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Acute
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1. Having a sharp point or tip.
2. Keenly perceptive or discerning. 3. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute. |
needle, pin, scissors
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Adapt
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1. To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.
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to change, to be accoustomed with
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Adept
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adj
1. Very skilled. n. 2. A highly skilled person; an expert |
very talented, good skills
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Adjourn
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1. To suspend until a later stated time.
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pushed back, changed to a different time
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Adversary
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1. An opponent; an enemy
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a foe, a person you hate
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Advisable
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1. Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent
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good person, recommended
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Advise
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1. To offer advice to; counsel, to recommend; suggest
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to give people your thoughts , ideas, opinions
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Affirm
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1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true,
to support or uphold the validity of; confirm. |
being honest, not lying
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Aggression
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1. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
2. The practice or habit of launching attacks. 3. Hostile or destructive behavior or actions |
being mean, angry
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Alias
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1. An assumed name
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a secret name, WWII spys used them to hide their identity
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Allegiance
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1.Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause
2.The obligations of a vassal to a lord |
a higher person asking another for protection or alliance
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Allow
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1. To let do or happen; permit
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smoking areas in allow u to smoke inside
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Amend
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1.To change for the better; improve
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making things better
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Ally
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1. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty
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a friend
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Alliance
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1.A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes
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a friendship
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