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abase
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v.lower;humiliate
n.abasement |
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abash
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v.embarrass
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abate
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v.subside;decrease,lessen
n.abatement |
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abbreviate
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v.shorten
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abdicate
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v.renounce;give up
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abduction
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n.kidnapping
v.abduct |
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aberrant
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n.abnormal or deviant
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abet
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v.aid,usually in doing something wrong;encourage
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abhor
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v.detest;hate
n.abhorrence |
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abject
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adj.wretched;lacking pride
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abjure
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v. renounce upon oath
n. abjuration |
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abnegation
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n.repudiation;self sacrifice
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abolish
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v.cancel; put an end to
n. abolition |
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abominable
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adj. detestable;extremely unpleasant; very bad
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aboriginal
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adj. being the first of its kind in a region;primitive;native.
n.aborigines |
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abortive
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adj.unsuccessful;fruitless
v.abort |
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abrade
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v. wear away by friction;scrape;erode
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abrasive
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adj.rubbing away;tending to grind down
v. abrade |
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abridge
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v. condense or shorten
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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adj.complete;totally unlimited;certain.
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absolve
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v.pardon (an offence)
n. absolution |
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absorb
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v.assimilate or incorporate;suck or drink up; wholly engage.
n. absorption |
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abstain
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v.refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
n.abstinence |
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking;temperate.
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abstinence
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n.restraint from eating and drinking
v.abstain |
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abstract
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adj.theoretical;not concrete; non representational
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abstruse
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adj. obscure;profound; difficult to understand
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abundant
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adj.plentiful;possessing riches or resources.
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abusive
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adj. coarsely insulting;physically harmful.
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abut
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V. border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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ADJ. bottomless
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abyss
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N. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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academic
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ADJ. related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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accede
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V. agree
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accelerate
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V. move faster
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accentuate
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V. emphasize; stress
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accessible
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ADJ. easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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N. additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclaim
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V. applaud; announce with great approval
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acclimate
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V. adjust to climate
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acclivity
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N. sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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N. award of merit
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accommodate
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V. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
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accomplice
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N. partner in crime
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accord
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N. agreement
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accost
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V. approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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V. equip
N. accoutrements |
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acerbity
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N. bitterness of speech and temper
ADJ. acerbic |
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acetic
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ADJ. vinegary
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acidulous
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ADJ. slightly sour; sharp, caustic
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acknowledge
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V. recognize; admit
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acme
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N. top; pinnacle
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acoustics
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N. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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V. assent; agree without protesting
N. acquiescence ADJ. acquiescent |
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aquire
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V. obtain; get
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acquittal
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N. deliverance from a charge
V.acquit |
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acrid
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ADJ. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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ADJ. bitter in words or manner
n.acrimony |
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acrophobia
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N. fear of heights
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actuarial
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ADJ. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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acuity
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N. sharpness
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acumen
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N. mental keenness
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acute
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ADJ. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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N. wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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ADJ. hard; inflexible
N. adamancy |
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adapt
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V. alter; modify
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addiction
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N. compulsive, habitual need
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addle
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V. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
ADJ. addled |
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address
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V. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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adept
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n/adj. expert at
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adhere
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v. stick fast
n. adhesion |
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adherent
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n. supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adj. adjoining ; neighboring ;
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adjunct
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n. something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior )
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admonition
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n.warning
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adorn
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v.decorate
n.adornment |
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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adulation
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n.flattery ; admiration
v. adulate |
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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n.arrival
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adversary
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n.opponent
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable;hostile
n. adversity |
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adversity
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unfavorable fortune ; hardship ; a calamitous event
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advocacy
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n. support ; active pleading on something's behalf
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advocate
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n/v urge ; plead for
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aerie
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n. nest of a large bird of prey ( eagle,hawk)
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aesthetic
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adj. artistic ; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
n. aesthete |
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affable
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adj. easily approachable ; warmly friendly
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affected
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adj. artificial ; pretended ; assumed in order to impress
n. affectation |
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affidavit
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n. written statement made under oath
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affinity
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n.kinship
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affirmation
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n. positive assertion ; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affix
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v. fasten ; attach ; add on
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affliction
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n. state of distress ; cause of suffering
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affluence
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n. abundance ; wealth
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affront
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n/v insult ; offense ; intentional act of disrespect
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aftermath
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n. consequences ; outcome ; upshot
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agenda
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n. items of business at a meeting
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agent
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n. means or instrument ; personal representative ; person acting in an official capacity
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aggrandize
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v . increase or intensify
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aggregate
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v. gather ; accumulate
n. aggregation |
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aggressor
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n.attacker
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aghast
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Adj. horrified
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agility
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n.nimbleness
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agitate
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v.stir up ; disturb
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agnostic
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Adj/n. one who is skeptical of the existence or know ability of a god or any ultimate reality
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alacrity
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n. cheerful promptness
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alchemy
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n.medieval chemistry
n.alchemist |
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alcove
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n. nook ; small, recessed section of a room
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alias
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n. assumed name
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alienate
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v. make hostile ; separate
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alimentary
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Adj. supplying nourishment
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alimony
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n. payments made to an
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allay
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v. calm ; pacify
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allege
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v. state without proof
n. allegation |
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allegiance
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n. loyalty
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allegory
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n. story in which characters are used as symbols
adj. allegorical |
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alleviate
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v.relieve
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alliteration
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n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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v. assign
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alloy
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n. a mixture as of metals
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alloy
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v. mix ; make less pure ; lessen or moderate
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allude
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v. refer indirectly
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allure
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v/n. entice ; attract
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allusion
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n. indirect reference
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aloft
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Adv. upward
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aloof
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Adj. apart ; reserved
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altercation
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n. noisy quarrel ; heated dispute
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altruistic
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Adj. unselfishly generous ; concerned for others
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amalgamate
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v. combine ; unite in one body
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amass
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v. collect
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ambidextrous
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Adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience
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n. environment ; atmosphere
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ambiguous
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Adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
n. ambiguity |
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ambivalence
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n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Adj. ambivalent |
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amble
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n/v. moving at an easy pace
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ambulatory
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Adj. able to walk ; not bedridden
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ameliorate
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v. improve
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amenable
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Adj. readily managed ; willing to be led
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amend
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v. correct ; change, generally for the better
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amenities
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n. convenient features ; courtesies
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amiable
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adj. agreeable; lovable ; warmly friendly
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amicable
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adj. politely friendly; not quarrelsome
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amiss
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adj. wrong faulty
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amity
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n. freindship
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amnesia
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n. loss of memory
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amnesty
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n.pardon
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amoral
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adj. nonmoral
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amorous
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adj.moved by sexual love ; loving
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amorphous
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adj. formless ; lacking shape or definition
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amphibian
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adj. able to live both on land and in water
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amphitheater
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n. oval building with tiers of seats
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ample
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adj. abundant
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amplify
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v. broaden or clarify by expanding ; intensify ; make stronger
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amputate
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v. cut off part of body ; prune
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anachronistic
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adj. having an error involving time in a story
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analogous
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adj. comparable
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analogy
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n. similarity ; parallelism
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anarchist
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n. person who seeks to overturn the established government ; advocate of abolishing authority
n. anarchy |
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anathema
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n. solemn curse ; someone or something regarded as a curse
v. anathematize |
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ancestry
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n. family descent
adj. ancestral |
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anchor
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v. secure or fasten firmly ; be fixed in place
n. anchorage |
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anecdote
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n. short account of an amusing or interesting event
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anemia
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n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
adj. anemic |
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anesthetic
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n. substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
v. anesthesia |
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anguish
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n. acute pain ; extreme suffering
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angular
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adj. sharp-cornered ; stiff in manner
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animated
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adj. lively ; spirited
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animosity
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n. active enmity
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animus
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n. hostile feeling or intent
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annals
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n. records; history
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annex
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v. attach; take possession of
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annihilate
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v. destroy
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annotate
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v. comment
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annul
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v. make void
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anoint
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v.consecrate
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal ; irregular
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anomaly
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n. irregularity
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anonymity
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n. state of being nameless ; anonymousness
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anonymous
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adj. having no name
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antagonism
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n. hostility ; active resistance
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antecede
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v. precede
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antecedents
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n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later ; ancestors or early background
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