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  1. aficionado
    a serious devotee of some activity, genre, or performer
  2. a fortiori
    with greater reason
  3. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  4. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  5. afflatus
    a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
  6. affective
    characterized by emotion
  7. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  8. aerie
    the lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle
  9. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  10. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  11. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  12. abrogate
    revoke formally
  13. absolutism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  14. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  15. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  16. accordance
    concurrence or agreement of opinion
  17. acculturation
    the adoption of the behavior patterns of one's surroundings
  18. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  19. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  20. adduce
    advance evidence for
  21. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  22. ad hominem
    appealing to personal considerations rather than to reason
  23. ad infinitum
    without or seemingly without limit
  24. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  25. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  26. ad nauseam
    to a sickening or excessive extent
  27. adobe
    sun-dried brick used in hot dry climates
  28. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  29. albedo
    the ratio of reflected to incident light
  30. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  31. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  32. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  33. allegory
    a short moral story
  34. alter ego
    a very close friend who seems almost a part of yourself
  35. ambit
    an area in which something operates or has power or control
  36. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  37. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  38. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  39. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  40. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  41. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  42. avert
    turn away or aside
  43. avant-garde
    radically new or original
  44. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  45. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  46. august
    profoundly honored
  47. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  48. au courant
    being up to a particular standard or up to date in knowledge
  49. abreast
    alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  50. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  51. attest
    provide evidence for
  52. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  53. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  54. astronomical
    relating to the branch of physics studying celestial bodies
  55. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
  56. assimilate
    make alike
  57. assignation
    a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
Created on Fri Dec 06 12:34:53 EST 2013 (updated Tue Feb 23 15:22:54 EST 2016)

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