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apology
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(n) a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

(n) an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"

(n) a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

accelerate
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(v) move faster; "The car accelerated"

(v) cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

accurately
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(r) with few mistakes; "he works very accurately"

(r) strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately"

accusation
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(n) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"

(n) a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

articulate
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(v) express or state clearly

(v) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

(v) put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

(v) provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

(a) expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

(a) consisting of segments held together by joints

arrow
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(n) a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

(n) a mark to indicate a direction or relation

accountability
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(n) responsibility to someone or for some activity

availability
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(n) the quality of being at hand when needed

authorize
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(v) grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

(v) give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

apart
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(r) not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"

(r) into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"

(r) separated or at a distance in place or position or time; "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart"

(r) one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart"

(r) placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"

(r) away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"

autonomy
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(n) immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

(n) personal independence

allegedly
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(r) according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"

awake
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(v) stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

auction
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(n) the public sale of something to the highest bidder

(n) a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

(v) sell at an auction

atop
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(r) on, to, or at the top

artifact
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(n) a man-made object taken as a whole

added
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(a) combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope; "takes on added significance"; "an added attraction"

aggression
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(n) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

(n) deliberately unfriendly behavior

(n) the act of initiating hostilities

(n) a disposition to behave aggressively

(n) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

ambassador
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(n) a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

(n) an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"

aisle
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(n) passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

(n) part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

(n) a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

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