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Abrogate

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(V)-repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
-evade (a responsibility or duty).

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Accretion

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(N)-the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.

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Accoutrement

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(N)-additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carrier or worn by a person or used for a particular activity.

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Acerbic

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(Adj)-(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

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Acrimonious

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(Adj)-angry and bitter.

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Ad hoc

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(Adv)-when necessary or needed.

(Adj)-created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.

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Adroitly

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(Adv)-in a clever or skillful way.

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Affectation

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(N)-behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.

(N)- a studied display of real or pretended feeling.

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Agora

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(N)-(in Ancient Greek) a public open space user for assemblies and markets.

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Alacrity

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(N)-brisk and cheerful readiness.

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Albatross

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(N)-a very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings.

(Adj)- Burden.

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Aleatory

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(Adj)-depending on the throw of the dice or on chance; random.

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Alliteration

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(N)-the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Amalgam

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(N)-a mixture or blend.

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Ambrosia

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(N)-the food of the gods.

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Amelioration

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(N)-the act of making something better; improvement.

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Amity

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(N)-a friendly relationship.

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Anachronistic

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(Adj)-belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

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Analogous

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(Adj)-comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

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Anathema

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(N)-a person or thing detested or loathed.

a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.

a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.

any imprecation of divine punishment.

a curse; execration.
(Adj)

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Androgynous

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(Adj)- Partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.

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Anodyne

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(Adj)-not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so.
(N)-a painkilling drug or medicine.

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Anthropocene

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adjective
relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.

noun
the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.

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Aplomb

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(N)-self-confidence or assurance, especially when I’m a demanding situation.

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Apotheosis

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(N)-the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.

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Apoplectic

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(Adj)-overcome with anger; extremely indignant.

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Apposite

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(Adj)-apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.

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Approbation

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(N)-approval or praise.

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Apropos

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preposition
with reference to; concerning.

adjective
very appropriate to a particular situation.

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Archipelago

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(N)-a large group or chain of islands.

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Armistice

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(Adj)-an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.

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Artifice

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(N)-a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.

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Artificer

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(N)-a skilled craftsman or inventor.

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Ascetic

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(Adj)-characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

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Assent

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(N)- the expression of approval or agreement.

(V)- express approval or agreement, typically officially.

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Assiduously

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(Adv)-with great care and perseverance.

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Astringent

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(Adj)-causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues.

(N)-an astringent lotion applied to the skin to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions or as a cosmetic to make the skin less oily.

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Ataraxy/ataraxia

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(N)-a state of serene calmness.

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Attenuate

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(V)-reduce the force, effect, or value of.

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Arable

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(Adj) used or suitable for growing crops.

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Augury

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(N)-a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

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Atelier

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(N)- a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.

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August

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(Adj)-respected and impressive.

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Auspice

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(N)-(archaic) a divine or prophetic token.

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Auteur

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(N)-a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie.

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Avant-garde

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(N)-new and unusual or experimented ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.
(Adj)-favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.

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Avant la lettre

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(French phrase)- before the letter; before the (specified) word or concept existed.

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Avarice

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(N)-extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Avaricious (adj)

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Avuncular

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(Adj)-relating to an uncle.

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Ardor

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(N)- Enthusiasm or passion.

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Atavistic

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(Adj)- relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral

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Apercu

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(N)- a comment or brief reference that makes an illuminating or entertaining point.

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