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abase (v.)

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To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.

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abbess (n.)

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The lady superior of a nunnery.

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abbey (n.)

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The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

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abbot (n.)

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The superior of a community of monks.

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abdicate (v.)

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To give up (royal power or the like).

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abdomen (n.)

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In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.

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abdominal (n.)

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Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

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abduction (n.)

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A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.

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abed (adv.)

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In bed; on a bed.

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aberration (n.)

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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

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abet (v.)

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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).

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abeyance (n.)

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A state of suspension or temporary inaction.

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abhorrence (n.)

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The act of detesting extremely.

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abhorrent (adj.)

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Very repugnant; hateful.

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abidance (n.)

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An abiding.

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abject (adj.)

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Sunk to a low condition.

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abjure (v.)

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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.

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able-bodied (adj.)

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Competent for physical service.

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ablution (n.)

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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.

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abnegate (v.)

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To renounce (a right or privilege).

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abnormal (adj.)

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Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.

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abominable (adj.)

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Very hateful.

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abominate (v.)

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To hate violently.

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abomination (n.)

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A very detestable act or practice.

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aboriginal (adj.)

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Primitive; unsophisticated.

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aborigines (n.)

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The original or earliest known inhabitants of a country.

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aboveboard (adv.)

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& adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.

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abrade (v.)

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To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.

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abrasion (n.)

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That which is rubbed off.

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abridge (v.)

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To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.

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abridgment (n.)

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A condensed form as of a book or play.

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abrogate (v.)

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To abolish, repeal.

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abrupt (adj.)

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Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.

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abscess (n.)

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A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

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abscission (n.)

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The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

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abscond (v.)

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To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.

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absence (n.)

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The fact of not being present or available.

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38
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absent-minded (adj.)

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Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.

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39
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absolution (n.)

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Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.

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40
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absolve (v.)

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To free from sin or its penalties.

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absorb (v.)

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To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.

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absorption (n.)

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The act or process of absorbing.

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43
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abstain (v.)

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To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).

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44
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abstemious (adj.)

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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.

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45
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abstinence (n.)

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Self denial.

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46
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abstruse (adj.)

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Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.

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47
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absurd (adj.)

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Inconsistent with reason or common sense.

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48
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abundant (adj.)

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Plentiful.

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49
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abusive (adj.)

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Employing harsh words or ill treatment.

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50
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abut (v.)

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To touch at the end or boundary line.

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51
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abyss (n.)

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Bottomless gulf.

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52
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academic (adj.)

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Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.

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53
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academician (n.)

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A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.

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54
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academy (n.)

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Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.

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55
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accede (v.)

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To agree.

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56
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accelerate (v.)

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To move faster.

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57
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accept (v.)

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To take when offered.

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58
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access (n.)

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A way of approach or entrance; passage.

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59
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accessible (adj.)

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Approachable.

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60
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accession (n.)

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Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

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accessory (n.)

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A person or thing that aids the principal agent.

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62
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acclaim (v.)

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To utter with a shout.

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63
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accommodate (v.)

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To furnish something as a kindness or favor.

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64
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accompaniment (n.)

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A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.

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accompanist (n.)

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One who or that which accompanies.

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66
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accompany (v.)

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To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.

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67
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accomplice (n.)

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An associate in wrong-doing.

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68
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accomplish (v.)

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To bring to pass.

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69
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accordion (n.)

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A portable free-reed musical instrument.

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70
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accost (v.)

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To speak to.

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71
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account (n.)

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A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.

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72
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accouter (v.)

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To dress.

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73
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accredit (v.)

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To give credit or authority to.

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74
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accumulate (v.)

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To become greater in quantity or number.

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75
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accuracy (n.)

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Exactness.

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76
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accurate (adj.)

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Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.

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77
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accursed (adj.)

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Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

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78
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accusation (n.)

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A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.

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79
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accusatory (adj.)

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Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

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80
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accuse (v.)

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To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.

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81
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accustom (v.)

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To make familiar by use.

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82
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acerbity (n.)

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Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.

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83
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acetate (n.)

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A salt of acetic acid.

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84
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acetic (adj.)

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Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.

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85
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ache (v.)

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To be in pain or distress.

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Achillean (adj.)

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Invulnerable.

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87
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achromatic (adj.)

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Colorless,

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88
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acid (n.)

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A sour substance.

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89
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acidify (v.)

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To change into acid.

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90
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acknowledge (v.)

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To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.

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acknowledgment (n.)

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Recognition.

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92
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acme (n.)

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The highest point, or summit.

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acoustic (adj.)

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Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

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acquaint (v.)

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To make familiar or conversant.

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acquiesce (v.)

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To comply; submit.

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96
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acquiescence (n.)

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Passive consent.

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97
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acquire (v.)

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To get as one’s own.

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acquisition (n.)

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Anything gained, or made one’s own, usually by effort or labor.

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99
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acquit (v.)

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To free or clear, as from accusation.

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100
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acquittal (n.)

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A discharge from accusation by judicial action.

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101
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acquittance (n.)

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Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

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acreage (n.)

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Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.

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103
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acrid (adj.)

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Harshly pungent or bitter.

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104
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acrimonious (adj.)

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Full of bitterness.

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105
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acrimony (n.)

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Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.

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actionable (adj.)

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Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

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actuality (n.)

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Any reality.

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108
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actuary (n.)

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An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

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actuate (v.)

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To move or incite to action.

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acumen (n.)

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Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.

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acute (adj.)

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Having fine and penetrating discernment.

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112
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adamant (n.)

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Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.

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113
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addendum (n.)

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Something added, or to be added.

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114
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addle (v.)

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To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.

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115
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adduce (v.)

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To bring forward or name for consideration.

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116
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adhere (v.)

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To stick fast or together.

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117
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adherence (n.)

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Attachment.

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118
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adherent (adj.)

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Clinging or sticking fast.

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119
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adhesion (n.)

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The state of being attached or joined.

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120
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adieu (inter.)

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Good-by; farewell.

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121
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adjacency (n.)

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The state of being adjacent.

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122
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adjacent (n.)

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That which is near or bordering upon.

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adjudge (v.)

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To award or bestow by formal decision.

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adjunct (n.)

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Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.

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adjuration (n.)

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A vehement appeal.

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126
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adjutant (adj.)

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Auxiliary.

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127
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administrator (n.)

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One who manages affairs of any kind.

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128
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admissible (adj.)

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Having the right or privilege of entry.

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129
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admittance (n.)

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Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.

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130
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admonish (v.)

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To warn of a fault.

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131
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admonition (n.)

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Gentle reproof.

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132
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ado (n.)

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unnecessary activity or ceremony.

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133
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adoration (n.)

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Profound devotion.

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134
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adroit (adj.)

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Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.

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135
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adulterant (n.)

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An adulterating substance.

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adulterate (v.)

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To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.

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adumbrate (v.)

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To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.

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advent (n.)

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The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.

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adverse (adj.)

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Opposing or opposed.

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adversity (n.)

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Misfortune.

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advert (v.)

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To refer incidentally.

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advertiser (n.)

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One who advertises, especially in newspapers.

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advisory (adj.)

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Not mandatory.

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advocacy (n.)

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The act of pleading a cause.

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advocate (n.)

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One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.

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aerial (adj.)

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Of, pertaining to, or like the air.

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aeronaut (n.)

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One who navigates the air, a balloonist.

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aeronautics (n.)

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the art or practice of flying aircraft

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aerostat (n.)

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A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.

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aerostatics (n.)

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The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

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affable (adj.)

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Easy to approach.

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affect (v.)

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To act upon

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affectation (n.)

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A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.

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affiliate (n.)

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Some auxiliary person or thing.

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affirmative (adj.)

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Answering yes; to a question at issue.

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affix (v.)

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To fasten.

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affluence (n.)

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A profuse or abundant supply of riches.

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affront (n.)

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An open insult or indignity.

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afire (adv.)

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& adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.

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afoot (adv.)

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In progress.

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aforesaid (adj.)

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Said in a preceding part or before.

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afresh (adv.)

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Once more, after rest or interval.

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afterthought (n.)

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A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.

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agglomerate (v.)

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To pile or heap together.

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aggrandize (v.)

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To cause to appear greatly.

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aggravate (v.)

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To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.

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aggravation (n.)

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The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.

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aggregate (n.)

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The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.

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aggress (v.)

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To make the first attack.

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aggression (n.)

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An unprovoked attack.

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aggrieve (v.)

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To give grief or sorrow to.

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aghast (adj.)

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Struck with terror and amazement.

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agile (adj.)

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Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.

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agitate (v.)

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To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).

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agrarian (adj.)

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Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.

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aide-de-camp (n.)

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An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.

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ailment (n.)

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Slight sickness.

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airy (adj.)

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Delicate, ethereal.

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akin (adj.)

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Of similar nature or qualities.

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alabaster (n.)

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A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.

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alacrity (n.)

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Cheerful willingness.

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albeit (conj.)

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Even though.

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albino (n.)

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A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

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album (n.)

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A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.

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alchemy (n.)

A

Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.

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alcohol (n.)

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A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

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alcoholism (n.)

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A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

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alcove (n.)

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A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.

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alder (n.)

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Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.

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alderman (n.)

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A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

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aldermanship (n.)

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The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

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alias (n.)

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An assumed name.

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alien (n.)

A

One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.

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alienable (adj.)

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Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

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alienate (v.)

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To cause to turn away.

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alienation (n.)

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Estrangement.

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aliment (n.)

A

That which nourishes.

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alkali (n.)

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Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.

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allay (v.)

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To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.

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allege (v.)

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To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.

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allegory (n.)

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The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.

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alleviate (v.)

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To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.

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alley (n.)

A

A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.

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alliance (n.)

A

Any combination or union for some common purpose.

205
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allot (v.)

A

To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.

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allotment (n.)

A

Portion.

207
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allude (v.)

A

To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.

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allusion (n.)

A

An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.

209
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alluvion (n.)

A

Flood.

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ally (n.)

A

A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.

211
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almanac (n.)

A

A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.

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aloof (adv.)

A

Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.

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altar (n.)

A

Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.

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alter (v.)

A

To make change in.

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alteration (n.)

A

Change or modification.

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altercate (v.)

A

To contend angrily or zealously in words.

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alternate (n.)

A

One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.

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alternative (n.)

A

Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.

219
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altitude (n.)

A

Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.

220
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alto (n.)

A

The lowest or deepest female voice or part.

221
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altruism (n.)

A

Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.

222
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altruist (n.)

A

One who advocates or practices altruism.

223
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amalgam (n.)

A

An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.

224
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amalgamate (v.)

A

To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.

225
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amateur (adj.)

A

Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.

226
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amatory (adj.)

A

Designed to excite love.

227
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ambidextrous (adj.)

A

Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.

228
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ambiguous (adj.)

A

Having a double meaning.

229
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ambitious (adj.)

A

Eagerly desirous and aspiring.

230
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ambrosial (adj.)

A

Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

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ambulance (n.)

A

A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.

232
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ambulate (v.)

A

To walk about

233
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ambush (n.)

A

The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.

234
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ameliorate (v.)

A

To relieve, as from pain or hardship

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amenable (adj.)

A

Willing and ready to submit.

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Americanism (n.)

A

A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.

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amicable (adj.)

A

Done in a friendly spirit.

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amity (n.)

A

Friendship.

239
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amorous (adj.)

A

Having a propensity for falling in love.

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amorphous (adj.)

A

Without determinate shape.

241
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amour (n.)

A

A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

242
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ampere (n.)

A

The practical unit of electric-current strength.

243
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ampersand (n.)

A

The character &; and.

244
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amphibious (adj.)

A

Living both on land and in water.

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amphitheater (n.)

A

An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.

246
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amplitude (n.)

A

Largeness.

247
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amply (adv.)

A

Sufficiently.

248
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amputate (v.)

A

To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.

249
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amusement (n.)

A

Diversion.

250
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anachronism (n.)

A

Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

251
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anagram (n.)

A

The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.

252
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analogous (adj.)

A

Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.

253
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analogy (n.)

A

Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.

254
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analyst (n.)

A

One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

255
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analyze (v.)

A

To examine minutely or critically.

256
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anarchy (n.)

A

Absence or utter disregard of government.

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anathema (n.)

A

Anything forbidden, as by social usage.

258
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anatomy (n.)

A

That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.

259
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ancestry (n.)

A

One’s ancestors collectively.

260
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anecdote (n.)

A

A brief account of some interesting event or incident.

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anemia (n.)

A

Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.

262
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anemic (adj.)

A

Affected with anemia.

263
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anemometer (n.)

A

An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

264
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anesthetic (adj.)

A

Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.

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anew (adv.)

A

Once more.

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angelic (adj.)

A

Saintly.

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Anglophobia (n.)

A

Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.

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Anglo-Saxon (n.)

A

The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.

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angular (adj.)

A

Sharp-cornered.

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anhydrous (adj.)

A

Withered.

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animadversion (n.)

A

The utterance of criticism or censure.

272
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animadvert (v.)

A

To pass criticism or censure.

273
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animalcule (n.)

A

An animal of microscopic smallness.

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animate (v.)

A

To make alive.

275
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animosity (n.)

A

Hatred.

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annalist (n.)

A

Historian.

277
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annals (n.)

A

A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.

278
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annex (v.)

A

To add or affix at the end.

279
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annihilate (v.)

A

To destroy absolutely.

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annotate (v.)

A

To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.

281
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annual (adj.)

A

Occurring every year.

282
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annuity (n.)

A

An annual allowance, payment, or income.

283
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annunciation (n.)

A

Proclamation.

284
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anode (n.)

A

The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.

285
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anonymous (adj.)

A

Of unknown authorship.

286
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antagonism (n.)

A

Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.

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Antarctic (adj.)

A

Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.

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ante (v.)

A

In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.

289
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antecede (v.)

A

To precede.

290
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antecedent (n.)

A

One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

291
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antechamber (n.)

A

A waiting room for those who seek audience.

292
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antedate (v.)

A

To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.

293
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antediluvian (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.

294
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antemeridian (adj.)

A

Before noon.

295
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antemundane (adj.)

A

Pertaining to time before the world’s creation.

296
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antenatal (adj.)

A

Occurring or existing before birth.

297
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anterior (adj.)

A

Prior.

298
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anteroom (n.)

A

A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

299
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anthology (n.)

A

A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.

300
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anthracite (n.)

A

Hard coal.

301
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anthropology (n.)

A

The science of man in general.

302
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anthropomorphous (adj.)

A

Having or resembling human form.

303
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antic (n.)

A

A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

304
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Antichrist (n.)

A

Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.

305
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anticlimax (n.)

A

A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.

306
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anticyclone (n.)

A

An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

307
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antidote (n.)

A

Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.

308
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antilogy (n.)

A

Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.

309
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antipathize (v.)

A

To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.

310
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antiphon (n.)

A

A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.

311
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antiphony (n.)

A

An anthem or other composition sung responsively.

312
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antipodes (n.)

A

A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

313
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antiquary (n.)

A

One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

314
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antiquate (v.)

A

To make old or out of date.

315
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antique (adj.)

A

Pertaining to ancient times.

316
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antiseptic (n.)

A

Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms.

317
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antislavery (adj.)

A

Opposed to human slavery.

318
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antispasmodic (adj.)

A

Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

319
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antistrophe (n.)

A

The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in ‘the home of joy and the joy of home’.

320
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antitoxin (n.)

A

A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.

321
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antonym (n.)

A

A word directly opposed to another in meaning.

322
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anxious (adj.)

A

Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.

323
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apathy (n.)

A

Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.

324
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aperture (n.)

A

Hole.

325
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apex (n.)

A

The highest point, as of a mountain.

326
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aphorism (n.)

A

Proverb.

327
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apiary (n.)

A

A place where bees are kept.

328
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apogee (n.)

A

The climax.

329
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apology (n.)

A

A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.

330
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apostasy (n.)

A

A total departure from one’s faith or religion.

331
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apostate (adj.)

A

False.

332
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apostle (n.)

A

Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.

333
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apothecary (n.)

A

One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.

334
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apotheosis (n.)

A

Deification.

335
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appall (v.)

A

To fill with dismay or horror.

336
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apparent (adj.)

A

Easily understood.

337
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apparition (n.)

A

Ghost.

338
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appease (v.)

A

To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.

339
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appellate (adj.)

A

Capable of being appealed to.

340
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appellation (n.)

A

The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.

341
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append (v.)

A

To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.

342
Q

appertain (v.)

A

To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.

343
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apposite (adj.)

A

Appropriate.

344
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apposition (n.)

A

The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.

345
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appraise (v.)

A

To estimate the money value of.

346
Q

appreciable (adj.)

A

Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.

347
Q

apprehend (v.)

A

To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.

348
Q

apprehensible (adj.)

A

Capable of being conceived.

349
Q

approbation (n.)

A

Sanction.

350
Q

appropriate (adj.)

A

Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.

351
Q

aqueduct (n.)

A

A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.

352
Q

aqueous (adj.)

A

Of, pertaining to, or containing water.

353
Q

arbiter (n.)

A

One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.

354
Q

arbitrary (adj.)

A

Fixed or done capriciously.

355
Q

arbitrate (v.)

A

To act or give judgment as umpire.

356
Q

arbor (n.)

A

A tree.

357
Q

arboreal (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.

358
Q

arborescent (adj.)

A

Having the nature of a tree.

359
Q

arboretum (n.)

A

A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

360
Q

arboriculture (n.)

A

The cultivation of trees or shrubs.

361
Q

arcade (n.)

A

A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.

362
Q

archaic (adj.)

A

Antiquated

363
Q

archaism (n.)

A

Obsolescence.

364
Q

archangel (n.)

A

An angel of high rank.

365
Q

archbishop (n.)

A

The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.

366
Q

archdeacon (n.)

A

A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

367
Q

archaeology (n.)

A

The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.

368
Q

archetype (n.)

A

A prototype.

369
Q

archipelago (n.)

A

Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.

370
Q

ardent (adj.)

A

Burning with passion.

371
Q

ardor (n.)

A

Intensity of passion or affection.

372
Q

arid (adj.)

A

Very dry.

373
Q

aristocracy (n.)

A

A hereditary nobility

374
Q

aristocrat (n.)

A

A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.

375
Q

armada (n.)

A

A fleet of war-vessels.

376
Q

armful (n.)

A

As much as can be held in the arm or arms.

377
Q

armory (n.)

A

An arsenal.

378
Q

aroma (n.)

A

An agreeable odor.

379
Q

arraign (v.)

A

To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.

380
Q

arrange (v.)

A

To put in definite or proper order.

381
Q

arrangement (n.)

A

The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.

382
Q

arrant (adj.)

A

Notoriously bad.

383
Q

arrear (n.)

A

Something overdue and unpaid.

384
Q

arrival (n.)

A

A coming to stopping-place or destination.

385
Q

arrogant (adj.)

A

Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.

386
Q

arrogate (v.)

A

To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.

387
Q

Artesian well (n.)

A

A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure

388
Q

artful (adj.)

A

Characterized by craft or cunning.

389
Q

Arthurian (adj.)

A

Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.

390
Q

artifice (n.)

A

Trickery.

391
Q

artless (adj.)

A

Ingenuous.

392
Q

ascendant (adj.)

A

Dominant.

393
Q

ascension (n.)

A

The act of rising.

394
Q

ascent (n.)

A

A rising, soaring, or climbing.

395
Q

ascetic (adj.)

A

Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.

396
Q

ascribe (v.)

A

To assign as a quality or attribute.

397
Q

asexual (adj.)

A

Having no distinct sexual organs.

398
Q

ashen (adj.)

A

Pale.

399
Q

askance (adv.)

A

With a side or indirect glance or meaning.

400
Q

asperity (n.)

A

Harshness or roughness of temper.

401
Q

aspirant (n.)

A

One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.

402
Q

aspiration (n.)

A

An earnest wish for that which is above one’s present reach.

403
Q

aspire (v.)

A

To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.

404
Q

assailant (n.)

A

One who attacks.

405
Q

assassin (n.)

A

One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.

406
Q

assassinate (v.)

A

To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.

407
Q

assassination (n.)

A

Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.

408
Q

assay (n.)

A

The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.

409
Q

assent (v.)

A

To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.

410
Q

assess (v.)

A

To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).

411
Q

assessor (n.)

A

An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.

412
Q

assets (n.)

A

pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

413
Q

assiduous (adj.)

A

Diligent.

414
Q

assignee (n.)

A

One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

415
Q

assimilate (v.)

A

To adapt.

416
Q

assonance (n.)

A

Resemblance or correspondence in sound.

417
Q

assonant (adj.)

A

Having resemblance of sound.

418
Q

assonate (v.)

A

To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

419
Q

assuage (v.)

A

To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.

420
Q

astringent (adj.)

A

Harsh in disposition or character.

421
Q

astute (adj.)

A

Keen in discernment.

422
Q

atheism (n.)

A

The denial of the existence of God.

423
Q

athirst (adj.)

A

Wanting water.

424
Q

athwart (adv.)

A

From side to side.

425
Q

atomizer (n.)

A

An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.

426
Q

atone (v.)

A

To make amends for.

427
Q

atonement (n.)

A

Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

428
Q

atrocious (adj.)

A

Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

429
Q

atrocity (n.)

A

Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.

430
Q

attache (n.)

A

A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.

431
Q

attest (v.)

A

To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.

432
Q

attorney-general (n.)

A

The chief law-officer of a government.

433
Q

auburn (adj.)

A

Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

434
Q

audacious (adj.)

A

Fearless.

435
Q

audible (adj.)

A

Loud enough to be heard.

436
Q

audition (n.)

A

The act or sensation of hearing.

437
Q

auditory (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.

438
Q

augment (v.)

A

To make bigger.

439
Q

augur (v.)

A

To predict.

440
Q

Augustinian (adj.)

A

Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

441
Q

aura (n.)

A

Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

442
Q

aural (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to the ear.

443
Q

auricle (n.)

A

One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.

444
Q

auricular (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.

445
Q

auriferous (adj.)

A

Containing gold.

446
Q

aurora (n.)

A

A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.

447
Q

auspice (n.)

A

favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

448
Q

austere (adj.)

A

Severely simple; unadorned.

449
Q

autarchy (n.)

A

Unrestricted power.

450
Q

authentic (adj.)

A

Of undisputed origin.

451
Q

authenticity (n.)

A

The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

452
Q

autobiography (n.)

A

The story of one’s life written by himself.

453
Q

autocracy (n.)

A

Absolute government.

454
Q

autocrat (n.)

A

Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.

455
Q

automaton (n.)

A

Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.

456
Q

autonomous (adj.)

A

Self-governing.

457
Q

autonomy (n.)

A

Self-government.

458
Q

autopsy (n.)

A

The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.

459
Q

autumnal (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to autumn.

460
Q

auxiliary (n.)

A

One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.

461
Q

avalanche (n.)

A

The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.

462
Q

avarice (n.)

A

Passion for getting and keeping riches.

463
Q

aver (v.)

A

To assert as a fact.

464
Q

averse (adj.)

A

Reluctant.

465
Q

aversion (n.)

A

A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.

466
Q

avert (v.)

A

To turn away or aside.

467
Q

aviary (n.)

A

A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.

468
Q

avidity (n.)

A

Greediness.

469
Q

avocation (n.)

A

Diversion.

470
Q

avow (v.)

A

To declare openly.

471
Q

awaken (v.)

A

To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.

472
Q

awry (adv.)

A

& adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.

473
Q

aye (adv.)

A

An expression of assent.

474
Q

azalea (n.)

A

A flowering shrub.

475
Q

azure (n.)

A

The color of the sky.

476
Q

Baconian (adj.)

A

Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.

477
Q

bacterium (n.)

A

A microbe.

478
Q

badger (v.)

A

To pester.

479
Q

baffle (v.)

A

To foil or frustrate.

480
Q

bailiff (n.)

A

An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

481
Q

baize (n.)

A

A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.

482
Q

bale (n.)

A

A large package prepared for transportation or storage.

483
Q

baleful (adj.)

A

Malignant.

484
Q

ballad (n.)

A

Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.

485
Q

balsam (n.)

A

A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

486
Q

banal (adj.)

A

Commonplace.

487
Q

barcarole (n.)

A

A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.

488
Q

barograph (n.)

A

An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

489
Q

barometer (n.)

A

An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.

490
Q

barring (prep.)

A

Apart from.

491
Q

baritone (adj.)

A

Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

492
Q

bask (v.)

A

To make warm by genial heat.

493
Q

bass (adj.)

A

Low in tone or compass.

494
Q

baste (v.)

A

To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.

495
Q

baton (n.)

A

An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.

496
Q

battalion (n.)

A

A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

497
Q

batten (n.)

A

A narrow strip of wood.

498
Q

batter (n.)

A

A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.

499
Q

bauble (n.)

A

A trinket.

500
Q

bawl (v.)

A

To proclaim by outcry.

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