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abatement

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decrease, reduction

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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acumen

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sharpness of insight

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adherent

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Believer; supporter; devotee.

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adjunct

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  1. Attachment; appendage. 2. Subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty or art

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aggrandize

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Make more powerful; amplify; increase.

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allegory

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symbolic representation

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allusion

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indirect reference

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allusiveness

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quality of making many indirect references

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ameliorate

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Make better; improve

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amenable

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agreeable, cooperative

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amoral

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unprincipled, unethical

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amorous

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strongly attracted to love; showing love

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ancillary

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accessory; subordinate; helping

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antipathy

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Feeling of opposition or repugnance: aversion; dislike.

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antiquated

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outdated, obsolete

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antiquity

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ancient times; the quality of being old or ancient

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antithesis

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exact opposite or direct contrast

20
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aperture

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Gap; opening; orifice.