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attendance
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(n) the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

associate
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(n) a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

(n) any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"

(n) a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"

(n) a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

(v) make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

(v) bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"

(v) keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

alike
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(r) in a like manner; "they walk alike"

(r) equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"

accessible
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(a) capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

(s) easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"

(s) easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"

(s) capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

access
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(n) the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"

(n) a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

(n) (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

(n) the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

(n) the right to enter

(v) reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

(v) obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

associate
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(n) a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

(n) any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"

(n) a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"

(n) a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

(v) make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

(v) bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"

(v) keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

alley
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(n) a narrow street with walls on both sides

(n) a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

appreciation
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(n) an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"

(n) a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"

(n) delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"

(n) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

(n) an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

anonymous
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(a) having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"

(s) not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"

actively
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(r) in an active manner; "he participated actively in the war"

accomplishment
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(n) the action of accomplishing something

(n) an ability that has been acquired by training

aesthetic
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(n) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"

(a) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"

(s) aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"

(a) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values"

ambitious
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(a) having a strong desire for success or achievement

(s) requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

ambition
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(n) a strong drive for success

(n) a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

(v) have as one's ambition

aluminum
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(n) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

alongside
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(r) side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"

afterward
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(r) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

agriculture
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(n) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

(n) a large-scale farming enterprise

(n) the class of people engaged in growing food

(n) the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

aunt
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(n) the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

accent
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(n) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

(n) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

(n) distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

(n) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"

(n) special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"

(v) put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

(v) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

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