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1
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Abasement

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Humiliate

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Abated

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Reduce in amount

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Aberrant

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Deviating from normal

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Abhor

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Reject

Regard with horror

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Abhorrent

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Disgusting

Repellent

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Abjured

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Recant solemnly

Renounce under oath

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Abolition

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Act of abolishing

To rid of (slavery)

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Abreast of

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Side by side

Up to date with

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Abridge

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Condense

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Accolades

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Praise

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Accrue

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To increase

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Acculturation

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Modification of a culture of an individual due to contact with another culture

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Acerbic

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Sour or bitter in taste, temper, mood, or expression

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Acrimony

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Bitterness or ill-natured in speech or manner

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Actuarial

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Statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums

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Acumen

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Quickness and accuracy of judgment

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Adherence

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Faithful attachment

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Adroit

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Skillful and adept under pressing conditions

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Adulatory

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To praise excessively or fawningly

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Aesthetic (Adj.)

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Criticism of taste

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Aesthetics (N.)

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Branch of Philosophy providing a theory of the beautiful and of the fine arts

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Affability

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Mild, gentle, benign

Easy to speak to

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Affectless

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Lack of emotion or influence

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Affinity

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Natural personal attraction

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Affirm

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Declare positively or firmly

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Affluent

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Rich, wealthy

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Agglomerated

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Gathered into rounded mass

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Aggrieve

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To injure unjustly

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Aghast

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Shocked

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Agrarian

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Pertaining to agricultural or rural matters

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Akimbo

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Hands on the hips and elbows outward

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Albatross

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Various large, web-footed birds

Obvious handicap or constant burden

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Alienation

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Isolation

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Allegorical

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Pertaining to symbolic representation

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Alluring

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To entice or tempt

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Amalgamate

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To blend

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Amateurs

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Lacking professional skill

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Ameliorate

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To improve

Make better

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Amenable

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Willing to follow advice or suggestion

Open to criticism or judgment

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Amended

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To improve

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Amiable

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Good natured

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Amicable

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Showing friendliness

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Amicably

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Friendly

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Amity

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Peaceful relations

Friendship

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Amorality

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Lacking moral sensibility

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Amortized

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To liquidate by installment payments

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Anachronistic

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Something out of its proper time

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Anarchist

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Person advocating government as oppressive and should be abolished

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Anathema

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One that is cursed or damned

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Anecdotal

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Pertaining to short account of interesting incident

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Anecdote

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Short account of interesting incident

Secret particulars of history or biography

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Anemic

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Suffering from deficiency in oxygen-carrying material of the blood

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Annotated

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To furnish with critical commentary or explanatory notes

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Anomalies

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Deviation or departure from normal or common order

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Anomalous

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Deviating from normal or common order

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Anomaly

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Deviation or departure from normal or common order

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Anomie

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Collapse of social structures governing a society

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Antagonism

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Mutual resistance

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Antagonistic

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One who opposes and competes with another

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Antedated

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Precede back in time

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Antediluvian

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Very old

Antiquated

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Anticipate

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To foresee

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Antipathy

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Strong feeling of opposition

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Antiquated

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Obsolete

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Antithetical to

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Directly opposed in every respect

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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little or no emotion

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Apathy

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Lack of emotion or feeling

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Ape (v.)

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Mimic

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Apex

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Highest point of something

Vertex

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Aphorism

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Brief statement of principle

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Apocalyptic

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Pertaining to prophetic disclosure or relevation

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Apocrypha

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Any writings of questionable authorship

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Apocryphal

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False

Counterfeit

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Apologia

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Formal defense or justification

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Apologist

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Person who argues in defense of another person or cause

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Appease

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To calm or pacify

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Appellations

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Name or title

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Apportioned

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To divide and assign

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Approbation

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Praise

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Appropriate (v.)

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To set apart for specific use

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Appropriation

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Act of setting aside for specific use

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Aptitudes

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Natural or acquired talent or ability

Inclination

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Aquiline

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Of or similar to an eagle

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Arcades

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Series of arches supported by columns

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Arcadian

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Rustic, simple, peaceful

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Archaically

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Belonging to much earlier time

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Arduous

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Demanding great care

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Arid

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Lacking moisture

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Aristocratic

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Member of nobility

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Arresting

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Attracting and holding attention

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Artful

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Exhibiting art or skill

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Artfully

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Exhibiting art or skill

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Articulate

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Capable of speaking in or characterized by clear expressive language

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Artifacts

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Object produced or shaped by human workmanship

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Artifices

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subtle but base deception

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Artisans

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Person manually skilled in making a particular product

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Artless

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Without deceit
Free of artificiality
Lacking art or skill

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Ascension

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The rising above the horizon

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Ascent

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An advancement

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Ascertain

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To discover through examination or experimentation

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Ascetic

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Person who renounces comforts of society

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Askance to

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With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust

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Asperity

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Roughness or harshness as of surface, weather, or sound

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Assent

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To express agreement

108
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Asserts

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To state or express positively

Affirm

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Assiduous

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Diligent

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Assimilation

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The act or process of absorbing and incorporating

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Assuage

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To make less burdensome

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Asylum

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Institution for the care of mentally ill or aged

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Asymmetrical

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Not symmetric

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Attest to

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Affirm to be correct, true, or genuine

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Audit

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Examination of records to check accuracy

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Aurora

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The dawn

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Austerity

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Severe and rigid economy

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Autodidact

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Person who is self taught

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Auxiliary

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Giving assistance or support

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Avant garde

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Group active in the intervention and application of new techniques in a given field

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Avaricious

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Immoderately greedy for wealth

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Aver

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To declare in positive manner

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Averse

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Having or feeling of great distaste

124
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Aversion

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Intense dislike

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