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Diminution in amount, degree, or intensity; moderation.
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abatement
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To reduce the length of (a written text); condense.
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abridge
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A great or plentiful amount.
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abundance
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Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance
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accidentally
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Agreement; conformity: in accordance with your instructions
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accordance
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In accordance; correspondingly.
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accordingly
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One that keeps, audits, and inspects the financial records of individuals or business concerns and prepares financial and tax reports.
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acountant
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To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit:
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accustom
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To perform or carry out with success; accomplish. See synonyms at perform.
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achieve
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The act of admitting or owning to something.
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acknowledgment
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Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as white in the phrase a white house.
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adjective
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To suspend until a later stated time.
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adjourn
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A feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval. See synonyms at regard.
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admiration
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An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
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adventure
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To act on the emotions of; touch or move.
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affect
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Having or showing fond feelings or affection; loving and tender.
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affectionately
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A written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer.
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affidavit
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The suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
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agony
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An arrangement between parties regarding a course of action; a covenant.
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agreement
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A passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane.
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aisle
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Any of a series of hydroxyl compounds, the simplest of which are derived from saturated hydrocarbons, have the general formula CnH2n+1OH, and include ethanol and methanol.
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alcohol
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The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane). Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.
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alliteration
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Something added that lowers value or purity.
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alloy
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In proper or satisfactory operational or working order: checked to see if the tires were all right.
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all right
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Having absolute power; all-powerful: almighty God
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Almighty
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