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abbot
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abbreviate
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abominable
adjective
Abominable Snowman
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absolute alcohol
noun
absolute magnitude
noun
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academic
adjective
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accomplished
adjective
accomplishment
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acetylene
noun
ache
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acrimonious
adjective
acrimony
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acuity
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acumen
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addle
verb
addled
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admission
noun
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phrasal verb
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advancing
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advantage
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aero-
combining form
aerobatics
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Afghanistan
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aficionado
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afterward
adverb
afterword
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agitato
adjective
agitator
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AIDS
noun
aikido
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air-to-air
adjective
air-to-ground
adjective
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aka
abbreviation
akee
noun
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alert
verb
Aleut
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All Saints' Day
noun
All Souls' Day
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alley-oop
exclamation
alley-oop
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alongside
preposition
aloof
adjective
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alto
noun
altocumulus
noun
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amble
verb
ambrosia
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amnesty
noun
amniocentesis
noun
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anaconda
noun
anaerobic
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anecdotal
adjective
anecdote
noun
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angry
adjective
angry young man
noun
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annual
adjective
annual
noun
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antedate
verb
antediluvian
adjective
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Antiguan
adjective
antihero
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anytime
adverb
anyway
adverb
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noun
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applejack
noun
applesauce
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appurtenance
noun
APR
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arbitration
noun
arbitrator
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archrival
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armadillo
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Armageddon
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adjective
arrears
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artifice
noun
artificial
adjective
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ashamed
adjective
ashen
adjective
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assail
verb
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noun
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associated
adjective
Associated Press
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astronomy
noun
astrophysics
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atomic number
noun
atomic spectrum
noun
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attest
verb
attic
noun
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audiovisual
adjective
audit
noun
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authenticate
verb
authenticity
noun
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autonomous
adjective
autonomy
noun
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avoidance
noun
avoirdupois
noun
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aye
noun
Ayurvedic medicine
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azure
adjective
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