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aesthetic
"Joan is both aesthetic and athletic."
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having to do with artistic beauty
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ambivalence
"Ambivalence between two ambulances"
link: ambulance |
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| indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions |
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abide
"Ron could not abide staying on his side of the bed."
link: side |
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| to remain; continue; stay; endure |
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animosity
"The animals in the city showed their animosity toward development."
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| having a feeling of ill-will, bitter hostility |
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abstract
"Be wary of salesmen with abstract contracts."
link: contract |
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| difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical |
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accountable
"Don, the accountant, was accountable for counting the bulls."
link: count the bulls |
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| expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable |
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accrue
"Pirates know how to accrue a crew."
link: a crew |
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annex
"An annexed neck"
link: necks |
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addict
"Ed was so addicted to cigarettes he would sneak up in the attic to smoke."
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| to devote (oneself) habitually or compulsively; one who is addicted |
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appease
"To appease his parents, Johnny at his peas."
link: arm |
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| to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into |
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