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/ækə'dɛmɪk/ a. Syn. scholarly; collegiate; theoretical
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education


Spelling Word: academic
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/'æfəb(ə)l/ a.
easily approachable; warmly friendly


Spelling Word: affable
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/'eɪmɪəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. agreeable; lovable
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly


Spelling Word: amiable
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/'ænəkɪ/ n. Syn. lawlessness; disorder
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion


Spelling Word: anarchy
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/æprɪ'hɛnd/ v. Syn. arrest; perceive
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive


Spelling Word: apprehend
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/æpt/ a. Syn. appropriate; suitable
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand


Spelling Word: apt
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/kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable
ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious


Spelling Word: cantankerous
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/sɪ'lɛstɪəl/;/sə'lZstʃl/ a. Syn. heavenly
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel


Spelling Word: celestial
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/'krɒnɪk/ a.
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases


Spelling Word: chronic
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/kɜrt/ a.
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner


Spelling Word: curt