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abject |
He was an abject failure.
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aberration |
He claimed the test result was an aberration.
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abjure |
MPs were urged to abjure their former allegience.
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abnegation |
People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness.
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abrogate |
They put forward a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
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abscond |
You must not abscond with the money.
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abstruse |
Miss Savidge was suprised that her student had used such an abstruse word.
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accede |
Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558.
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accost |
Reporters accost celebrities in the street.
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accretion |
The accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves is concerning.
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acumen |
She hides a shrewd business acumen.
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adamant |
He is adamant that he is not going to resign.
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admonish |
She admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven.
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adumbrate |
Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state.
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adverse |
She was being adverse.
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advocate |
My teacher was my advocate for the scholarship position.
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affluent |
A person who owns a multimillion dollar company and lives in a mansion is an example of an affluent person.
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aggrandize |
He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero's death.
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alacrity |
He accepted the invitation with alacrity.
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alias |
I have a secret alias.
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