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ABBREVIATE (V)
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to shorten, abridge
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ABSTINENCE (N)
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the act of refraining from pleasureable activity
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ADULATION (N)
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high praise
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ADVERSITY (N)
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misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
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AESTHETIC (ADJ)
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pertaining to beauty or the arts
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AMICABLE (adj)
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friendly, agreeable
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ANACHRONISTIC (adj)
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out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
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ANECDOTE (n)
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short, usually funny account of an event
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ANONYMOUS (adj)
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nameless, withouth a disclosed identity
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ANTAGONIST (n)
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foe, opponent, adversary
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