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abase

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lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect

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abash

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embarrass

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abate

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subside or moderate

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abbreviate

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shorten

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abdicate

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renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)

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aberrant

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abnormal or deviant

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aberration

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deviation from the normal; mental disorder

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abet

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assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage

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abeyance

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suspended action

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abhor

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detest; hate

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abject

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(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology

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abjure

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renounce upon oath

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ablution

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washing

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abnegation

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renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation

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abolish

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cancel; put an end to

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abominate

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loathe; hate

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abominable

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detestable; extremely unpleasant

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aboriginal

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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine

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abortive

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unsuccessful; fruitless

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abrasive

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rubbing away; tending to grind down

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abridge

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condense or shorten

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abrogate

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abolish

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abscission

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cutting off; separation

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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absolute

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complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism

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absolve

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pardon (an offense)

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abstain

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refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one’s vote

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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abstinence

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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote

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abstract

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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

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abstruse

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obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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abusive

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coarsely insulting; physically harmful

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abut

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border upon; adjoin

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abysmal

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bottomless

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abyss

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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit

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academic

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related to a school; not practical or directly useful

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accede

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agree

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accelerate

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move faster

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accessible

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easy to approach; obtainable

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accessory

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additional object; useful but not essential thing

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acclaim

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applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise

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acclimate

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adjust to climate or environment; adapt

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acclivity

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sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity

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accolade

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award of merit; strong praise and approval

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accommodate

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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging

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accomplice

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partner in crime

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accord

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agreement

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accost

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approach and speak first to a person

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accoutre

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equip; N. accoutrement

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accretion

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growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete

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accrue

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come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual

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acerbity

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bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)

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acetic

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vinegary

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acidulous

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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic

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acknowledge

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recognize; admit

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acme

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peak; pinnacle; highest point

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acoustics

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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

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acquiesce

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assent; agree passively; comply without protest

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acquittal

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deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner

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acrid

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bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent

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acrimonious

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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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actuarial

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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

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actuary

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someone who advises insurance companies

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actuate

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motivate; activate; cause to act

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acuity

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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

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acumen

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mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen

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acute

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(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain

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adage

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wise saying; proverb

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proverb

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adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially

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adamant

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hard; inflexible

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adapt

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make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.

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addendum

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addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)

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addiction

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compulsive habitual need

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addle

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make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)

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address

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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech

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adept

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expert at; very skilled

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adhere

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stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality

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adherent

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supporter; follower

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adjacent

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adjoining; neighboring; close by

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adjunct

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something attached to but holding an inferior position

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adjuration

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solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly

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adjutant

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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant

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admonish

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warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove

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adorn

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decorate

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adroit

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skillful (in using mind or hand)

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adulation

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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved

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adulterate

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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances

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advent

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arrival

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adventitious

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accidental; casual; happening by chance

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adversary

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opponent; enemy

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adverse

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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile

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adversity

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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event

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advert

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refer

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advocacy

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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something

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advocate

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speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for

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aegis

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shield; protection; defense

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aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry)

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nest of a large bird of prey

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aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics

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affable

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easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly

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affected

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artificial; pretended

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affidavit

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written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)

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affiliation

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joining; associating with

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affinity

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feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages

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affirmation

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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination

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affliction

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state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on

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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; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally

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agape

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openmouthed

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agenda

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items of business at a meeting

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agglomeration

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collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap

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aggrandize

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make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement

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aggregate

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sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars

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aghast

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filled with great surprise or fear; horrified

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agility

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nimbleness; ability to move quickly

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agitate

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stir up; disturb

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agnostic

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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

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agog

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highly excited; intensely curious

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agrarian

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pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness without reluctance

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alchemy

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medieval chemistry

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alcove

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nook; recess

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alias

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an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias

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alienate

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make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of

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alimentary

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supplying nourishment

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alimony

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payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce

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allay

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calm; pacify

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allege

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state without proof

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allegiance

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loyalty

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allegory

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story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable

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alleviate

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relieve (pain)

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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; set apart for a particular purpose

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alloy

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mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness

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allude

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refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference

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allure

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entice; attract; tempt

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siren

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apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature

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alluvial

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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water

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aloof

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apart; not open in one’s relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.

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aloft

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upward; high up in the air

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altercation

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noisy quarrel

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altruistic

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unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism

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amalgamate

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(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body

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amalgam

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combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth

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amass

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collect (gradually, in a very large amount)

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amazon

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female warrior

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ambidextrous

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capable of using either hand with equal ease

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ambience

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environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation

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ambivalence

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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions

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amble

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walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly

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ambrosia

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food of the gods

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nectar

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drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees

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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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obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests

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amend

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correct; change ; generally for the better

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amenities

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convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies

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amiable

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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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amicable

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peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement

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amiss

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wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.

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amity

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friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations

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amnesia

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loss of memory

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amnesty

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pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)

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amoral

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nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong

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amorous

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moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances

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amorphous

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formless; lacking shape or definition

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amphibian

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able to live both on land and in water; N.

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amphitheater

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oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena

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ample

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enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space

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amplify

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increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one’s remarks with a graph

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amputate

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cut off part of body; prune (a limb)

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amok(amuck)

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in a state of rage; Ex. run amok

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amulet

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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck

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anachronism

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an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic

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analgesic

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causing insensitivity to pain; N.

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analgesia

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condition of being unable to feel pain

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analogous

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comparable; similar

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analogy

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similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things

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anarchist

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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder

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anathema

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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize

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ancestry

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family descent; ADJ. ancestral

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anchor

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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage

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ancillary

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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.

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anecdote

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short story of an amusing or interesting event

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anemia

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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic

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anesthetic

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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia

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anguish

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acute pain; extreme suffering

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angular

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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner

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animadversion

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critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval

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animated

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lively; spirited

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animosity

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active enmity

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animus

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hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition

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annals

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records arranged in yearly parts; history

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anneal

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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)

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annex

A

attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one

198
Q

annihilate

A

destroy

199
Q

annotate

A

comment; make explanatory notes

200
Q

annuity

A

yearly allowance

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