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Abreast

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Well informed

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Abrupt

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Sudden stop

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Abstain

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Stay away from

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Abstract

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Exists as an idea

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Absurd

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Unreasonably ridiculous

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Abundance

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Enough quantity

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Abysmal

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Very bad

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Abyss

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Deep whole

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Accede

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Agree to a request

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Accentuate

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Make something more noticeable

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Acclaim

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Welcome publicly

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Accolade

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Praise

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Accrue

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Increase financially

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Accustom

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Make somebody used to something

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Acquaint

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Make somebody familiar with something or somebody

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Aquiesce

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Accept without protest

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Acquire

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Gain with your own ability

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Acrimonious

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Bitter

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Acumen

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The ability to think quickly and clearly

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Adamant

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Refuse to change opinion

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Abhor

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Hate

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Adept

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Skilled at doing something

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Adhere

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Stick to firmly

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Adherent

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Supporter

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Admissible

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Acceptable

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Adverse

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Unpleasant

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Adversary

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Enemy

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Affable

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Friendly

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Affrim

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Declare that something is true

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Afflict

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Cause pain

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Affliction

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Insult

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Affront

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Insult

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Aforementioned

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Mentioned earlier

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Aggravate

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Make something worse

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Aggregate

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Total amount

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Agonize

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Spend alot of time thinking about something

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Alacrity

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Great willingness

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Allure

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Attract

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Ambivalent

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Show good and bad feeling towards something

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Amend

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Change something in order to correct it

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Amenity

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A feature that makes a place pleasant

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Amicable

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Friendly

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Anguish

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Suffer mental or physical pain or be distressed about something

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Ample

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Enough quantity

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Animosity

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Strong hatred

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Annihilate

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Destroy

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Aptitude

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Natural ability

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Arouse

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Make something active

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Array

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Large impressive series of things

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Ascertain

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Make something certain

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Assimilate

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Absorb

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Augment

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Increase in amount

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Avarice

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Greed

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Avert

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Prevent something unpleasant from happening

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