3500 ACT Vocabulary

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