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abattoir -n

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Slaughterhouse.

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aberrant -n

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A person whose behavior departs substantially from the standards for behavior in his group.

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aberration -n

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Deviation from the truth or a moral standard, from the natural state, or from a normal type.

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ab initio -adv, Latin

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From the beginning.

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abjure -v

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To disclaim formally or disclaim upon oath.

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ablutions -n

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The washing of one’s body or part of it.

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abominate -v

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To loathe; detest.

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abortifacient -n

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A drug or any agent that induces abortion.

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abrogate -v

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To rescind; abolish by official action.

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absolutized -v

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Made absolute; converted to an absolute.

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abstruse -adj

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Difficult to understand, penetrate the meaning of.

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accelerability -n

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The capacity to speed up; potential for quickening.

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accession -n

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Something added, as to a collection or formal group.

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accretion -n

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Something that has been added that doesn’t necessarily belong.

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acerbic -adj

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Sharply or bitingly ironic.

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acidulous -adj

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Biting, caustic, harsh.

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acumen -n

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Acuteness of mind; keenness of perception; discernment or discrimination.

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adamantine -adj

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Unyielding, inflexible.

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adducing -v

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Bringing forward as an example, reason, proof, for consideration in a discussion, analysis, or contention; offering, presenting, citing.

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ad hominem -adj, Latin

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Marked by an attack on a person’s character rather than by answer to his contention.

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adjudication -n

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A formal ruling by a tribunal.

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ad libitum -adv, Latin

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In accordance with one’s wishes; ad lib.

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ad rem -adj, Latin

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Pertinent to the matter or person at issue; directed at the specific thing.

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adulator -n

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One who praises effusively and slavishly, flatters excessively, fawns upon.

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adumbrate -v
To foreshadow, symbolize, or prefigure in a not altogether conclusive or not immediately evident way; to give a sketchy representation of; to outline broadly, omitting details.
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adventitious -adj
Coming from another source; added or appended extrinsically and not sharing original, essential, or intrinsic nature.
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aegis -n
The direction, control, supervision.
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Aesopian -adj
Conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a concealed meaning to an informed member of a conspiracy or underground movement.
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affect -v
To pretend; to give the impression of; to feign.
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affectation -n
A manner of speech or behavior not natural to one's actual personality or capabilities.
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afflatus -n
A creative impulse; a divine warrant or inspiration.
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a fortiori -adv, Latin
All the more convincingly; with greater reason; with still more convincing force.
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agglomeration -n
An indiscriminately formed mass.
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agglutinate -v
To unite or combine into a group or mass.
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aggrandize -v
To make great or greater, as in power, honor, or wealth.
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agnosticism -n
The doctrine that the existence or nature of any ultimate reality is unknown and probably unknowable or that any knowledge about matters of ultimate concern is impossible or improbable.
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albescent -adj
Becoming whtie, i.e., shining out more conspicuously.
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allurement -n
Something that attracts or entices.
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altruistic -adj
Pertaining to a disinterested consideration of, regard for, or devotion to others' interests.
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ambient -adj
Surrounding on all sides; encompassing, enveloping.
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ameliorate -v
To improve; make better.
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amenities -n
Social courtesies; pleasantries; civilities.
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amorphous -adj
Without clearly drawn limits; not precisely indicated or established; without definite nature or character; not allowing clear classification or analysis.
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amulet -n
Charm often inscribed with a spell, magic incantation, or symbol and believed to protect the wearer against evil.
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analogue -n
Something similar; another version of the same thing.
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anarchic -adj
Tending toward anarchy; lawless, rebellious.
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anathema -adj
A vigorous denunciation.
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Anglophilia -n
A particularly unreasoned admiration of or partiality for England or English ways.
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anfractuous -adj
Full of twists and turns; winding; tortuous.
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angst -n
A kind of perpetual, even neurotic state of anxiety.
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animadversion -n
An unfriendly reference, statement, criticism.
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animadvert -v
To remark or comment critically, usually with strong disapproval or censure.
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animus -n
Ill will, antagonism, or hostility; usually controlled, but deep-seated and sometimes virulent.
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anneal -v
To strengthen; toughen.
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anomalous -adj
Unusual in context; abnormal.
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anomaly -n
Deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule; abnormality.
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anomie -n
A state or rootlessness in which normative standards of conduct and belief have weakened or disappeared; a similar condition in an individual, commonly characterized by personal disorientation, anxiety, and social isolation.
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anthropomorphize -v
To attribute human form or personality to forces or things greater than human.
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antimacassar -n
A cover thrown over the backs or arms of chairs to protect them from Macassar hair oil or other soilage; thus, tidily, fussily, old-fashioned.

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