SAT-Vocab-1 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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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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abnormal (adj.)
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Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
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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.)
Primitive; unsophisticated.
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aborigines (n.)
The original or 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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absent-minded (adj.)
Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
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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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abundant (adj.)
Plentiful.
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abusive (adj.)
Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
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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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academic (adj.)
Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
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academician (n.)
A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
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academy (n.)
Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
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accede (v.)
To agree.
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accelerate (v.)
To move faster.
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accept (v.)
To take when offered.
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access (n.)
A way of approach or entrance; passage.
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accessible (adj.)
Approachable.
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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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acclaim (v.)
To utter with a shout.
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accommodate (v.)
To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
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accompaniment (n.)
A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
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accompanist (n.)
One who or that which accompanies.
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accompany (v.)
To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
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accomplice (n.)
An associate in wrong-doing.
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accomplish (v.)
To bring to pass.
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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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account (n.)
A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
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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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accuracy (n.)
Exactness.
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accurate (adj.)
Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
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accursed (adj.)
Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
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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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ache (v.)
To be in pain or distress.
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Achillean (adj.)
Invulnerable.
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achromatic (adj.)
Colorless,
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acid (n.)
A sour substance.
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acidify (v.)
To change into acid.
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acknowledge (v.)
To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
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acknowledgment (n.)
Recognition.
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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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acquaint (v.)
To make familiar or conversant.
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acquiesce (v.)
To comply; submit.
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acquiescence (n.)
Passive consent.
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acquire (v.)
To get as one's own.
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acquisition (n.)
Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
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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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actuality (n.)
Any reality.
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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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adhere (v.)
To stick fast or together.
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adherence (n.)
Attachment.
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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, and mechanical properties.
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affable (adj.)
Easy to approach.
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affect (v.)
To act upon
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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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album (n.)
A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.
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alchemy (n.)
Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
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alcohol (n.)
A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
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alcoholism (n.)
A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
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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 certain judicial 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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alien (n.)
One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
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alienable (adj.)
Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
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alienate (v.)
To cause to turn away.
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alienation (n.)
Estrangement.
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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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alleviate (v.)
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
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alley (n.)
A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.
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alliance (n.)
Any combination or union for some common purpose.
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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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ally (n.)
A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
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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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alter (v.)
To make change in.
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alteration (n.)
Change or modification.
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altercate (v.)
To contend angrily or zealously in words.
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alternate (n.)
One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.
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alternative (n.)
Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
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altitude (n.)
Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
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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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amateur (adj.)
Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.
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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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ambitious (adj.)
Eagerly desirous and aspiring.
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ambrosial (adj.)
Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
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ambulance (n.)
A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
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ambulate (v.)
To walk about
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ambush (n.)
The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
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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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amity (n.)
Friendship.
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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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ampere (n.)
The practical unit of electric-current strength.
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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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amusement (n.)
Diversion.
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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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analyze (v.)
To examine minutely or critically.
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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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anatomy (n.)
That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
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ancestry (n.)
One's ancestors collectively.
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anecdote (n.)
A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
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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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animate (v.)
To make alive.
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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.
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annual (adj.)
Occurring every year.
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annuity (n.)
An annual allowance, payment, or income.
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annunciation (n.)
Proclamation.
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anode (n.)
The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
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anonymous (adj.)
Of unknown authorship.
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antagonism (n.)
Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.
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Antarctic (adj.)
Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.
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ante (v.)
In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
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antecede (v.)
To precede.
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antecedent (n.)
One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
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antechamber (n.)
A waiting room for those who seek audience.
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antedate (v.)
To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.
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antediluvian (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
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antemeridian (adj.)
Before noon.
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antemundane (adj.)
Pertaining to time before the world's creation.
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antenatal (adj.)
Occurring or existing before birth.
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anterior (adj.)
Prior.
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anteroom (n.)
A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
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anthology (n.)
A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
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anthracite (n.)
Hard coal.
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anthropology (n.)
The science of man in general.
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anthropomorphous (adj.)
Having or resembling human form.
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antic (n.)
A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
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Antichrist (n.)
Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
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anticlimax (n.)
A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
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anticyclone (n.)
An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
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antidote (n.)
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
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antilogy (n.)
Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
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antipathize (v.)
To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
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antiphon (n.)
A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
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antiphony (n.)
An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
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antipodes (n.)
A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
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antiquary (n.)
One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
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antiquate (v.)
To make old or out of date.
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antique (adj.)
Pertaining to ancient times.
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antiseptic (n.)
Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms.
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antislavery (adj.)
Opposed to human slavery.
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antispasmodic (adj.)
Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
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antistrophe (n.)
The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in 'the home of joy and the joy of home'.
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antitoxin (n.)
A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
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antonym (n.)
A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
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anxious (adj.)
Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
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apathy (n.)
Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
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aperture (n.)
Hole.
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apex (n.)
The highest point, as of a mountain.
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aphorism (n.)
Proverb.
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apiary (n.)
A place where bees are kept.
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apogee (n.)
The climax.
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apology (n.)
A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
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apostasy (n.)
A total departure from one's faith or religion.
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apostate (adj.)
False.
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apostle (n.)
Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
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apothecary (n.)
One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
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apotheosis (n.)
Deification.
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appall (v.)
To fill with dismay or horror.
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apparent (adj.)
Easily understood.
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apparition (n.)
Ghost.
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appease (v.)
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
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appellate (adj.)
Capable of being appealed to.
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appellation (n.)
The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
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append (v.)
To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
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appertain (v.)
To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
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apposite (adj.)
Appropriate.
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apposition (n.)
The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
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appraise (v.)
To estimate the money value of.
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appreciable (adj.)
Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.
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apprehend (v.)
To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
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apprehensible (adj.)
Capable of being conceived.
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approbation (n.)
Sanction.
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appropriate (adj.)
Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
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aqueduct (n.)
A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
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aqueous (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
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arbiter (n.)
One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.
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arbitrary (adj.)
Fixed or done capriciously.
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arbitrate (v.)
To act or give judgment as umpire.
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arbor (n.)
A tree.
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arboreal (adj.)
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
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arborescent (adj.)
Having the nature of a tree.
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arboretum (n.)
A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
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arboriculture (n.)
The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
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arcade (n.)
A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.
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archaic (adj.)
Antiquated
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archaism (n.)
Obsolescence.
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archangel (n.)
An angel of high rank.
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archbishop (n.)
The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
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archdeacon (n.)
A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
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archaeology (n.)
The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
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archetype (n.)
A prototype.
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archipelago (n.)
Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
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ardent (adj.)
Burning with passion.
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ardor (n.)
Intensity of passion or affection.
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arid (adj.)
Very dry.
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aristocracy (n.)
A hereditary nobility
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aristocrat (n.)
A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.
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armada (n.)
A fleet of war-vessels.
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armful (n.)
As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
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armory (n.)
An arsenal.
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aroma (n.)
An agreeable odor.
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arraign (v.)
To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.
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arrange (v.)
To put in definite or proper order.
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arrangement (n.)
The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
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arrant (adj.)
Notoriously bad.
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arrear (n.)
Something overdue and unpaid.
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arrival (n.)
A coming to stopping-place or destination.
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arrogant (adj.)
Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
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arrogate (v.)
To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
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Artesian well (n.)
A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
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artful (adj.)
Characterized by craft or cunning.
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Arthurian (adj.)
Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.
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artifice (n.)
Trickery.
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artless (adj.)
Ingenuous.
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ascendant (adj.)
Dominant.
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ascension (n.)
The act of rising.
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ascent (n.)
A rising, soaring, or climbing.
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ascetic (adj.)
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
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ascribe (v.)
To assign as a quality or attribute.
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asexual (adj.)
Having no distinct sexual organs.
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ashen (adj.)
Pale.
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askance (adv.)
With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
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asperity (n.)
Harshness or roughness of temper.
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aspirant (n.)
One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
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aspiration (n.)
An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach.
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aspire (v.)
To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
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assailant (n.)
One who attacks.
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assassin (n.)
One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
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assassinate (v.)
To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
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assassination (n.)
Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
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assay (n.)
The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
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assent (v.)
To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
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assess (v.)
To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
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assessor (n.)
An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
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assets (n.)
pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
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assiduous (adj.)
Diligent.
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assignee (n.)
One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
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assimilate (v.)
To adapt.
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assonance (n.)
Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
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assonant (adj.)
Having resemblance of sound.
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assonate (v.)
To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
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assuage (v.)
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
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astringent (adj.)
Harsh in disposition or character.
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astute (adj.)
Keen in discernment.
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atheism (n.)
The denial of the existence of God.
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athirst (adj.)
Wanting water.
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athwart (adv.)
From side to side.
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atomizer (n.)
An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
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atone (v.)
To make amends for.
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atonement (n.)
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
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atrocious (adj.)
Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
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atrocity (n.)
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
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attache (n.)
A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
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attest (v.)
To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
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attorney-general (n.)
The chief law-officer of a government.
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auburn (adj.)
Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
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audacious (adj.)
Fearless.
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audible (adj.)
Loud enough to be heard.
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audition (n.)
The act or sensation of hearing.
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auditory (adj.)
Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
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augment (v.)
To make bigger.
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augur (v.)
To predict.
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Augustinian (adj.)
Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
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aura (n.)
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
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aural (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the ear.
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auricle (n.)
One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
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auricular (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
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auriferous (adj.)
Containing gold.
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aurora (n.)
A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
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auspice (n.)
favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
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austere (adj.)
Severely simple; unadorned.
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autarchy (n.)
Unrestricted power.
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authentic (adj.)
Of undisputed origin.
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authenticity (n.)
The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
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autobiography (n.)
The story of one's life written by himself.
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autocracy (n.)
Absolute government.
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autocrat (n.)
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
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automaton (n.)
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
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autonomous (adj.)
Self-governing.
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autonomy (n.)
Self-government.
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autopsy (n.)
The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
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autumnal (adj.)
Of or pertaining to autumn.
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auxiliary (n.)
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
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avalanche (n.)
The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.
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avarice (n.)
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
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aver (v.)
To assert as a fact.
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averse (adj.)
Reluctant.
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aversion (n.)
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
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avert (v.)
To turn away or aside.
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aviary (n.)
A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
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avidity (n.)
Greediness.
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avocation (n.)
Diversion.
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avow (v.)
To declare openly.
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awaken (v.)
To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
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awry (adv.)
& adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
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aye (adv.)
An expression of assent.
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azalea (n.)
A flowering shrub.
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azure (n.)
The color of the sky.
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Baconian (adj.)
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
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bacterium (n.)
A microbe.
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badger (v.)
To pester.
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baffle (v.)
To foil or frustrate.
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bailiff (n.)
An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
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baize (n.)
A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
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bale (n.)
A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
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baleful (adj.)
Malignant.
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ballad (n.)
Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
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balsam (n.)
A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
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banal (adj.)
Commonplace.
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barcarole (n.)
A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
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barograph (n.)
An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
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barometer (n.)
An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
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barring (prep.)
Apart from.
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baritone (adj.)
Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
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bask (v.)
To make warm by genial heat.
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bass (adj.)
Low in tone or compass.
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baste (v.)
To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
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baton (n.)
An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
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battalion (n.)
A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
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batten (n.)
A narrow strip of wood.
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batter (n.)
A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
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bauble (n.)
A trinket.
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bawl (v.)
To proclaim by outcry.
