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adulation

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flattery, admiration

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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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advent

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arrival

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adventitious

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accidental, casual

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adversary

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oponent

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adverse

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unfavorable

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adversity

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poverty, misfortune

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advert

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refer to

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advocacy

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support

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advocate

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urge, plead for

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aegis

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shield, defense

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aerie

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nest of a large bird of prey

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aesthetic

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artistic

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affable

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easily approachable

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affected

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artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress

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affidavit

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written statement made under oath

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affiliation

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joining, association with

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affinity

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kinship

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affirmation

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positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

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affix

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attach or add on, fasten

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affliction

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state of distress, cause of suffering

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affluence

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abundance, wealth

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affront

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insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect

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agape

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openmouthed

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agglomeration

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heap, collection

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aggrandize

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increase or intensify, raise in power, wealth, rank, honor

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aggregate

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gather, accumulate

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aghast

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horrified, dumbfounded

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agility

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nimbleness

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agnostic

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skeptical of the existence of a god

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agog

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highly excited, intensely curious

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness, eagerness

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alcove

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nook, recess

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alienate

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make hostile, separate

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allay

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calm, pacify

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allegory

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story in which characters are symbols

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alleviate

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relieve

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alliteration

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repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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allocate

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assign

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alloy

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mix of metals

make less pure

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allure

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entice, attract

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allusion

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indirect reference

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aloft

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upward

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altercation

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noisy quarrel

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amalgamate

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unite in one body, combine

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambivalence

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having contradictory or conflicting emotions

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amble

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moving at a slow pace

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ambulatory

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able to walk

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ameliorate

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improve

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amenable

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readily managed or willing to be led, answerable or accountable legally