Group (1) - Printable Cards
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| 4000 IELTS General Words List (1): Print One-sided Flashcard | 
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| | able:a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
 a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
 | about:ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
 ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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| above:ad. at an earlier place
 ad. in or to a place that is higher
 | above-mentioned:a. mentioned or named earlier in the same text
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| abreast:a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
 ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction
 | abroad:ad. in a place across an ocean
 ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
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| abrogation:n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
 | abruptly:ad. quickly and without warning
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| absent-minded:a. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
 | abstraction:n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
 n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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| accent:n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
 v. to stress, single out as important
 | accept:v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
 v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
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| acceptable:a. adequate for the purpose
 a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
 | acceptance:n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
 n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
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| accordance:n. concurrence of opinion
 n. the act of granting rights
 | according:a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
 a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
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| accordingly:ad. in accordance with
 ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
 | accrued:v. come into the possession of
 v. grow by addition
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| accumulative:a. increasing by successive addition
 a. marked by acquiring or amassing
 | accurately:ad. strictly correctly
 ad. with few mistakes
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| accustom:v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
 | ache:v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
 n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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| aching:n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
 a. causing a dull and steady pain
 | acknowledgment:n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
 n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
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| acre:n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
 n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
 | acrobat:n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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| acrobatics:n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
 n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
 | act:v. perform on a stage or theater
 v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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| action:v. put in effect
 n. the state of being active
 | active:a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
 a. in operation
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| activity:n. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
 n. an organic process that takes place in the body
 | actor:n. a person who acts and gets things done
 n. a theatrical performer
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| actress:n. a female actor
 | actuality:n. the state of actually existing objectively
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| add:v. bestow a quality on
 v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
 | addition:n. a quantity that is added
 n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
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| adequately:ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
 | adjective:n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
 n. the word class that qualifies nouns
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| adjustable:a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
 a. capable of being regulated
 | admirable:a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
 a. inspiring admiration or approval
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| advantage:n. benefit resulting from some event or action
 n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
 | advantageous:a. giving an advantage
 a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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| adverb:n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
 n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
 | adverbial:a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
 n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
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| advertisement:n. a public promotion of some product or service
 | advertising:n. a public promotion of some product or service
 n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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| advice:n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
 | advise:v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
 v. inform (somebody) of something
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| adviser:n. an expert who gives advice
 | aeroplane:n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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| affair:n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
 n. a vaguely specified concern
 | afloat:a. aimlessly drifting
 a. covered with water
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| aforesaid:a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
 | afraid:a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
 a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
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| africa:n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
 | african:a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
 n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
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| after:ad. behind or in the rear
 ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
 | afternoon:n. the part of the day between noon and evening
 n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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| afterward:ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
 | again:ad. anew
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| age:n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
 v. make older
 | aggravation:n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
 n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
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| aggression:n. the act of initiating hostilities
 n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
 | ago:a. gone by; or in the past
 ad. in the past
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| agonize:v. cause to agonize
 v. suffer agony or anguish
 | agree:v. be in accord; be in agreement
 v. go together
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| agreeably:ad. in an enjoyable manner
 | agreed:v. be in accord; be in agreement
 v. go together
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| agricultural:a. relating to rural matters
 a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
 | ahead:ad. at or in the front
 ad. toward the future; forward in time
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| aids:n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
 | aimless:a. aimlessly drifting
 a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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| airline:n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
 n. a hose that carries air under pressure
 | airliner:n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
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| airmail:n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
 v. send or transport by airmail
 | airplane:n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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| airport:n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
 | airway:n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
 n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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| alarming:a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
 | alas:ad. by bad luck
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| alcohol:n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
 n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
 | alcoholic:a. addicted to alcohol
 a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
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| alcoholism:n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
 n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...
 | ale:n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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| algebra:n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
 | alienation:n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
 n. separation resulting from hostility
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| alive:a. capable of erupting
 a. having life or vigor or spirit
 | all:ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
 a. completely given to or absorbed by
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| allied:a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
 a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
 | allocation:n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
 n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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| allotment:n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
 n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
 | allow:v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
 v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
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| almost:ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
 | aloud:ad. using the voice; not silently
 ad. with relatively high volume
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| alphabet:n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
 n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
 | also:ad. in addition
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| altogether:n. informal terms for nakedness
 ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
 | always:ad. at any time or in any event
 ad. without variation or change, in every case
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| ambient:a. completely enveloping
 | america:n. North America and South America and Central America
 n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc...
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| american:n. the English language as used in the United States
 a. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
 | amplifier:n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
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| amusement:n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
 n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
 | analogue:a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
 n. something having the property of being analogous to something else
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| ancient:a. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
 n. a very old person
 | angel:n. spiritual being attendant upon God
 n. person of exceptional holiness
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| anger:n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
 v. become angry
 | angle:v. present with a bias
 v. seek indirectly
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| angry:a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
 a. feeling or showing anger
 | animal:a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
 n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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| annoyance:n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
 n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
 | another:a. any of various alternatives; some other
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| answer:v. be liable or accountable
 v. understand the meaning of
 | ant:n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
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| antecedent:n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
 n. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
 | antonymous:a. of words: having opposite meanings
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| anxiously:ad. with anxiety or apprehension
 | any:ad. to any degree or extent
 a. one or some or every or all without specification
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| anyway:ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
 ad. in any way whatsoever
 | anywhere:ad. at or in or to any place
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| apartment:n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
 | apparently:ad. from appearances alone
 ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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| appear:v. come into sight or view
 v. be issued or published
 | appearance:n. the act of appearing in public view
 n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
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| applause:n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
 | apple:n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
 n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
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| appreciably:ad. to a noticeable degree
 | apprize:v. increase the value of
 v. make aware of
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| approximation:n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
 n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
 | april:n. the month following March and preceding May
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| arabian:n. a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
 n. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
 | arabic:n. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
 a. relating to or characteristic of Arabs
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| arbitrate:v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
 | arbitration:n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
 n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
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| archaeologist:n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
 | arctic:a. of or relating to the Arctic
 n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
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| argument:n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
 n. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
 | aristocratic:a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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| arm:v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
 n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
 | armchair:n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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| army:n. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
 n. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
 | around:ad. in circumference
 ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
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| arrival:n. the act of arriving at a certain place
 n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
 | arrive:v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
 v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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| arrogantly:ad. in an arrogant manner
 | arrow:n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
 n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
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| art:n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
 n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
 | artist:n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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| artistic:a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
 a. aesthetically pleasing
 | as:ad. to the same degree (often followed by `as')
 n. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and real...
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| asean:n. an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
 | ash:v. convert into ashes
 n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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| ashore:ad. towards the shore from the water
 | ashtray:n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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| asia:n. the nations of the Asian continent collectively
 n. the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
 | asian:n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
 a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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| ask:v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
 v. direct or put; seek an answer to
 | asleep:ad. in the sleep of death
 ad. into a sleeping state
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| ass:n. hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
 n. a pompous fool
 | assassinate:v. murder; especially of socially prominent persons
 v. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
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| assassinator:n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
 | assertion:n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
 n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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| associative:a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
 | astonishment:n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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| astronaut:n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
 | at:n. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
 n. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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| athletic:a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
 a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
 | atlantic:a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
 n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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| atmospheric:a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
 | attentively:ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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| attributable:a. capable of being attributed
 | attribution:n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
 n. assigning to a cause or source
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| attributive:a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
 | aunt:n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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| aural:a. relating to or characterized by an aura
 a. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
 | auspice:n. a favorable omen
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| australia:n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
 n. the smallest continent; between ...
 | australian:n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
 a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
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| autumn:n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
 | availability:n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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| await:v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
 | awake:a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
 a. mentally perceptive and responsive
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| awaken:v. stop sleeping
 v. cause to become awake or conscious
 | award:n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
 v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
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| away:ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
 ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
 | awesome:a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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| awfully:ad. used as intensifiers
 ad. in a terrible manner
 | awkwardness:n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
 n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
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| ax:v. terminate
 v. chop or split with an ax
 | axial:a. relating to or attached to the axis
 a. situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
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