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ancestor
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(n) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

associated
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(s) related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities"

(s) joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); "a cabal of associated lawyers"

alleged
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(s) declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal

accuracy
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(n) the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"

(n) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"

automatic
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(n) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

(n) light machine gun

(a) operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"

(s) like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"

(s) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

annually
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(r) without missing a year; "they travel to China annually"

(r) by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum"

abstract
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(n) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

(n) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

(v) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

(v) consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"

(v) give an abstract (of)

(v) make off with belongings of others

(a) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"

(s) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"

(s) based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"

(s) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"

artificial
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(s) artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

(a) contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

(s) not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

automobile
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(n) 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

(v) travel in an automobile

angel
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(n) the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

(n) spiritual being attendant upon God

(n) invests in a theatrical production

(n) person of exceptional holiness

alien
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(n) a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

(n) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

(n) anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

(v) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

(v) transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

(s) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

(s) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

assembly
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(n) the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

(n) the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

(n) a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

(n) a public facility to meet for open discussion

(n) a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

automatically
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(r) in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically"

(r) in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically"

addition
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(n) the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"

(n) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"

(n) a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"

(n) a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area

(n) something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"

(n) a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

accounting
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(n) the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

(n) a system that provides quantitative information about finances

(n) a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"

(n) a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

(n) a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

advocate
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(n) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

(n) a lawyer who pleads cases in court

(v) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

(v) push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

acquisition
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(n) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

(n) an ability that has been acquired by training

(n) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

(n) something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

anxious
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(s) mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"

(s) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

ankle
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(n) a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

altogether
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(n) informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"

(r) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a total

(r) with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"

(r) with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"

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