acceptable

a. adequate for the purpose, judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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accidentally

ad. without intention; in an unintentional manner, of a minor or subordinate nature
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accommodate

v. provide with something desired or needed, have room for; hold without crowding
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acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement
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acquire

v. win something through one's efforts, take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
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acquit

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges, behave in a certain manner
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amateur

n. an athlete who does not play for pay, engaged in as a pastime
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apparent

a. appearing as such but not necessarily so, clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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argument

n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
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believe

v. follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer, judge or regard; look upon; judge
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bourgeois

a. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class, belonging to the middle class
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broccoli

n. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds, branched green undeveloped flower heads
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bureaucracy

n. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
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calendar

n. a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year, a tabular array of the days
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category

n. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme, a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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changeable

a. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature, subject to change
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chihuahua

n. an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization
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column

n. a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure, anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
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conscience

n. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct, motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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conscious

a. knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts, intentionally conceived
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consensus

n. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
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curve

n. a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length
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definitely

ad. without question and beyond doubt, without doubt (used for emphasis)
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drunkenness

n. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
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dumbbell

n. short bar with weight at each end, stupid person
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embarrass

v. cause to feel awkward or ashamed; hamper or impede
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entrepreneur

n. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
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equipment

n. an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
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exceed

v. be or do something to a greater degree, be superior or better than some standard
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exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion, make (someone) feel very happy
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existence

n. everything that exists anywhere, the state or fact of existing
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fiery

a. characterized by intense emotion, like or suggestive of fire
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foreign

a. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
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gauge

v. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, measure precisely and against a standard
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grateful

a. feeling or showing gratitude, affording comfort or pleasure
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guarantee

v. give surety or assume responsibility, make certain of
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harass

v. annoy continually or chronically, exhaust by attacking repeatedly
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height

n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
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hierarchy

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
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humorous

a. full of or characterized by humor, causing lighthearted laughter and amusement
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ignorance

n. lack of knowledge, education, or information
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immediate

a. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect, performed with little or no delay
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independent

n. a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics
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ingenious

a. showing inventiveness and skill, cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose
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intelligence

n. secret information about an enemy, the ability to comprehend
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jewelry

n. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems
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judgment

n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions, the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
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kernel

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, a single whole grain of a cereal
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leisure

n. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity, time available for ease and relaxation
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library

n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study, a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
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license

n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices, a legal document giving official permission to do something
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maintenance

n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
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maneuver

n. a military training exercise, an action aimed at evading an opponent
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manoeuvre

v. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense, act in order to achieve a certain goal
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medieval

a. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
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millennium

n. period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ
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miniature

a. being on a very small scale, of a much smaller size than normal
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mischievous

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful
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misspell

v. spell a word wrongly or incorrectly
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necessary

n. anything indispensable, unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
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neighbor

n. a nearby object of the same kind
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noticeable

a. capable or worthy of being perceived, undesirably noticeable
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occasionally

ad. now and then or here and there
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occurrence

n. an event that happens, an instance of something occurring
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particularly

ad. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common, uniquely or characteristically
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pastime

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts, usually pleasantly
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perseverance

n. persistent determination, continuing or repeating behavior
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personnel

n. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management, group of people willing to obey orders
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playwright

n. someone who writes plays
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possession

n. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior, being controlled by passion or the supernatural
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precede

v. be earlier in time; go back further, move ahead (of others) in time or space
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precocious

a. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, appearing or developing early
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principal

n. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
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privilege

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right
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pronunciation

n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word
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publicly

ad. by the public or the people generally, in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
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questionnaire

n. a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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receipt

n. a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received.
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recommend

v. push for something, make attractive or acceptable
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reference

n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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relevant

a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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rhyme

v. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
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separate

a. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion, have the connection undone; having become separate
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supersede

v. take the place or move into the position of
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surveillance

n. close observation of a person or group, usually by the police
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synecdoche

n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
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threshold

n. a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room
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tomorrow

n. the near future, the next day, the day after, following the present day
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twelfth

a. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position, one part in twelve equal parts
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until

prep. up to point in time mentioned, as far as
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vacuum

n. a space entirely devoid of matter
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vengeance

n. the act of taking revenge, especially in the next life
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weather

n. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
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Wednesday

n. the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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weird

a. strikingly odd or unusual, suggesting something supernatural
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