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ABILITY
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ABILITY
- noun, plural a·bil·i·ties.
1. power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.
- competence in an activity or occupation because of one’s skill, training, or other qualification:
the ability to sing well. - abilities,talents; special skills or aptitudes:
Composing music is beyond his abilities.
Synonym:
noun: power to act, perform
capability capacity competence intelligence qualification skill strength talent understanding aptitude competency comprehension dexterity endowment facility faculty might potentiality resourcefulnes
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ABSOLUTE
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ABSOLUTE
adjective
- free from imperfection; complete; perfect:
absolute liberty. - not mixed or adulterated; pure:
absolute alcohol. - complete; outright:
an absolute lie; an absolute denial. - free from restriction or limitation; not limited in any way:
absolute command; absolute freedom. - unrestrained or unlimited by a constitution, counterbalancing group, etc., in the exercise of governmental power, especially when arbitrary or despotic:
an absolute monarch. - viewed independently; not comparative or relative; ultimate; intrinsic:
absolute knowledge.
positive; certain:
absolute in opinion; absolute evidence.
Synonym
adjective: without limit
complete full infinite outright pure sheer simple unadulterated unconditional unlimited unqualified utter entire free total unabridged consummate downright flat out no catch no fine print no holds barred no ifs ands or buts no joke no strings attached plenary straight out supreme thorough unrestricted
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ABSORB
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ABSORB
—verb (used with object)
- to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
A sponge absorbs water. - to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate:
The empire absorbed many small nations. - to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly:
so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell. - to occupy or fill:
This job absorbs all of my time. - to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action:
Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide. - to take in and utilize:
The market absorbed all the computers we could build. Can your brain absorb all this information? - to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.):
The company will absorb all the research costs.
Archaic.to swallow up.
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ACCOMPLISH
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ACCOMPLISH
verb (used with object)
- to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish:
- to complete (a distance or period of time):
- Archaic.to provide polish to; perfect.
Synonym
verb: succeed in doing
achieve attain bring about carry out conclude do finish manage perform produce pull off reach realize score take care of win arrive consummate effect fulfill gain hit bring off do a bang-up job do justice do one proud do the trick get someplace get there make hay make it nail it put it over rack up sew up
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ACCORD
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ACCORD
verb (used without object)
- to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
—verb (used with object)
- to make agree or correspond; adapt.
- to grant; bestow:
- to accord due praise.
- Archaic.to settle; reconcile.
—noun
- proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- a harmonious union of sounds, colors, etc.
- consent or concurrence of opinions or wills; agreement.
- an international agreement; settlement of questions outstanding among nations.
—Idioms
of one’s own accord,without being asked or told; voluntarily:
We did the extra work of our own accord.
Synonym
noun: agreement, mutual understanding (often written)
deal pact reconciliation accordance concert concord concurrence conformity congruence correspondence harmony okay rapport sympathy treaty unanimity 10-4 good vibes good vibrations
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ACCOUNTABILITY
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ACCOUNTABILITY
noun
- the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- Education.a policy of holding schools and teachers accountable for students’ academic progress by linking such progress with funding for salaries, maintenance, etc.
Synonym
noun: responsibility
liability
answerability
blameworthiness
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ACCRUED
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ACCRUED
verb (used without object), ac·crued, ac·cru·ing.
- to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money.
- Law .to become a present and enforceable right or demand.
Synonym
verb: increase by addition or growth, often financial
accumulate amass collect enlarge flow gather grow increase build up
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ACCUMULATE
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ACCUMULATE
—verb (used with object), ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing.
- to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up:
- to accumulate wealth.
—verb (used without object), ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing.
- to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.; form a steadily increasing quantity:
Snow accumulated in the driveway. His debts kept on accumulating.
Synonym
verb: gather or amass something
accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell agglomerate aggregate amalgamate cache collocate cumulate gather heap incorporate lump mass pile procure profit stockpile store unite bring together clean up draw together heap together load up make a bundle make a killing roll up round up scare up stack up store up
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ACCURACY
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ACCURACY
—noun, plural ac·cu·ra·cies.
- the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.
- Chemistry, Physics.the extent to which a given measurement agrees with the standard value for that measurement.
- Mathematics.the degree of correctness of a quantity, expression, etc.
Synonym
noun: precision or correctness
certainty efficiency skill truthfulness veracity carefulness closeness definiteness exactitude exactness faultlessness incisiveness mastery meticulousness preciseness sharpness skillfulness strictness sureness verity accurateness definitiveness definitude
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ACCUSTOMED
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ACCUSTOMED
—adjective
- customary; usual; habitual:
in their accustomed manner. - habituated; acclimated (usually followed by to):
accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway.
Synonym
adjective: be or become prepared, used to
addicted acclimatized acquainted adapted confirmed disciplined familiarized grooved habituated inured seasoned trained familiar given to habituated in in the habit settled in
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ACQUAINTED
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ACQUAINTED
—adjective
- having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with):
to be acquainted with law. - brought into social contact; made familiar:
people acquainted through mutual friends.
Synonym
adjective: aware
abreast conversant informed advised enlightened familiarized apprised of clued in familiar with in the know versed in
Antonyms
ignorant
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ACQUIRE
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ACQUIRE
—verb (used with object), ac·quired, ac·quir·ing.
- to come into possession or ownership of; get as one’s own:
- to acquire property.
- to gain for oneself through one’s actions or efforts:
- to acquire learning.
- Linguistics.to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
Military.to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.
Synonym
verb: obtain or receive
achieve amass bring in buy collect earn gain get have pick up promote take win access annex attain catch cop corral gather grab hustle land procure secure snag wangle get hands on get hold of latch onto lock up rack up scare up take possession of
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ACQUITTAL
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ACQUITTAL
—noun
- the act of acquitting; discharge.
- the state of being acquitted; release.
- the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc.
- Law.judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.
Synonym
noun: declaration removing blame
absolution amnesty clearance deliverance discharge dismissal exculpation exemption exoneration freeing liberation pardon release reprieve vindication acquitting discharging dismissing letting off releasing relief from
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ACTUALIZE
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ACTUALIZE
— verb (used with object), ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing.
- to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.
Synonym
verb: make real
accomplish engineer produce realize bring about
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ACUMEN
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ACUMEN
—noun
- keen insight; shrewdness:
remarkable acumen in business matters.
Synonym
noun : ability to understand and reason
acuity awareness brilliance guile ingenuity insight intellect intelligence intuition judgment sensitivity shrewdness vision wisdom wit acuteness astuteness brains cleverness comprehension cunning discernment discrimination farsightedness grasp keenness perception perspicacity perspicuity refinement sagacity sharpness smartness smarts understanding good taste percipience
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AD HOC
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AD HOC
-adverb
- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration:
a committee formed ad hoc to deal with the issue.
-adjective
2. concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end:
The ad hoc committee disbanded after making its final report.
Synonym
adjective: for a specific purpose
impromptu provisional special specific specified
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ADAPT
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ADAPT
—verb (used with object)
- to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
—verb (used without object)
2. to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.:
to adapt easily to all circumstances.
Synonym
verb: adjust to a different situation or condition
acclimate accommodate accustom alter comply conform fit modify prepare readjust revise shape suit tailor change familiarize fashion habituate harmonize make match qualify reconcile remodel square come around get act together get used to grow used to play the game roll with punches shape up
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ADEPT
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ADEPT
adjective
- very skilled; proficient; expert:
an adept juggler.
noun ad·ept [ ad -ept, uh - dept ] /ˈæd ɛpt, əˈdɛpt/
- a skilled or proficient person; expert
Synonym
adjective: very able
accomplished adroit capable deft proficient skilled skillful versed ace clean crack crackerjack expert hotshot quick savvy sharp slick smooth there whiz wizard brainy dexterous hot know stuff masterful masterly no dummy no slouch nobody's fool on the ball on the beam practiced sharp as a tack up to speed
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ADEQUATE
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ADEQUATE
adjective
- as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to or for):
This car is adequate to our needs. adequate food for fifty people. - barely sufficient or suitable:
Being adequate is not good enough. - Law.reasonably sufficient for starting legal action:
adequate grounds.
Synonym
adjective: enough, able
acceptable capable competent decent fair satisfactory sufficient suitable tolerable equal all right comfortable commensurate passable requisite sufficing unexceptional unobjectionable
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ADOPT
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ADOPT
verb (used with object)
- to choose or take as one’s own; make one’s own by selection or assent:
- to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one’s own child, specifically by a formal legal act.
- to take or receive into any kind of new relationship:
- to vote to accept:
The House adopted the report.
to accept or act in accordance with (a plan, principle, etc.).
Synonym
verb: choose or take something as one’s own
accept approve embrace endorse follow maintain ratify select support take up use adapt affiliate affirm appropriate assent assume borrow espouse imitate mimic opt seize tap utilize go down the line go in for take on take over
