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Abdicate
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Give up
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Abase
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Lower, humiliate
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Abet
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Aid, encourage
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Abeyance
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Suspended action
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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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Abnegation
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Self sacrifice
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Abortive
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Unsuccessful
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Abrogate
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Abolish
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Abscond
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Depart secretly and hide
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Absolve
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Pardon an offense
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Abut
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Border upon
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Abysmal
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Bottomless
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Accede
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Agree
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Acclivity
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Sharp upslope of a hill
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Accommodate
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Help someone
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Accord
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Agreement
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Accost
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Approach and speak to a person
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Accoutre
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Equip
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Accretion
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Growth, increase
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Accrue
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Come about by addition
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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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Actuarial
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Calculating
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Actuate
Motivate
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Acuity
Sharpness
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Acumen
Mental keenness
27
Adamant
Hard, inflexible
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Addle
Muddle, drive crazy
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Adjunct
Something added on or attached
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Adulterate
Make impure by adding inferior substances
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Advent
Arrival
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Adventitious
Accidental
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Adversity
Poverty, misfortune
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Aerie
Nest of a large bird of prey
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Affidavit
Written statement made under oath
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Affinity
Kinship
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Affluence
Abundance, wealth
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Aggrandize
Increase or intensify
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Aggregate
Gather
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Agrarian
Pertaining to land or its cultivation
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Alacrity
Cheerful promptness
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Alimentary
Supplying nourishment
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Alimony
Payment by a husband to his divorced wife
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Allege
State without proof
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Alliteration
Repetition of beginning sound
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Alloy
Mixture
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Altercation
Noisy quarrel
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Amalgamate
Combine
49
Amass
Collect
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Ambience
Environment
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Ambulatory
Able to walk
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Amenable
Willing to be led
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Amenities
Convenient features
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Amity
Friendship
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Amnesty
Pardon
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Amoral
Nonmoral
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Amorous
Moved by sexual love
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Analogous
Comparable
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Anathema
Solemn curse
60
Animosity
Active enmity
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Animus
Hostile feeling
62
Annals
Records, history
63
Annex
Take possession of
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Annuity
Yearly allowance
65
Antediluvian
Extremely ancient
66
Anthology
Book of literary selections by various authors
67
Anthropocentric
Regarding human beings as the center of the universe
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Anthropoid
Manlike
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Anthropologist
Student of history and science of mankind
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Anthropomorphic
Having human form or characteristics
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Antipathy
Dislike
72
Aperture
Opening
73
Aphasia
Loss or speech due to injury or illness
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Aphorism
Pithy maxim
75
Apiary
Place where bees are kept
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Aplomb
Poise, assurance
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Apologist
One who writes in defense of a cause
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Apotheosis
Elevation to god hood
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Apparatus
Equipment
80
Appellation
Name, title
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Append
Attach
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Application
Diligent attention
83
Apposite
Appropriate
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Apprehend
Arrest, dread, perceive
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Apprise
Inform
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Appropriate
Acquire
87
Apropos
Regarding
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Aptitude
Fitness, talent
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Aquiline
Curved, hooked
90
Arbitrary
Capricious
91
Arbitrator
Judge
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Arboretum
Place where different tree varieties are exhibited
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Arcade
Covered passageway
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Archaeology
Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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Aria
Operatic solo
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Aristocracy
Privileged class
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Arraign
Indict
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Array
Clothe, adorn
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Arrears
Stop or slow down
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Arroyo
Gully
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Artifice
Deception
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Artless
Open and honest
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Ascendancy
Domination
104
Ascertain
Find out for certain
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Ascribe
Assign
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Ashen
Ash-colored
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Asinine
Stupid
108
Aseptic
Preventing infection
109
Askance
With a sideways look
110
Asperity
Sharpness of temper
111
Assay
Analyze
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Assimilate
Absorb
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Assurance
Promise or pledge
114
Astigmatism
Eye defect that prevents proper focus
