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Abash

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Ashamed; embarrassed

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Aberration

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Abnormally; deviation

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Abet

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To aid; to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.

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Abeyance

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A temporary postponement

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Abject

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Miserable;wretched

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Abjure

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To give up rights

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Ablution

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A washing ; cleansing

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Abnegate

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To deny;to reject

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Abominate

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To detest; to dislike strongly

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Aborigine

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Original inhabitant

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Abrade

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To wear away

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Abrogate

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To abolish; to repeal

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Abscond

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To leave secretly; to flee

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Abstemious

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Moderate or sparing in eating or drinking

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

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Abut

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To touch; to rest on or against

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Accede

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To agree to

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Acclivity

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Upward slope

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Accord

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Agreement

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Accost

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To approach and speak to

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Accoutrement

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Equipment; outfit

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Accretion

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An increase; an addition

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Acerbic

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Sharp or bitter in smell or taste, sharpness of temper or words

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Acme

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Highest point;peak

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Acquiesce

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To agree; to consent

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Acrid

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Bitter to the taste or smell; sarcastic

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Acrimonious

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Harsh in speech or behavior

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Actuate

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To put into motion or action

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Addled

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Confused

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Adduce

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To give an example in proving something

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Adipose

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Fatty

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Adjunct

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A subordinate; an assistant

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Ado

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Fuss; trouble

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Adroit

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Skillful; clever

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Adventitious

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Accidental, or nonessential

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Aegis

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A shield; protection; sponsorship

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Affinity

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Attraction to

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Affix

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To attach

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Affront

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An insult

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Aggrandize

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To enlarge or to expand

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Aggregate

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To collect; to gather together

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Aghast

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Shocked; terrified

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Ague

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A fever, plague

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Alacrity

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Liveliness; willingness

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Albeit

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Although

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Alimentary

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Furnishing food or nourishment

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Amalgamate

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To combine; to unite; to blend

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Ambrosial

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Pleasing to the taste or smell

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Ambulatory

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Moving about; capable of walking

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Ambuscade

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Hidden or secret attack

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Ameliorate

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To improve; to make better

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Amendable

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Agreeable; responsive

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Amity

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Friendship

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Amnesty

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Official pardon for an offense

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Anachronism

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Something out of place or time

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Analgesic

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Drug that relieves pain

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Anathema

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A curse; a person or thing to be avoided

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Ancillary

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Helping; subordinate

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Anecdote

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A short, entertaining story

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Anent

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Regarding

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Anhydrous

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Without water

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Animadversion

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Criticism; comment that opposes

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Animus

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Hostile feeling

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Annals

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Historical records

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Anneal

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To heat and then cool; to toughen

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Annuity

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Specified income payable at stated intervals

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Annul

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To cancel; to do away with

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Anomalous

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Abnormal; inconsistent

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Anon

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Soon

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Anoxia

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Lack of oxygen

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Antediluvian

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Very old-fashioned

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Anterior

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Located in the front or forward

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Anteroom

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A lobby or waiting room

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Anthropoid

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Resembling man

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Anthropomorphic

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Attributing human form to objects, gods,etc

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Antipathy

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Intense dislike

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Antipodes

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Opposite sides (of the earth)

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Aperture

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An opening; a gap

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Aphorism

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Brief saying or proverb

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Aplomb

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Self-confidence; poise

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Apocryphal

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Doubtful; not authentic

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Apogee

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Farthest point away from the earth

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Apoplexy

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Sudden loss of consciousness; paralysis

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Apostate

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One who gives up his beliefs

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Apothecary

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Druggist

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Apothegm

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Brief instructive saying

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Aback

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(Proceeded by “taken”) surprised;startled

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Apotheosis

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Glorification of a person to the rank of God

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Apparition

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A ghost

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Appellation

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A name

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Apposite

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Appropriate

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Apprehensive

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Fearful; anxious

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Apprise

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To inform

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Approbation

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Approval

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Appurtenance

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Something added to a more important thing

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Apropos

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Relevant; appropriate; fitting

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Aquiline

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Like an eagle; curved or hooked

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Arable

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Good for farming

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Arbiter

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A judge; an umpire

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Arbor

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A shaded area

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Arcane

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Mysterious

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Archetype

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Original; first of it’s kind

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Archipelago

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Group of island

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Ardent

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Intensely enthusiastic

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Armistice

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A truce; suspension of hostilities

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Arraign

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To accuse

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Arrant

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Notorious; downright

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Arroyo

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A deep ditch caused by running water

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Artifice

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Trick; deception

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Ascetic

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One who denies his body pleasure and comfort

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Ascribe

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To attribute; to credit as to a cause or source

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Aseptic

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Without bacteria

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Asinine

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Stupid; silly

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Askance

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(Preceded by to look) sidewise; suspiciously

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Asperity

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Harshness; roughness

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Assay

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To test , to try

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Assiduously

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Diligently and with care

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Assuage

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To calm; to make less severe

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Astral

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Pertaining to the stars

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Astringent

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Substance that contracts blood vessels or shrinks tissues

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Asunder

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Into separate parts

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Atavistic

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Goingback to behavior found in a remote ancestor

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Attrition

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It wearing down or away; a decline

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Au courant

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Up to date: fully informed

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Auger

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To predict

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August

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Majestic; where the Of respect; impressive

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Auroral

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Rosy; pertaining to the dawn

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Austere

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Severe; Stern; self – disciplined

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Autumnal

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Mature; declining

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Avarice

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Greed

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Aver

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To declare; to state firmly

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Averse

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Reluctant

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Aviary

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Place where birds are kept

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Avocation

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A hobby

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Avoirdupois

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Heaviness; weight

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Avow

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To declare openly

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle

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Azure

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Blue

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