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acceptance
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(n) the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"

(n) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"

(n) a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"

(n) the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

(n) (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

(n) banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

(n) the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"

acceptable
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(a) worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"

(s) adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"

(s) meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

(s) judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage"

adolescent
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(n) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

(s) in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"

(s) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

(s) being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"

(a) relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"

alliance
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(n) the act of forming an alliance or confederation

(n) a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

(n) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

(n) a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"

(n) the state of being allied or confederated

anniversary
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(n) the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

architect
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(n) someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

abroad
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(s) in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"

(r) to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad"

(r) in a place across an ocean

(r) far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall

attribute
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(n) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

(n) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"

(v) attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

(v) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

African-American
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(n) an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

(s) pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"

adequate
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(a) (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"

(s) about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"

(s) enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

admire
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(v) feel admiration for

(v) look at with admiration

awful
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(s) causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "

(s) exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

(s) inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "We

(a) offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound

(s) inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"

(r) used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"

artistic
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(s) satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship"

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

(a) relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background"

acid
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(n) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

(n) any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

(s) containing acid; "an acid taste"

(s) harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts

actress
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(n) a female actor

arrival
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(n) accomplishment of an objective

(n) the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"

(n) someone who arrives (or has arrived)

anticipate
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(v) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

(v) regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

(v) realize beforehand

(v) make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

(v) be excited or anxious about

(v) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

appoint
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(v) furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"

(v) create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

(v) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

absolute
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(n) something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

(a) perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"

(s) not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights"

(s) complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job

(s) without conditions or limitations; "a total ban"

(s) not limited by law; "an absolute monarch"

(s) expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or unequivocal) refusal"

assert
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(v) assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

(v) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

(v) state categorically

(v) insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

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