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affair
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(n) a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

(n) a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

(n) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

annual
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(n) a reference book that is published regularly once every year

(n) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

(a) completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"

(a) occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"

aspect
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(n) the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

(n) a characteristic to be considered

(n) a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

(n) the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

(n) the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

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"

additional
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(s) existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time"

(s) one more or an added; "another chance"; "another cup of coffee"; "an additional piece of pie"

(s) more; "would you like anything else?"; "I have nothing else to say"

(s) further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities"

(s) added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"; "additional reading"

advantage
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(n) benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

(n) the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

(n) first point scored after deuce

(v) give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"

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"

apartment
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(n) a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

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

(n) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

(v) enter upon an activity or enterprise

(v) make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

African
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(n) a native or inhabitant of Africa

(a) of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages"

along
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(r) with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on"

(r) in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"

(r) in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages"

(r) to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"

(r) in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river"

afternoon
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(n) a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

(n) the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"

argument
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(n) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

(n) a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"

(n) a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

(n) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

(n) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

attend
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(v) give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

(v) work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

(v) take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

(v) be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"

(v) to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

announce
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(v) announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

(v) foreshadow or presage

(v) make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"

(v) give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"

attitude
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(n) a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"

(n) position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

(n) a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

(n) position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

achieve
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(v) to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

absolutely
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(r) totally and definitely; without question; "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"

(r) completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"

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

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"

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