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| 1 | abaft | (adverb) at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
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| 2 | abandon | (noun) the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" (verb) stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations" (verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" (verb) leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" (verb) give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead" (verb) forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
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| 3 | abase | (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
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| 4 | abbreviate | (verb) shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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| 5 | abdicate | (verb) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
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| 6 | aberrant | (noun) one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group (adjective satellite) markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas"
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| 7 | abeyance | (noun) temporary cessation or suspension
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| 8 | abhor | (verb) find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
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| 9 | abject | (adjective satellite) showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology" (adjective satellite) of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" (adjective satellite) most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty" (adjective satellite) showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"
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| 10 | abjure | (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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| 11 | abnegation | (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others (noun) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
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| 12 | abominate | (verb) find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
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| 13 | abridge | (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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| 14 | abrogate | (verb) revoke formally
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| 15 | abrupt | (adjective satellite) surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply" (adjective satellite) exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather" (adjective satellite) extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" (adjective satellite) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
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| 16 | abscond | (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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| 17 | absolve | (verb) let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" (verb) grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
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| 18 | abstemious | (adjective) sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy (adjective satellite) marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
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| 19 | abstinence | (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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| 20 | abstruse | (adjective satellite) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
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| 21 | abysmal | (adjective satellite) so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean" (adjective satellite) very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"
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| 22 | accede | (verb) to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" (verb) submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" (verb) take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
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| 23 | acclaim | (noun) enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" (verb) praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" (verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
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| 24 | accolade | (noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
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| 25 | accomplice | (noun) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
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| 26 | accretion | (noun) (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) (noun) an increase by natural growth or addition (noun) (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment (noun) (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles (noun) (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases (noun) something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
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| 27 | accrue | (verb) grow by addition; "The interest accrues" (verb) come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
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| 28 | acerbic | (adjective satellite) harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts (adjective satellite) sour or bitter in taste
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| 29 | acquiesce | (verb) to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
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| 30 | acrid | (adjective satellite) harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts (adjective satellite) strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
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| 31 | acrimony | (noun) a sharp and bitter manner
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| 32 | adage | (noun) a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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| 33 | adamant | (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem (adjective satellite) not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera
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| 34 | addled | (adjective satellite) confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" (adjective satellite) (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg"
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| 35 | adept | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field (adjective satellite) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved b
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| 36 | adjure | (verb) command solemnly (verb) ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
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| 37 | adroit | (adjective) quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" (adjective satellite) skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingeni
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| 38 | adulation | (noun) servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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| 39 | adulterate | (verb) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" (adjective satellite) mixed with impurities
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| 40 | adversary | (noun) someone who offers opposition
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| 41 | adverse | (adjective satellite) in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" (adjective satellite) contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
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| 42 | advocate | (noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun) a lawyer who pleads cases in court (verb) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" (verb) push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
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| 43 | aesthetic | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" (adjective) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" (adjective satellite) aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" (adjective) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values"
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| 44 | affable | (adjective satellite) diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
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| 45 | affiliate | (noun) a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates" (noun) a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization (verb) join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated" (verb) keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" (verb) join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the organization"
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| 46 | affinity | (noun) a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" (noun) inherent resemblance between persons or things (noun) the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" (noun) (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody (noun) a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" (noun) (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" (noun) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
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| 47 | aggrandize | (verb) add details to
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| 48 | agrarian | (adjective satellite) relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
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| 49 | alacrity | (noun) liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"
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