5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet1 Flashcards
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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
Primitive; unsophisticated
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aborigines n
The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country
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aboveboard adv/adj
Without concealment, fraud, or trickery
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abrade v
To wear away the surface or some part of by friction
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abrasion n
That which is rubbed off
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abridge v
To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles
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abridgment n
A condensed form as of a book or play
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abrogate v
To abolish, repeal
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abrupt adj
Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break
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abscess n
A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body
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abscission n
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
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abscond v
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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absence n
The fact of not being present or available
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absent-minded adj
Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business
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absolution n
Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses
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absolve v
To free from sin or its penalties
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absorb v
To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water
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absorption n
The act or process of absorbing
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abstain v
To keep oneself back (from doing or using something)
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abstemious adj
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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abstinence n
Self denial
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abstruse adj
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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absurd adj
Inconsistent with reason or common sense
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abundant adj
Plentiful
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abusive adj
Employing harsh words or ill treatment
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abut v
To touch at the end or boundary line
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abyss n
Bottomless gulf
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academic adj
Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university
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academician n
A member of an academy of literature, art, or science
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academy n
Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught
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accede v
To agree
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accelerate v
To move faster
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accept v
To take when offered
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access n
A way of approach or entrance; passage
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accessible adj
Approachable
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accession n
Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government
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accessory n
A person or thing that aids the principal agent
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acclaim v
To utter with a shout
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accommodate v
To furnish something as a kindness or favor
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accompaniment n
A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part
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accompanist n
One who or that which accompanies
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accompany v
To go with, or be associated with, as a companion
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accomplice n
An associate in wrong-doing
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accomplish v
To bring to pass
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accordion n
A portable free-reed musical instrument
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accost v
To speak to
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account n
A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions
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accouter v
To dress
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accredit v
To give credit or authority to
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accumulate v
To become greater in quantity or number
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accuracy n
Exactness
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accurate adj
Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard
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accursed adj
Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune
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accusation n
A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error
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accusatory adj
Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation
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accuse v
To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error
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accustom v
To make familiar by use
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acerbity n
Sourness, with bitterness and astringency
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acetate n
A salt of acetic acid
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acetic adj
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar
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ache v
To be in pain or distress
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Achillean adj
Invulnerable
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achromatic adj
Colorless,
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acid n
A sour substance
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acidify v
To change into acid
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acknowledge v
To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of
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acknowledgment n
Recognition
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acme n
The highest point, or summit
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acoustic adj
Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing
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acquaint v
To make familiar or conversant
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acquiesce v
To comply; submit
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acquiescence n
Passive consent
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acquire v
To get as one's own
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acquisition n
Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor
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acquit v
To free or clear, as from accusation
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acquittal n
A discharge from accusation by judicial action
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acquittance n
Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility
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acreage n
Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land
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acrid adj
Harshly pungent or bitter
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acrimonious adj
Full of bitterness
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acrimony n
Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper
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actionable adj
Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words
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actuality n
Any reality
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actuary n
An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums
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actuate v
To move or incite to action
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acumen n
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination
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acute adj
Having fine and penetrating discernment
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adamant n
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability
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addendum n
Something added, or to be added
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addle v
To make inefficient or worthless; muddle
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adduce v
To bring forward or name for consideration
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adhere v
To stick fast or together
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adherence n
Attachment
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adherent adj
Clinging or sticking fast
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adhesion n
The state of being attached or joined
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adieu inter
Good-by; farewell
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adjacency n
The state of being adjacent
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adjacent n
That which is near or bordering upon
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adjudge v
To award or bestow by formal decision
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adjunct n
Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place
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adjuration n
A vehement appeal
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adjutant adj
Auxiliary
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administrator n
One who manages affairs of any kind
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admissible adj
Having the right or privilege of entry
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admittance n
Entrance, or the right or permission to enter
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admonish v
To warn of a fault
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admonition n
Gentle reproof
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ado n
unnecessary activity or ceremony
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adoration n
Profound devotion
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adroit adj
Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers
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adulterant n
An adulterating substance
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adulterate v
To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients
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adumbrate v
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem
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advent n
The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage
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adverse adj
Opposing or opposed
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adversity n
Misfortune
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advert v
To refer incidentally
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advertiser n
One who advertises, especially in newspapers
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advisory adj
Not mandatory
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advocacy n
The act of pleading a cause
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advocate n
One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court
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aerial adj
Of, pertaining to, or like the air
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aeronaut n
One who navigates the air, a balloonist
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aeronautics n
the art or practice of flying aircraft
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aerostat n
A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air
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aerostatics n
The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties
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affable adj
Easy to approach
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affect v
To act upon
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affectation n
A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt
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affiliate n
Some auxiliary person or thing
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affirmative adj
Answering yes; to a question at issue
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affix v
To fasten
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affluence n
A profuse or abundant supply of riches
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affront n
An open insult or indignity
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afire adv
/ adj
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afoot adv
In progress
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aforesaid adj
Said in a preceding part or before
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afresh adv
Once more, after rest or interval
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afterthought n
A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time
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agglomerate v
To pile or heap together
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aggrandize v
To cause to appear greatly
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aggravate v
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome
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aggravation n
The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc
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aggregate n
The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something
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aggress v
To make the first attack
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aggression n
An unprovoked attack
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aggrieve v
To give grief or sorrow to
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aghast adj
Struck with terror and amazement
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agile adj
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally
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agitate v
To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts)
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agrarian adj
Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land
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aide-de-camp n
An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general
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ailment n
Slight sickness
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airy adj
Delicate, ethereal
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akin adj
Of similar nature or qualities
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alabaster n
A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum
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alacrity n
Cheerful willingness
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albeit conj
Even though
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albino n
A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris
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album n
A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like
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alchemy n
Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold
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alcohol n
A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste
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alcoholism n
A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages
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alcove n
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room
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alder n
Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family
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alderman n
A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions
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aldermanship n
The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman
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alias n
An assumed name
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alien n
One who owes allegiance to a foreign government
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alienable adj
Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands
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alienate v
To cause to turn away
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alienation n
Estrangement
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aliment n
That which nourishes
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alkali n
Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc
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allay v
To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate
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allege v
To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court
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allegory n
The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness
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alleviate v
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear
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alley n
A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like
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alliance n
Any combination or union for some common purpose
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allot v
To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person
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allotment n
Portion
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allude v
To refer incidentally, or by suggestion
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allusion n
An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it
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alluvion n
Flood
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ally n
A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness
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almanac n
A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information
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aloof adv
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others
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altar n
Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned
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alter v
To make change in
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alteration n
Change or modification
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altercate v
To contend angrily or zealously in words
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alternate n
One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other
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alternative n
Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else
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altitude n
Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea
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alto n
The lowest or deepest female voice or part
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altruism n
Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest
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altruist n
One who advocates or practices altruism
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amalgam n
An alloy or union of mercury with another metal
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amalgamate v
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body
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amateur adj
Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession
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amatory adj
Designed to excite love
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ambidextrous adj
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease
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ambiguous adj
Having a double meaning
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ambitious adj
Eagerly desirous and aspiring
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ambrosial adj
Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious
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ambulance n
A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded
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ambulate v
To walk about
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ambush n
The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy
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ameliorate v
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
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amenable adj
Willing and ready to submit
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Americanism n
A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States
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amicable adj
Done in a friendly spirit
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amity n
Friendship
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amorous adj
Having a propensity for falling in love
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amorphous adj
Without determinate shape
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amour n
A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature
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ampere n
The practical unit of electric-current strength
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amphibious adj
Living both on land and in water
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amphitheater n
An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena
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amplitude n
Largeness
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amply adv
Sufficiently
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amputate v
To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body
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amusement n
Diversion
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anachronism n
Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time
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anagram n
The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase
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analogous adj
Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations
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analogy n
Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed
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analyst n
One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method
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analyze v
To examine minutely or critically
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anarchy n
Absence or utter disregard of government
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anathema n
Anything forbidden, as by social usage
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anatomy n
That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms
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ancestry n
One's ancestors collectively
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anecdote n
A brief account of some interesting event or incident
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anemia n
Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles
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anemic adj
Affected with anemia
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anemometer n
An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind
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anesthetic adj
Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation
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anew adv
Once more
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angelic adj
Saintly
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Anglophobia n
Hatred or dread of England or of what is English
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Anglo-Saxon n
The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India
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angular adj
Sharp-cornered
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anhydrous adj
Withered
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animadversion n
The utterance of criticism or censure
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animadvert v
To pass criticism or censure
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animalcule n
An animal of microscopic smallness
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animate v
To make alive
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animosity n
Hatred
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annalist n
Historian
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annals n
A record of events in their chronological order, year by year
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annex v
To add or affix at the end
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annihilate v
To destroy absolutely
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annotate v
To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon
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annual adj
Occurring every year
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annuity n
An annual allowance, payment, or income
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annunciation n
Proclamation
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anode n
The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like
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anonymous adj
Of unknown authorship
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antagonism n
Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons
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Antarctic adj
Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it
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ante v
In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt
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antecede v
To precede
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antecedent n
One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality
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antechamber n
A waiting room for those who seek audience
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antedate v
To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one
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antediluvian adj
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah
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antemeridian adj
Before noon
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antemundane adj
Pertaining to time before the world's creation
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antenatal adj
Occurring or existing before birth
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anterior adj
Prior
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anteroom n
A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger
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anthology n
A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors
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anthracite n
Hard coal
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anthropology n
The science of man in general
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anthropomorphous adj
Having or resembling human form
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antic n
A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action
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Antichrist n
Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power
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anticlimax n
A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said
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anticyclone n
An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward
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antidote n
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like
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antilogy n
Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas
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antipathize v
To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike
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antiphon n
A response or alteration of responses, generally musical
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antiphony n
An anthem or other composition sung responsively
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antipodes n
A place or region on the opposite side of the earth
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antiquary n
One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc
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antiquate v
To make old or out of date
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antique adj
Pertaining to ancient times
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antiseptic n
Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms
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antislavery adj
Opposed to human slavery
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antispasmodic adj
Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections
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antistrophe n
The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home"
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antitoxin n
A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms
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antonym n
A word directly opposed to another in meaning
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anxious adj
Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter
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apathy n
Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling
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aperture n
Hole
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apex n
The highest point, as of a mountain
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aphorism n
Proverb
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apiary n
A place where bees are kept
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apogee n
The climax
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apology n
A disclaimer of intentional error or offense
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apostasy n
A total departure from one's faith or religion
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apostate adj
FALSE
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apostle n
Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority
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apothecary n
One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions
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apotheosis n
Deification
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appall v
To fill with dismay or horror
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apparent adj
Easily understood
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apparition n
Ghost
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appease v
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation
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appellate adj
Capable of being appealed to
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appellation n
The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called
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append v
To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary
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appertain v
To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation
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apposite adj
Appropriate
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apposition n
The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact
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appraise v
To estimate the money value of
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appreciable adj
Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect
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apprehend v
To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law
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apprehensible adj
Capable of being conceived
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approbation n
Sanction
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appropriate adj
Suitable for the purpose and circumstances
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aqueduct n
A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance
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aqueous adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing water
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arbiter n
One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters
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arbitrary adj
Fixed or done capriciously
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arbitrate v
To act or give judgment as umpire
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arbor n
A tree
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arboreal adj
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees
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arborescent adj
Having the nature of a tree
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arboretum n
A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs
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arboriculture n
The cultivation of trees or shrubs
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arcade n
A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc
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archaic adj
Antiquated
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archaism n
Obsolescence
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archangel n
An angel of high rank
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archbishop n
The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church
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archdeacon n
A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese
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archaeology n
The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man
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archetype n
A prototype
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archipelago n
Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves
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ardent adj
Burning with passion
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ardor n
Intensity of passion or affection
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arid adj
Very dry
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aristocracy n
A hereditary nobility
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aristocrat n
A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility
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armada n
A fleet of war-vessels
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armful n
As much as can be held in the arm or arms
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armory n
An arsenal
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aroma n
An agreeable odor
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arraign v
To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not
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arrange v
To put in definite or proper order
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arrangement n
The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order
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arrant adj
Notoriously bad
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arrear n
Something overdue and unpaid
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arrival n
A coming to stopping-place or destination
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arrogant adj
Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc
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arrogate v
To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds
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Artesian well n
A very deep bored well
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artful adj
Characterized by craft or cunning
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Arthurian adj
Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story
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artifice n
Trickery
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artless adj
Ingenuous
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ascendant adj
Dominant
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ascension n
The act of rising
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ascent n
A rising, soaring, or climbing
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ascetic adj
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion
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ascribe v
To assign as a quality or attribute
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asexual adj
Having no distinct sexual organs
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ashen adj
Pale
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askance adv
With a side or indirect glance or meaning
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asperity n
Harshness or roughness of temper
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aspirant n
One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place
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aspiration n
An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach
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aspire v
To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained
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assailant n
One who attacks
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assassin n
One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly
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assassinate v
To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person
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assassination n
Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery
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assay n
The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore
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assent v
To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion
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assess v
To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid)
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assessor n
An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes
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assets n
Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts
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assiduous adj
Diligent
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assignee n
One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests
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assimilate v
To adapt
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assonance n
Resemblance or correspondence in sound
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assonant adj
Having resemblance of sound
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assonate v
To accord in sound, especially vowel sound
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assuage v
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease
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astringent adj
Harsh in disposition or character
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astute adj
Keen in discernment
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atheism n
The denial of the existence of God
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athirst adj
Wanting water
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athwart adv
From side to side
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atomizer n
An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc
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atone v
To make amends for
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atonement n
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury
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atrocious adj
Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel
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atrocity n
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness
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attache n
A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy
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attest v
To certify as accurate, genuine, or true
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attorney-general n
The chief law-officer of a government
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auburn adj
Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair
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audacious adj
Fearless
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audible adj
Loud enough to be heard
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audition n
The act or sensation of hearing
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auditory adj
Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing
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augment v
To make bigger
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augur v
To predict
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Augustinian adj
Pertaining to St
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aura n
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
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aural adj
Of or pertaining to the ear
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auricle n
One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins
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auricular adj
Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing
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auriferous adj
Containing gold
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aurora n
A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere
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auspice n
favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance
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austere adj
Severely simple; unadorned
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autarchy n
Unrestricted power
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authentic adj
Of undisputed origin
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authenticity n
The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed
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autobiography n
The story of one's life written by himself
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autocracy n
Absolute government
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autocrat n
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence
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automaton n
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical
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autonomous adj
Self-governing
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autonomy n
Self-government
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autopsy n
The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death
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autumnal adj
Of or pertaining to autumn
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auxiliary n
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory
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avalanche n
The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock
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avarice n
Passion for getting and keeping riches
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aver v
To assert as a fact
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averse adj
Reluctant
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aversion n
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
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avert v
To turn away or aside
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aviary n
A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept
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avidity n
Greediness
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avocation n
Diversion
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avow v
To declare openly
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awaken v
To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like
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awry adv
/ adj
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aye adv
An expression of assent
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azalea n
A flowering shrub
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azure n
The color of the sky
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Baconian adj
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy
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bacterium n
A microbe
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badger v
To pester
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baffle v
To foil or frustrate
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bailiff n
An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment
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baize n
A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc
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bale n
A large package prepared for transportation or storage
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baleful adj
Malignant
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ballad n
Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form
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balsam n
A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing
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banal adj
Commonplace
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barcarole n
A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers
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barograph n
An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure
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barometer n
An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface
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barring prep
Apart from
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baritone adj
Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor
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bask v
To make warm by genial heat
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bass adj
Low in tone or compass
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baste v
To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking
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baton n
An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege
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battalion n
A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment
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batten n
A narrow strip of wood
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batter n
A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery
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bauble n
A trinket
