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Aberrant

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[Adj] Markedly different from an accepted norm

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Abeyance

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[Noun] Temporary cessation or suspension

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Abscond

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[Verb] Run away, often taking something or somebody along

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Abstemious

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[Adj] Not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol

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Abstruse

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[Adj] Difficult to understand

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Absurd

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[Adj] Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

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Abyss

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[Noun] A bottomless gulf or pit

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Acquiesce

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[Verb] Agree or express agreement

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Adamant

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[Noun] Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

[Adj] Impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision

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Adept

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[Adj] Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

[Noun] A person who is skilled or proficient at something

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Admonish

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[Verb] Scold or reprimand; take to task

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Adulate

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[Verb] Flatter in an obsequious manner

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Adulation

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[Noun] Exaggerated flattery or praise

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Adulterate

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[Verb] Make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance

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Adumbrate

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[Verb] Describe roughly or give the main points or summary of

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Adverse

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[Adj] In an opposing direction

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Aesthete

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[Noun] One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art

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Affable

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[Adj] Diffusing warmth and friendliness

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Afliction

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[Noun] A cause of great suffering and distress

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Affluent

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[Adj] Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

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Aggrandize

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[Verb] Embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of

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Agitate

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[Verb] Move or cause to move back and forth

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Agog

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[Adj] Highly excited

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Alacrity

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[Noun] Liveliness and eagerness

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Allegation

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[Noun] A formal accusation against somebody

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Allegiance

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[Noun] The act of binding yourself to a course of action

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Ally

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[Noun] A friendly nation

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Amalgamate

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[Verb] Bring or combine together or with something else

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Ambiguous

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[Adj] Having more than one possible meaning

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Ambivalent

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[Adj] Having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel

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Ambrosial

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[Adj] Worthy of the gods

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Ameliorate

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[Verb] Make better

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Amenable

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[Adj] Disposed or willing to comply; responsible; open to

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Anachronism

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[Noun] Locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed

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Analgesic

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[Adj] Capable of relieving pain

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Annex

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[Verb] Attach to

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Annotate

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[Verb] Add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

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Annul

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[Verb] Cancel officially

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Anomalous

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[Adj] Deviating from the general or common order or type

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Antediluvian

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[Adj] Of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

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Antipathy

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[Noun] A feeling of intense dislike

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Antiseptic

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[Adj] Thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms

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Aphoristic

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[Adj] Terse and witty and like a maxim

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Apocryphal

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[Adj] Being of questionable authenticity

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Apparition

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[Noun] A ghostly appearing figure

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Appraise

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[Verb] To examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs

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Apprehension

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[Noun] Fearful expectation or anticipation

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Apprise

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[Verb] Inform somebody of something

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Approbation

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[Noun] Official acceptance or agreement

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Aptitude

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[Noun] Inherent ability