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something unusual, a deviation

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aberration

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plenty of

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abundant

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3
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speed up, quicken

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accelerate

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admit, accept; take notice of

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acknowledge

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give in, agree with

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acquiesce

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start, turn on, set in motion

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activate

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concern oneself with; approach, speak to, talk to

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address

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follow, support, stick to

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adhere

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opposing, hostile

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adversarial

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misfortune, distress, difficulty, trouble

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adversity

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support, recommend, call for, urge

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advocate

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dealing with the beautiful, graceful, artistic, attractive

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aesthetic

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attraction, bent

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affinity

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declare, assert, say, state

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affirm

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list of topics, list of things to be done

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agenda

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group; mass; total

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aggregate

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turn off, turn against, estrange, make hostile

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alienate

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state without proof, claim, declare, charge

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allege

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relieve, lessen

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alleviate

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unselfish, devoted to others

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altruistic

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unclear, vague

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ambiguous

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of two minds, confused, mixed

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ambivalent

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make better, improve

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ameliorate

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shapeless, formless, vauge

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amorphous

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comparable, like, similar

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analogous

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give life to, make lively

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animate

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abnormal, irregular, unusual, out of place

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anomalous

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anger, provoke, evoke bad feeling, ill will or hostility

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antagonize

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prepare for, expect, foresee

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anticipate

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old, obsolete, outmoded, out of date

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antiquated

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indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned

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apathetic

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soothe, pacify, satisfy

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appease

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fearful, anxious, fearfully concerned, worried

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apprehensive

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discretionary, subjective, whimsical, random, unreasonable, dictatorial

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arbitrary

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say, express clearly

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articulate

36
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determine, find out, discover

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ascertain

37
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hope, desire, goal

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aspiration

38
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waste away, decline

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atrophy

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reach, gain

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attain

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characteristic, quality

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attribute

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gradual wearing down, decreasing in size or number; thinning out

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attrition

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add to, increase, enlarge

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augment

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favorable, promising, timely

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auspicious

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allow, permit, entitle

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authorize