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abacus
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Chinese counting device
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abase
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to degrade or humiliate
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from lead guitar to <i>a base</i>
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abash
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to make ashamed or uneasy
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abate
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to reduce
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abbess
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a women in charge of a covent of nuns
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abbreviatte
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to shorten
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abdignate
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to step down from a powerful position
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abduct
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to carry off a person by force; to kidnap
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aberrant
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to stray from the correct or normal way
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while most ants wear clothing, there is a bare ant who chooses to be different
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abet
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to help someone do something illegal
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placing a bet in school is illegal
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abeyance
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temporary state of unuse
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abhor
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to hate deeply
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abide
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to remain; endure
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abut
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to border upon or adjoin
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abject
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sad; hopeless
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abjure
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to give up; renounce
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ablution
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cleansing with water especially as a religious ritual
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abnegate
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to deny oneself; reject
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abominate
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to loathe intensely
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aboriginal
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native to an area
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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to exist in large numbers
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abridge
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to shorten
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picture a shrinking bridge
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abrogate
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to abolish or nullify by authority; to end formally
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abscond
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take flight; escape
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absolute
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total
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absolve
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to make free of blame
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abstain
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to refrain from
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abstract
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hard to understand
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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absurd
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ridiculously unreasonable
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abysmal
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bottomless; hopeless
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abyss
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bottomless pit
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accede
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to yield or give in to a request
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accentuate
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to accent
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access
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permission to enter, look at, or use something
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acclaim
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to give public approval
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acclimate
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to adapt
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accolade
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an honor or award
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accommodate
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to provide for
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accomplice
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person who aids another in crime
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accord
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agree; conform; to grant
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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accountable
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responsible; reliable
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accouterments
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equipment needed for a certain activity or way of life
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accrete
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to adhere; to increase by growth
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accrue
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to accumulate over time
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acerbic
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sour; severe
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acme
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the highest point
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acquiesce
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to agree passively
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"I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request."
Pirates of the Carribean |
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acquisitive
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greedy
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acquit
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to decide officially someone is not guilty
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acrid
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acidic; harsh
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acrimonious
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bitter; nasty
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acronym
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word created from the initials of other words
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AWOL, MIA, AIDS, POW
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acuity
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sharpness; deftness
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acumen
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mental keenness or sharpness
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acute
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sharp angle; shrewd
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ad lib
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to act, speak, and perform spontaneously
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adage
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wise saying or proverb
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adamant
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stubborn; inflexible
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addicted
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devoting habitually or compulsively
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address
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to speak to
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adduce
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to give as proof
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adherent
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follower; supporter
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adjourn
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to suspend until later
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adjunct
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an assistant
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admonish
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to warn; scold mildly
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adrenaline
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stimulation of energy or strength; hormone
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adroit
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skillful; deft
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C3PO is an adroit android
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adulation
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extreme flattery or admiration
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adumbrate
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to sketch; outline; to give a hint of what's to come
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advent
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to arrival or beginning
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adventitious
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accidental or incidental
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adverse
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unfavorable
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advocate
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one who supports a cause
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aegis
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a shield or protection
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aesthetic
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to do with artistic beauty
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affable
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friendly; easy-going
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affect
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v. to influence
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affectation
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false behavior intended to impress
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affidavit
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a sworn written statement
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affiliate
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to associate with
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affinity
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natural attraction; similarity
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affirm
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declare something to be true
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affliction
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condition of pain or suffering
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afflict
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to cause suffering or pain
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affluent
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wealthy, rich
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afford
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to allow to have, to provide
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affront
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action intended to insult or offend someone
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aftermath
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events following some occurrence
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agenda
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schedule
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aggrandizement
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exaggeration, appearance of greater power
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aggregate
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total; collection of different things
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aggrieve
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to distress or bring grief to
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aghast
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filled with terror; shocked; feelings of anxiety or fear
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agnostic
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one who believes it is impossible to know whether God exists
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agog
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highly excited by eagerness
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agrarian
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related to farming and land
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ague
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malarial fever
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ajar
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partially open
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alacrity
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cheerful expectancy; eagerness
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alchemy
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magical power or process or transmutation (medieval chemistry)
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alcove
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nook; corner; recessed space
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allegory
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symbolic story
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alibi
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excuse to avoid blame
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alienate
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to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome
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allay
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to relieve or calm
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allege
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to state with proof
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allegiance
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devotion or loyalty
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alleviate
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to make less severe; relieve
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alliterative
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repeating of initial consonant sounds in language
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allocate
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to assign; allot
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allot
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to give a share of something; allocate
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alloy
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combination of two or more metals
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allude
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to refer to indirectly
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allure
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to entice with something desirable
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to unite formally by treaty or league
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alms
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money or goods given as charity to the poor
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aloof
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distant; reserved in manner; uninvolved
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also-ran
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one who is defeated; a loser
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altar
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elevated structure where religious rites are performed
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altercaton
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vehement argument; heated quarrel
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alternative
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choice between two possibilities
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altruism
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devotion to helping others
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amalgam
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fusion, compound, blend
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amass
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gather or accumulate
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ambiance
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mood, feeling; general atmostphere
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ambiguous
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confusing
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ambivalence
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indecision; contradictory emotions
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ambulatory
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capable of walking
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ameliorate
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to make better
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amenable
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agreeable; pleasant
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amend
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to alter, modify, improve
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amenity
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comfortable, pleasant feature
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amiable
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friendly; agreeable
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amicable
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showing friendliness; peaceable
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amid
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in the middle of
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amity
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friendship
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amnesty
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political pardon
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amoral
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lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amorous
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full of love
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amplify
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to make larger or more powerful
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anachronism
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something out of time or place in history
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analogous
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comparable; similar or equivalent
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analogy
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comparison of two things
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anarchy
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disorder; lawlessness
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anathema
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something or someone greatly disliked or disapproved of
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ancillary
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helping; providing assistance
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androgynous
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having characteristics of both male and female
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anecdote
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a short, humorous story
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anemic
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lacking power; vitality
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angst
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strong anxiety and unhappiness; dread
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anguish
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agonizing pain- mental or physical
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angular
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having an angle; gaunt
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animated
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filled with activity
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animosity
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feeling of ill-will
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annals
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history
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annex
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addition or attachment
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annotation
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expanatory note added to a text
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annuity
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any income paid at fixed intervals
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anomaly
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an irregularity; deviation from the norm
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anomie
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condition of an individual or of socity resulting from a breakdown in standards and values
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anonymity
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condition of being unknown
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antagonism
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active hostility or oppression
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antecedent
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something going before
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antedate
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to be earlier than; precede in time
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anterior
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situated in front
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anthology
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collection of artistic workds
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anthropomorphic
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giving human characteristics to something that isn't human
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anticlimactic
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having an end that is less important than what precedes it
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antipathy
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natural basic dislike
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antipodal
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situated on the other side of the globe
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antiquity
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the quality of ancientness
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antiseptic
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free from germs
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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antonym
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word of opposite meaning
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anxiety
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apprehension; nervousness
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apathy
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absence of emotion or excitement
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aperture
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a narrow opening (controls amount of light reaching an optical instrument)
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