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1: ability Speak
capacity; skill
2: ablaze Speak
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
3: abolish Speak
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
4: abolitionist Speak
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
5: abound Speak
be full of; be plentiful
6: abrupt Speak
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
7: absorb Speak
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
8: abut Speak
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
9: academician Speak
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
10: access Speak
approach; entry; entrance
11: accessibility Speak
attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
12: accessory Speak
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
13: acclaim Speak
applaud; announce with great approval
14: accompaniment Speak
act of accompanying someone or something
15: accompanying Speak
attendant; concomitant
16: accomplishment Speak
achievement; fulfillment
17: accordion Speak
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
18: account Speak
narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
19: accredit Speak
authorize; commission; give credit for
20: accuse Speak
blame; condemn
21: acquisition Speak
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
22: acronym Speak
abbreviation
23: addict Speak
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
24: addict Speak
devoted adherent; a fan; one who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity
25: addictive Speak
causing or characterized by addiction
26: additive Speak
addition; supplement
27: adjacent Speak
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
28: adjoin Speak
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
29: adjust Speak
adapt; regulate
30: adobe Speak
clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
31: adolescent Speak
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
32: adopt Speak
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
33: adoption Speak
act of accepting with approval
34: advent Speak
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
35: affiliate Speak
associate; incorporate
36: affirm Speak
assert; confirm
37: affliction Speak
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
38: affordable Speak
able to pay for
39: agitation Speak
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
40: air Speak
be broadcast on television or radio