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Abate

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V; to subsidize, to reduce

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Abash

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V: to make ashamed, embarrassed

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Abdicate

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V

To step down from a position of power and responsibility

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Aberration

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N

Something not typical; a deviation from the standard

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Abhor

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V

To hate very, very much; to detest

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Abject

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Adj

Hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated

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Abnegate

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V

To deny oneself things ; to reject, to renounce

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Abortive

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Adj

Unsuccessful

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Abridge

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V

To shorten ; to condense

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Absolute

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Adj

Total unlimited

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Absolve

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V

To forgive or free from blame ; to free from sin ; to free from an obligation

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Abstinent

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Adj

Abstaining ; voluntarily not doing something

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Abstract

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Adj

Theoretical ; impersonal

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Abstruse

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Adj

Hard to understand

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Abysmal

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Adjective

Extremely hopeless or wretched ; bottomless

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Accolade

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N

An award ; an honor

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Accost

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V

To approach or to speak to someone aggressively

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Acerbic

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Adjective

Sour, severe like acid in temper, mood, or tone

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Acquiesce

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V

To comply passively ; to accept ; to assent ; to agree

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Acrid

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Adjective

Harshly pungent; bitter

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Acrimonious

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Adjective

Full of spite ; bitter ; nasty

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Acumen

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N

Keenness of judgement ; mental sharpness

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Acute

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Adjective

Sharp ; shrewd

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Adamant

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Adjective

Stubborn ; unyielding ; completely inflexible

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Address

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V

To speak to ; to direct one’s attention to

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Adherent

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N

Follower ; supporter ; believer

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Admonish

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V

To scold gently; to warn

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Adroit

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Adjective

Skillful ; dexterous ; clever ; shrewd ; socially at ease

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Adulation

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N

Wild or excessive admiration ; flattery

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Adulterate

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V

To contaminate ; to make impure

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Adverse

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Adjective

Unfavorable ; antagonistic

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Aesthetic

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Adjective

Having to do with artistic beauty ; artistic

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Affable

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Adjective

Easy to talk to ; friendly

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Affectation

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N

Unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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Affinity

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N

Sympathy; attraction ; kinship ; similarity

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Affluent

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Adjective

Rich ; prosperous

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Agenda

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N

Program, the things to be done

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Aggregate

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N

Sum total ; a collection of separate things mixed together

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Agnostic

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N

One who believes that existence of God can be neither proven nor disproven

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Agrarian

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Adjective

Relating to land ; relating to the management of farming of land

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Alacrity

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N

Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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Allege

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V to assert without proof

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Alleviate

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V

To relieve ; usually temporarily or incompletely ; to make bearable ; to lessen

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Allocate

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V

To distribute ; to assign ; to allot

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Alloy

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N

A combination of two or more things, usually metals

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Allusion

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N

An indirect reference Particularly in literary terms ; a hint

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Aloof

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Adjective

Uninvolved, standing off

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Altruism

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Adjective

Selflessness ; devotion to the interests of others ; generosity

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Ambience

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N

Mood ; atmosphere; feeling

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Ambiguous

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Adjective

Confusing ; unclear in meaning ; capable of being interpreted in different ways

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Ambivalent

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Adjective

Undecided ; having opposed feelings simultaneously

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Ameliorate

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V

To make better or more tolerable

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Amenable ( uh MEE nuh bul)

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Adjective

Obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another ; agreeable

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Anarchy ( AN ur kee)

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Noun

Absence of government or control ; lawlessness ; disorder

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Anecdote ( AN ik dhot)

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Noun

A short account of a humorous or revealing incident

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Anguish

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Noun

Agonizing physical or mental pain

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Animosity ( an uh MAHS uh tee)

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Noun

Resentment ; hostility ; ill will

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Anomaly ( uh NAHM uh lee)

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Noun

An aberration ; an irregularity ; a deviation

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Antecedent ( an tuh SEED unt)

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Noun

Someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it

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Antipathy ( an TIP uh thee)

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Noun
Firm dislike ; dislike
My antipathies are the things I don’t like

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Antithesis ( an TITH uh sis)

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Noun
The direct opposite
Erin is the antithesis of Aaron: Erin is bright and beautiful ; Aaron is dull and plain

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Apartheid ( uh PAHRT hyte)

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N

The former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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Apathy ( AP uh thee)

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Noun
Lack of interest ; lack of feeling
Jill didn’t care one bit about the current events; she was entirely apathetic

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Aphorism ( AF uh riz um)

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Noun
A brief, often witty saying ; a proverb
Benjamin Franklin was fond of aphorism. He was frequently aphoristic.

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Apocalypse ( uh PAHK uh lips)

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Noun

A prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

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Apocryphal ( uh POK ruh full)

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Noun
Of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious
An apocryphal story is the one who truth is not proven or whose falsehood is strongly suspected.

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Apotheosis ( uh pahth ee OH sis)

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N
Elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something.
Geoffrey is unbearable to be with. He thinks he is the apotheosis of masculinity.

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Appease ( uh PEEZ)

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V

To soothe ; to pacify by giving in to

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Appreciate

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V
To increase in value
The opposite of appreciate is depreciate.

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Apprehensive

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Adjective
Worried ; anxious
Misapprehension is a misunderstanding

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Approbation (ap ruh BAY shun)

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Noun
Approval ; praise
Approbation is a fancy word of approval, to which it is closely related. Disapprobation is disapproval!

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Appropriate

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V

To take without permission ; to set aside for a particular use.

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Aptitude ( AP tuh tood)

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N

Capacity for learning ; natural ability

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Arbiter ( AHR buh tur)

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Noun
One who decides ; a judge
An arbiter of fashion determines what other people will wear by wearing it herself!

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Arbitrary ( AHR buh trer ee)

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Adjective
Random ; capricious
The old judge was arbitrary in sentencing criminals ; there was no sensible pattern to the sentences he handed down.

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Arcane ( ahr KAYN)

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Adjective
Mysterious, known only to a select few
We could make out only a little of the arcane inscription on the old trunk!

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Archaic ( ahr KAY ik)

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Adjective
Extremely old ; ancient ; outdated
The tribe’s tradition are archaic. They have been in force for thousand of years.

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Archetype ( AHR kuh type)

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Noun
An original model or pattern
Plato is the archetype of all philosophers.

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Ardent ( AHR dunt)

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Adjective
Passionate ; enthusiastic
To be ardent is to have ardor.

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Arduous ( AHR joo us)

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Adjective
Hard, difficult
Climbing the mountain was arduous.

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Aristocratic ( uh ris tuh KRAT ik)

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Adjective
Of noble birth ; snobbish
Prince Charles is aristocratic. He is a member of the British aristocracy.

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Artful ( AHRT ful)

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Adjective
Crafty ; wily ; sly
Someone who is artless , on the other hand, is simple and honest. Young children are charmingly artless.

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Artifice ( AHRT uh fus)

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Noun
A clever trick ; cunning
The Trojan Horse was an artifice designed to get the soldiers inside the walls.

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Ascendency ( uh SEN dun see)

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Noun
Supremacy; dominance
When something is in ascendancy, it is ascendant.

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Ascetic ( uh SET ik)

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Adjective

Hermit like ; practicing self denial

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Assiduous ( uh SIJ oo us )

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Adjective

Hardworking, busy , quite diligent

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Assimilate

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V
To take in ; to absorb ; to learn thoroughly
To assimilate knowledge

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Assuage (uh SWAYJ)

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V
To soothe; to pacify ; to ease from pain of ; to relieve
The thunderstorm made the baby cry, but I assuaged her fears by singing her a lullaby.

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Astute (uh STOOT)

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Adjective
Shrewd; keen in judgement
Morris was an astute judge of character ; he was very good at seeing what people are really like.

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Atheist ( AY thee ist)

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Noun

One who does not believe in the existence of any God or divine being.

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Attrition (uh TRISH un)

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Noun
Gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss, a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size
War of attrition

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Audacity ( aw DAS uh tee)

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N
Boldness ; reckless daring ; impertinence
Edgar’s soaring leap off the top of the building was an act of great audacity.

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Augment ( awg MENT)

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Verb
To make bigger; to add to ; to increase
The army augmented its attack by sending in a few thousand more soldiers.

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Auspicious ( aw SPISH us)

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Adjective
Favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
A clear sky in the morning is an auspicious sign on the day of a picnic.

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Austere ( aw STEER)

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Adjective
Unadorned ; stern ; forbidding ; without excess
The Smiths’ house was austere; there was no furniture in it, an there was nothing hanging on the walls.

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Autocratic ( aw tuh KRAT ik)

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Adjective

Ruling with absolute authority; exemplary bossy

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Autonomous ( aw TAHN uh mus)

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Adjective

Acting independently

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Avarice ( AV ur is)

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Noun
Greed ; excessive love of richness
The rich man’s avarice was annoying to everyone who wanted to lay hands on some of his money.

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Avow ( uh VOW)

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Verb
To claim ; to declare boldly; to admit
To avow something is to declare or admit something that most people are reluctant to declare or admit.

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Avuncular ( uh VUNG kyuh lur)

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Adjective
Like an uncle; especially a nice uncle
Avuncular advice

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Awry ( uh RYE)

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Adjective
Off course ; twisted to one side
The hunter’s bullet went awry. Instead of hitting the bear, it hit his truck.

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Axiom ( AK see um)

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Noun

A self evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying

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