4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

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n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

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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. endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

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a. unusual; not typical; not normal

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ad. on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business

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n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

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a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

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n. state of being absent; state of being away

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a. go away or leave; missing; not present

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n. one who is absent or not in residence

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n. habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

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a. perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

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ad. utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors  

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v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

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n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration

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a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

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a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

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n. quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction

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a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

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ad. in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

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n. improper use or handling; misuse

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a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education

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v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

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n. a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time

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a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

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n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

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n. an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

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a. unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  

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ad. inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

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v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

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n. act of accompanying someone or something

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v. travel with; be associated with

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v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

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n. achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful

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n. narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event

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a. liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained

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n. one who maintains and audits business accounts

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n. a system that provides quantitative information about finances

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v. pile up; collect;  mount up; increase

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n. increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

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n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

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n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

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a. habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

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v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

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n. pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

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v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

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n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something

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v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system

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n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

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v. make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive

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ad. energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively

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v. put into motion or action; activate

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n. mental keenness; quickness of perception

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a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

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

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a. flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use

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n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits

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a. having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

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v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

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a. further; extra; supplemental or added to

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a. expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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a. sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

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n. glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

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a. neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to

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n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

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v. govern; supervise; give or apply medications

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n. management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties

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n. one who manages a government agency or department

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n. favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

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v. regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at

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n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter

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v. permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to

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ad. doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

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n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

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n. act of accepting with approval

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v. enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

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n. embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

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v. proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

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a. improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

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n. progress; promotion;  forward step; improvement

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n. something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger

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n. one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries

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a. valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures

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n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition

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a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

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ad. negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately

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n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

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v. give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of

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v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something

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a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste

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v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

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n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

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a. having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

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n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

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a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

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v. cause pain, suffering, or distress

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a. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

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v. pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of

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a. able to pay for

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n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

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v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome

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a. irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

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v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

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n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

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a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

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n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

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v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

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n. the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle

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a. ready to consent or submit; acceptable

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n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

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n. sickness;a slight but often persistent illness 

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n. point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it

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n. a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon

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n. motion sickness experienced while traveling by air

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a. half-open; slightly turned or opened

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a. of the same kin; related by blood

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

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n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit

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n. the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

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a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

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v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

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n. arrangement; association; alliance

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a. similar; in the same manner or to the same degree

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n. loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

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n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

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n. approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting

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n. mixture; a combination of diverse things

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v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

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ad. in or into a high place; high or higher up

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ad. along or by the side; side by side with

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v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert

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a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

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n. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

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n. one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice

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n. elevation especially above sea level; height

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n. silvery ductile metallic element

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n. one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession

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n. wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment

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n. particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment

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n. aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something

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a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

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a. mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings

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n. moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

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n. a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision

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n. compensation for a loss or injury; recompense

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n. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

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a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

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a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

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ad. in the middle of; among; surrounded by

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n. military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells

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n. partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

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n. total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum

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a. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large

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n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

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v. occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive

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n. the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

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

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v. diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it

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

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n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

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n. family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

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v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

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a. having the character of an anecdote; of a short story of any interesting or humorous incidents

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a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

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a. having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon

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n. act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive

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n. the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus

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v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

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v. herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

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n. formal public statement; an act of making known publicly

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n. one who proclaims a message publicly

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v. disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

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a. occurring or payable every year

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ad. yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year

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n. irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order

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a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

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n. one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent

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n. song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty

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n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

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v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

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n. something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence

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v. make obsolete or old-fashioned

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a. old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period

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a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

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v. beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something

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n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

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a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye

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a. attractive or interesting; charming

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n. something appended or added

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v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

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n. durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

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n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

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v. exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

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v. designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility

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v. distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

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n. recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one

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a. impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

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n. funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose

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v. ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of

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ad. very similarly; roughly

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a. likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

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n. inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding

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ad. in a competent, capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

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n. tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

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a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

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n. the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

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n. any part of a curved line

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a. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology

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n. study of artifacts and relics of early humankind

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n. group of closely located islands

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n. one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures

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a. of or about the art and science of architecture

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n. art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

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n. public records; place where public records are kept

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a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

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n. a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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n. operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment

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a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

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v. come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action

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n. theory of numerical calculations

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a. protected by armor; provided with a protective covering

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n. weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family

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n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

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a. fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

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v. excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

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v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose

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n. composition; a plan for how something will happen

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n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation

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n. inflammation of a joint or joints

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n. essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

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a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

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a. made by humans; produced rather than natural.

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n. large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons

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n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist

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v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

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n. distinct feature or element in a problem

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n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack

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v. put together; bring or call together into a group or whole

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n. gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason

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v. estimate  value; judge worth of something

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n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

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n. properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

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v. appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly

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n. a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment

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v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

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v. give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

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n. help, especially money or resources that are given to people  

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n. helper; a person who assists or helps someone else

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v. connect or join together; combine

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n. connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose

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n. variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things

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n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of

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n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

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v. surprise someone very much; shock

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a. very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly

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a. away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering

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n. a physicist who studies astronomy

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a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

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n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

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n. place of refuge or shelter; protection

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n. nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god

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n. a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games

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n. a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

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n. air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet

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n. a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

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a. of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small

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v. fasten; annex; be in contact with

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n. a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

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n. offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment

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n. something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

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n. act of being present

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n. aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting

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n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

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a. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful

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n. story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;

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n. lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

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v. draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

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n. appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

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n. essential quality; reputation; honor

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a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

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v. examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of

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v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

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n. area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits

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n. hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

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v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

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a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

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a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

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v. prove genuine; establish authenticity of

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n. beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

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n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

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v. empower; give permission for; sanction

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a. of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life

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n. biography or story written by yourself

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a. mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator

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a. mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

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n. self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway

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a. of or relating to motor vehicles; moving by itself; self-propelling

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a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

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n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

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a. helper, additional or subsidiary

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n. a great mass of falling snow and ice

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v. take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone

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n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street

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a. typical; mean; achieve or reach on average

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n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

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v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

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n. art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

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a. greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

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n. person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit

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n. keeping away from or preventing from happening

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n. realization; consciousness; having knowledge of

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ad. in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way