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1
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Aberration

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Departure from norm, usual or expected.

Anomaly. Deviation.

The Feb will probably need convincing that the latest labor-market report was an aberration before tightening policy.

2
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Abreast

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Up to date.

…keep readers abreast of the market…

3
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Abstain

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Restrain oneself.

Refrain. Desist.

4
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Abyss

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Deep, seemingly bottomless.

Gorge. Ravine. Void.

Which abyss looks darker and deeper?

5
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Adept

A

Very skilled or proficient at something.

Expert. Proficient. Accomplished.

He is adept at English law…

6
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Agog

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Very eager or curious to hear or see something.

Excited. Impatient.

We are now agog to know when, on the basis of its forecasts, the Bank will push up interest rates…

7
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Allure

A

powerfully or mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Attraction. Lure. Draw.

It was the allure of Model T that…

8
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Altruism

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the belief or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others

Selflessness. Compassion.

9
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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Uncertain. Unsure. Equivocal.

… ambivalent about whether it should be a media or technology company…

10
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Annul

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declare invalid.

Repeal. Rescind. Reverse.

11
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Apathy

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Indifference. Passivity. Ennui.

12
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Arbitrary

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Random. Chance. Capricious.

13
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Arbiter

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Authority. Judge.
Controller.

… the viewer is, ultimately, the arbiter of influence…

14
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Artless

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without guile or deception

Candid. Direct. Forthright.

He is loveably areless and…