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alias

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N. an assumed name

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N. an assumed name

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alias

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alienate

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V. make hostile; separate

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V. make hostile; separate

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alienate

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alleviate

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V. relieve; lessen

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V. relieve; lessen

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alleviate

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alloy

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V. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

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V. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

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alloy

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allude

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V. refer indirectly

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V. refer indirectly

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allude

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allure

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V. entice; attract

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V. entice; attract

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allure

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allusion

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N. indirect reference

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N. indirect reference

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allusion

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aloft

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ADV. upward

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ADV. upward

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aloft

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aloof

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ADJ. apart; reserved; standoffish

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ADJ. apart; reserved; standoffish

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aloof

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altercation

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N. noisy quarrel; heated dispute

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N. noisy quarrel; heated dispute

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altercation

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altruistic

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ADJ. unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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ADJ. unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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altruistic

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amalgam

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N. mixture of different elements; alloy

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N. mixture of different elements; alloy

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amalgam

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ambiguous

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ADJ. unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ADJ. unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambiguous

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ambivalence

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N. having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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N. having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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ambivalence

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ambulatory

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ADJ. able to walk; not bedridden

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ADJ. able to walk; not bedridden

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ambulatory

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ameliorate

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V. improve; make more satisfactory

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V. improve; make more satisfactory

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ameliorate

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amenable

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ADJ. readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive

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ADJ. readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive

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amenable

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amiable

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ADJ. agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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ADJ. agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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amiable

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amorous

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ADJ. moved by sexual love; loving

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ADJ. agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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amorous

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amorphous

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ADJ. shapeless; lacking shape or definition

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ADJ. shapeless; lacking shape or definition

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amporphous

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ample

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ADJ. abundant

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ADJ. abundant

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ample

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amplify

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V. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger

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anachronism

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N. something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced in time

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N. something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced in time

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anachronism

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analogy

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N. similarity; parallelism

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N. similarity; parallelism

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analogy

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anarchist

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

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

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anarchist

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anarchy

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N. absence of governing body; state of disorder

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N. absence of governing body; state of disorder

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anarchy

52
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ancillary

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ADJ. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

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ADJ. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

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ancilliary

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