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| affinity |
inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection. |
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| affinity |
relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood |
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| affinity |
a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt. |
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| affinity |
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc |
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| adventitious |
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic. |
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| adduce |
to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive: to adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment. |
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| acerbic |
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism. |
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| acerbic |
sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic. |
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| acculturation |
the result of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group. |
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| acculturation |
the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group. |
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| accentuate |
to mark or pronounce with an accent. |
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| accentuate |
to give emphasis or prominence to. |
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| accede |
to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usually fol. by to): to accede to the throne. |
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| accede |
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. |
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| abstinent |
the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent. |
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| abstinent |
(Economics) the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings. |
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| abstinent |
any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance. |
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| abstinent |
forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. |
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| annotate |
To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon |
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| annihilate |
to defeat completely; vanquish: Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team. |
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| annihilate |
to annul; make void: to annihilate a law. |
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| annihilate |
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city. |
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| amply |
Sufficiently. |
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| altruism (altruistic, altruistic, altruistically) |
behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, as a warning cry that reveals the location of the caller to a predator. |
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| altruism (altruistic, altruistic, altruistically) |
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others |
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| almanac |
A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information. |
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| alluvion |
Flood |
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| alliance |
the persons or entities so allied. |
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| alliance |
a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations |
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| alliance |
a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. |
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| alliance |
the act of allying or state of being allied. |
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| alleviate |
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear. |
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| allegory |
a symbolical narrative |
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allegory (allegories, allegorical)
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
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| allege |
to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse. |
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| allege |
to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath. |
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| allege |
to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact. |
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| agitate |
to arouse or attempt to arouse public interest and support, as in some political or social cause or theory: to agitate for the repeal of a tax. |
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| agitate |
to call attention to by speech or writing; discuss; debate: to agitate the question. |
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| agitate |
to disturb or excite emotionally; arouse; perturb: a crowd agitated to a frenzy by impassioned oratory; a man agitated by disquieting news. |
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| agitate |
to move or force into violent, irregular action: The hurricane winds agitated the sea. |
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| agile |
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally. |
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| aggression |
An unprovoked attack. |
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| aforesaid |
said or mentioned earlier or previously. |
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| afoot |
astir; in progress: There is mischief afoot. |
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| afoot |
on foot; walking |
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| advocacy |
The act of pleading a cause. |
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| adverse |
Opposing or opposed. |
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