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Aberrant |
deviating from normal or correct. |
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Abscond |
to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law. |
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Advocate |
to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in another’s behalf. (n) -- one who advocates. |
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Aggrandize |
to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate. |
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Amalgamate |
to unite or mix. (n) -- amalgamation. |
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Ambiguous |
vague; subject to more than one interpretation |
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Ambrosial |
extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious (n: ambrosia) |
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Anachronism |
a person or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order (adj: anachronistic) |
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Anomalous |
peculiar; unique, contrary to the norm (n: anomaly) |
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Antediluvian |
ancient; outmoded; (literally, before the flood) |
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Antipathy |
hostility toward, objection, or aversion to |
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Arbitrate |
to settle a dispute by impulse (n: arbitration) |
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Assuage |
to make less severe; to appease or satisfy |
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Attenuate |
weaken (adj: attenuated) |
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Audacious |
extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior (n: audacity) |
