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adopt
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(v) take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

(v) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

(v) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

(v) put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

(v) take up and practice as one's own

(v) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

(v) take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"

alone
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(r) without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a

(r) without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo"

athlete
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(n) a person trained to compete in sports

above
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(s) appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"

(r) at an earlier place; "see above"

(r) in or to a place that is higher

assessment
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(n) the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

(n) the market value set on assets

(n) the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

(n) an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

abuse
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(n) cruel or inhumane treatment

(n) improper or excessive use

(n) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

(v) change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

(v) use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

(v) treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

army
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(n) a large number of people united for some specific purpose

(n) a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

attack
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(n) a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

(n) an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"

(n) the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"

(n) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

(n) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

(n) strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

(n) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

(n) the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"

(n) a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

(v) begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"

(v) set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"

(v) attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

(v) take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

(v) launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

(v) attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

alive
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(a) having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

application
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(n) a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"

(n) the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";

(n) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"

(n) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"

(n) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"

(n) a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"

actor
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(n) a theatrical performer

(n) a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

appropriate
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(v) give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"

(v) take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

(a) suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

(s) being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

(s) suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"

(s) appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

(s) meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

academic
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(n) an educator who works at a college or university

(s) hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"

(s) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

(a) associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"

average
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(n) a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

(v) compute the average of

(v) achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"

(v) amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"

(s) lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

(s) around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"

(s) approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"

(s) relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"

(s) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"

(s) of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

active
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(n) a person devoted to the active life

(n) the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"

(n) chemical agent capable of activity

(a) characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

(a) engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

(a) full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"

(a) tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"

(a) disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"

(a) producing activity or change

(a) (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"

(a) expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')

(a) expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

(a) exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient"

(a) of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions

(s) characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"

(s) in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"

(s) taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"

(s) being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium"

(s) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

aware
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(a) aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"

(a) bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

apparently
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(r) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparent

(r) from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face

afraid
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(s) filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"

(s) feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"

(s) having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "affaid to show emotion"

anyway
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(r) used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider

(r) in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"

approach
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(n) the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

(n) a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

(n) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

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

(n) a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"

(n) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"

(n) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"

(n) the event of one object coming closer to another

(n) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

(v) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

(v) come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

(v) move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

(v) begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

(v) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

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