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advent
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival: the advent of the holiday season.
adroit
Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
admonish
to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.
admonish
to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner
admonish
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
admittance
actual entrance.
admittance
an act of admitting.
admittance
permission or right to enter: admittance into the exhibit room.
adjunct
a person associated with lesser status, rank, authority, etc., in some duty or service; assistant.
adjunct
something added to another thing but not essential to it.
adjacent
just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page.
adjacent
lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: adjacent lands
adduce
To bring forward or name for consideration:to adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment.
addendum
Something added, or to be added.
accursed
Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
actuate
To move or incite to action.
acrimony
Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
acquit
To free or clear, as from accusation.
acquittal
A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
Achillean (uh-ki-lee-in)
Invulnerable
achromatic
Colorless
accost
to approach, esp. with a greeting, question, or remark.
accost
to confront boldly: The beggar accosted me for money.
abscission
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
abominate
To hate violently.
abnegate
To renounce (a right or privilege).
able-bodied
Competent for physical service.
abject
shamelessly servile; slavish.
abject
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
abduction
A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
attrition
a gradual reduction in work force without firing of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced.
attrition
a wearing down or weakening of resistance, esp. as a result of continuous pressure or harassment
attrition
a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
assert
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver
apportion
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution
antedate
(Archaic) to take or have in advance; anticipate.
antedate
to cause to happen sooner; accelerate: The cold weather antedated their departure from the country.
antedate
to cause to return to an earlier time: to antedate one's thoughts by remembering past events.
antedate
to assign to an earlier date: to antedate a historical event.
antedate
to be of older date than; precede in time: The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire.
anecdote
a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical.
amass
to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.
amass
to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs.
amass
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
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