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Abject
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(adj) dire
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Abjure
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(v) to renounce
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Abnegation
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(n) act of self denial
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Acclivity
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(n) steep incline of a hill
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Accretion
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(v) to increase
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Acme
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(adv) peak
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Actuate
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(v) to motivate
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Addle
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(v) to confuse
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Adjuration
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(n) solemn urging
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Adjutant
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(n) assistant
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Adventitious
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(adj) accidental
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Advert
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(v) to refer (to)
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Aegis
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(n) shield, defense, support
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Aerie
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(n) nest of a powerful bird
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Aggrandize
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(v) to increase power, make more wealthy
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Agog
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(adj) highly excited, curious
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Alacrity
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(adj) cheerful speed
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Alimentary
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(adj) supplying nourishment
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Alloy
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(v) to reduce, lessen, mix
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Alluvial
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(adj) pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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Amenable
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(adj) readily managed or willing to be lead, answerable or accountable legally
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Amorphous
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(adj) having no shape
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Amok
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(adj) in a state of rage
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Anachronism
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(n) something misplaced in time
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Animadversion
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(n) critical remark
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Animus
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(adj) hostile feeling or intent
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Anneal
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(v) to reduce brittleness through heating and cooling process
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Anodyne
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(adj) deliberately inoffensive
(n) painkiller |
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Antecedents
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(n) precedents
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Anticlimax
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(n) letdown in thought or emotion
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Aphasia
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(n) loss of speech due to injury or illness
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Aphorism
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(n) a concise saying, philosophical/scientific, not homey like an adage
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Apiary
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(n) a place where bees are kept
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Aplomb
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(adj) grace, poise, assurance
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Apocryphal
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(adj) spurious, not authentic, fake
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Apogee
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(n) peak, highest point, apotheosis
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Antediluvian
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(adj) extremely antiquated
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Anthropoid
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(adj) manlike
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Anthropomorphic
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(adj) having human form or characteristics
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Antic
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(adj) extravagantly odd, bizarre, grotesque
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Apothegm
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(n) pithy, compact saying
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Apellation
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(n) name, title
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Application
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(n) dilligent attention
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Apposite
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(adj) appropriateness
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Appurtenances
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(n) subordinate possessions
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Apropos
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(adj) to the point and timely
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Aquiline
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(adj) curved, hooked
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Arbiter
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(n) person with the power to decide a matter; judge
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Arcane
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(adj) secret, mysterious
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Archetype
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(n) prototype, primitive pattern
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Argot
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(n) slang
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Array
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(v) to draw up in order
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Arrears
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(n) being in debt
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Arroyo
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(n) gully
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Ascendancy
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(n) controlling influence
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Ascribe
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(n) refer, attribute, assign
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Aseptic
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(adj) preventing infection
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Askance
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(adj) with a sideways, indirect look
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Assay
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(v) analyze, evaluate (think lab test)
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Assiduous
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(adj) diligent
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Astringent
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(adj) binding, causing contraction
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Asunder
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(adv) into parts, apart
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Atavism
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(n) resembling remote ancesters rather than parents; throwback
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Attenuate
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(v) make thinner
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Augery
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(n) omen, prophecy
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August
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(adj) impressive, majestic
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Aureole
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(n) the sun's halo
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Auroral
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(adj) pertaining to the aurora borealis
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Aver
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(v) to declare confidently
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Avocation
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(n) secondary occupation
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Avuncular
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(adj) like an uncle
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Axiom
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(n) self evident truth requiring no proof
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