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annex (v)
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to attach; to acquire land to expand an existing country
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The United States annexed Alaska and Hawaii. |
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addendum (n)
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something added; a supplement to a book
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ad- The stamps were an addendum to my collection. |
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postscript (n)
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a message added after the competion of a letter
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post-, scribere I always use a postscript at the end of my letters if I know that I have forgotten something. |
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epilogue (n)
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an extra chapter added onto the end of a novel
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An epilgoue is often found at the beginning or the end of a novel. |
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append (v)
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to affix something; to add on
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An addition was appended to our house, increasing the size of our upstairs. |
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adjunct (adj)
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added in a suordinate capacity
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Musical actors and actresses have to be adjunct performers or triple threats. |
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augment (v)
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to add onto; to make greater
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augere My pay check was augmented and I was able to afford a new couch. |
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cession (n)
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the act of surrendering or yielding
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The British anounced their cession to the new American colonies. |
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affix (v)
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to attach
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The ameobas were affixed to the strange looking rocks and were trying to gain nutrients from it. |
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appropriate (v)
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to take another's work or possessions as one's own
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Those who plagirize appropriate other's work. |
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encore (n)
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an extra performance at the end of a show
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The people called encore but we had run out of new songs to play. |
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appendix (n)
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supplementary material at the end of a text
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The appendix allows me to look up terms that I don't know at the end of the book. |
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supplement (v)
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to add something to complete or strengthen a whole
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Those pills are supplements to your diet. |
