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adulation
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n. flattery; admiration.
adulate, v. |
Sentence: The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes men.
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances.
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Sentence: It is a crime to adulterate food without informing the buyer; when consumers learned that Beech-Nut had adulterated their apple juice by mixing it with water, they protested vigorously.
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advent
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n. arrival.
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Sentence: Most Americans were unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.
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adventitious
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adj. accidental; casual.
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Sentence: He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.
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adversary
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n. opponent.
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Sentence: The young wrestler struggled to defeat his adversary.
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable; hostile.
adversity, n. |
Sentence: The recession had a highly adverse effect on Father's investment portfolio: he lost so much money that he could no longer afford the butler and upstairs maid.
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune.
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Sentence: We must learn to meed adversity gracefully.
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advocacy
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n. support; active pleading on something's behalf.
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Sentence: No threats could dissuade Bishop Desmond Tutu from his advocacy of the human rights of black South Africans.
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advocate
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v. urge; plead for.
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The abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves.
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aerie
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n. nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk).
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Sentence: The mother eagle swooped down on the unwitting rabbit and bore it off to her aerie high in the Rocky Mountains.
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aesthetic
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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful.
aesthete, n. |
Sentence: The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's aesthetic sense.
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affable
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adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly.
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Sentence: Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.
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affected
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adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress.
affectation, n. |
Sentence: His affected mannerisms--his "Harvard" accent, his air of boredom, his use of obscure foreign words--bugged us: he acted as if he thought he was too good for his old high school friends.
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