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Advent

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N. Arrival

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Adulterate

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V. Making impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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Aerie

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N. Nest of a large bird of prey open (Eagle, hawk)

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Affable

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Adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly

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Affected

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Adj. Artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

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Affidavit

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N. Written statement made under oath

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Affix

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V. Fasten; attach; add on

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Affluence

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N. Abundance; wealth

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Affront

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N. Insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

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Aggrandize

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V. Increase or intensify

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Aggregate

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V. Gather; accumulate

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Agnostic

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N. One who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a God or any ultimate reality

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Alacrity

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N. Cheerful promptness

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Alimentary

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Adj.supplying nourishment

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Allay

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V. Calm; pacify

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Allocate

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V. Assign

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Alloy

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N. Mixture as of metals

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Alloy (v)

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Mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

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Altercation

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N. Noisy quarrel; heated dispute

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Amalgamate

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V. Combine; unite in one body

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Ambivalence

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N. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ambulatory

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Adj. Able to walk; not bedridden

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Ameliorate

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V. Improve

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Amenable

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Adj. Readily managed; willing to be led