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  1. advance
    move forward
  2. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  3. affair
    a vaguely specified social event
  4. assist
    give help; be of service
  5. associate
    bring or come into action
  6. assure
    inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  7. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  8. agent
    a representative who acts on behalf of others
  9. appoint
    assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
  10. appointment
    a meeting arranged in advance
  11. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing
  12. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  13. arise
    move upward
  14. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  15. administer
    supervise or be in charge of
  16. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
  17. amuse
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  18. adopt
    take into one's family
  19. afford
    have the financial means to do something or buy something
  20. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  21. aware
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  22. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  23. aim
    point or cause to go towards
  24. adventure
    a wild and exciting undertaking
  25. astonish
    affect with wonder
  26. accident
    an unfortunate mishap
  27. accuse
    blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  28. ally
    a friendly nation
  29. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
  30. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  31. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  32. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  33. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  34. annual
    occurring every year
  35. achieve
    gain with effort
  36. absence
    the state of being not present
  37. apart
    separated or at a distance in place or position or time
  38. alter
    cause to change; make different
  39. attain
    gain with effort
  40. agency
    the state of being in action or exerting power
  41. accustom
    familiarize psychologically or physically
  42. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  43. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
  44. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
  45. abundant
    present in great quantity
  46. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  47. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  48. access
    the right to enter
  49. alternate
    go back and forth
  50. absorb
    take in a liquid
  51. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  52. arch
    a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening
  53. ambassador
    a diplomat of the highest rank
  54. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  55. ascend
    travel up
  56. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  57. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  58. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  59. assign
    select something or someone for a specific purpose
  60. academy
    a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
  61. amend
    make revisions to
  62. annoy
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  63. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  64. anchor
    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
  65. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  66. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  67. allege
    report or maintain
  68. assistant
    a person who contributes to the furtherance of an effort
  69. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  70. avenue
    a wide street or thoroughfare
  71. aloud
    using the voice; not silently
  72. attorney
    a professional person authorized to practice law
  73. animate
    make lively
  74. apt
    being of striking appropriateness and relevance
  75. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
  76. antique
    made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  77. acid
    a sour water-soluble compound with a pH of less than 7
  78. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
  79. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
  80. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  81. arouse
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  82. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  83. angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect
  84. acre
    a unit of area used in English-speaking countries
  85. agriculture
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  86. appetite
    a feeling of craving something
  87. abolish
    do away with
  88. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  89. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  90. attendant
    a person who is present and participates in a meeting
  91. approval
    the formal act of giving agreement or permission
  92. adhere
    stick to firmly
  93. aboard
    on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
  94. awkward
    lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
  95. accent
    special importance or significance
  96. adult
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  97. artificial
    contrived by art rather than nature
  98. archbishop
    a bishop of highest rank
  99. alert
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger
  100. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  101. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  102. ashore
    towards or to the edge of a body of water
  103. accumulate
    get or gather together
  104. atom
    the smallest component of an element
  105. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  106. airport
    an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
  107. affirm
    declare solemnly and formally as true
  108. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  109. admission
    the act of letting someone enter
  110. automobile
    a motor vehicle with four wheels
  111. array
    an impressive display or assortment
  112. alcohol
    a volatile compound made by distillation
  113. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
  114. ache
    a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
  115. abide
    dwell
  116. astronomy
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies
  117. airline
    a commercial business that provides scheduled flights
  118. attentive
    taking heed
  119. abbey
    a church or building associated with a monastery or convent
  120. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  121. accordance
    concurrence or agreement of opinion
  122. adjoin
    lie next to another or share a boundary
  123. album
    a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes
  124. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  125. amateur
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  126. attendance
    the act of being present at a meeting or event
  127. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  128. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  129. advertisement
    a public promotion of some product or service
  130. approximate
    not quite exact or correct
  131. ankle
    the part of the body between the foot and the lower leg
  132. archive
    a depository containing historical records and documents
  133. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  134. auction
    the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  135. appall
    strike with disgust or revulsion
  136. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  137. apprentice
    someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
  138. aircraft
    a vehicle that can fly
  139. aisle
    a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
  140. arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
  141. alley
    a narrow street with walls on both sides
  142. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  143. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  144. anniversary
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year
  145. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  146. applaud
    clap one's hands or shout to indicate approval
  147. apron
    a garment tied about the waist and worn to protect clothing
  148. accelerate
    move faster
  149. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  150. addict
    to cause to become dependent
  151. audit
    examine carefully for accuracy
  152. abortion
    termination of pregnancy
  153. appendix
    a small sac attached to the large intestines of some animals
  154. arc
    a continuous portion of a circle
  155. abnormal
    not typical or usual or regular
  156. alphabet
    a set of characters that are used to write a language
  157. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  158. ambulance
    a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
  159. arithmetic
    mathematics dealing with numerical calculations
  160. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  161. Arctic
    the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
  162. authorize
    grant permission or clearance for
  163. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  164. assimilate
    make alike
  165. aggression
    a disposition to behave forcefully and energetically
  166. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
  167. aeroplane
    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
  168. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  169. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
  170. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  171. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  172. applicant
    a person who requests or seeks something
  173. appliance
    a small mechanical device or tool
  174. activate
    put in motion
  175. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  176. adolescent
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  177. autonomy
    political independence
  178. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  179. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
  180. audio
    a transmitted signal you can hear
  181. axis
    a straight line through a body or figure
  182. accountant
    someone who maintains and audits financial records
  183. align
    arrange so as to be parallel or straight
  184. ace
    a playing card in a deck having a single pip on its face
  185. amplify
    increase the volume of
  186. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  187. asthma
    respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
  188. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  189. auditorium
    the area of a theater or hall where the audience sits
  190. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  191. antenna
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of insects
  192. abbreviation
    shortening something by omitting parts of it
  193. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  194. automate
    operate or make run by machines rather than human action
  195. Antarctica
    an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
  196. arthritis
    inflammation of a joint or joints
  197. aspirin
    a medication used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation
  198. appraisal
    the classification of something with respect to its worth
Created on Thu Jun 13 19:13:57 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Jun 19 01:16:27 EDT 2013)

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