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canard
(Cookery) a duck intended or used for food.
canard
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
calumny
the act of uttering calumnies
calumny
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
autonomy
a self-governing community.
autonomy
independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.
auspicious
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
auspicious
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
assimilate
to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like: The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.
assimilate
to be or become absorbed
assimilate
to compare; liken (usually fol. by to or with)
assimilate
to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust: to assimilate the new immigrants.
assiduous
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student.
assiduous
constant; unremitting
ascertain
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
artifact
a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
artifact
any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
arsenal
a collection or supply of anything; store
arsenal
a government establishment where military equipment or munitions are manufactured.
arsenal
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
armistice
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce
arid
lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic.
arid
barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland.
arid
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
aptitude
readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence
aptitude
capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
appraise
to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.
appraise
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
aperture
an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc
antiquity
the peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times.
antiquity
the quality of being ancient; ancientness
anarchy
a theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society.
anarchy
political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control
anarchy
a state of society without government or law.
amorphous
of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an amorphous style; an amorphous personality.
amorphous
lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
anachronism
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
anachronism
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
amenable
capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.
amenable
liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible
amenable
ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
ameliorate
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.
ambivalent
uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
affront
an offense to one's dignity or self-respect.
affront
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult: an affront to the king.
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