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Abandon - n

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Total lack of inhibition, lack of restraint

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Abase

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To humble, disgrace, degrade

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Abash

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To embarrass

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Abate Abatement

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To reduce Decrease, reduction

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, right, power; renounce; relinquish King Edward abdicated the throne

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Aberrant Aberration

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Atypical, not normal Anomaly

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Abet

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To aid (usually in wrongdoing), encourage, act as an accomplice

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Abeyance (in abeyance) abeyant

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Temporary inactivity, suspension Temporarily suspended

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Abhor

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To loathe, detest

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Abiding - adj Abide Abide by

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Enduring, continue without change (abiding faith) Tolerate (I can’t abide dishonesty) To act in accordance to

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Abject -adj

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Hopeless, miserable

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Abjure

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To reject, abandon formally, renounce, recant To abjure one’s errors

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Ablution / ab loo tion

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Cleansing with water

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Abnegate

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To deny oneself of rights/conveniences, etc To relinquish, renounce

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Abominate Abomination

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To hate Hatred

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Abortive

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Interrupted while incomplete

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Abrogate

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To abolish or invalidate by authority, annul (abrogate a law)

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Abstemious / abs teem ious

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Moderate in eating and drinking, sparing

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Abtruse

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Difficult to understand

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Abut (on, upon, against)

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To touch, be in contact with

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Accede to

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Agree to (a contract), approve, give consent Accede to a request, the temrs of a contract

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Accolade

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Award, honor, praise

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Accost / a cost

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To confront boldly (beggar), approach someone with greeting or question

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Accretion

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Growth in size or increase in amount

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Accrue Accrual

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To accumulate, grow by addition The process/act of growing

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Acerbic / a ser bik

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Bitter, severe in temper or expression (acerbic criticism)

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Acidulous

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Sour in taste or manner

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Acme

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Highest point, summit

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Acquiesce / ak qui ese Acquiescent

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To assent, submit quietly without protest Likely to submit

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Acquit Acquittal

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To release from blame, exonerate; exculpate The act of…

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Acrid

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Harsh, bitter, sharp to the senses Acrid smoke

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Adamant

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Uncompromising, obdurate

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Adjunct

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Something added, attached, joined

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Adulate / aj ul ate Adulation

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To show excessive admiration/to flatter obsequiously High praise

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Admonish

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To caution, counsel against

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Adumbrate

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To sketch, outline in a shadowy way

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Adulterate

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To corrupt or make impure

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Adventitious / adven tishus

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Accidental

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Adversarial Adversary

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Antagonistic, competitive Enemy

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Aerial

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Having to do with the air

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Adverse

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Unfavorable, harmful

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty or art

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Aerie

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Nook, nest high in the air

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Affected

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Pretentious, phony

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Affable

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Friendly, easy to approach

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Affront

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V - to offend with disrespect N - personal offense

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Aggrandize

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To make larger or grater in power

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Aggregate

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V - to collect into one sum N - collective sum or mass

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Aggrieve

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To afflict, distress

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Agile

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Nimble, well-coordinated

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Agrarian

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Relating to farming or rural matters

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness, promptness, readiness

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Alchemy

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Quest to turn metal into gold

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the beginning sounds of words

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Allay

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To lessen, ease, or soothe

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Allude Allusive - allusiveness

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Make indirect reference

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Altercation

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Noisy dispute

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Altruism

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Unselfish concern for other’s welfare

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Amalgamate - v Amalgam - n

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To mix, combine, blend into a mixture Mixture, combination

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Ambivalent Ambivalence

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Someone who suffers of cognitive dissonance Attitude of uncertainty due to desire for two different things Ex: love and hate someone

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Ambidextrous

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Ability to use both hands equally well

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Ambulate Ambulatory

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Walk around Related to walking around

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Ameliorate

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To make better, improve

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Amenable

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Cooperative; ready or willing to answer, agree, comply Docile (doc el) Manageable; acquiescent Amenable servent

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Amenity

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Pleasantness, something increasing comfort

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Amity

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Friendship

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Amiable

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Friendly, agreeable Personable, affable

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Amorous

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Strongly attracted to love; sth showing love

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Amoral

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Neither moral or immoral Not involving the quest of right or wrong

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Amorphous

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Having no definite form

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Amortize

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To diminish by installment payments

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Amulet

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Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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Anachronism Anachronistic

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Something chronologically inappropriate; out of its time period

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Analgesia / an al GEZ eeya

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The loss of the ability to feel pain

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Anathema / a NATH ema

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Curse; so or sth shunned or hated

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Ancillary

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Accessory, subordinate, assisting ancillary fees

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Advantageous

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Sth that provides an advantage; useful, favorable

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Anodyne / an o dine

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adj - not likely to provoke dissent or offense n - pain-killing drug

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Antecedent / ante SEED ent

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Coming before in place or time

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Antepenultimate / antipen ultimate

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3rd from last

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Anthology

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Collection of literary work

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Anthropomorphic

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Personification

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Antithesis

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Direct opposite

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Apace

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Swiftly, quickly

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Aperture / A per tchure

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Opening, hole

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Aphasia / a phash ya

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Inability to speak or use words (caused by brain damage)

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Aphelion

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Point in a planet’s orbit farthest from sun

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Aphorism / ah phor ism

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Old saying or short, pithy statement

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Pithy

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Concise and forcefully expressive

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Apostrophe

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Passage addressed to someone not present (OR to a personified idea - ex: Oh Death! You’re so blissful!)

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Apothegm / apothem

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Concise saying or maxim; aphorism

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Apotheosis

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Elevation of someone to divine status

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Append Appendix

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To attach

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Apprise / a prize

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To inform or tell (someone); give notice I was apprised of the death of an old friend.

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Appropriate (v)

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Take possession

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Arboreal Arboretum

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Relating to trees Botanical garden devoted to trees

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Arcane

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Esoteric Technology is always arcane to those who don’t use it.

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Ardent

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Passionate, enthusiastic, zealous

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Arduous / ardj uous

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Difficult, tiresome

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Arraign Arraignment

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To call someone to court to address a charge Legal document calling someone to court

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Arrogate

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To take or claim something for oneself w/o justification Jews arrogated the lands of Palestine!

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Artless

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Open and honest; without deception

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Ascetic / as et ic Asceticism

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Self-denying, abstenation, monk

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Ashen

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Pale gray color of ash

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Asinine / as in eye n

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Dumbass Rana Zaban.

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Askance / uh SKANCE

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Adverb - with suspicion, mistrust, scornfully He looked askance at my offer.

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Asperity - n

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Harshness, roughness That bitch pointed out my flaws with asperity.

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Aspersion

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Slander; Casting aspersion on a campaign rival

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Assay

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Analyze, examine Assay a situation

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Assiduous - adj

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Working diligently at a task, perservering, persisent Assiduous student

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Astral

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Pertaining to stars

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Astringent

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Harsh, severe, stern

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Astute

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Having good judgement

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Asunder - adv

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Into separate parts, into pieces Lighting split the old oak tree asunder

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Atone Atonement

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To make amends for a wrong

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Augur / uh gur Augury

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To predict (from omens) A sign of what will happen in the future; omen

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Auspicious

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Promising, having favorable prospects

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Autocrat

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Dictator

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Avarice

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Extreme greed

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Aver

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To assert or affirm with confidence The president avered that he is the best candidate to run the country

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Averse - adj

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To be disinclined towards something; having a strong feeling of opposition He is not averse to having a drink now and then

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Avow

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To declare frankly or openly He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances Avowed enemies of Islam were impressed by Umar’s gallantry

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Awry / uh rye

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Crooked, askew / To look awry Away from expected direction / Our plans went awry

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Axiom Axiomatic (adj)

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Self-evident truth that requires no proof Universally accepted principle or rule

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