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ali
an excuse; a form of defense to prove that he/ she was elsewhere
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alias
an assumed name;another name
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alien
a person who lives in one country but is a citizen of another country
being inconsistent or opposed; offensive; repulsive
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inalienable
not capable of being transferred to another
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alienate
to cause to become unfriendly of indifferent; to remove or dissociate; to transfer property to the ownership of another
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alteration
the act or procedure of altering; modification; change
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alternative
the choice between two of more possiblities
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alternate
- a person acting in place of another; substitute
- to occur in successive turns
- happening or following in turns
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altercation
a heated and noisy quarrel
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alturistic
being concerned for the welfare of others, as opposed to egotistic; selfless
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alter ego
a second self, as a trusted friend; the opposite side of a personality; counterpart
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amateur
- not professional
- someone who does something because he/she likes it rather than for pay
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amour
a usually illicit love affair; also a lover
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amorous
strongly attractive to love, especially sexual love; indicative of love; of or associated with love; in love
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amatory
of, pertaining to, or expressive of love
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amiable
having a pleasant disposition; good-natured; cordial;sociable; congenial
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amicable
friendly; characterized by or showing frienship
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amity
peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship
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anim
feeling, disposition
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animal
any living being that is not a plant
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animated
filled with life, activity, vigor, spirit; made or designed so as to seem alive and moving
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inanimate
appearing lifeless or dead; dull
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animosity
ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility
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magnanimous
showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit; showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind
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aquaplane
a board towed behind a speeding motorboat and ridden by a person standing on it
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aquarium
a tank or pool for water animals and water plants
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aquamarine
a pale blue to light greenish blue
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aqueduct
a conduit for bringing water from a distance
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aqueous
pertaining to, similar to, containing, or dissolved in water; watery
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Aquarius
the eleventh sign of the zodiac; suggests a man pouring water
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armory
a place in which arms are stored; an arsenal
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armistice
a temporary cessation or suspension of hostilities by mutual consent; truce
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Armistice Day
November 11, celebrated as the anniversary of the time armistice of world war I in 1918. Veterans Day
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Spanish Armada
the fleet of warships that Spain dispatched against england in elizabethan times
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armada
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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armadillo
a burrowing mammal with a covering of armorlike, jointed, bony plates
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armature
a metal framework serving as a supporting core for clay sculpture; armor
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chili con carne
a highly spiced dish made of red peppers, meat, and sometimes beans
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carnival
the season just before lent, marked by merrymaking and feasting; a time of revelry; festival
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carnivorous
flesh-eating or predatory
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reincarnation
the act or process of being born in another body
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carnal
relating to the desires and appetites of the flesh or body; sensual; worldly; or earthly
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carnage
massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; dead and mutilated bodies
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carnassial
adapted for tearing apart flesh, usually referring to teeth
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incarnation
embodiment of spirit in an earthly form
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