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advocate

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to recommend; to speak in favor of

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aesthetic

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concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

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affluent

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wealthy

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aggrandize

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to increase or make greater

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agitate

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to disturb or upset

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alias

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an assumed name; not someone’s real name

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allude

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to refer to indirectly

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altercation

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a heated argument

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ambiguous

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unclear

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ambitious

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having a strong desire for success or achievement

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ambivalence

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mixed feelings or emotions

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amenable

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agreeable

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amorphous

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shapeless

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anachronistic

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out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

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analogous

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comparable

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annex

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to add or attach

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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annihilate

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to destroy completely

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antediluvian

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extremely old; antiquated

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anticipate

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regard as probable; expect or predict

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antipathy

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strong dislike

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consign

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to give something over to another’s care

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constituent

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a person from a legislator’s district

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constitute

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to make up the parts of; to compose

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construe

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to interpret

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contemplate

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to think about

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contend

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to assert

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contentious

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inclined to argue

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contravene

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go against

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contrite

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extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant