ablaze
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a. Syn. burning; radiant; bright
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
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abrupt
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a. Syn. sudden; unforeseen
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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accessory
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n. Syn. adjunct; appendage
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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accordion
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n.
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
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account
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n. Syn. report; description
narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
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acquisition
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n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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affliction
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n. Syn. calamity; distress; misfortune; pain
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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aloof
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a. Syn. apart; distant
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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amplify
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v. Syn. intensify; increase
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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anatomy
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n. Syn. dissection
detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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antibiotic
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a. Syn. antibacterial
of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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application
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n. Syn. diligence
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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appraisal
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n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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appropriate
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v. Syn. acquire; allocate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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atom
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n.
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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attachment
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n. Syn. preference; affection
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
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attention
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n. Syn. concentration; care
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
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attractive
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a. Syn. appealing; pleasing; inviting; intriguing; tempting
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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avocation
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n. Syn. sideline; hobby
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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baroque
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a. Syn. embellished; elaborate
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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board
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n. Syn. lumber; plank
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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bouquet
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n. Syn. bunch
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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bypass
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n.
channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel
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catalyst
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n. Syn. enzyme; stimulus
agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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catching
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a. Syn. contagious; charming; attractive
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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chagrin
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n. Syn. embarrassment; disappointment
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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checkout
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n.
counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
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choke
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v. Syn. asphyxiate; suffocate
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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clap
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v. Syn. applaud; slap
applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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coalesce
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v. Syn. combine; fuse; mix
combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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coherent
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a. Syn. adhesive; cohesive
adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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coil
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n. Syn. ring; roll
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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colloquialism
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n.
colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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combustible
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a. Syn. flammable; burnable; inflammable
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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commentary
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n.
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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compact
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a. Syn. compressed; condensed; concise
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
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complacence
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n. Syn. arrogance; satisfaction
arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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complex
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a. Syn. intricate; compound
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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complication
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n. Syn. complexity; intricacy
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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conceive
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v. Syn. design; consider
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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conductor
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n.
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
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confluence
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n. Syn. conflux; throng
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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conglomerate
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n. Syn. assortment
corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
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conservatism
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n.
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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constellation
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n. Syn. gathering; cluster
a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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corps
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n.
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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credit
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n. Syn. reputation; prestige
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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crystallization
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n.
a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
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cucumber
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n.
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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culture
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n. Syn. civilization
all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
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curious
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a. Syn. inquisitive
difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
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