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aback
abdication
ability
ablaze
abolish
abolitionist
abound
abrupt
absorb
abut
academician
access
accessibility
accessory
acclaim
accompaniment
accompanying
accomplishment
accordion
account
accredit
accumulation
accuse
acquiesce
acquisition
acronym
addict
addictive
additive
adjacent
adjoin
adjust
adobe
adolescent
adopt
adoption
advent
affectionately
affiliate
affirm
affliction
affluent
affordable
agitation
air
airborne
aisle
aka
alignment
allocate
alloy
ally
aloof
altar
amaze
amazing
ambition
ambitious
amend
amendment
amplification
amplify
amputee
analogous
analyze
anatomy
ancestral
anew
annex
annihilate
annoying
annualize
anoint
antedate
antenna
anthology
antibiotic
anticipate
antique
apartheid
apex
apologize
appeal
appealing
appease
appetite
applaud
applicant
application
appoint
appraisal
appreciable
appreciate
approach
appropriate
approximate
approximately
aquatic
arc
archipelago
arduous
arid
armory
arrangement
arsenal
ascend
ascending
ascent
asphyxiate
aspiration
aspiring
assault
assemblage
assert
assess
assessment
assistance
assuredly
astonished
astound
astronaut
astronomer
astronomy
asylum
at loggerheads
atmosphere
atom
atrial
atrocity
attachment
attain
attend
attendance
attendant
attendee
attention
attire
attraction
attractive
auditorium
authenticity
autobiography
available
avalanche
avenue
avian
aviation
avocation
awake
awkward

Word and Definition List
aback   Speak
ad. by surprise; behind; in the rear
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abdication   Speak
n. the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc.
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ability   Speak
n. capacity; skill
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ablaze   Speak
a. burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
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abolish   Speak
v. cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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abolitionist   Speak
n. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
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abound   Speak
v. be full of; be plentiful
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abrupt   Speak
a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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absorb   Speak
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
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abut   Speak
v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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academician   Speak
n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
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access   Speak
n. approach; entry; entrance
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accessibility   Speak
n. attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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accessory   Speak
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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acclaim   Speak
v. applaud; announce with great approval
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accompaniment   Speak
n. act of accompanying someone or something
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accompanying   Speak
a. attendant; concomitant
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accomplishment   Speak
n. achievement; fulfillment
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accordion   Speak
n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
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account   Speak
n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
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accredit   Speak
v. authorize; commission; give credit for
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accumulation   Speak
n. act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile
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accuse   Speak
v. blame; condemn
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acquiesce   Speak
v. consent or comply passively or without protest; assent
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acquisition   Speak
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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acronym   Speak
n. abbreviation
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addict   Speak
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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addictive   Speak
a. causing or characterized by addiction
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additive   Speak
n. addition; supplement
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adjacent   Speak
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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adjoin   Speak
v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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adjust   Speak
v. adapt; regulate
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adobe   Speak
n. clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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adolescent   Speak
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
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adopt   Speak
v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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adoption   Speak
n. accepting with approval; favorable reception
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advent   Speak
n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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affectionately   Speak
ad. with affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly
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affiliate   Speak
n. A person, organization, or establishment associated with another, as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member
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affirm   Speak
v. assert; confirm
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affliction   Speak
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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affluent   Speak
a. generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich; plentiful; abundant
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affordable   Speak
a. able to pay for
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agitation   Speak
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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air   Speak
v. be broadcast on television or radio
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airborne   Speak
a. aloft; flying; in the air
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aisle   Speak
n. a passageway between rows of seats or shelves
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aka   Speak
ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known as
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alignment   Speak
n. arrangement; association; alliance
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allocate   Speak
v. assign; distribute according to plan
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alloy   Speak
v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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ally   Speak
n. confederate; partner; collaborator
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aloof   Speak
a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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altar   Speak
n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered
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amaze   Speak
v. astonish; affect with wonder
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amazing   Speak
a. awesome; astounding; surprising
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ambition   Speak
n. aspiration
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ambitious   Speak
a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
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amend   Speak
v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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amendment   Speak
n. correction; revision
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amplification   Speak
n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
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amplify   Speak
v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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amputee   Speak
n. a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation
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analogous   Speak
a. comparable; similar or alike
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analyze   Speak
v. diagnose; examine
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anatomy   Speak
n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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ancestral   Speak
a. inherited or inheritable by established rules
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anew   Speak
ad. once more; again; in a new and different way
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annex   Speak
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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annihilate   Speak
v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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annoying   Speak
a. bothersome; troublesome; irritating
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annualize   Speak
v. adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year
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anoint   Speak
v. apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention
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antedate   Speak
v. be earlier in time; go back further
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antenna   Speak
n. metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves
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anthology   Speak
n. book of literary selections by various authors
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antibiotic   Speak
a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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anticipate   Speak
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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antique   Speak
n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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apartheid   Speak
n. a policy or practice of separating or segregating groups
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apex   Speak
n. highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tip
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apologize   Speak
v. beg pardon
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appeal   Speak
n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
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appealing   Speak
a. attractive; charming
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appease   Speak
v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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appetite   Speak
n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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applaud   Speak
v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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applicant   Speak
n. candidate
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application   Speak
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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appoint   Speak
v. designate; nominate
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appraisal   Speak
n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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appreciable   Speak
a. considerable; perceptible
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appreciate   Speak
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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approach   Speak
n. access; method
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appropriate   Speak
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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approximate   Speak
v. approach; come near
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approximately   Speak
ad. about; roughly
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aquatic   Speak
a. consisting of, relating to, or being in water
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arc   Speak
n. continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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archipelago   Speak
n. a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islands
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arduous   Speak
a. demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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arid   Speak
a. lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants
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armory   Speak
n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
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arrangement   Speak
n. composition; order
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arsenal   Speak
n. stock or supply, usually of weapons
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ascend   Speak
v. climb; mount
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ascending   Speak
a. climbing; rising
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ascent   Speak
n. the act of rising or going upward
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asphyxiate   Speak
v. deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
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aspiration   Speak
n. ambition; longing
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aspiring   Speak
a. ambitious; enthusiastic
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assault   Speak
n. attack; onslaught
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assemblage   Speak
n. a group of persons together in one place
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assert   Speak
v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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assess   Speak
v. estimate value; judge worth of something
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assessment   Speak
n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
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assistance   Speak
n. activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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assuredly   Speak
ad. certainly; undoubtedly
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astonished   Speak
a. amazed; surprised
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astound   Speak
v. affect with wonder; surprise; shock
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astronaut   Speak
n. person to pilot, navigate, or as a crew member of spacecraft
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astronomer   Speak
n. a physicist who studies astronomy
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astronomy   Speak
n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
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asylum   Speak
n. a place offering protection and shelter
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at loggerheads   Speak
ad. engaged in a dispute
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atmosphere   Speak
n. air
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atom   Speak
n. a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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atrial   Speak
a. of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the upper chambers of the heart
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atrocity   Speak
n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
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attachment   Speak
n. a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
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attain   Speak
v. achieve or accomplish; gain
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attend   Speak
v. be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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attendance   Speak
n. act of being present
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attendant   Speak
n. aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
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attendee   Speak
n. person who is present and participates in a meeting
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attention   Speak
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
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attire   Speak
n. clothing; dress
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attraction   Speak
n. appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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attractive   Speak
a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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auditorium   Speak
n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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authenticity   Speak
n. quality of being genuine or trustworthy
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autobiography   Speak
n. biography or story written by yourself
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available   Speak
a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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avalanche   Speak
n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside
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avenue   Speak
n. a method or means by which something may be accomplished
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avian   Speak
n. thin A bird-like or flying creature
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aviation   Speak
n. design, development, and production of aircraft
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avocation   Speak
n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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awake   Speak
v. rouse from sleep;stir the interest of; excite
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awkward   Speak
a. difficult to handle or manage
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