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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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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.)
The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
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aboveboard (adv. & adj.)
Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
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abrade (v.)
To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
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abrasion (n.)
That which is rubbed off.
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abridge (v.)
To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
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abridgment (n.)
A condensed form as of a book or play.
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abrogate (v.)
To abolish, repeal.
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abrupt (adj).
Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
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abscess (n.)
A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
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abscission (n.)
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
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abscond (v.)
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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absence (n.)
The fact of not being present or available.
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absolution (n.)
Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
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absolve (v.)
To free from sin or its penalties.
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absorb (v.)
To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
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absorption (n.)
The act or process of absorbing.
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abstain (v.)
To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
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abstemious (adj.)
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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abstinence (n.)
Self denial.
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abstruse (adj.)
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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absurd (adj.)
Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
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abut (v.)
To touch at the end or boundary line.
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abyss (n.)
Bottomless gulf.
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accede (v.)
To agree.
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accession (n.)
Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
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accessory (n.)
A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
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accompaniment (n.)
A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
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accomplice (n.)
An associate in wrong-doing.
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accordion (n.)
A portable free-reed musical instrument.
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accost (v.)
To speak to.
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accouter (v.)
To dress
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accredit (v.)
To give credit or authority to.
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accumulate (v.)
To become greater in quantity or number.
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accursed (adj.)
Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
| accusation n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
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accusatory (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
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accuse (v.)
To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
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accustom (v.)
To make familiar by use.
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acerbity (n.)
Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
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acetate (n.)
A salt of acetic acid.
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acetic (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
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Achillean (adj.)
Invulnerable.
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achromatic (adj.)
Colorless,
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acme (n.)
The highest point, or summit.
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acoustic (adj.)
Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
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acquiesce (v.)
To comply; submit.
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acquiescence (n.)
Passive consent.
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acquit (v.)
To free or clear, as from accusation.
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acquittal (n.)
A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
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acquittance (n.)
Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
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acreage (n.)
Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
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acrid (adj.)
Harshly pungent or bitter.
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acrimonious (adj.)
Full of bitterness.
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acrimony (n.)
Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
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actionable (adj.)
Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
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actuary (n.)
An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
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actuate (v.)
To move or incite to action.
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acumen (n.)
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
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acute (adj.)
Having fine and penetrating discernment.
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adamant (n.)
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
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addendum (n.)
Something added, or to be added.
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addle (v.)
To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
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adduce (v.)
To bring forward or name for consideration.
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adherent (adj.)
Clinging or sticking fast.
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adhesion (n.)
The state of being attached or joined.
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adieu (inter.)
Good-by; farewell.
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adjacency (n.)
The state of being adjacent.
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adjacent (n.)
That which is near or bordering upon.
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adjudge (v.)
To award or bestow by formal decision.
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adjunct (n.)
Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
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adjuration (n.)
A vehement appeal.
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adjutant (adj.)
Auxiliary.
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administrator (n.)
One who manages affairs of any kind.
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admissible (adj.)
Having the right or privilege of entry.
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admittance (n.)
Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
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admonish (v.)
To warn of a fault.
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admonition (n.)
Gentle reproof.
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ado (n.)
unnecessary activity or ceremony.
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adoration (n.)
Profound devotion.
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adroit (adj.)
Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
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adulterant (n.)
An adulterating substance.
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adulterate (v.)
To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
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adumbrate (v.)
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
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advent (n.)
The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
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adverse (adj.)
Opposing or opposed.
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adversity (n.)
Misfortune.
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advert (v.)
To refer incidentally.
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advertiser (n.)
One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
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advisory (adj.)
Not mandatory.
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advocacy (n.)
The act of pleading a cause.
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advocate (n.)
One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
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aerial (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
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aeronaut (n.)
One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
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aeronautics (n.)
the art or practice of flying aircraft
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aerostat (n.)
A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
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aerostatics (n.)
The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, andmechanical properties.
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affable (adj.)
Easy to approach.
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affectation (n.)
A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
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affiliate (n.)
Some auxiliary person or thing.
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affirmative (adj.)
Answering yes; to a question at issue.
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affix (v.)
To fasten.
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affluence (n.)
A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
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affront (n.)
An open insult or indignity.
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afire (adv. & adj.)
On fire, literally or figuratively.
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afoot (adv.)
In progress.
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aforesaid (adj.)
Said in a preceding part or before.
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afresh (adv.)
Once more, after rest or interval.
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afterthought (n.)
A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
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agglomerate (v.)
To pile or heap together.
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aggrandize (v.)
To cause to appear greatly.
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aggravate (v.)
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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aggravation (n.)
The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
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aggregate (n.)
The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
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aggress (v.)
To make the first attack.
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aggression (n.)
An unprovoked attack.
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aggrieve (v.)
To give grief or sorrow to.
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aghast (adj.)
Struck with terror and amazement.
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agile (adj.)
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
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agitate (v.)
To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
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agrarian (adj.)
Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
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aide-de-camp (n.)
An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
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ailment (n.)
Slight sickness.
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airy (adj.)
Delicate, ethereal.
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akin (adj.)
Of similar nature or qualities.
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alabaster (n.)
A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
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alacrity (n.)
Cheerful willingness.
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albeit (conj.)
Even though.
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albino (n.)
A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
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alcove (n.)
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
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alder (n.)
Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
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alderman (n.)
A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certainjudicial functions.
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aldermanship (n.)
The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
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alias (n.)
An assumed name.
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aliment (n.)
That which nourishes.
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alkali (n.)
Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
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allay (v.)
To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
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allege (v.)
To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.
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allegory (n.)
The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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allot (v.)
To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
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allotment (n.)
Portion.
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allude (v.)
To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
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allusion (n.)
An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.
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alluvion (n.)
Flood.
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almanac (n.)
A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
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aloof (adv.)
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
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altar (n.)
Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.
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altercate (v.)
To contend angrily or zealously in words.
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alto (n.)
The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
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altruism (n.)
Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
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altruist (n.)
One who advocates or practices altruism.
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amalgam (n.)
An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
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amalgamate (v.)
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
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amatory (adj.)
Designed to excite love.
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ambidextrous (adj.)
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
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ambiguous (adj.)
Having a double meaning.
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ambrosial (adj.)
Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
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ambulate (v.)
To walk about
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ameliorate (v.)
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
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amenable (adj.)
Willing and ready to submit.
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Americanism (n.)
A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.
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amicable (adj.)
Done in a friendly spirit.
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amorous (adj.)
Having a propensity for falling in love.
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amorphous (adj.)
Without determinate shape.
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amour (n.)
A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
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ampersand (n.)
The character &; and.
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amphibious (adj.)
Living both on land and in water.
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amphitheater (n.)
An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
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amplitude (n.)
Largeness.
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amply (adv.)
Sufficiently.
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amputate (v.)
To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
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anachronism (n.)
Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
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anagram (n.)
The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
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analogous (adj.)
Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
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analogy (n.)
Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
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analyst (n.)
One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
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anarchy (n.)
Absence or utter disregard of government.
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anathema (n.)
Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
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ancestry (n.)
One's ancestors collectively.
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anemia (n.)
Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
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anemic (adj.)
Affected with anemia.
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anemometer (n.)
An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
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anesthetic (adj.)
Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
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anew (adv.)
Once more.
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angelic (adj.)
Saintly.
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Anglophobia (n.)
Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.
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Anglo-Saxon (n.)
The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
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angular (adj.)
Sharp-cornered.
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anhydrous (adj.)
Withered.
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animadversion (n.)
The utterance of criticism or censure.
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animadvert (v.)
To pass criticism or censure.
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animalcule (n.)
An animal of microscopic smallness.
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animosity (n.)
Hatred.
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annalist (n.)
Historian.
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annals (n.)
A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
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annex (v.)
To add or affix at the end.
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annihilate (v.)
To destroy absolutely.
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annotate (v.)
To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
