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anachronism

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someone or something that is or seems to be in the wrong historical time ( anachronistic

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anagram

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a word ro phrase made by changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase

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anal

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1) relating to ANUS 2) (disapproving_ showing a lot of concern with small details

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analgesic

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a drug that reduces pain

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analogous

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similiar to another situation or thing

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analogy

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something that seems similar in two situations,

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anathema

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somethignthat is complete opposite of what you believe in

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anchovy

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a very small ocean fish that taste very salty

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androgynous

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1) someone ( person or plant or any organisms )who looks both male and female

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android

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robot that looks completely human

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anesthetize

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to make someone unable to feel pain or strong emotions

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anew

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in a new or different way

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anglican

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relating to the official church of England, such as the episcopal church

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angora

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wool or thread made from the fur of goats or rabbits

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angst

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strong feelings of anxiety and sadness because u r worried about your life

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angular

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1) having sharp corners 2) very thin, and without much flesh on ur bones

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animosity

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strong dislike or hatred

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annals

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in the whole history of a particular subject

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annex

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1) take over of a country or area nearby, especially by using force 2) a seperate building that has been added to the larger one

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annuity

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an amount of money that is paid each year to someone from an investment

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anoint

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to put oil or water over someone’s head during a religious ceremony

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anomaly

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something that is very noticeable because it is different from what is usual

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antacid

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a drug tha tgets rid of the burning feelings in your stomach when u eat, drink too much alcohol

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antagonism

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strong opposition to or hatred of someone else

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antagonist

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your opponent in an argument, fight, etc

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antagonize

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to make someone feel angry with you

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ante

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to increase your demands or try to get more out of a situation 2) [ante up] to pay an amount of money in order to become involve in something

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anteater

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an animal that has a very long nose and eats small insects

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antelope

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an animal that has logn horns, can run very fast and is very gradeful

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anthology

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set of stories, poems, etc by different people collected together in one book

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anthrax

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a serious disease that affects cattle and sheep, that can affect people

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anthropology

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scientific study or people, their societies and their beliefes, etc

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antiaircraft

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able to be used against enemy aircraft

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anticlimax

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something that seems disappointing after all the excitement over it

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antics

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behavior that seems strange, funny silly or annoying

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antihistamine

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a drug that is used for treating an allergy or cold

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antipathy

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a feeling of strong dislike or opposition

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antiquated

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old-fashioned and not appropraite for modern needs or conditions

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antisemitism

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hatred for the jews

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antithesis

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the exact opposite of something

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antitrust

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preventing one company from unfairly controlling prices

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antler

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one of the two horns that look like tree branches on the head of animals (ex. deer)

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antonym

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a word that means the oppisite of another workd

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anvil

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a heavy iron block on which pieces of metal are shaped using a hammer

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apartheid

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a system in which the different races in a country are separated from each other

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ape

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a large monkey without a tail or with a very short tail, such as a gorilla

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aperitif

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a small alcoholic drink that you have before a meal

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aperture

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a small opening, especially one that lets light into a camera

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apex

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the top of highest part of something 2) the most successful part of something

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aphorism

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a short expression that says something true

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aphrodisiac

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a food or drug that makes someone feel sexual excitement

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aplomb

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in a confident or skillful way, especially in a difficult situation

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apolitical

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not having any interest or connection with politics

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apoplectic

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so angry you cannot control yourself 2) relating to a strole- apoplexy

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apostle

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1) 1 of the 12 men chosen by christ to teach his messege 2) someone who beleves strongly in a new idea and tries to convinece other people to believe it

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apparatus

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1) tools, machines or instruments used for a particular purpose 2) the way in which a group of people work together in a company

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appellate

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a court or judge that can change a decision made by a earlier court of law

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append

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to add somehting, espeically a separate part, to a piece of writing

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appendage

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something that is added to something larger or more important

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applicable

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affecting or relating to a particular person, group or sitaution

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applicator

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a special brush or tool used for putting paint, glue , medicine etc on something

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apportion

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to decide how something should be divided between various people

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appraisal

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an official judgement about how valuabe , effective or successful someone/st is

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appreciable

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large enough to be noticed, felt or considered important

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apprise

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to formally or officially tell someone about something

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approbation

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praise or approval

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APR

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annual percentage rate = the rate of interest that you must pay when you borrow money

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apropos

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relating to something just mentioned (apropos to nothing = not relating to anything

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aptitude

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a natural ability or skill, espeically in learning

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aptitude test

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a test used for finding our what someone’s best skills are

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aquarius

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1) 11th sign of the zodiac, image is of a person pouring water 2) s/o born between janury 20 to feb 18

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aqueduct

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a structure like a bridge for carrying water across a valley

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AR

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arkansas

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arabic numerals

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the sign 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 0, or a combination of these signs used as a number

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arable

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land that is good for growing crops

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arbiter

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1_ a person or organization that settles an argument between two groups or people 2) style taste and fashion that influences society’s opinions about what is fashionable

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arbitrate

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to be a judge in an argument becuase both sides have asked for this

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arcade

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1) a special room where people got o play video games 2) a passage or side of a building that is covered with an arched roof, and that often has small stores along it

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archaeology

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study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools, etc

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archaic

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belonging to the past, or old fashioned and no longer used

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archbishop

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a priest with a very high rank

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archipelago

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a group of small islands

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archway

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a passage or entrance under an arch or aches

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arctic

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the Arctic = most northern part of the earth, including parts of alaska and greenland, the and sea called the arctic ocean

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ardent

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having very strong feelings or admiration or determination about someone or something

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arduous

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needing a lot of hard and continuous efforts

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aria

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a song that is sung by only one person in an opera

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arid

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getting very little rain, and therefore very dry

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aries

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the first sign of the zodiac, represented by a ram 2) someone born between march 21 and april 19

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arithmetic

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the sciene of numbers involving adding, dividing, multiplying,etc

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armadillo

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a small animal with a pointed nose and a hard shell that lives in hot dry parts of north and south america

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armaments

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weapons and military equipment

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armband

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a band of material that you wear around your arm . ex: to show that someone passed away

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armistice

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an agreement to stop fighitng, usually for a specific period of time

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arms control

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the attempts by powerful contries to limit the number and types of war weapons that exist

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arms race

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the competition between different countries to have a large number of powerful weapons

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aromatherapy

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the usage of pleasent smelling oils to make you feel more healthy

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arraign

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to make someone have a particular feeling 2) to make someone feel sexually excited

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array

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a group of people or things, espiecially one that is large or impressive

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arrears

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1)to own someone money because ur regular payment to him or her is late 2) money that is owed and should already have been paid

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arsenal

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a large number of weapns, or building where they are stored

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arsenic

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a very strong poison

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artichoke

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a round green vegetable with think pointed leaves and a firm base

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artisan

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someone who does skilled work, making things by hand

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artsy

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interested in art, or seeming to know alot about art

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asbestos

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a gray substance that does not burn easily and was used in some clothing and buulding material in the past

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ascendancy (think of ascend )

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a position of increasing power, influence or control

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ascent

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the act of moving or climbing to a higher position 2) the process of becoming more important or successful 3) a path or raod that foes gradually up

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ascertain

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to find out the truth about something

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ascetic

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to live a simple life with no physical comforts

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ascribe

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to say that something is caused by a particularf person or thing

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asexual

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1) not having secual organs or not involving secual activity 2) not interested in sex

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askance

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if you look askance, u do not approve or think of it as good

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askew

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not straight or level

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asparagus

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a long thin green vegetable

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aspen

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a tall thing straight tree that grows in the western usa

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aspersion

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to critize someone or make an unfair judment

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asphalt

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a hard black substance used on the surgace of roads

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asphyxiate

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to stop someone breathing [=suffocation ]

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assailant

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someone who attacks someone else

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assent

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official agreement

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assert

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to state firmly that something is true 2) to behavior in a determined and confident war to make people respect u

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assertion

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something that u say or write that u stronly beleive

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asteroid

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a large object made of rock that moves around in space

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astride

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having one leg on each side of something ex; sitting on a horse

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astringent

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1) criticizing someone very severely 2) able to make ur skin less oily or stop a wound form bleeding

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astronomical

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extremely large in amount 2) relating to the study of stars and plantes

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astute

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quick to understand a situation and how to get an advantage from it

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asymmetrical

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having 2 sides that are different in size and shape

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atomic

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relating to atoms and the energy produced by splitting them

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atrocity

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very cruel or violent action

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attributable

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likely to have been caused by something

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attribute

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1) useful quality 2) to believe or say that someone is responsible for something

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attributive

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attributive noun or adjective comes before the noun or phrase it desbrices. in the sentence, “i heard a funny story,” funny is the attributive.

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attuned

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to be so familiar with s/o or s/t, that u know how to deal with it

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atypical

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not typical or usual

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auburn

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auburn hair is a reddish brown color

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audacious

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brave and shocking

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audacity

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the quality of having enough courage to take risks or do things that are shocking or rude

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audit

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to officially examine a company’s financial records in order to check that they are correct 2) study a subject at college without getting a grade for it

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augment

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to increase the size or value or something

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au pair

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a young person who stays with a family in a foreign country and looks after their children

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aural

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relating to the sense of hearing

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auspices

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with the help and support of a person or organization

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austere

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1) very strict and serious 2) very plain and simple 3) without a lot of comfort or enjoyment

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austerity

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1) bad economic conditions in which people do not having enough money to live 2) the quality of being austere

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auxiliary

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giving extra help or support

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auxiliary verb

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a verb that is used with another verb to form questions, negative sentencs, and tenses. in english , they are : “be” “do” “have”

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avalanche

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1) a large amount of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain 2) [an avalanche of things] = a very large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time

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avant-garde

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very modern and different from existing art, etc, often in away that is strange or shocking

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avarice

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an extreme desire for wealth

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averse

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to like to do something

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aversion

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a strong dislike of something or someone

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avid

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doing something as much as possible

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avow

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to say or admit something publicly

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await

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1) wait for something 2) if a situation or event awaits someone, it is going to happen to him/her

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awash

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1) having too much of something 2) covered with water

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awning

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a sheet of material outside a store, tent used for protection from the sun or rain

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AWOL

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absent without leave = absent from ur military group without permission

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awry

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to not happen in the planned manner

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have an ax to grind

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to have a personal reason for doing something

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axiom

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a rule or principle that is considered by most people to be true

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axiomatic

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a principle that is axiomatic does not need to be proved because people can see that it is true

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axle

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the bar that connects two wheels on vehicle

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AZ

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abbrivation of arizone

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