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v. make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase


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v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks


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v. make fit for; change to suit a new purpose


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n. one who manages a government agency or department


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n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming


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n. arrangement; association; alliance


Spelling Word: alignment
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n. state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate


Spelling Word: ambivalence
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n. study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts


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n. a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority


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n. one who proclaims a message publicly


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