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Abeyance

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Suspended action

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Aberrant

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Abnormal or deviant

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Abject

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Wretched; as low as possible

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Abjure

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Renounce upon oath

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Ablution

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Washing

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Abortive

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Unsuccessful

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Abrogate

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Abolish

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Abscission

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Cutting off; separation

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide

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Absolve

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Pardon

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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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Abstruse

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obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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Abut

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Border upon; adjoin

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accede

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agree

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acclaim

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applaud; praise

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acclimate

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adjust to climate or environment; adapt

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acclivity

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sharp upslope of a hill

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accost

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approach and speak to a person first

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accoutre

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equip

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accretion

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growth

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accrue

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come to one as a gain

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acerbity

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bitterness of speech and temper

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acidulous

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slightly sour; sharp; caustic

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acquiesce

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assent; agree passively

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Actuate

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motivate; activate; cause to act

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adage

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wise saying; proverb

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adamant

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hard; inflexible

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addendum

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addition; appendix to book

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addle

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make or become confused

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adhere

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stick fast; be a devoted follower

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adherent

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supporter; follower

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adjunct

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something attached to but holding an inferior position

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adjuration

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solemn urging

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adjutant

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staff officer assisting the commander

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admonish

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warn or speak to with gentle disapproval

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adulation

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flattery

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advent

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arrival

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adventitious

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accidental; casual; happening by chance

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advert

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refer

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aegis

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shield; protection

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affected

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artificial; pretnded

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affinity

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feeling of kinship

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affliction

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state of distress

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affront

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insult; offense

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agape

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openmouthed

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agglomeration

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collection; heap

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aghast

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filled with surprise

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agog

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highly excited; intensely curious

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agrarian

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pertaining to land or its cultication

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness without relctuance

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alias

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an assumed name

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alimentary

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supplying nourishment

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allay

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calm; pacify

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allege

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state without proof

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alluvial

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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water

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aloft

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upward; high up in the air

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amalgamate

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combine

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amalgam

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combination of different things

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amble

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walking at an easy unhurried pace

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ambulatory

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able to walk

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amenable

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obedient; compliant

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amiss

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wrong; faulty

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amok

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in a state of rage

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analagous

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comparable; similar

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anathema

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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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ancillary

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serving as an aid or accessory

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animus

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hostile feeling or intent; animosity

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animadversion

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critical remark

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annals

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records arranged in yearly parts

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anneal

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reduce brittleness and improve toughness

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anodyne

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drug that relieves pain or trouble

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anoint

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consecrate; put oil on

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anomalous

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abnormal; irregular

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antecede

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precede

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antediluvian

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antiquated; extremely ancient

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aphasia

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loss of speech

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aphorism

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pithy maxim or saying

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apiary

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a place where bees are kepy

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apiarist

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person who keeps bees

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aplomb

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poise; composure in difficult situations

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poise

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good judgment with composure

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apocryphal

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widely believed but untrue

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apogee

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highest point

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apolitical

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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

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apologist

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one who writes in defense of a cause or insitution

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apoplexy

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stroke

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apostate

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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

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