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armory
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A building for storing arms and military equipment, especially one serving as headquarters for military reserve personnel.
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ascend
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To go or move upward; rise. See synonyms at rise.
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assemble
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To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury.
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assign
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to set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection.
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assistance
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Aid; help: financial assistance.
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assume
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To take for granted; suppose: assumed that prices would rise. See synonyms at presume.
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assuring
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To make safe or secure.
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astonish
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To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See synonyms at surprise.
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athlete
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A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
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attaching
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To fasten, secure, or join: attached the wires to the post.
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attacked
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The act of attacking: aggression, assailment, assault, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, strike. See attack/defend.
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attendant
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One who is present.
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attract
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To arouse or compel the interest, admiration, or attention of: We were attracted by the display of lights.
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audience
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The body of persons who admire a public personality, especially an entertainer: following, public. See like/dislike.
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available
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Capable of being obtained or used: acquirable, attainable, gettable, obtainable, procurable. Idioms: on hand, to be had. See get/lose.
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average
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A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
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balcony
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A platform that projects from the wall of a building and is surrounded by a railing, balustrade, or parapet.
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ballistics
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The study of the firing, flight, and effects of ammunition.
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bankruptcy
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The condition of being financially insolvent: bust, failure, insolvency. See money.
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banquet
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A ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion.
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barbarous
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Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint: bestial, cruel, fell, feral, ferocious, fierce, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish. See kind/cruel.
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barbecue
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A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat.
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barley
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The grain of H. vulgare or its varieties, used for livestock feed, malt production, and cereal.
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basement
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an architectural contraction that is completely or almost below ground in a building. It may be located below the ground floor.
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beauty
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A person regarded as physically attractive: belle (used of a woman), lovely, stunner. Slang babe, doll, hunk (used of a man), knockout, looker, stud (used of a man). See beautiful/ugly.
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