 | Term | Definition |
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azure |
sky blue |
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axiom |
self-evident truth requiring no proof |
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awry |
distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. |
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awl |
pointed tool used for piercing |
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awe |
solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome |
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avuncular |
of or like an uncle |
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avow |
declare openly; N. avowal |
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avocation |
secondary or minor occupation esp. for pleasure; hobby |
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avid |
greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
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aviary |
enclosure for birds; large cage |
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avert |
prevent; avoid; turn away ; Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. |
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aversion |
firm dislike |
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averse |
reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. ~ to cats/doing the house work |
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aver |
state confidently; declare as true |
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avenge |
take vengeance for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy. |
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avarice |
greediness for wealth |
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avalanche |
great mass of falling snow and ice |
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auxiliary |
offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant |
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autopsy |
examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
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autonomous |
self-governing; N. autonomy |
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automaton |
mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself |
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autocratic |
having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
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authoritative |
having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive |
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authoritarian |
subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another"s will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
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authenticate |
prove genuine |
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austere |
forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk"s austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
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auspicious |
favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices |
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auroral |
pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
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aureole |
sun"s corona; halo; bright circle of light |
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august |
impressive; majestic |
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augury |
omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of |
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augment |
increase; add to |
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audit |
examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
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audacious |
daring; bold; N. audacity |
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atypical |
not normal; not typical |
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attrition |
rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of ~ |
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attribute |
essential quality; V: ascribe; explain |
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attest |
testify; bear witness |
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attenuate |
make thin; weaken |
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attentive |
alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration |
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atrophy |
wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle |
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atrocity |
brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious |
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atone |
make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for |
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atheistic |
denying the existence of God; N. atheism |
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atavism |
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic |
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asymmetric |
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
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asylum |
place of refuge or shelter; protection |
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asunder |
into parts; apart; V. sunder |
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astute |
wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
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astronomical |
enormously large or extensive |
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astringent |
binding; causing contraction ; harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. ~ criticism |
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astral |
relating to the stars |
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astigmatism |
eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism |
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asteroid |
small planet |
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assurance |
firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in front of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make certain to happen; make feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty |
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assumption |
something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume |
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assuage |
make less severe; ease or lessen (pain) ; satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
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assimilate |
absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the ways of behaving or thinking) |
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assiduous |
diligent |
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assert |
state strongly or positively; demand recognition of ; make a claim to ; Ex. assert one's independence |
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assent |
agree; accept; N. assessment |
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assay |
analyze ; evaluate |
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assail |
assault |
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aspire |
seek to attain ; long for; Ex. ~ to become president; Ex. ~ to/after the leadership |
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aspirant |
seeker after position or status |
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aspersion |
slanderous remark; Ex. cast ~s on |
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asperity |
sharpness; roughness; severity ; Ex. asperities of a Russian winter |
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askew |
crookedly; slanted; at an angle |
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askance |
with a sideways or indirect look ; Ex. look askance at |
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asinine |
stupid; Ex. asinine remarks |
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ashen |
ash-colored; deadly pale |
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aseptic |
preventing infection; having a cleansing effect |
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ascribe |
refer; attribute; assign |
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ascetic |
practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ~ life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism |
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ascertain |
find out for certain; make certain |
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ascendancy |
controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant |
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artless |
without guile; open and honest |
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artisan |
a manually skilled worker |
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artifice |
deception; trickery |
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artifacts |
object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced |
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articulate |
effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
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arsenal |
storage place for military equipment |
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arroyo |
gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater |
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arrogance |
pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important |
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arrhythmic |
lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia |
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arrears |
being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
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array |
marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array |
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arraign |
charge in court; indict |
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aromatic |
fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell |
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armada |
fleet of warships |
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aristocracy |
hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat |
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arid |
dry; barren; unproductive |
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aria |
operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
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argot |
slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people |
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arduous |
hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
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ardor |
heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent |
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archives |
public records; place where public records are kept |
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archipelago |
group of closely located islands |
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archetype |
prototype; primitive pattern |
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archaic |
antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. |
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archaeology |
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
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arch- |
chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
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arcane |
esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener |
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arcade |
a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
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arboretum |
place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
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arbitrate |
act as judge |
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arbitrary |
unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler |
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arbiter |
person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position to make influential judgments; Ex. supreme ~ of fashion in beachware |
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arable |
fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
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aquiline |
curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose |
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aptitude |
fitness; talent |
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apropos |
with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
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appurtenances |
subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
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appropriate |
acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. mis~ |
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approbation |
approval |
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apprise |
inform |
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apprehensive |
fearful; discerning |
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apprehend |
arrest ; dread; perceive; N. apprehension |
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appreciate |
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
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appraise |
estimate value of; N. appraisal |
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apposite |
appropriate; fitting |
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application |
diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself |
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append |
attach |
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appellation |
name; title |
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appease |
pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
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apparition |
ghost; phantom |
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appall |
dismay; shock deeply |
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apotheosis |
elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
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apothegm |
pithy, compact saying |
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apothecary |
druggist; pharmacist |
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apostate |
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy |
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apoplexy |
stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
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apologist |
one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
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apolitical |
having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
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apogee |
highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee |
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apocryphal |
widely believed but untrue |
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apocalyptic |
prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse |
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aplomb |
poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
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apiary |
a place where bees are kept |
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aphorism |
pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
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aphasia |
loss of speech due to injury or illness |
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apex |
tip; summit; climax; highest point |
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aperture |
opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light |
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ape |
imitate or mimic |
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apathy |
lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic |
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anvil |
iron block used in hammering out metals |
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antithesis |
contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical |
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antiseptic |
substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. |
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antiquated |
obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated |
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antipathy |
aversion; dislike or opposition |
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antidote |
remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles |
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anticlimax |
letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
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anthropomorphic |
having human form or characteristics |
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anthropologist |
student of the history and science of humankind |
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anthropoid |
manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
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anthology |
book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
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anthem |
song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem |
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antediluvian |
antiquated; extremely ancient |
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antecedents |
preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
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antecede |
precede |
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antagonism |
hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in opposition to the protagonist |
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anonymity |
state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |
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anomaly |
irregularity |
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anomalous |
abnormal; irregular |
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anoint |
consecrate; put oil on |
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anodyne |
drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement |
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annul |
make void |
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annuity |
yearly allowance |
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annotate |
comment; make explanatory notes |
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annihilate |
destroy |
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annex |
attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate into a larger existing political unit ; N: building added to a large one |
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anneal |
reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling |
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annals |
records arranged in yearly parts; history |
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animus |
hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition |
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animosity |
active enmity; a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated ~ between two sisters; ~ against one's neighbor |
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animated |
lively; spirited |
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animadversion |
critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
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angular |
sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded ; bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
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anguish |
acute pain; extreme suffering |
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anesthetic |
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
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anemia |
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
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anecdote |
short story of an amusing or interesting event |
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ancillary |
serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |
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anchor |
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
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ancestry |
family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
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anathema |
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
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anarchy |
absence of governing body; state of disorder |
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anarchist |
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
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analogy |
similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
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analogous |
comparable; similar |
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analgesic |
causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
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anachronism |
an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
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amulet |
charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
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amputate |
cut off part of body; prune |
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amplify |
increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph |
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ample |
enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ~ opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space |
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amphitheater |
oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena |
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amphibian |
able to live both on land and in water; N. |
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amorphous |
formless; lacking shape or definition |
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amorous |
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances |
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amoral |
nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong |
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amok |
in a state of rage; Ex. run amok |
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amnesty |
pardon |
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amnesia |
loss of memory |
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amity |
friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
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amiss |
wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. |
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amicable |
peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. ~ settlement |
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amiable |
agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly |
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amenities |
convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
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amend |
correct; change ; generally for the better |
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amenable |
obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests |
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ameliorate |
improve |
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ambulatory |
able to walk |
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ambrosia |
food of the gods |
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amble |
walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
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ambivalence |
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions |
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ambiguous |
unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
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ambience |
environment; atmosphere; Ex. restaurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature |
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ambidextrous |
capable of using either hand with equal ease |
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amazon |
female warrior |
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amass |
collect |
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amalgamate |
combine; unite in one body |
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amalgam |
combination of different things; mixture of metals used for filling holes in teeth |
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altruistic |
unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism |
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altercation |
noisy quarrel |
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aloof |
apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV. |
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aloft |
upward; high up in the air |
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alluvial |
pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
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allure |
entice; attract; tempt |
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allude |
refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |
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alloy |
mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other metals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
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allocate |
assign; set apart for a particular purpose |
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alliteration |
repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
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alleviate |
relieve |
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allegory |
story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
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allegiance |
loyalty |
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allege |
state without proof |
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allay |
calm; pacify |
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alimony |
payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce |
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alimentary |
supplying nourishment |
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alienate |
make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of |
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alias |
an assumed name esp. by a criminal ; ADV. alias |
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alcove |
nook; recess |
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alchemy |
medieval chemistry |
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alacrity |
cheerful promptness without reluctance |
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agrarian |
pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform |
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agog |
highly excited; intensely curious |
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agnostic |
one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality |
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agitate |
stir up; disturb |
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agility |
nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
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aghast |
filled with great surprise or fear; horrified |
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aggregate |
sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars |
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aggrandize |
make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
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agglomeration |
collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. agglomerate: jumbled mass; heap |
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agenda |
items of business at a meeting |
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agape |
open mouthed |
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affront |
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
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affluence |
abundance; wealth |
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affliction |
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on |
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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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affinity |
feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |
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affiliation |
joining; associating with |
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affidavit |
written statement made under oath |
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affected |
artificial; pretended |
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affable |
easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly |
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aesthetic |
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful ; CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics |
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aerie |
nest of a large bird of prey |
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aegis |
shield; protection; defense |
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advocate |
speak in favor of; support ; urge; plead for |
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advocacy |
support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
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advert |
refer |
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adversity |
great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event |
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adverse |
going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
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adversary |
opponent; enemy |
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adventitious |
accidental; casual; happening by chance |
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advent |
arrival |
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adulterate |
make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted substances |
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adulation |
flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
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adroit |
skillful |
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adorn |
decorate |
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admonish |
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
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adjutant |
staff officer assisting the commander; assistant |
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adjuration |
solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
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adjunct |
something attached to but holding an inferior position |
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adjacent |
adjoining; neighboring; close by |
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adherent |
supporter; follower |
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adhere |
stick fast; be a devoted follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyalty |
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adept |
expert at; very skilled |
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address |
direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech |
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addle |
make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten |
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addiction |
compulsive habitual need |
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addendum |
addition; appendix to book; something that is added |
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adapt |
make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
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adamant |
hard; inflexible |
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adage |
wise saying; proverb |
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acute |
sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. ~ sense of smell/analysis/pain |
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acumen |
mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen |
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acuity |
sharpness |
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actuate |
motivate; activate; cause to act |
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actuary |
someone who advises insurance companies |
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actuarial |
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
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acrophobia |
fear of heights |
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acrimonious |
stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
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acrid |
bitter ; sharp; bitterly pungent |
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acquittal |
deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct in a specified manner |
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acquiesce |
assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
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acoustics |
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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acme |
peak; pinnacle; highest point |
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acknowledge |
recognize; admit |
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acidulous |
slightly sour ; sharp; caustic |
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acetic |
vinegary |
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acerbity |
bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid |
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accrue |
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual |
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accretion |
growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
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accoutre |
equip; N. accoutrement |
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accost |
approach and speak first to a person |
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accord |
agreement |
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accomplice |
partner in crime |
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accommodate |
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
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accolade |
award of merit; strong praise and approval |
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acclivity |
sharp up slope of a hill; OP. declivity |
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acclimate |
adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
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acclaim |
applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drug has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise |
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accessory |
additional object; useful but not essential thing |
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accessible |
easy to approach; obtainable |
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accelerate |
move faster |
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accede |
agree |
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academic |
related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
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abyss |
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit |
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abysmal |
bottomless |
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abut |
border upon; adjoin |
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abusive |
coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
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abstruse |
obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
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abstract |
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
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abstinence |
restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
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abstemious |
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
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abstain |
refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; |
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absolve |
pardon |
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absolute |
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
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abscond |
depart secretly and hide |
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abscission |
cutting off; separation |
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abrogate |
abolish |
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abridge |
condense or shorten |
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abrasive |
rubbing away; tending to grind down |
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abortive |
unsuccessful; fruitless |
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aboriginal |
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine |
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abominate |
loathe; hate |
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abominable |
detestable; extremely unpleasant |
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abolish |
cancel; put an end to |
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abnegation |
1 : deny, renounce <~ed their God> 2 : surrender, relinquish <~ed her powers> |
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ablution |
washing |
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abjure |
renounce upon oath |
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abject |
wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology |
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abhor |
detest; hate |
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abeyance |
suspended action |
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abet |
assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
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aberration |
deviation from the normal; mental disorder |
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aberrant |
abnormal or deviant |
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abdicate |
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to ~. |
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abbreviate |
shorten |
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abate |
subside or moderate |
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abash |
embarrass |
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abase |
lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make lose self-respect |
