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10771382121aberrationdeviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature0
10771387350abstinencethe giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink1
10771389501abstracttheoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand2
10771394034acclaimloud applause; approval3
10771401236acquiesceto accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent4
10771417649admonishto advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly5
10771423673advocateto support; to be in favor of6
10771429549aestheticshowing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic7
10771438020affinitya natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship, connection8
10771442440aggrandizementan increase in rank or wealth; growth in power9
10771447863alienateto turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange10
10771454987alleviateto make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish11
10771458413aloofindifferent; unsympathetic; not interested; apart12
10771465085altruisticthoughtful of the welfare of others13
10771544786ambiguouspermitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined14
10771522036ambivalencecondition of having conflicting attitudes15
10771524480ameliorateto make better or more tolerable; to improve16
10771526857analogoussimilar in certain qualities; comparable17
10771529870animosityactive dislike; ill will18
10771532410anonymitycondition of being nameless or unknown19
10772524380antagonismhostility, active opposition20
10772527926antithesisdirect opposite21
10772532894apocryphalof doubtful authenticity; counterfeit22
10772540176arduoushard to do; strenuous23
10772542510articulateable to put one's thoughts into words easily and clearly24
10772549638assuageto calm or soothe; to satisfy25
10772552532atrophyto waste away26
10772554901augmentto increase or enlarge; to become greater in size27
10772559120austerestern in manner or appearance; strict in morals28
10772579389authoritariana person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom29
10772585472autonomyindependence; self-government30
10772588859aversionstrong or fixed dislike; antipathy31
10772595120belittleto make something seem less important32
10772599902bequeathto leave money or property by a will; to pass along33
10772602936bizarrestrikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque34
10772610701blithehappy and cheerful; gay35
10772615058bombastichigh-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning36
10772620147buffoona clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes37
10772630312cachehiding place; something hidden in a hiding place38
10772635281cacophonydiscord; harsh sound39
10772644569cajoleto persuade by pleasant words or false promises40
10772646895callousunfeeling, insensitive41
10772649614capitulateto surrender; to cease resisting42
10772652462capriciouschangeable; fickle43
10772654715carpingcomplaining44
10772658306catalystsomeone or something that brings about a change45
10772874089catharsisan emotional purification or relief46
10772660864causticstinging, biting47
10772866121celestialhaving to do with the heavens; divine48
10772870545censureto blame; to criticize adversely49

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