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acoustic
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having to do with sound
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acquiesce
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to agree quietly without protest but without enthusiasm
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acquit
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1. release from duty or obligation
2. to clear of charge |
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acrid
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sharp, bitter, stinging
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acronym
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a word formed from the first letter of a series of words
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acrobat
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an expert performer of tricks
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acrophobia
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fear of high places
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adamant
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1. hard to be broken
2. not yielding or giving up |
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addle
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to rot/rotten
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adduce
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1. to give reason or example
2. cite as an example |
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adjourn
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to put off or suspend until later
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adjoin
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1. to be next to
2. be contiguous |
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adjure
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to command or charge solemnly usually under oath or penalty
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adjunct
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1. anything added to something else but not essential
2. a helper |
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adjudge
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1. to adjudicate
2. to decide a case |
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adjutant
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an assistant
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admonish
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1. to warn
2. to caution against 3. to reprove mildly |
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abode
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1. an unburnt, sun-dried brick
2. a building made of abode |
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ado
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fuss
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adore
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1. to worship
2. to love greatly |
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adorn
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1. to embellish
2. to beautify 2. to put decoration on |
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adulterate
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to corrupt or debase, to make impure
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affect
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1. to have use
2. to feign 3. to aim at or seek |
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affinity
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1. relationship by marriage
2. similarity |
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afflict
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to cause pain
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affluent
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wealthy or rich
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afford
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to have the means for
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affray
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1. a noisy brawl
2. public fight or riot |
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aggrandize
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1. to make more powerful or richer
2. to make seem greater or exalted |
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aggravate
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1. to make worse
2. to make more cumbersome burdensome |