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advent

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An arrival of sth

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adventitious

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accidental

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adversity

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misfortune

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advocate -> advocacy (n)

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to support

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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affable

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friendly

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affected

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artificial

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affidavit
They swore affidavits and put further material before the court.

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a sworn statement

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affinity

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a close relationship

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affirmation

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assertion

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affluent

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wealthy

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affray

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a noisy quarrel

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affront

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an insult

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agenda

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a program

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agglomerate

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to gather into a mass

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aggrandize

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to make greater

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aggravate

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to make worse

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aggregate

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a group of things

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aggrieved

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feeling that you have been treated unfairly; wronged

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aghast

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horrified

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agile

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nimble

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agnostic

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one who doesn’t know

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agrarian (adj)

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agricultural

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akimbo

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with hands on hips

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alacrity
They accepted the offer with alacrity.

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eagerness

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albeit

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although

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alchemy

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early chemistry

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alienate

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to make unfriendly

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allay
to allay fears/concern/suspicion

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to calm

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allege

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to declare

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allegory

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a symbolic story

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alleviate

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to relieve

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allocate

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to distribute

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allude

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to refer indirectly

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alluvial

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pertaining to soil deposits

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altercation

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an angry argument

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altruism

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unselfish concern

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amass

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to accumulate

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amatory

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showing love

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ambidextrous

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able to use 2 hands

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ambrosia

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the food of the gods

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ambulant

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Able to walk; not having to stay in bed

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ameliorate (v) -> amelioration (n)

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to improve

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amenable

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easily led

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amenity

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a pleasant quality

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amiable

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friendly

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amity

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friendship

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amnesty

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pardon

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amorphous

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shapeless

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amplify

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to increase

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amulet

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a piece of jewellery that some people wear because they think it protects them from bad luck, illness, etc. (a charn)

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anachronism

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something that is miplaced in time

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analgesic (n/adj) -> analgesia (n)

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a pain reliever (painkiller)

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analogous
Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.

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comparable

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anarchy

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absence of government

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anathema

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a curse

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