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apprize
appreciate, revalue, advise, apprise, instruct
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approach
near, advance, draw near, come closer, move toward
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approachability
accessibility
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approachable
accessible, reachable
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approaches
methods, techniques, strategies, tactics, ways
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approaching
nearing, oncoming, impending, forthcoming, imminent
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appropriate
proper, correct, apt, right, well-suited
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appropriately
suitably, fittingly, properly, fitly, befittingly
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appropriation
annexation
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approval
permission, endorsement, agreement, sign-off, go-ahead
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approve
endorse, sanction, authorize, ratify, accept
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approved
authorised, accepted, sanctioned, endorsed, permitted
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approving
approbative, plausive, approbatory, affirmative
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approximate
estimated, rough, near, roughly equal to, in the region of
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approximately
roughly, about, around, more or less, close to
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approximation
idea, estimate, estimation, bringing close together
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appurtenance
supplement, gear, paraphernalia, accessory
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appurtenances
accessories, trappings, paraphernalia, fittings, accoutrements
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apr
April
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apricot
peach, salmon pink, apricot tree, yellowish pink
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April
Apr
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April Fools' Day
April Fool's Day, All Fools' Day
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apron
forestage, proscenium
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apse
apsis
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apt
fitting, suitable, prone, inclined, gifted
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aptly
ably, capably, competently
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aptness
appositeness, propensity
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aqua
turquoise, aquamarine, cobalt blue, peacock blue, greenish blue
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aquacultural
aquicultural, hydroponic
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aqualung
scuba
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aquamarine
aqua, turquoise
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aquarium
fish tank, marine center, oceanarium
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Aquarius
Water Carrier, Water-Bearer
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aquatic
marine, water-dwelling, freshwater
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aquilegia
columbine, aquilege
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ar
are, Arkansas, argon, atomic number 18
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Arab
Arabian, Arabic-speaking person
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Arabella
Ara, Bell, Bella, Belle, Annabella
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Arabia
arabian peninsula
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Arabian
Arab
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arachnid
arachnoid
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arachnophobia
fear of spiders, spider phobia
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Aramaic
Chaldee
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Arapaho
Arapahoe
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arbalest
arbalist
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arbiter
umpire, arbitrator, supreme authority
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arbitrarily
randomly, indiscriminately, at random, haphazardly, willy-nilly
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arbitrariness
capriciousness, flightiness, whimsicality, whimsey, whimsy
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arbitrary
random, capricious, whimsical, unjustified, subjective
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arbitrate
liaise, intercede, mediate, intermediate
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arbitration
mediation, adjudication, settlement, conciliation, arbitrement
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arbitrator
umpire, arbiter
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arbor
bower, spindle, arbour, mandrel, mandril
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arboreal
arboresque, arborescent, arboreous, dendriform, arboriform
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arboreous
dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, arboreal, arboriform
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arborescent
dendroidal, treelike, dendriform, arboresque, arboreous
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arbour
arbor, bower, pergola
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arc
curve, bow, bend, trajectory, sweep
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arcade
gallery, colonnade, game center
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arcane
dark, enigmatic, esoteric, mystic, obscure
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arch
archway, curve, bend, sly, wry
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archaeological
excavated, ancient, prehistoric, archaeologic, archeologic
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archaeologist
archeologist
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archaeology
excavation studies, archeology
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archaic
antediluvian, antiquated, primitive, dated, obsolete
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archangel
garden angelica
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archangelic
archangelical
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archangelical
archangelic
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archbishop
metropolitan, primate
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archenemy
archfoe
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archer
bowman, marksman, Sagittarius
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archetype
original, model, pilot
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Archie
Arch, Archibald, Archy
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archimandrite
abbot
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architect
designer, planner, creator, originator, mastermind
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architectonic
tectonic
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architectural
structural, constructional, design
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architecture
building design, design, construction, structural design, computer architecture
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archive
repository, annals, records, store, file
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archpriest
primate, hierarch, prelate
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archway
arch
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arcminute
minute
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Arctic
frigid, freezing, glacial, icy, polar
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ardent
perfervid, impassioned, fiery, torrid, fervid
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ardor
fire, zeal, fervor, fervour, elan
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ardour
zeal, fervency, fire, fervour, elan
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arduous
grueling, burdensome, demanding, exhausting, fatiguing
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are
ar
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area
surface, expanse, extent, coverage, surface area
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arena
stadium, amphitheatre, sphere, domain, ground
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arenaceous
sandlike, sandy
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arf
bow-wow, woof
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argent
blanc, silver, silvery, silverish
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argentine
silvery, silver-colored, Argentinian, herring smelt
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Argentinean
Argentine
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Argentinian
Argentine
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argon
Ar, E938 when used as a packaging gas
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argot
patois, jargon, slang, lingo, cant
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arguable
debatable, moot, disputable
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arguably
possibly, conceivably, plausibly, debatably, reasonably
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argue
quarrel, dispute, debate, disagree, bicker
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arguing
quarrelling, bickering, disputing, debating, squabbling
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argument
case, reasoning, rationale, justification, line of reasoning
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argumentation
line, debate, argument
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Argus
argus pheasant
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argyle
argyll
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argyll
argyle
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Ariana
Ari, Ariadne, Arianna, Aryana
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Ariane
Ariadne, Ariana, Arianna
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Arianna
Anna, Ari, Ariadne, Ariana, Aryanna
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ariba
arriba, olé, hooray
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arid
desiccate, waterless, desiccated
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aridity
fruitlessness, barrenness, aridness, thirstiness
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Aries
Ram
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aright
right, correctly
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arise
crop up, spring up, develop, ensue, take shape
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arising
emerging, resulting, stemming, originating
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aristocracy
nobility, gentry
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aristocrat
patrician, blue blood
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aristocratic
patrician, aristocratical, blue, gentle
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arithmetic
arithmetical
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arithmetical
arithmetic
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ark
sanctuary, barge, basket, chest, coffer
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Arlene
Arlie, Arleen, Arlena, Arline
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Arlo
Ar, Arloe, Arlow, Harlow
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arm
limb, upper limb, forelimb, branch, weapon
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Armageddon
apocalypse, day of reckoning, catastrophe, destruction, disaster
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armament
arming, equipping
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Armand
Armanda, Armando, Herman
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Armando
Mando, Armand, Herman, Hermann
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armed
equipped, weapon-carrying, gun-toting, prepared, fortified
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arming
armament, equipping
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armistice
truce, cease-fire
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armor
plating, shielding, protection, mail, casing
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armored
armor-plated, protected, reinforced, armoured, panoplied
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armory
arsenal, inventory, armoury
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armour
armor
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armoured
mechanized, tank, armored
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armoury
arsenal, inventory, armory
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armpit
axilla, axillary fossa, axillary cavity
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arms
weapons, weaponry, armaments, firearms, munitions
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army
military, armed forces, troops, forces, soldiers
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Arnold
Arnie, Arend, Arnaldo, Arnaud
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aroma
smell, perfume, scent, fragrance, odor
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aromatic
redolent
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around
round, surrounding, encircling, about, enclosing
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arousal
stimulation, rousing, foreplay
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arouse
fire, sex, wake, raise, awake
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aroused
emotional, steamy, excited, randy, horny
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arrange
sort, position, plan, schedule, lay out
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