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| amend |
v. correct; change; generally for the better |
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| amenable |
adj. readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally |
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| ameliorate* |
v. improve |
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| ambulatory |
adj. able to walk; not bedridden |
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| ambrosia |
n. food of the gods |
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| amble |
n. moving at an uneasy pace |
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| ambivalence* |
n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ambivalent, adj. |
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| ambiguous* |
adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambiguity, n. |
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| ambience |
n. environment; atmosphere |
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| ambidextrous |
adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease |
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| amazon |
n. female warrior |
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| amass |
v. collect |
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| amalgamate* |
v. combine; unite in one body |
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| altruistic |
adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
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| altercation |
n. noisy quarrel; heated dispute |
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| aloft |
adv. upward |
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| aloof |
adj. apart; reserved |
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| alluvial |
adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
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| allusion |
n. indirect reference |
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| allure |
v. entice; attract |
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| allude |
v. refer indirectly |
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| alloy |
v. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
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| alloy |
n. a mixture as of metals |
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| allocate |
v. assign |
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| alliteration |
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
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| alleviate* |
v. relieve |
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| allegory |
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
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| allegiance |
n. loyalty |
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| allege |
v. state without proof
allegation, n. |
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| allay |
v. calm; pacify |
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| alimony |
n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce |
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| alimentary |
adj. supplying nourishment |
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| alienate |
v. make hostile; separate |
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| alias |
n. an assumed name |
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| alcove |
n. nook; recess |
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| alchemy |
n. medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals into silver or gold and to discover a means of prolonging life |
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| alacrity* |
n. cheerful promptness; eagerness |
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| agrarian |
adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation |
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| agog |
adj. highly excited; intensely curious |
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| agnostic |
n. one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate rality |
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| agitate |
v. stir up; disturb |
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| agility |
n. nimbleness |
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| aghast |
adj. horrified, dumbfounded |
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| aggressor |
n. attacker |
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| aggregate* |
v. gather; accumulate
also adj. aggregation, n |
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| aggrandize |
v. increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank, or honor |
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| agglomeration |
n. collection; heap |
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| agenda |
n. items of business at a meeting |
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| agape |
adj. openmouthed |
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| affront |
n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect |
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| affluence |
n. abundance; wealth |
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| affliction |
n. state of distress; cause of suffering |
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| affix |
v. attach or add on; fasten |
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| affirmation |
n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath. |
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| affinity |
n. kinship |
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| affiliation |
n. joining; associating with |
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| affidavit |
n. written statement made under oath |
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| affected |
adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
affectation, n. |
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| affable |
adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
affability, n. |
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| aesthetic* |
adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful |
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| aerie |
n. nest of a large bird of prey |
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| aegis |
n. shield; defense |
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| advocate |
v. urge; plead for |
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| advocacy |
n. support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
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| advert |
v. refer (to) |
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| adversity |
n. poverty; misfortune |
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| adverse |
adj. unfavorable; hostile |
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| adversary |
n. opponent; enemy |
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| adventitious |
adj. accidental; casual |
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| advent |
n. arrival |
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| adulterate* |
v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
adulteration, n. |
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| adulation |
n. flattery; admiration
adulate, v. |
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