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adversary |
opponent; enemy |
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adverse |
going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
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advocate |
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
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aesthetic |
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste |
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affable |
easy-going; friendly |
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affinity |
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
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affirmation |
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination |
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aggressor |
a confident assertive person who acts as instigator |
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alienate |
make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of |
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alleviate |
to ease a pain or a burden |
