front 1861

bronchus

Back 1861

noun either of the two main branches of the trachea

Front 1862

brooch

Back 1862

noun a decorative pin worn by women; verb fasten with or as if with a brooch

Front 1863

brood

Back 1863

noun the young of an animal cared for at one time; verb sit on (eggs); think moodily or anxiously about something; hang over

Front 1864

brook

Back 1864

noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Front 1865

broom

Back 1865

noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle; any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers; common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere; verb finish with a broom; sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

Front 1866

brotherhood

Back 1866

noun the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers; people engaged in a particular occupation; the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings; an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Front 1867

brouhaha

Back 1867

noun a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits; loud confused noise from many sources

Front 1868

browbeat

Back 1868

verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; be bossy towards

Front 1869

browse

Back 1869

noun the act of feeding by continual nibbling; reading superficially or at random; verb eat lightly

Front 1870

bruise

Back 1870

noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; verb damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; break up into small pieces for food preparation; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; hurt the feelings of

Front 1871

bruit

Back 1871

verb tell or spread rumors

Front 1872

brunt

Back 1872

noun main force of a blow etc

Front 1873

brush

Back 1873

noun contact with something dangerous or undesirable; the act of brushing your hair; the act of brushing your teeth; a minor short

Front 1874

up

Back 1874

adj. used up; (used of computers) operating properly; open; (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; extending or moving toward a higher place; being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; out of bed; getting higher or more vigorous; adv. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; to a later time; to a more central or a more northerly place; nearer to the speaker; to a higher intensity; verb raise

Front 1875

on

Back 1875

adj. in operation or operational; (of events) planned or scheduled; adv. indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; in a state required for something to function or be effective; with a forward motion

Front 1876

brushwork

Back 1876

noun an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush

Front 1877

brusque

Back 1877

adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Front 1878

brutal

Back 1878

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Front 1879

brutality

Back 1879

noun a brutal barbarous savage act; the trait of extreme cruelty

Front 1880

brute

Back 1880

adj. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement; a cruelly rapacious person

Front 1881

Bruxism

Back 1881

noun involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth

Front 1882

bubble

Back 1882

noun a dome

Front 1883

buccaneer

Back 1883

noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation; verb live like a buccaneer

Front 1884

buck

Back 1884

noun mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope); United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892

Front 1885

bucket

Back 1885

noun a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top; the quantity contained in a bucket; verb carry in a bucket; put into a bucket

Front 1886

buckle

Back 1886

noun fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; a shape distorted by twisting or folding; verb fold or collapse; fasten with a buckle or buckles; bend out of shape

Front 1887

bucolic

Back 1887

adj. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; used of idealized country life; noun a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life; a country person

Front 1888

bucolic

Back 1888

adj. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; used of idealized country life; noun a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life; a country person

Front 1889

adj

Back 1889

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Front 1890

bud

Back 1890

noun a partially opened flower; a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals; verb start to grow or develop; develop buds

Front 1891

budge

Back 1891

noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915

Front 1892

budget

Back 1892

noun a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; verb make a budget

Front 1893

buffet

Back 1893

noun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; usually inexpensive bar; verb strike

Front 1894

Buffet

Back 1894

noun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; usually inexpensive bar; verb strike

Front 1895

v

Back 1895

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1896

buffet

Back 1896

noun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; usually inexpensive bar; verb strike

Front 1897

n

Back 1897

noun the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100

Front 1898

buffet

Back 1898

noun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; usually inexpensive bar; verb strike

Front 1899

v

Back 1899

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1900

buffoon

Back 1900

noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior; a rude or vulgar fool

Front 1901

buffoonery

Back 1901

noun acting like a clown or buffoon

Front 1902

bug

Back 1902

noun general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate; a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly; a fault or defect in a system or machine; a minute life form (especially a disease

Front 1903

bugaboo

Back 1903

noun a source of concern; an imaginary monster used to frighten children

Front 1904

buggy

Back 1904

adj. infested with bugs; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; noun a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

Front 1905

bulb

Back 1905

noun a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ; a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure; electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity; lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

Front 1906

bulbous

Back 1906

adj. curving outward; shaped like a bulb

Front 1907

bulge

Back 1907

noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; verb cause to bulge or swell outwards; swell or protrude outwards; bulge out; form a bulge outward

Front 1908

bulk

Back 1908

noun the property possessed by a large mass; the property of something that is great in magnitude; the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; verb stick out or up; cause to bulge or swell outwards

Front 1909

bulletin

Back 1909

noun a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast); verb make public by bulletin

Front 1910

bullion

Back 1910

noun gold or silver in bars or ingots; a mass of precious metal

Front 1911

bullock

Back 1911

noun castrated bull; young bull

Front 1912

bully

Back 1912

adj. very good; noun a cruel and brutal fellow; verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; be bossy towards

Front 1913

bulrush

Back 1913

noun tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia

Front 1914

Bulwark

Back 1914

noun a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural); a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away; an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; verb defend with a bulwark

Front 1915

bum

Back 1915

adj. of very poor quality; flimsy; noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; person who does no work; a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; a disreputable vagrant; verb be lazy or idle; ask for and get free; be a parasite

Front 1916

bumble

Back 1916

verb speak haltingly; walk unsteadily; make a mess of

Front 1917

bump

Back 1917

noun a lump on the body caused by a blow; an impact (as from a collision); something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; verb knock against with force or violence; dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; come upon

Front 1918

bumper

Back 1918

adj. extraordinarily abundant; noun a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage; a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)

Front 1919

bumpkin

Back 1919

noun not very intelligent or interested in culture

Front 1920

bumptious

Back 1920

adj. offensively self

Front 1921

bungle

Back 1921

noun an embarrassing mistake; verb spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; make a mess of

Front 1922

Bunion

Back 1922

noun a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe

Front 1923

buoy

Back 1923

noun bright

Front 1924

buoyancy

Back 1924

noun the tendency to float in water or other liquid; cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface; irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; the property of something weightless and insubstantial

Front 1925

buoyant

Back 1925

adj. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

Front 1926

burdensome

Back 1926

adj. not easily borne; wearing

Front 1927

Bureau

Back 1927

noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes; an administrative unit of government

Front 1928

bureaucracy

Back 1928

noun any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape; a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials; nonelective government officials

Front 1929

burgeon

Back 1929

verb grow and flourish

Front 1930

burgeon

Back 1930

verb grow and flourish

Front 1931

v

Back 1931

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1932

burgeoning

Back 1932

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Front 1933

burgess

Back 1933

noun a citizen of an English borough; English writer of satirical novels (1917

Front 1934

burgher

Back 1934

noun a member of the middle class; a citizen of an English borough

Front 1935

burglar

Back 1935

noun a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

Front 1936

burial

Back 1936

noun the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground

Front 1937

burlesque

Back 1937

adj. relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease); a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; verb make a parody of

Front 1938

burly

Back 1938

adj. muscular and heavily built

Front 1939

burnish

Back 1939

noun the property of being smooth and shiny; verb polish and make shiny

Front 1940

burrow

Back 1940

noun a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; verb move through by or as by digging

Front 1941

Bursar

Back 1941

noun the treasurer at a college or university

Front 1942

Bursiform

Back 1942

adj. shaped like a pouch

Front 1943

burst

Back 1943

adj. suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); noun a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); the act of exploding or bursting something; rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; a sudden violent happening; verb break open or apart suddenly; break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; emerge suddenly; move suddenly

Front 1944

bushed

Back 1944

adj. very tired

Front 1945

Buskin

Back 1945

noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee

Front 1946

bust

Back 1946

adj. lacking funds; noun an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person; the chest of a woman; a complete failure; verb break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; go to pieces; ruin completely; separate or cause to separate abruptly; search without warning

Front 1947

Bustle

Back 1947

noun a rapid active commotion; a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt; verb move or cause to move energetically or busily

Front 1948

butcher

Back 1948

noun a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market; a brutal indiscriminate murderer; a retailer of meat; someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence; verb kill (animals) usually for food consumption

Front 1949

Butt

Back 1949

noun thick end of the handle; the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking); a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons); a victim of ridicule or pranks; the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots; a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping; finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking; sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; verb to strike

Front 1950

butte

Back 1950

noun a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper; a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

Front 1951

butterfly

Back 1951

noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down; diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings; verb cut and spread open

Front 1952

buttress

Back 1952

noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; verb make stronger or defensible; reinforce with a buttress

Front 1953

Buttress

Back 1953

noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; verb make stronger or defensible; reinforce with a buttress

Front 1954

v

Back 1954

noun the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it; a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

Front 1955

buxom

Back 1955

adj. euphemisms for slightly fat; (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

Front 1956

by

Back 1956

law

Front 1957

bygone

Back 1957

adj. well in the past; former; noun past events to be put aside

Front 1958

byline

Back 1958

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Front 1959

bypass

Back 1959

noun a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town; a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part); a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current; verb avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Front 1960

byre

Back 1960

noun a barn for cows

Front 1961

bystander

Back 1961

noun a nonparticipant spectator

Front 1962

Byway

Back 1962

noun a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

Front 1963

Byzantine

Back 1963

adj. characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; highly complex or intricate; of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium; of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; noun a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire