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A
per, each, any, an, one
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AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
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aah
ooh
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aardvark
anteater, ant bear
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Aaron
Ron, Aharon, Aron, Haroun
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ab
abdominals, stomach muscles, abdominal, BA, Av
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aback
unawares
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abalone
ear shell, ormer, paua, pawa, perlemoen
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abandon
ditch, abdicate, abjure, blin, cast aside
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abandoned
neglected, empty, vacant, disused, forgotten
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abandonment
abandoning, abdication, abjuration, abnegation, abrogation
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abase
humiliate, humble, mortify, chagrin
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abasement
degradation, humiliation, abjection
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abash
embarrass
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abashed
chagrined, embarrassed
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abate
decline, die away, drop off, dwindle, ebb
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abatement
reduction, decrease, lessening, easing, mitigation
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abattoir
butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
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abaxial
dorsal
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abbess
prioress, mother superior
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abbey
monastery, convent, priory, cloister, friary
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Abbie
Abby, Abi, Abigail
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abbot
archimandrite
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abbreviate
reduce, cut, contract, shorten, abridge
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abbreviation
abbreviature, abstract, abridgement, compend, compression
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ABC
alphabet, basics, fundamentals, rudiments, essentials
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abdicate
renounce
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abdomen
belly, midsection, midriff, gut, tummy
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abdominal
core, Cypriniformes, ab
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abduct
snatch, nobble, carry off, drag away, kidnap
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abducted
kidnapped, snatched, seized, taken captive, carried off
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abduction
retroduction, abstraction
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abductor
snatcher, kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor muscle
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Abdul
Abdi, Abd, Abdal, Abdel, Abdullah
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Abdullah
Abdi, Abdul, Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdulla
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Abe
fin, five-spot, five-dollar bill
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Abel
Abe, Ab�le, Avel, Habel
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aberrance
deviance, aberration, aberrancy
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aberrancy
deviance, aberrance, aberration
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aberrant
deviant, deviate, freak
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aberration
distortion, deviance, aberrance, aberrancy, optical aberration
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abettor
abetter
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abeyance
suspension
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abeyant
dormant
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abhor
detest, despise, loathe, hate, abominate
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abhorrence
execration, odium, detestation, abomination, loathing
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abhorrent
repulsive, detestable, obscene, repugnant
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abidance
residence, conformity, conformation, residency, compliance
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abide
comply with, adhere to, tolerate, endure, stand for
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abiding
enduring, imperishable
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ability
capability, capacity, skill, talent, aptitude
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abject
miserable, scummy, scurvy, low, unhopeful
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abjection
abasement, degradation
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abjuration
recantation, retraction
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abjure
retract, resile, recant, forswear
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ablactation
weaning
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ablation
removal, extirpation, excision
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ablaze
aflare, reddened, alight, inflamed, aroused
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able
capable, competent, skilled, qualified, fit
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ableism
ablism
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ableist
discriminatory
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ably
aptly, capably, competently
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abnegate
deny
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abnegation
denial
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abnormal
unusual, irregular, atypical, anomalous, aberrant
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abnormality
irregularity, freakishness, abnormalcy, anomalousness, enormity
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aboard
on board, alongside
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abode
crib, digs, domicile, dwelling, flop
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abolish
get rid of
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abolishment
abolition
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abolition
abolishment
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abolitionist
emancipationist
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abominable
atrocious, detestable, painful, terrible, dreadful
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abominably
repulsively, atrociously, terribly, abysmally, odiously
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abominate
loathe, execrate, abhor
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abomination
loathing, odium, abhorrence, execration, detestation
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Aboriginal
indigenous, native, first peoples, original inhabitants, primeval
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aborigine
indigen, aboriginal, native, indigene
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aborigines
native, aboriginal, Abo, indigen, indigene
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abort
cancel, halt, terminate, abandon, discontinue
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aborticide
abortifacient, feticide
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abortion
miscarriage, pregnancy loss, spontaneous abortion, induced abortion, abort
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abortive
stillborn, unsuccessful
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abound
teem, proliferate, flourish, thrive, overflow
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about
on the subject of, roughly, approximately, nearly, anent
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above
over, higher than, atop, on top of, overhead
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abradant
abrasive, abrader
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abrade
abrase, corrade, scour
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Abraham
Abe, Bram, Abrahan, Abram, Avraham
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abrasion
scratch, grinding, scrape, attrition, corrasion
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abrasive
abradant, abrasive material, harsh, scratchy
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abrasiveness
scratchiness, harshness
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abreaction
katharsis, catharsis
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abridge
contract, shorten, reduce, foreshorten, cut
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abridgment
condensation, capsule, abridgement
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abroad
overseas, internationally, in a foreign country, out of the country, away
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abrogation
repeal, annulment
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abrosexual
fluid, sexually fluid
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abrupt
sharp, disconnected, precipitous
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abruptly
suddenly, unexpectedly, sharply, curtly, without warning
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abruptness
suddenness, steepness, precipitance, gruffness, precipitancy
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abscond
flee, bolt, run off, decamp, absquatulate
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absence
nonattendance, lack, want, dearth, deficiency
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absent
away, missing, elsewhere, truant, distracted
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absinthe
old man, absinth, lad's love, common wormwood
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absolute
complete, total, utter, outright, unqualified
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absolutely
completely, totally, entirely, utterly, fully
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absolution
remission, remittal, remission of sin
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absolutism
monocracy, dictatorship, shogunate, despotism, Caesarism
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absolve
exonerate, acquit, pardon, forgive, exculpate
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absolved
clear, cleared, exonerated, vindicated, exculpated
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absorb
soak up, cushion, assimilate, engross, occupy
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absorbed
engrossed, immersed, rapt, engaged, preoccupied
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absorbent
absorptive, absorbent material
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absorbing
gripping, riveting, engrossing, fascinating
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absorption
uptake, engrossment, immersion, preoccupation, concentration
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absorptive
absorbent
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absquatulate
abscond, decamp, bolt
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abstain
desist, abjure, deny oneself, forbear, forgo
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abstainer
ascetic, nondrinker, abstinent
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abstemious
light
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abstention
abstinence
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abstinence
abstention
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abstinent
abstentious
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abstract
summary, synopsis, précis, theoretical, conceptual
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abstracted
absent, scatty, absentminded
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abstractedness
abstraction
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abstraction
abstract, generalization, generalisation, abstractedness, abstract entity
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abstractor
abstracter
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abstruse
recondite, deep
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abstruseness
abstrusity, obscureness, reconditeness, profoundness, profundity
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absurd
senseless, outlandish, Laputan, cockamamie, cockeyed
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absurdity
ridiculousness, nonsense, folly, foolishness, silliness
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abundance
plenty, profusion, wealth, plethora, bounty
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abundant
flush, replete, luxuriant, bumper, well-supplied
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abundantly
profusely, copiously, extravagantly
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abuse
mistreatment, maltreatment, cruelty, ill-treatment, harm
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abused
mistreated, maltreated, ill-treated, misused, exploited
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abuser
maltreater
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abusive
insulting, cruel, offensive, vituperative, hurtful
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abut
adjoin, border, neighbor, touch, march
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abuzz
buzzing
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aby
expiate, abye, atone
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abysm
abyss
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abysmal
unfathomable, abyssal
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abysmally
awfully, atrociously, terribly, abominably, rottenly
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abyss
abysm
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abyssal
abysmal, unfathomable
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ac
air conditioning, air con, cooling, climate control, actinium
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academe
academia
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