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02 PrimaryField=1 SecondaryField=2 GroupField=3 TagField=4 [DATA] word definition part of speech high-frequency adulation flattery; admiration noun adulterate make impure by mixing with baser substances verb adulterated made impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials adjective advent arrival noun adventitious accidental; casual adjective adversary opponent noun * adverse unfavorable; hostile adjective adversity poverty; misfortune noun advert refer to verb advocate urge; plead for verb * aegis shield; defense noun aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautif ul adjective * affable courteous adjective * affected artificial; pretended adjective affidavit written statement made under oath noun affiliation joining; associating with noun affinity kinship noun affirmation positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refus es to take an oath noun * affluence abundance; wealth noun affray public brawl noun agape openmouthed adjective agenda items of business at a meeting noun agglomeration collection; heap noun aggrandize increase or intensify verb aggregate sum; total adjective aghast horrified adjective agility nimbleness noun agitate stir up; disturb verb agnostic one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality noun agrarian pertaining to land or its cultivation adjective alacrity cheerful promptness noun alchemy medieval chemistry noun alcove nook; small, recessed section of a room noun alias an assumed name noun alienate make hostile; separate verb alimentary supplying nourishment adjective alimony payment by a husband to his divorced wife noun allay calm; pacify verb allege state without proof verb allegory story in which characters are used as symbols noun alleviate relieve verb alliteration repetition of beginning sound in poetry noun allocate assign verb alloy a mixture as of metals noun allude relief indirectly verb allure entice; attract verb allusion indirect reference noun

aloof apart; reserved adjective * aloft upward adjective altercation wordy quarrel noun altruistic unselfishly generous, concerned for others adjective * amalgamate combine, unite in one body verb amass collect verb amazon female warrior noun ambidextrous capable of using either hand with equal ease adjective ambience environment; atmosphere noun ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning adjective * ambivalence the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attit udes noun * amble moving at an easy pace noun ambrosia food of the gods noun ambulatory able to walk adjective ameliorate improve verb * amenable readily managed; willing to be led adjective amend correct; change, generally for the better verb