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ameliorate: to relieve, as from pain or hardship
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anathema: anything forbidden, hate, dislike
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animadversion: the utterance of criticism or censure
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antediluvian: of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of noah
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aplomb: confidence; coolness
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apocryphal: of doubtful authority or authenticity
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apogee: the climax
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apostate: someone who renounces religious believes
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apposite: apt in the relation to something
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apprise: to give notice to, to inform
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approbation: approval; sanction
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arboreal: anything pertaining to trees
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ardor: intensity of passion or affection
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arrant: complete, total
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ascetic: self-denial, abstinence
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asperity: harshness or roughness of temper
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assiduous: unceasing, persistent
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astringent: harsh in character
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astute: keen in discernment
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atonement: amend, reparation made from wrong or injury
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augury: omen
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auspicious: favorable omen
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austere: severely simple, unadorned
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autocrat: anyone who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence
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auxillary: on who or that which aids or helps especially when regarded as accesory
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avarice: passion for getting and keeping riches
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aver: to avouch, justify or prove
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aversion: fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
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avow: to declare openly