Word Smart Adulterate-Amenity

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adulterate

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to contaminate; to make impure

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v.
vegetarians dont like their foods adulterated with animal fats

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adverse

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unfavorable; antagonistic

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adj.
i try to avoid adverse situations.

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aesthetic

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having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

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adj.
someone who admires beautiful things greatly can be called an aesthetic.

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affable

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easy to talk to; friendly

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adj.
(noun: affability )
i'm told that i'm not very affable.

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affectation

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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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n.
a person with an affectation is said to be affected
Howard affected to be more of an artist than he really was.

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affinity

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sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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n.
there's an affinity between snow and sleet.

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affluent

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rich; prosperous

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adj.
i was never affluent; my clothes were always worn.
affluence means the same thing as wealth

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agenda

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program; the things to be done

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n.
the politician's agenda consists of things he or she wishes to accomolish

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aggregate

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sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

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n.
you would make chili by aggregating meat and beans. chili is an aggregate food.

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agnostic

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one who believes that the existencd of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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n.
jorge's reluctance to affirm or discredit a god's existence reflects his agnosticism.

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agrarian

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relating to land; to the management or farming of land

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adj.
politics often pit the rural, agrarian interests over urban interests.

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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n.
i couldnt wait for school to end; i packed my supplies with great alacrity.

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allege

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to assert without proof

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v.
(adj: alleged )
the police have alleged that she committed the crime, but a jury hasnt made a decision yet.

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alleviate

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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make beaeable; to lessen

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v.
asprin alleviates headache pain.

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allocate

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to distribute; to assign; to allot

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the office manager had allocated just seven paper clips for our department.

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alloy

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a combination of two or more things, usually metals.

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brass, made by tgw combination of copper and zinc, is an alloy of those two elements.

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allusion

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an indirect reference (offten to a literary work); a hint

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n.
(allude, alluding )

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aloof

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uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance

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cats are described af allof due to their stand-offish behaviors

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altruism

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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

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n.
altruistic people help others without expecration of personal gain. donating is an act of altruism.

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ambience

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atmosphere; mood; feeling

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n.
(adj: ambient)
atmosphere and ambience mean the same thing.

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning; confusing capable of being interpreted in different ways.

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adj.
(n: ambiguity )
most of the materal we read in English are are ambiguous

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ambivalent

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undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously

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adj.
Susan's frequent desire to break up with her boyfriend reflected her ambivalence .

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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v.
my mood is ameliorated when i'm given money.

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amenable

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obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable

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adj.
i suggested that brad pay for mine and his lunch; he was amenable

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amenity

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pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature

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if an older person asks where the amenities are, they're probably adking for directions to the bathroom.