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Abase

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Lower, humiliate

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Abash

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Embarrass

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Abdicate

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Renounce; give up; relinquish

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Aberrant

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Abnormal; deviant

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Abeyance

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Suspend action; inactivity; cessation; suspension

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Abjure

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Renounce; repudiate; retract

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Abnegation

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Repudiation; self-sacrifice; relinquishment

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Abominate

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Loathe; hate

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Abrasive

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Caustic; corrosive; rubbing away; tending to grind down or abrade; causing irritation, annoyance, or bad feelings.

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Abridge

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Condense or shorten

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Abrogate

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Abolish; nullify

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Abscission

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Removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation; section

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide

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Abstain

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Refrain; hold one self back voluntary from an action or practice

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Abstemious

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Sparring in eatingband drinking; moderate in appetite

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Abstinence

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Self-restraint; restraint from eating, drinking, having sex or indulging any other appetites

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Abstruse

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Obscure; profound

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Abut

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Border upon; adjoin

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Accede

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Agree; approve; assent

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Accessible

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Easy to approach; obtainable

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Acccessory

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Additional object; useful but not essential thing

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Acclivity

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Sharp upslope of a hill; ascent

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Accolade

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Award of merit; recognition of accomplishment

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Accord

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Agreement; treaty

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Accost

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Approach and speak first to a person

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Accouter

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Equip; outfit

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Accretion

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Growth; increase; addition

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Accrue

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Accumulate; pile up; grow; collect

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Acerbity

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Bitterness of speech and temper; harshness; severity

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Acidulous

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Slightly sour; sharp; caustic

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Acoustics

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Science of sound

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Acquiesce

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Assent; agree without fuss; comply

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Acquittal

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Deliverance from a charge

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Actuarial

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Calcuating; pertaining to insurance statistics

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Actuate

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Motivate; impel; incite

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Acuity

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Sharpness

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Acumen

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Mental shrewdness; discernment; keen insight

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Adage

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Wise saying; proverb

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Addendum

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An addition or supplement

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Addle

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Muddle; confuse; drive crazy; become rotten

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Adhere

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Stick fast

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Adjunct

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Something added on or attached

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Adjuration

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Solemn urging; appeal

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Adulation

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Flattery; admiration; overenthusiastic praise; sycophancy

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Adventitious

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Accidental; casual; extrinsic

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Adversity

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Poverty; misfortune; bad luck

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Advocate

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Urge; please for; support

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Aerie

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Nest of a large bird of prey

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Affable

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Easily approachable; warm; genial; friendly

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Affiliation

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Joining; association; alliance

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Affluence

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Abundance; wealth

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Agglomeration

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Collection; heap; jumble; cluster

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Aggressor

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Attacker

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Agnostic

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One who is skeptical of the existence of God or any ultimate reality

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Alacrity

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Cheerful promptness; eagerness; celerity; willingness; cheerfulness

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemistry; sorcery

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Allay

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Assuage; relieve; alleviate; clam; pacify

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Allege

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State without proof

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Allegory

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Story in which characters are used as symbols; fable

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Alleviate

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Relieve

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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Ambidextrous

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Capable of using either hand with equal ease

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Ambiguous

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Unclear in meaning; oncscure; uncertain

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Ambivalence

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The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ambrosia

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Food of the gods

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Ameliorate

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Improve

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Amenable

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Readily managed; willing to be led

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Amenities

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Comforts; conveniences; luxuries; niceties

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Amnesty

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Pardon; forgiveness

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Amok

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In a state of rage

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Amphitheater

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Open oval building with tiers of seats

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Amplify

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Broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger

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Anachronism

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Something or someone misplaced in time

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Analgesic

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Causing insensitivity to pain

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Anarchist

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Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

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Anathema

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Abomination; enemy

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Anathematize

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Ancillary

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Serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

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Animadversion

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Critical remark; accusation; censure; criticism

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Animosity

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Active enmity; strong dislike; hostility

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Anneal

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Reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling; harden; temper

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Annihilate

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Destroy almost entirely; vanquish; abolish

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Annotate

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Comment; make explanatory notes

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Annuity

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Yearly allowance

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Anodyne

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Soothing; calming

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Anoint

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Consecrate

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Anonymity

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State of being nameless; obscurity

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Antagonistic

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Hostile; opposed

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Antecede

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Antediluvian

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Antiquated; extremely ancient; before the flood

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Anthropologist

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A student of history and science of mankind

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Anthropomorphic

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Having human form or characteristics

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Anticlimax

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Letdown in thought or emotion

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Antidote

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Remedy to counteract a poison or disease; cure; solution

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Antipathy

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Extreme aversion; dislike; distaste; enmity

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Antithesis

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Contrast; direct opposite of or to

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Aphasia

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Loss of speech due to injury or illness

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Aphorism

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Adage; belief; proverb; pithy maxim

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Aplomb

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Poise; assurance

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Apocalyptic

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Prophetic; pertaining to revelations; ominous

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Apocryphal

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Untrue; made up

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Apogee

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Highest point; acme; apex; zenith

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Apoplexy

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Stroke; loss of consciousness followed by paralysis

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Apostate

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One who abandons his religious or political beliefs

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Apothecary

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Apothegm

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Pithy, compact saying; aphorism

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Apotheosis

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Elevation to godhood; deification; an ideal example of something

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Appall

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Dismay; shock

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Appease

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Pacify or soothe; relieve

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Append

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Attach; supplement

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Appraise

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Estimate the value of

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Apprehensive

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Fearful; discerning

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Apprise

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Inform; tell; advise

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Approbation

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Approval; praise

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Appurtenances

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Subordinate possessions

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Aquiline

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Curved; hooked

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Arabesque

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Style of decoration involving intertwined plants and abstract curves

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Arable

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Fit for growing crops; farmable

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Arbitrate

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Judge; decide

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Arboretum

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Botanic garden; place where different tree varieties are exhibited

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Arcane

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Secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

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Archaic

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Antiquated

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Archetype

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Prototype; primitive pattern; typical

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Archives

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Public records; place where public records are kept

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Argot

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Slang; jargon

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Arid

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Pattern; barren; dull; unimaginative

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Armada

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Fleet of warships

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Arrears

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Debt; obligation

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Arroyo

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Gully; ravine

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Articulate

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Effective; distinct; coherently spoken

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Artifice

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Deception; trickery

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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence; domination

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Asceticism

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Doctrine of self denial

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Ascribe

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Refer; attribute; assign

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Asinine

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Foolish; stupid

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Askance

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With a sideways or indirect look

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Askew

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Crooked; slanted; awry

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Asperity

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Sharpness of temper

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Assail

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Assiduous

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Diligent; persevering

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Assuage

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Ease or lessen pajn; satisfy hunger; soothe temper

144
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Asteroid

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Small planet

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Astigmatism

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Eye defect that prevents proper focus

146
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Astringent

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Binding; causing contraction; harsh

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Asunder

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Into parts; apart

148
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Asymmetric

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Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

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Atavism

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Reversal; resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

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Atheistic

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Denying the existence of God

151
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Atrocity

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Brutal deed

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Attenuate

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Make thin; weaken; contract

153
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Attest

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Testify; bear witness

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Attribute

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Ascribe; explain; accuse

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Atypical

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Not normal

156
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Audacious

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Daring; bold

157
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Augment

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Increase; add to

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Augury

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Omen; prophecy

159
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Aureole

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Sun’s corona; halo

160
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Auspicious

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Favoring success; faring well for the future; propitious

161
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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

162
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Authenticate

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Prove genuine

163
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Automaton

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Mechanism that imitates actions of humans

164
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Avalanche

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Great mass of falling snow and ice

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Avenge

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Take vengeance for something; retaliate

166
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Avert

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Prevent; turn away

167
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Avocation

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Secondary or minor occupation; hobby

168
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Avuncular

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Like an uncle; able

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Axiom

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Self-evident truth; requiring no proof

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Azure

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Sky blue; cerulean

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Autopsy

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Examination of a dead body

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