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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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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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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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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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accede (v.)

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To agree.

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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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accompaniment (n.)

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

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accomplice (n.)

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An associate in wrong-doing.

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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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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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accursed (adj.)

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Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

accusation n. 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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Achillean (adj.)

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Invulnerable.

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achromatic (adj.)

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Colorless,

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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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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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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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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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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, andmechanical properties.

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affable (adj.)

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Easy to approach.

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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. & adj.)

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On fire, literally or figuratively.

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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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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 certainjudicial 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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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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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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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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altercate (v.)

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To contend angrily or zealously in words.

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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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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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ambrosial (adj.)

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Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

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ambulate (v.)

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To walk about

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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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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.)

A

A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

188
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ampersand (n.)

A

The character &; and.

189
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amphibious (adj.)

A

Living both on land and in water.

190
Q

amphitheater (n.)

A

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

191
Q

amplitude (n.)

A

Largeness.

192
Q

amply (adv.)

A

Sufficiently.

193
Q

amputate (v.)

A

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

194
Q

anachronism (n.)

A

Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

195
Q

anagram (n.)

A

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

196
Q

analogous (adj.)

A

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

197
Q

analogy (n.)

A

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

198
Q

analyst (n.)

A

One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

199
Q

anarchy (n.)

A

Absence or utter disregard of government.

200
Q

anathema (n.)

A

Anything forbidden, as by social usage.

201
Q

ancestry (n.)

A

One’s ancestors collectively.

202
Q

anemia (n.)

A

Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.

203
Q

anemic (adj.)

A

Affected with anemia.

204
Q

anemometer (n.)

A

An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

205
Q

anesthetic (adj.)

A

Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.

206
Q

anew (adv.)

A

Once more.

207
Q

angelic (adj.)

A

Saintly.

208
Q

Anglophobia (n.)

A

Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.

209
Q

Anglo-Saxon (n.)

A

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

210
Q

angular (adj.)

A

Sharp-cornered.

211
Q

anhydrous (adj.)

A

Withered.

212
Q

animadversion (n.)

A

The utterance of criticism or censure.

213
Q

animadvert (v.)

A

To pass criticism or censure.

214
Q

animalcule (n.)

A

An animal of microscopic smallness.

215
Q

animosity (n.)

A

Hatred.

216
Q

annalist (n.)

A

Historian.

217
Q

annals (n.)

A

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

218
Q

annex (v.)

A

To add or affix at the end.

219
Q

annihilate (v.)

A

To destroy absolutely.

220
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annotate (v.)

A

To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.

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