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abase v

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To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade

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abbess n

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The lady superior of a nunnery

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abbey n

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The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns

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abbot n

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The superior of a community of monks

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abdicate v

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To give up (royal power or the like)

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abdomen n

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In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly

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abdominal n

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Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen

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abduction n

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A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally

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abed adv

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In bed; on a bed

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aberration n

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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

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abet v

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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)

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abeyance n

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A state of suspension or temporary inaction

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abhorrence n

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The act of detesting extremely

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abhorrent adj

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Very repugnant; hateful

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abidance n

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An abiding

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abject adj

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Sunk to a low condition

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abjure v

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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath

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able-bodied adj

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Competent for physical service

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ablution n

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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body

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abnegate v

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To renounce (a right or privilege)

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abnormal adj

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Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard

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abominable adj

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Very hateful

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abominate v

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To hate violently

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abomination n

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A very detestable act or practice

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aboriginal adj

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Primitive; unsophisticated

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aborigines n

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The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country

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aboveboard adv/adj

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Without concealment, fraud, or trickery

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abrade v

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To wear away the surface or some part of by friction

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abrasion n

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That which is rubbed off

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abridge v

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To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles

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abridgment n

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A condensed form as of a book or play

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abrogate v

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To abolish, repeal

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abrupt adj

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Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break

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abscess n

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A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body

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abscission n

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The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation

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abscond v

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To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest

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absence n

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The fact of not being present or available

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absent-minded adj

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Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business

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absolution n

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Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses

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absolve v

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To free from sin or its penalties

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absorb v

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To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water

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absorption n

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The act or process of absorbing

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abstain v

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To keep oneself back (from doing or using something)

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abstemious adj

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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food

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abstinence n

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Self denial

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abstruse adj

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Dealing with matters difficult to be understood

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absurd adj

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Inconsistent with reason or common sense

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abundant adj

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Plentiful

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abusive adj

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Employing harsh words or ill treatment

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abut v

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To touch at the end or boundary line

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abyss n

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Bottomless gulf

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academic adj

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Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university

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academician n

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A member of an academy of literature, art, or science

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academy n

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Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught

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accede v

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To agree

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accelerate v

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To move faster

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accept v

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To take when offered

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access n

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A way of approach or entrance; passage

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accessible adj

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Approachable

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accession n

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Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government

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accessory n

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A person or thing that aids the principal agent

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acclaim v

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To utter with a shout

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accommodate v

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To furnish something as a kindness or favor

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accompaniment n

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A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part

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accompanist n

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One who or that which accompanies

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accompany v

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To go with, or be associated with, as a companion

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accomplice n

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An associate in wrong-doing

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accomplish v

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To bring to pass

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accordion n

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A portable free-reed musical instrument

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accost v

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To speak to

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account n

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A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions

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accouter v

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To dress

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accredit v

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To give credit or authority to

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accumulate v

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To become greater in quantity or number

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accuracy n

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Exactness

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accurate adj

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Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard

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accursed adj

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Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune

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accusation n

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A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error

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accusatory adj

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Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation

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accuse v

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To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error

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accustom v

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To make familiar by use

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acerbity n

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Sourness, with bitterness and astringency

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acetate n

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A salt of acetic acid

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acetic adj

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Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar

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ache v

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To be in pain or distress

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Achillean adj

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Invulnerable

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achromatic adj

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Colorless,

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acid n

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A sour substance

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acidify v

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To change into acid

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acknowledge v

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To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of

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acknowledgment n

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Recognition

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acme n

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The highest point, or summit

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acoustic adj

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Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing

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acquaint v

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To make familiar or conversant

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acquiesce v

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To comply; submit

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acquiescence n

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Passive consent

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acquire v

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To get as one’s own

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acquisition n

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Anything gained, or made one’s own, usually by effort or labor

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acquit v

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To free or clear, as from accusation

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acquittal n

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A discharge from accusation by judicial action

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acquittance n

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Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility

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acreage n

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Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land

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acrid adj

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Harshly pungent or bitter

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acrimonious adj

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Full of bitterness

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acrimony n

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Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper

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actionable adj

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Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words

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actuality n

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Any reality

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actuary n

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An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums

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actuate v

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To move or incite to action

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acumen n

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Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination

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acute adj

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Having fine and penetrating discernment

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adamant n

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Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability

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addendum n

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Something added, or to be added

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addle v

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To make inefficient or worthless; muddle

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adduce v

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To bring forward or name for consideration

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adhere v

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To stick fast or together

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adherence n

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Attachment

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adherent adj

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Clinging or sticking fast

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adhesion n

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The state of being attached or joined

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adieu inter

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Good-by; farewell

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adjacency n

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The state of being adjacent

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adjacent n

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That which is near or bordering upon

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adjudge v

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To award or bestow by formal decision

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adjunct n

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Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place

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adjuration n

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A vehement appeal

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adjutant adj

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Auxiliary

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administrator n

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One who manages affairs of any kind

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admissible adj

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Having the right or privilege of entry

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admittance n

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Entrance, or the right or permission to enter

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admonish v

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To warn of a fault

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admonition n

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Gentle reproof

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ado n

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unnecessary activity or ceremony

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adoration n

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Profound devotion

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adroit adj

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Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers

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adulterant n

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An adulterating substance

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adulterate v

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To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients

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adumbrate v

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To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem

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advent n

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The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage

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adverse adj

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Opposing or opposed

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adversity n

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Misfortune

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advert v

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To refer incidentally

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advertiser n

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One who advertises, especially in newspapers

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advisory adj

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Not mandatory

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advocacy n

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The act of pleading a cause

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advocate n

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One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court

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aerial adj

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Of, pertaining to, or like the air

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aeronaut n

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One who navigates the air, a balloonist

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aeronautics n

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the art or practice of flying aircraft

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aerostat n

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A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air

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aerostatics n

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The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties

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affable adj

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Easy to approach

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affect v

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To act upon

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affectation n

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A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt

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affiliate n

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Some auxiliary person or thing

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affirmative adj

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Answering yes; to a question at issue

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affix v

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To fasten

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affluence n

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A profuse or abundant supply of riches

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affront n

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An open insult or indignity

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afire adv

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/ adj

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afoot adv

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In progress

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aforesaid adj

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Said in a preceding part or before

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afresh adv

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Once more, after rest or interval

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afterthought n

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A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time

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agglomerate v

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To pile or heap together

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aggrandize v

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To cause to appear greatly

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aggravate v

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To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

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aggravation n

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The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc

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aggregate n

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The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something

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aggress v

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To make the first attack

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aggression n

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An unprovoked attack

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aggrieve v

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To give grief or sorrow to

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aghast adj

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Struck with terror and amazement

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agile adj

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Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally

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agitate v

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To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts)

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agrarian adj

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Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land

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aide-de-camp n

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An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general

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ailment n

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Slight sickness

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airy adj

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Delicate, ethereal

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akin adj

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Of similar nature or qualities

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alabaster n

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A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum

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alacrity n

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Cheerful willingness

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albeit conj

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Even though

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albino n

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A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris

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album n

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A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like

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alchemy n

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Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold

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alcohol n

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A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste

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alcoholism n

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A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages

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alcove n

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A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room

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alder n

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Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family

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alderman n

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A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions

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aldermanship n

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The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman

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alias n

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An assumed name

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alien n

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One who owes allegiance to a foreign government

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alienable adj

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Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands

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alienate v

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To cause to turn away

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alienation n

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Estrangement

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aliment n

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That which nourishes

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alkali n

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Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc

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allay v

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To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate

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allege v

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To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court

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allegory n

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The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness

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alleviate v

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To make less burdensome or less hard to bear

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alley n

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A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like

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alliance n

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Any combination or union for some common purpose

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allot v

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To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person

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allotment n

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Portion

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allude v

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To refer incidentally, or by suggestion

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allusion n

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An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it

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alluvion n

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Flood

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ally n

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A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness

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almanac n

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A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information

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aloof adv

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Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others

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altar n

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Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned

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alter v

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To make change in

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alteration n

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Change or modification

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altercate v

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To contend angrily or zealously in words

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alternate n

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One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other

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alternative n

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Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else

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altitude n

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Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea

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alto n

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The lowest or deepest female voice or part

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altruism n

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Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest

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altruist n

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One who advocates or practices altruism

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amalgam n

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An alloy or union of mercury with another metal

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amalgamate v

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To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body

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amateur adj

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Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession

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amatory adj

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Designed to excite love

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ambidextrous adj

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Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease

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ambiguous adj

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Having a double meaning

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ambitious adj

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Eagerly desirous and aspiring

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ambrosial adj

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Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious

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ambulance n

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A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded

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ambulate v

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To walk about

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ambush n

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The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy

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ameliorate v

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To relieve, as from pain or hardship

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amenable adj

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Willing and ready to submit

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Americanism n

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A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States

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amicable adj

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Done in a friendly spirit

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amity n

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Friendship

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amorous adj

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Having a propensity for falling in love

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amorphous adj

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Without determinate shape

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amour n

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A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature

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ampere n

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The practical unit of electric-current strength

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amphibious adj

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Living both on land and in water

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amphitheater n

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An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena

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amplitude n

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Largeness

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amply adv

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Sufficiently

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amputate v

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To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body

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amusement n

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Diversion

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anachronism n

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Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time

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anagram n

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The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase

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analogous adj

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Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations

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analogy n

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Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed

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analyst n

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One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method

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analyze v

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To examine minutely or critically

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anarchy n

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Absence or utter disregard of government

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anathema n

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Anything forbidden, as by social usage

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anatomy n

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That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms

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ancestry n

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One’s ancestors collectively

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anecdote n

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A brief account of some interesting event or incident

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anemia n

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Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles

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anemic adj

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Affected with anemia

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anemometer n

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An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind

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anesthetic adj

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Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation

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anew adv

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Once more

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angelic adj

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Saintly

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Anglophobia n

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Hatred or dread of England or of what is English

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Anglo-Saxon n

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The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India

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angular adj

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Sharp-cornered

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anhydrous adj

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Withered

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animadversion n

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The utterance of criticism or censure

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animadvert v

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To pass criticism or censure

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animalcule n

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An animal of microscopic smallness

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animate v

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To make alive

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animosity n

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Hatred

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annalist n

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Historian

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annals n

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A record of events in their chronological order, year by year

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annex v

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To add or affix at the end

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annihilate v

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To destroy absolutely

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annotate v

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To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon

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annual adj

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Occurring every year

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annuity n

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An annual allowance, payment, or income

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annunciation n

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Proclamation

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anode n

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The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like

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anonymous adj

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Of unknown authorship

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antagonism n

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Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons

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Antarctic adj

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Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it

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ante v

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In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt

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antecede v

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To precede

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antecedent n

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One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality

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antechamber n

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A waiting room for those who seek audience

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antedate v

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To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one

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antediluvian adj

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Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah

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antemeridian adj

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Before noon

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antemundane adj

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Pertaining to time before the world’s creation

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antenatal adj

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Occurring or existing before birth

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anterior adj

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Prior

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anteroom n

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A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger

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anthology n

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A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors

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anthracite n

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Hard coal

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anthropology n

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The science of man in general

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anthropomorphous adj

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Having or resembling human form

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antic n

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A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action

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Antichrist n

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Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power

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anticlimax n

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A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said

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anticyclone n

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An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward

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antidote n

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Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like

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antilogy n

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Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas

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antipathize v

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To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike

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antiphon n

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A response or alteration of responses, generally musical

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antiphony n

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An anthem or other composition sung responsively

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antipodes n

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A place or region on the opposite side of the earth

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antiquary n

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One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc

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antiquate v

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To make old or out of date

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antique adj

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Pertaining to ancient times

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antiseptic n

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Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms

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antislavery adj

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Opposed to human slavery

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antispasmodic adj

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Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections

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antistrophe n

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The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in “the home of joy and the joy of home”

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antitoxin n

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A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms

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antonym n

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A word directly opposed to another in meaning

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anxious adj

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Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter

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apathy n

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Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling

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aperture n

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Hole

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apex n

A

The highest point, as of a mountain

325
Q

aphorism n

A

Proverb

326
Q

apiary n

A

A place where bees are kept

327
Q

apogee n

A

The climax

328
Q

apology n

A

A disclaimer of intentional error or offense

329
Q

apostasy n

A

A total departure from one’s faith or religion

330
Q

apostate adj

A

FALSE

331
Q

apostle n

A

Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority

332
Q

apothecary n

A

One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions

333
Q

apotheosis n

A

Deification

334
Q

appall v

A

To fill with dismay or horror

335
Q

apparent adj

A

Easily understood

336
Q

apparition n

A

Ghost

337
Q

appease v

A

To soothe by quieting anger or indignation

338
Q

appellate adj

A

Capable of being appealed to

339
Q

appellation n

A

The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called

340
Q

append v

A

To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary

341
Q

appertain v

A

To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation

342
Q

apposite adj

A

Appropriate

343
Q

apposition n

A

The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact

344
Q

appraise v

A

To estimate the money value of

345
Q

appreciable adj

A

Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect

346
Q

apprehend v

A

To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law

347
Q

apprehensible adj

A

Capable of being conceived

348
Q

approbation n

A

Sanction

349
Q

appropriate adj

A

Suitable for the purpose and circumstances

350
Q

aqueduct n

A

A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance

351
Q

aqueous adj

A

Of, pertaining to, or containing water

352
Q

arbiter n

A

One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters

353
Q

arbitrary adj

A

Fixed or done capriciously

354
Q

arbitrate v

A

To act or give judgment as umpire

355
Q

arbor n

A

A tree

356
Q

arboreal adj

A

Of or pertaining to a tree or trees

357
Q

arborescent adj

A

Having the nature of a tree

358
Q

arboretum n

A

A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs

359
Q

arboriculture n

A

The cultivation of trees or shrubs

360
Q

arcade n

A

A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc

361
Q

archaic adj

A

Antiquated

362
Q

archaism n

A

Obsolescence

363
Q

archangel n

A

An angel of high rank

364
Q

archbishop n

A

The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church

365
Q

archdeacon n

A

A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese

366
Q

archaeology n

A

The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man

367
Q

archetype n

A

A prototype

368
Q

archipelago n

A

Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves

369
Q

ardent adj

A

Burning with passion

370
Q

ardor n

A

Intensity of passion or affection

371
Q

arid adj

A

Very dry

372
Q

aristocracy n

A

A hereditary nobility

373
Q

aristocrat n

A

A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility

374
Q

armada n

A

A fleet of war-vessels

375
Q

armful n

A

As much as can be held in the arm or arms

376
Q

armory n

A

An arsenal

377
Q

aroma n

A

An agreeable odor

378
Q

arraign v

A

To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not

379
Q

arrange v

A

To put in definite or proper order

380
Q

arrangement n

A

The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order

381
Q

arrant adj

A

Notoriously bad

382
Q

arrear n

A

Something overdue and unpaid

383
Q

arrival n

A

A coming to stopping-place or destination

384
Q

arrogant adj

A

Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc

385
Q

arrogate v

A

To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds

386
Q

Artesian well n

A

A very deep bored well

387
Q

artful adj

A

Characterized by craft or cunning

388
Q

Arthurian adj

A

Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story

389
Q

artifice n

A

Trickery

390
Q

artless adj

A

Ingenuous

391
Q

ascendant adj

A

Dominant

392
Q

ascension n

A

The act of rising

393
Q

ascent n

A

A rising, soaring, or climbing

394
Q

ascetic adj

A

Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion

395
Q

ascribe v

A

To assign as a quality or attribute

396
Q

asexual adj

A

Having no distinct sexual organs

397
Q

ashen adj

A

Pale

398
Q

askance adv

A

With a side or indirect glance or meaning

399
Q

asperity n

A

Harshness or roughness of temper

400
Q

aspirant n

A

One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place

401
Q

aspiration n

A

An earnest wish for that which is above one’s present reach

402
Q

aspire v

A

To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained

403
Q

assailant n

A

One who attacks

404
Q

assassin n

A

One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly

405
Q

assassinate v

A

To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person

406
Q

assassination n

A

Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery

407
Q

assay n

A

The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore

408
Q

assent v

A

To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion

409
Q

assess v

A

To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid)

410
Q

assessor n

A

An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes

411
Q

assets n

A

Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts

412
Q

assiduous adj

A

Diligent

413
Q

assignee n

A

One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests

414
Q

assimilate v

A

To adapt

415
Q

assonance n

A

Resemblance or correspondence in sound

416
Q

assonant adj

A

Having resemblance of sound

417
Q

assonate v

A

To accord in sound, especially vowel sound

418
Q

assuage v

A

To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease

419
Q

astringent adj

A

Harsh in disposition or character

420
Q

astute adj

A

Keen in discernment

421
Q

atheism n

A

The denial of the existence of God

422
Q

athirst adj

A

Wanting water

423
Q

athwart adv

A

From side to side

424
Q

atomizer n

A

An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc

425
Q

atone v

A

To make amends for

426
Q

atonement n

A

Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury

427
Q

atrocious adj

A

Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel

428
Q

atrocity n

A

Great cruelty or reckless wickedness

429
Q

attache n

A

A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy

430
Q

attest v

A

To certify as accurate, genuine, or true

431
Q

attorney-general n

A

The chief law-officer of a government

432
Q

auburn adj

A

Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair

433
Q

audacious adj

A

Fearless

434
Q

audible adj

A

Loud enough to be heard

435
Q

audition n

A

The act or sensation of hearing

436
Q

auditory adj

A

Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing

437
Q

augment v

A

To make bigger

438
Q

augur v

A

To predict

439
Q

Augustinian adj

A

Pertaining to St

440
Q

aura n

A

Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

441
Q

aural adj

A

Of or pertaining to the ear

442
Q

auricle n

A

One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins

443
Q

auricular adj

A

Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing

444
Q

auriferous adj

A

Containing gold

445
Q

aurora n

A

A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere

446
Q

auspice n

A

favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance

447
Q

austere adj

A

Severely simple; unadorned

448
Q

autarchy n

A

Unrestricted power

449
Q

authentic adj

A

Of undisputed origin

450
Q

authenticity n

A

The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed

451
Q

autobiography n

A

The story of one’s life written by himself

452
Q

autocracy n

A

Absolute government

453
Q

autocrat n

A

Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence

454
Q

automaton n

A

Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical

455
Q

autonomous adj

A

Self-governing

456
Q

autonomy n

A

Self-government

457
Q

autopsy n

A

The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death

458
Q

autumnal adj

A

Of or pertaining to autumn

459
Q

auxiliary n

A

One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory

460
Q

avalanche n

A

The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock

461
Q

avarice n

A

Passion for getting and keeping riches

462
Q

aver v

A

To assert as a fact

463
Q

averse adj

A

Reluctant

464
Q

aversion n

A

A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing

465
Q

avert v

A

To turn away or aside

466
Q

aviary n

A

A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept

467
Q

avidity n

A

Greediness

468
Q

avocation n

A

Diversion

469
Q

avow v

A

To declare openly

470
Q

awaken v

A

To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like

471
Q

awry adv

A

/ adj

472
Q

aye adv

A

An expression of assent

473
Q

azalea n

A

A flowering shrub

474
Q

azure n

A

The color of the sky

475
Q

Baconian adj

A

Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy

476
Q

bacterium n

A

A microbe

477
Q

badger v

A

To pester

478
Q

baffle v

A

To foil or frustrate

479
Q

bailiff n

A

An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment

480
Q

baize n

A

A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc

481
Q

bale n

A

A large package prepared for transportation or storage

482
Q

baleful adj

A

Malignant

483
Q

ballad n

A

Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form

484
Q

balsam n

A

A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing

485
Q

banal adj

A

Commonplace

486
Q

barcarole n

A

A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers

487
Q

barograph n

A

An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure

488
Q

barometer n

A

An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface

489
Q

barring prep

A

Apart from

490
Q

baritone adj

A

Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor

491
Q

bask v

A

To make warm by genial heat

492
Q

bass adj

A

Low in tone or compass

493
Q

baste v

A

To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking

494
Q

baton n

A

An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege

495
Q

battalion n

A

A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment

496
Q

batten n

A

A narrow strip of wood

497
Q

batter n

A

A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery

498
Q

bauble n

A

A trinket