3500 ACT Vocabulary

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abandon  Speak
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apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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inflammation of a joint or joints
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having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
abandoned  Speak
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something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
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recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
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having human form or characteristics
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
abandonment  Speak
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fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
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accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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giving up completely; freedom from constraint
abase  Speak
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the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
abash  Speak
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
abate  Speak
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate  Speak
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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great mass of falling snow and ice
abdicate  Speak
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poise; self-confident assurance
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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helper; person who assists or helps someone else
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
aberrant  Speak
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place where different tree varieties are exhibited
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
abet  Speak
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firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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upward slope, as of hill
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
abeyance  Speak
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
abhor  Speak
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
abide  Speak
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half-open; slightly turned or opened
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elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
abiding  Speak
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
abjure  Speak
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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convenient features; courtesies
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
ablution  Speak
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
abnegate  Speak
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
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repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
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assent; agree without protesting
abnegation  Speak
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being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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elevation especially above sea level; height
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repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
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sky blue; light purplish-blue
abolish  Speak
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
abolition  Speak
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
abominable  Speak
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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assent; agree without protesting
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
aboriginal  Speak
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repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
abortive  Speak
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unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
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funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
abrade  Speak
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
abrasive  Speak
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
abridge  Speak
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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having properties of vinegar; sour
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
abrogate  Speak
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
abscond  Speak
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person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
absent  Speak
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go away or leave ; missing; not present
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place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
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cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
absenteeism  Speak
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habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
abstain  Speak
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
abstemious  Speak
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convenient features; courtesies
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
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assent; agree without protesting
abstruse  Speak
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
abundant  Speak
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
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characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
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plentiful; possessing riches or resources
abundantly  Speak
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plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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upward slope, as of hill
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in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
abut  Speak
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deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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poise; self-confident assurance
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distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
abysmal  Speak
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
accede  Speak
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
accelerating  Speak
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sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
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increasing in speed
acceleration  Speak
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
accentuate  Speak
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in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
accessible  Speak
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
accident  Speak
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
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strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
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event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
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assent; agree without protesting
accidentally  Speak
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art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
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inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
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keeping away from or preventing from happening
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans
acclaim  Speak
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family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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declare to be true; affirm
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one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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applaud; announce with great approval
acclimate  Speak
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lack of caring; indifference
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group of closely located islands
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ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
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accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
acclivity  Speak
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upward slope, as of hill
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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comment; make explanatory notes
accolade  Speak
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
accommodate  Speak
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do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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attach; add as supplement or appendix
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book of literary selections by various authors
accommodating  Speak
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endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
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in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
accomplish  Speak
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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preventing infection; having cleansing effect
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
accost  Speak
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
accouter  Speak
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
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equip; provide with military equipment
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put into motion or action; activate
accretion  Speak
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
accrue  Speak
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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half-open; slightly turned or opened
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able to live both on land and in water
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increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
accumulation  Speak
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ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
accusation  Speak
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formal public statement; act of making known publicly
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
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group of closely located islands
accustomed  Speak
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
acerbity  Speak
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inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
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bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
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displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
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cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
acetic  Speak
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having properties of vinegar; sour
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
achieve  Speak
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
achievement  Speak
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feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
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helper, additional or subsidiary
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
acidulous  Speak
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having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
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slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
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durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
acoustics  Speak
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
acquaint  Speak
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inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
acquainted  Speak
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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upward slope, as of hill
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known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
acquiesce  Speak
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energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
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assent; agree without protesting
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consisting of, relating to, or being in water
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having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
acquire  Speak
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
acrid  Speak
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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chronological record of the events of successive years
acrimonious  Speak
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
acrophobia  Speak
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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expression of warm approval; praise
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assent; agree without protesting
actively  Speak
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
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habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
actuarial  Speak
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something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
actuate  Speak
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agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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put into motion or action; activate
acuity  Speak
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
acumen  Speak
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excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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giving up completely; freedom from constraint
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
adaptable  Speak
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having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
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lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
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flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
adaptive  Speak
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
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strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
addendum  Speak
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something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
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assign; distribute according to plan
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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helper, additional or subsidiary
additional  Speak
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
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further; extra; supplemental or added to
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
addle  Speak
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enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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applaud; announce with great approval
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
adept  Speak
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
adherent  Speak
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abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
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distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
adhesive  Speak
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
adjoin  Speak
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
adjudicate  Speak
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irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
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in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
adjunct  Speak
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
adjure  Speak
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flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
administer  Speak
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
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term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
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upward slope, as of hill
admiration  Speak
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
admittedly  Speak
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doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
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convenient features; courtesies
admonish  Speak
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
admonition  Speak
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
adorn  Speak
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accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
adornment  Speak
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax
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group of closely located islands
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lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
adroit  Speak
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
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keeping away from or preventing from happening
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
adulation  Speak
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
Exercise
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
Exercise
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
Exercise
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
adulterate  Speak
98
Exercise
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
Exercise
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
Exercise
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
Exercise
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
adumbrate  Speak
99
Exercise
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
Exercise
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
Exercise
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
Exercise
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
advance  Speak
100
Exercise
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
Exercise
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
Exercise
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
Exercise
inflammation of a joint or joints
advanced  Speak
101
Exercise
lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
Exercise
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
Exercise
helper, additional or subsidiary
Exercise
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
advent  Speak
102
Exercise
having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
Exercise
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
Exercise
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
Exercise
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
adventitious  Speak
103
Exercise
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
Exercise
increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
Exercise
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
Exercise
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
adverse  Speak
104
Exercise
empower; give permission for; sanction
Exercise
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
Exercise
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
advocacy  Speak
105
Exercise
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
Exercise
sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
Exercise
support; active pleading on behalf of something
Exercise
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
aerie  Speak
106
Exercise
mental keenness; quickness of perception
Exercise
nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
Exercise
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
Exercise
with reference or regard; in respect
aesthetic  Speak
107
Exercise
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
Exercise
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
empower; give permission for; sanction
Exercise
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
affable  Speak
108
Exercise
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
established procedure for solving problem
affect  Speak
109
Exercise
fasten; annex; be in contact with
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Exercise
place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
Exercise
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
affection  Speak
110
Exercise
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
Exercise
having human form or characteristics
affectionate  Speak
111
Exercise
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
Exercise
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
Exercise
increasing in speed
Exercise
make or become better; improve; grow better
affinity  Speak
112
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
Exercise
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
Exercise
convenient features; courtesies
Exercise
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
affirmation  Speak
113
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
Exercise
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
affix  Speak
114
Exercise
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
Exercise
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
fasten; append; add on; secure to something
Exercise
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
affluence  Speak
115
Exercise
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
Exercise
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
Exercise
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
Exercise
having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
affluent  Speak
116
Exercise
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
Exercise
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
Exercise
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
affront  Speak
117
Exercise
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
Exercise
precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
Exercise
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
agenda  Speak
118
Exercise
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
Exercise
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
Exercise
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
Exercise
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
agglomeration  Speak
119
Exercise
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Exercise
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
Exercise
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
Exercise
doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
aggrandize  Speak
120
Exercise
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
Exercise
increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
Exercise
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
aggravating  Speak
121
Exercise
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
Exercise
irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
Exercise
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
Exercise
equip; provide with military equipment
aggregate  Speak
122
Exercise
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
Exercise
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
aggressive  Speak
123
Exercise
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
Exercise
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Exercise
habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
Exercise
capable of using either hand with equal ease
aggressiveness  Speak
124
Exercise
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Exercise
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
Exercise
having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
Exercise
feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
aghast  Speak
125
Exercise
declare to be true; affirm
Exercise
moved by sexual love; loving
Exercise
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
Exercise
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
agility  Speak
126
Exercise
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
Exercise
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
Exercise
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
Exercise
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
agitate  Speak
127
Exercise
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
Exercise
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
Exercise
lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
book of literary selections by various authors
agitation  Speak
128
Exercise
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
Exercise
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
Exercise
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
agnostic  Speak
129
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
Exercise
habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
Exercise
rubbing away; tending to grind down
agrarian  Speak
130
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
Exercise
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
Exercise
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Exercise
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
ajar  Speak
131
Exercise
half-open; slightly turned or opened
Exercise
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
Exercise
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
Exercise
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
alacrity  Speak
132
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
Exercise
cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
Exercise
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
Exercise
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
alchemy  Speak
133
Exercise
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
Exercise
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
Exercise
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
alcove  Speak
134
Exercise
formless; lacking shape or definition
Exercise
nook; small, recessed section of a room
Exercise
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
Exercise
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
algorithm  Speak
135
Exercise
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
Exercise
elevation especially above sea level; height
Exercise
established procedure for solving problem
Exercise
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
alien  Speak
136
Exercise
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
Exercise
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
Exercise
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
alimentary  Speak
137
Exercise
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
Exercise
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
allay  Speak
138
Exercise
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
Exercise
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Exercise
rubbing away; tending to grind down
allege  Speak
139
Exercise
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
Exercise
state without proof; assert to be true
Exercise
one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
Exercise
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
allegory  Speak
140
Exercise
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
Exercise
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Exercise
rubbing away; tending to grind down
Exercise
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
alliteration  Speak
141
Exercise
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
Exercise
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
Exercise
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Exercise
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
allocate  Speak
142
Exercise
sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
Exercise
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Exercise
assign; distribute according to plan
Exercise
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
allude  Speak
143
Exercise
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
Exercise
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
allusion  Speak
144
Exercise
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
Exercise
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
aloft  Speak
145
Exercise
in or into a high place; high or higher up
Exercise
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
Exercise
state without proof; assert to be true
Exercise
poise; self-confident assurance
alternate  Speak
146
Exercise
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
Exercise
hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
altitude  Speak
147
Exercise
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
Exercise
herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
Exercise
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
Exercise
elevation especially above sea level; height
altruistic  Speak
148
Exercise
make or become better; improve; grow better
Exercise
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
Exercise
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
Exercise
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
amalgamate  Speak
149
Exercise
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
Exercise
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
Exercise
put into motion or action; activate
amass  Speak
150
Exercise
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
ambidextrous  Speak
151
Exercise
capable of using either hand with equal ease
Exercise
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
Exercise
lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
ambience  Speak
152
Exercise
strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
Exercise
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
Exercise
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
ambiguous  Speak
153
Exercise
cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
Exercise
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence  Speak
154
Exercise
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
Exercise
fasten; append; add on; secure to something
Exercise
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
Exercise
lack of caring; indifference
amble  Speak
155
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
Exercise
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
Exercise
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
Exercise
increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
ambulatory  Speak
156
Exercise
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
Exercise
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
Exercise
favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
Exercise
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
ameliorate  Speak
157
Exercise
make or become better; improve; grow better
Exercise
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
Exercise
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
Exercise
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
amenable  Speak
158
Exercise
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
Exercise
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
Exercise
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
Exercise
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
amenities  Speak
159
Exercise
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
Exercise
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
Exercise
convenient features; courtesies
Exercise
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
amiable  Speak
160
Exercise
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
Exercise
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Exercise
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
amicable  Speak
161
Exercise
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
Exercise
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
Exercise
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
amid  Speak
162
Exercise
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
Exercise
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
Exercise
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
Exercise
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
amity  Speak
163
Exercise
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
Exercise
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
Exercise
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
Exercise
fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
amorous  Speak
164
Exercise
moved by sexual love; loving
Exercise
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Exercise
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
amorphous  Speak
165
Exercise
go away or leave ; missing; not present
Exercise
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
Exercise
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
Exercise
formless; lacking shape or definition
amphibian  Speak
166
Exercise
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
Exercise
assign; distribute according to plan
Exercise
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
able to live both on land and in water
amphitheater  Speak
167
Exercise
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
Exercise
inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
Exercise
assign; distribute according to plan
Exercise
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
amplify  Speak
168
Exercise
bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
Exercise
funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
Exercise
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
Exercise
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
amputate  Speak
169
Exercise
cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
Exercise
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Exercise
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
Exercise
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
anachronistic  Speak
170
Exercise
having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
Exercise
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
Exercise
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
Exercise
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
analgesic  Speak
171
Exercise
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
Exercise
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
Exercise
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
analogous  Speak
172
Exercise
inflammation of a joint or joints
Exercise
inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
Exercise
comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
self-evident truth requiring no proof
anarchist  Speak
173
Exercise
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
Exercise
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
Exercise
put into motion or action; activate
Exercise
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
anathema  Speak
174
Exercise
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Exercise
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
Exercise
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
Exercise
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
ancestor  Speak
175
Exercise
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
Exercise
state without proof; assert to be true
Exercise
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
Exercise
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
ancestry  Speak
176
Exercise
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
Exercise
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Exercise
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
Exercise
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
ancillary  Speak
177
Exercise
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
Exercise
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
Exercise
embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
Exercise
book of literary selections by various authors
anecdotal  Speak
178
Exercise
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
Exercise
having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
Exercise
denying existence of God; godless
Exercise
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
angular  Speak
179
Exercise
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
Exercise
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
Exercise
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
animate  Speak
180
Exercise
endowed with life; alive; living; animated
Exercise
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
Exercise
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
Exercise
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
animated  Speak
181
Exercise
nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
Exercise
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
Exercise
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
Exercise
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
animus  Speak
182
Exercise
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
Exercise
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
Exercise
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
Exercise
feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
annals  Speak
183
Exercise
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
Exercise
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
Exercise
chronological record of the events of successive years
annihilate  Speak
184
Exercise
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
Exercise
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
Exercise
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
Exercise
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
annotate  Speak
185
Exercise
moved by sexual love; loving
Exercise
comment; make explanatory notes
Exercise
self-evident truth requiring no proof
Exercise
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
announce  Speak
186
Exercise
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
Exercise
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
Exercise
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
Exercise
herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
announcement  Speak
187
Exercise
eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
Exercise
formal public statement; act of making known publicly
Exercise
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
annoy  Speak
188
Exercise
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
Exercise
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
Exercise
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
Exercise
funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
annuity  Speak
189
Exercise
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
Exercise
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
Exercise
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Exercise
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
annul  Speak
190
Exercise
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
Exercise
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
anodyne  Speak
191
Exercise
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
Exercise
group of closely located islands
Exercise
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Exercise
emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
anoint  Speak
192
Exercise
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
Exercise
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
Exercise
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
anomalous  Speak
193
Exercise
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
Exercise
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
Exercise
recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
Exercise
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
anomaly  Speak
194
Exercise
irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
Exercise
assent; agree without protesting
Exercise
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
Exercise
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
anonymous  Speak
195
Exercise
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
Exercise
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
Exercise
letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
Exercise
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
antagonism  Speak
196
Exercise
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
Exercise
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
Exercise
having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
Exercise
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
antecede  Speak
197
Exercise
self-evident truth requiring no proof
Exercise
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Exercise
precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
Exercise
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
antecedents  Speak
198
Exercise
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
Exercise
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
Exercise
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
Exercise
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
antediluvian  Speak
199
Exercise
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Exercise
state without proof; assert to be true
Exercise
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
Exercise
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
anthology  Speak
200
Exercise
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Exercise
book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Exercise
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
anthropocentric  Speak
201
Exercise
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
Exercise
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
Exercise
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
Exercise
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
anthropoid  Speak
202
Exercise
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
Exercise
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
Exercise
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
Exercise
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
anthropomorphic  Speak
203
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
Exercise
having human form or characteristics
Exercise
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
anticlimax  Speak
204
Exercise
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
Exercise
letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
Exercise
the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
Exercise
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
antipathy  Speak
205
Exercise
strong feeling of aversion; dislike
Exercise
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
Exercise
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
Exercise
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
antithesis  Speak
206
Exercise
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
Exercise
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Exercise
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
Exercise
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
anxious  Speak
207
Exercise
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
Exercise
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
Exercise
eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
apathy  Speak
208
Exercise
lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
Exercise
loss of speech due to injury or illness
Exercise
energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively
aperture  Speak
209
Exercise
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
Exercise
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
Exercise
assent; agree without protesting
Exercise
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
apex  Speak
210
Exercise
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Exercise
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
Exercise
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
Exercise
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
aphasia  Speak
211
Exercise
increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
Exercise
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
Exercise
loss of speech due to injury or illness
Exercise
indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
aphorism  Speak
212
Exercise
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
Exercise
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
Exercise
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
Exercise
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
apiary  Speak
213
Exercise
place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
Exercise
having properties of vinegar; sour
Exercise
capable of using either hand with equal ease
aplomb  Speak
214
Exercise
poise; self-confident assurance
Exercise
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
Exercise
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
Exercise
one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
apocryphal  Speak
215
Exercise
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
Exercise
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
Exercise
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
apogee  Speak
216
Exercise
book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
Exercise
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
Exercise
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
apolitical  Speak
217
Exercise
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
Exercise
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
Exercise
in or into a high place; high or higher up
Exercise
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
apologist  Speak
218
Exercise
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
Exercise
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
Exercise
person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
Exercise
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
apostate  Speak
219
Exercise
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
Exercise
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
Exercise
indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
Exercise
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
apotheosis  Speak
220
Exercise
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
Exercise
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
Exercise
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
Exercise
convenient features; courtesies
appall  Speak
221
Exercise
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
Exercise
unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
increasing in speed
Exercise
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
apparition  Speak
222
Exercise
place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
Exercise
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
Exercise
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
Exercise
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
appellation  Speak
223
Exercise
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
Exercise
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
Exercise
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
Exercise
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
append  Speak
224
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
Exercise
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
appliance  Speak
225
Exercise
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
Exercise
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
Exercise
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
Exercise
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
apply  Speak
226
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
Exercise
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Exercise
keeping away from or preventing from happening
apportion  Speak
227
Exercise
distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
Exercise
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
Exercise
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
Exercise
hereditary nobility; privileged class
apposite  Speak
228
Exercise
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
Exercise
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
Exercise
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
appraise  Speak
229
Exercise
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
Exercise
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
Exercise
with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
Exercise
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity
apprehension  Speak
230
Exercise
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
Exercise
make or become better; improve; grow better
Exercise
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
Exercise
feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
apprenticeship  Speak
231
Exercise
term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
Exercise
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
Exercise
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
Exercise
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
apprise  Speak
232
Exercise
keeping away from or preventing from happening
Exercise
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
Exercise
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
inform; give notice to; make aware
approaching  Speak
233
Exercise
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
Exercise
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
Exercise
impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
Exercise
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
approbation  Speak
234
Exercise
in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
Exercise
expression of warm approval; praise
Exercise
greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
Exercise
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
appropriation  Speak
235
Exercise
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
Exercise
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
Exercise
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
apropos  Speak
236
Exercise
established procedure for solving problem
Exercise
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
Exercise
with reference or regard; in respect
Exercise
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
aptly  Speak
237
Exercise
in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
Exercise
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
Exercise
self-evident truth requiring no proof
aquatic  Speak
238
Exercise
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
Exercise
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
Exercise
assent; agree without protesting
aquiline  Speak
239
Exercise
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
Exercise
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
Exercise
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
Exercise
inflammation of a joint or joints
arable  Speak
240
Exercise
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
Exercise
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
Exercise
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
Exercise
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
arbiter  Speak
241
Exercise
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
Exercise
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
Exercise
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
arboretum  Speak
242
Exercise
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
Exercise
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
Exercise
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
Exercise
place where different tree varieties are exhibited
arcane  Speak
243
Exercise
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
Exercise
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
Exercise
characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
archaeology  Speak
244
Exercise
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
Exercise
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
Exercise
the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
Exercise
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
archaic  Speak
245
Exercise
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
Exercise
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
Exercise
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
Exercise
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
archetype  Speak
246
Exercise
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Exercise
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
Exercise
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
archipelago  Speak
247
Exercise
group of closely located islands
Exercise
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
Exercise
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
Exercise
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
architecture  Speak
248
Exercise
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
Exercise
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
Exercise
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
Exercise
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
ardent  Speak
249
Exercise
easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
Exercise
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
Exercise
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
arduous  Speak
250
Exercise
put into motion or action; activate
Exercise
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
Exercise
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
Exercise
increasing in speed
arid  Speak
251
Exercise
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
Exercise
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
Exercise
the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
Exercise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
aristocracy  Speak
252
Exercise
further; extra; supplemental or added to
Exercise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
Exercise
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
Exercise
hereditary nobility; privileged class
armada  Speak
253
Exercise
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
Exercise
helper; person who assists or helps someone else
Exercise
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
Exercise
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
aroma  Speak
254
Exercise
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
Exercise
indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
Exercise
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
Exercise
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
aromatic  Speak
255
Exercise
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
Exercise
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
Exercise
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
Exercise
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
arousal  Speak
256
Exercise
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
Exercise
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
Exercise
act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
Exercise
denying existence of God; godless
arouse  Speak
257
Exercise
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
Exercise
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
Exercise
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
arraign  Speak
258
Exercise
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
Exercise
officially charge someone in a court of law
Exercise
person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
Exercise
opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
arrears  Speak
259
Exercise
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Exercise
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
Exercise
slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
Exercise
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
arrogate  Speak
260
Exercise
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
Exercise
feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Exercise
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
Exercise
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
arroyo  Speak
261
Exercise
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
Exercise
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
Exercise
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
arthritis  Speak
262
Exercise
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
Exercise
inflammation of a joint or joints
Exercise
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
Exercise
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
article  Speak
263
Exercise
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
Exercise
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
Exercise
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
Exercise
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
articulate  Speak
264
Exercise
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
Exercise
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
Exercise
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
Exercise
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
artifice  Speak
265
Exercise
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
Exercise
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
Exercise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
artisan  Speak
266
Exercise
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
Exercise
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
Exercise
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
Exercise
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
artless  Speak
267
Exercise
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
Exercise
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
Exercise
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Exercise
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
ascendancy  Speak
268
Exercise
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
Exercise
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
Exercise
having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
Exercise
attach; add as supplement or appendix
ascetic  Speak
269
Exercise
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
Exercise
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
ascribe  Speak
270
Exercise
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
Exercise
sky blue; light purplish-blue
Exercise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
Exercise
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
aseptic  Speak
271
Exercise
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
Exercise
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
Exercise
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
Exercise
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
ashen  Speak
272
Exercise
able to live both on land and in water
Exercise
make or become better; improve; grow better
Exercise
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
Exercise
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
askance  Speak
273
Exercise
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
Exercise
with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
Exercise
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
Exercise
indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
askew  Speak
274
Exercise
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
Exercise
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
Exercise
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
aspect  Speak
275
Exercise
slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
Exercise
in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
Exercise
distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
Exercise
one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
asperity  Speak
276
Exercise
helper, additional or subsidiary
Exercise
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
Exercise
sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
Exercise
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
aspirant  Speak
277
Exercise
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
Exercise
person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
Exercise
one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
Exercise
one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
assail  Speak
278
Exercise
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
Exercise
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
Exercise
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
assay  Speak
279
Exercise
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
Exercise
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
assembly  Speak
280
Exercise
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
Exercise
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
Exercise
make or become better; improve; grow better
Exercise
strong feeling of aversion; dislike
assent  Speak
281
Exercise
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
Exercise
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
Exercise
having human form or characteristics
assiduous  Speak
282
Exercise
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
Exercise
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
Exercise
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
assimilate  Speak
283
Exercise
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
Exercise
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use
Exercise
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
Exercise
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
assist  Speak
284
Exercise
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
Exercise
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
Exercise
lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
Exercise
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
assistant  Speak
285
Exercise
helper; person who assists or helps someone else
Exercise
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
Exercise
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
Exercise
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
assuage  Speak
286
Exercise
glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Exercise
in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
Exercise
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
Exercise
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
astigmatism  Speak
287
Exercise
eye defect that prevents proper focus
Exercise
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
Exercise
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
Exercise
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
astringent  Speak
288
Exercise
place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
Exercise
causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
Exercise
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
Exercise
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
astronomical  Speak
289
Exercise
book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
Exercise
feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
Exercise
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
asunder  Speak
290
Exercise
assign; distribute according to plan
Exercise
into separate parts or pieces; apart
Exercise
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
Exercise
group of closely located islands
asymmetric  Speak
291
Exercise
faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
Exercise
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
Exercise
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
Exercise
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
atavism  Speak
292
Exercise
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
Exercise
loss of speech due to injury or illness
Exercise
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
Exercise
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
atavistic  Speak
293
Exercise
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
Exercise
assent; agree without protesting
Exercise
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
Exercise
recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
atheistic  Speak
294
Exercise
denying existence of God; godless
Exercise
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
Exercise
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
atrocity  Speak
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the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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group of closely located islands
atrophy  Speak
296
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
attach  Speak
297
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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fasten; annex; be in contact with
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
attached  Speak
298
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fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
attainment  Speak
299
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irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
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something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
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symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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applaud; announce with great approval
attenuate  Speak
300
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
attorney  Speak
301
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something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
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lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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inflammation of a joint or joints
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glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
attract  Speak
302
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
attribute  Speak
303
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
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art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
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make or become better; improve; grow better
attrition  Speak
304
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disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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superiority or decisive advantage; domination
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the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
atypical  Speak
305
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not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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go away or leave ; missing; not present
audacious  Speak
306
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with reference or regard; in respect
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
audit  Speak
307
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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preventing infection; having cleansing effect
auditory  Speak
308
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
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improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
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elevation especially above sea level; height
auger  Speak
309
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hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
augment  Speak
310
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
augury  Speak
311
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sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
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person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
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feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
aureole  Speak
312
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
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in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
auroral  Speak
313
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
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characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
auspicious  Speak
314
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
austere  Speak
315
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
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person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
authenticate  Speak
316
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strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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prove genuine; establish authenticity of
authoritarian  Speak
317
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expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
authoritative  Speak
318
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
authority  Speak
319
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
authorize  Speak
320
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
autocrat  Speak
321
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nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
autocratic  Speak
322
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moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
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having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
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lack of caring; indifference
automaton  Speak
323
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans
autonomous  Speak
324
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self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
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abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
autonomy  Speak
325
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
auxiliary  Speak
326
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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helper, additional or subsidiary
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
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increasing in speed
avalanche  Speak
327
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fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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applaud; announce with great approval
avarice  Speak
328
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deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
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active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
aver  Speak
329
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
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declare to be true; affirm
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
averse  Speak
330
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do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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lack of caring; indifference
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
aversion  Speak
331
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firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
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mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
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having properties of vinegar; sour
aviary  Speak
332
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large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
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proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
aviation  Speak
333
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
avid  Speak
334
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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in the middle of; among; surrounded by
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helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
avocation  Speak
335
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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strong feeling of aversion; dislike
avoidance  Speak
336
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
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keeping away from or preventing from happening
avow  Speak
337
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increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
avuncular  Speak
338
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
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helper; person who assists or helps someone else
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
awkwardly  Speak
339
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durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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convenient features; courtesies
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in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
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ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
awry  Speak
340
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having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
axiom  Speak
341
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faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
azure  Speak
342
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comparable; similar or alike
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sky blue; light purplish-blue
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known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure