Lesson 6
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#151
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adequate
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adjective
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sufficient or acceptable in quality or quantity
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The food was adequate for the small group.

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adequate to the task

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sufficiently capable of completing a responsibility
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sufficient, enough, satisfactory, suitable, ample
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inadequate, insufficient, lacking
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adequate supply, adequate amount, adequate support, adequate protection
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#152
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adjuration
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noun
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a solemn urging or appeal
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The priest made an adjuration for peace and unity.

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plea, appeal, entreaty, supplication, exhortation
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command, order, disregard
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earnest adjuration, solemn adjuration, adjuration for peace
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#153
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adjunct
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noun
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a thing added to something else as a supplementary part
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The professor worked as an adjunct at the university.

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addition, accessory, supplement, appendage, auxiliary
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main, essential, principal
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adjunct professor, adjunct faculty, adjunct role, adjunct therapy
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#154
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adjudicate
/əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt/
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adjudicated
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adjudicated
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adjudicates
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adjudicating
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to make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or dispute
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The committee was formed to adjudicate disputes between the parties.

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adjudicate a dispute

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to settle a conflict officially
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arbitrate, judge, decide, settle, resolve
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ignore, delay, neglect
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adjudicate disputes, adjudicate cases, adjudicate claims
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#155
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adjudge
/əˈdʒʌdʒ/
verb
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adjudged
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adjudged
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adjudges
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adjudging
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to consider or declare officially in a legal or formal manner
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He was adjudged guilty by the court.

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deem, declare, rule, decide, pronounce
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ignore, disregard, overlook
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adjudge guilty, adjudge bankrupt, adjudge innocent
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#156
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adjourn
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verb
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adjourned
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adjourned
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adjourns
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adjourning
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to suspend a meeting or session to another time or place
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The judge decided to adjourn the hearing until next week.

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motion to adjourn

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a formal proposal to end a meeting or session
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suspend, postpone, delay, recess, discontinue
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resume, continue, proceed
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adjourn a meeting, adjourn the session, adjourn temporarily, motion to adjourn
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#157
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adjoin
/əˈdʒɔɪn/
verb
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adjoined
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adjoined
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adjoins
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adjoining
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To be next to and joined with something.
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Their house adjoins the park.

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border, connect, neighbor, join, touch
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separate, detach, divide
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adjoin property, adjoin land, houses adjoin
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#158
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adjacent
/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
adjective
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Next to or adjoining something else.
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The hotel is adjacent to the beach.

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near, neighboring, adjoining, bordering, beside
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distant, remote, far
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adjacent room, adjacent property, adjacent area
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#159
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adjacency
/əˈdʒeɪsənsi/
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The state of being next to or adjoining something else.
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The adjacency of the two buildings made it easy to connect them.

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nearness, closeness, vicinity, contiguity, proximity
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distance, separation, remoteness
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adjacency matrix, adjacency list, adjacency of buildings
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#160
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adipose
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adjective
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Relating to or consisting of animal fat; fatty.
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The doctor explained that the tissue was mainly adipose in nature.

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fatty, greasy, plump, corpulent, obese
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lean, thin, slender
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adipose tissue, adipose cells, adipose body
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#161
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adieu
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noun
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A farewell or goodbye, often used in a formal or poetic sense.
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She bid her friends adieu before leaving for France.

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bid adieu

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to say goodbye formally
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farewell, goodbye, parting, send-off, leave-taking
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greeting, hello, welcome
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bid adieu, final adieu, fond adieu
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#162
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adhesion
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noun
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the process or state of sticking to something
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Strong adhesion is needed for the tiles to stay in place.

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adhesion contract

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a contract where one party has much stronger bargaining power
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sticking, attachment, grip, bond, cohesion
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detachment, separation, looseness
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strong adhesion, adhesion force, adhesion property, adhesion surface
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#163
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adherent
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noun
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a person who supports or follows a particular belief, cause, or leader
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He is a strong adherent of democratic values.

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supporter, follower, disciple, advocate, devotee
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opponent, critic, rival
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adherent of faith, loyal adherent, political adherent, true adherent
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#164
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adherence
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noun
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the act of sticking to or faithfully following something
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Her strict adherence to the law impressed everyone.

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adherence to tradition

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faithfully following traditional practices
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compliance, obedience, loyalty, attachment, devotion
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noncompliance, disobedience, defiance
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adherence to policy, strict adherence, close adherence, adherence standards
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#165
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adhere
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verb
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adhered
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adhered
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adheres
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adhering
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to stick firmly to something or follow a belief or rule
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The label will not adhere to the wet surface.

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adhere to rules

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to strictly follow rules or principles
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stick, cling, attach, comply, follow
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detach, separate, ignore
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adhere to principles, adhere strictly, adhere closely, adhere firmly
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#166
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actuate
/ˈæktʃueɪt/
verb
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actuated
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actuated
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actuates
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actuating
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to put into action or motion; to motivate or activate
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The engineer actuated the machine with a simple switch.

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activate, trigger, drive, initiate, propel
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halt, stop, block
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actuate a device, actuate a mechanism, actuate a system
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#167
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adept
/əˈdɛpt/
adjective
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Highly skilled or proficient at something.
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She is adept at solving complex problems.

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adept at

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very skilled or proficient in a particular activity
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skilled, proficient, expert, talented, accomplished
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inept, unskilled, clumsy
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adept at handling, adept in technology, highly adept
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#168
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adduce
/əˈdjuːs/
verb
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adduced
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adduced
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adduces
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adducing
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To provide evidence or reasons to support an argument or idea.
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The lawyer adduced several examples to support his case.

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cite, present, offer, advance, produce
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conceal, withhold, suppress
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adduce evidence, adduce reasons, adduce examples
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#169
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address
/əˈdrɛs/
verb
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addressed
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addressed
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addresses
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addressing
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To speak to someone directly or to deal with an issue.
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The manager will address the employees about the new policy.

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address the issue

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to deal with or solve a problem
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talk to, speak to, deal with, handle
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ignore, neglect, avoid
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address the problem, address a crowd, address concerns, address formally
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#170
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addle
/ˈæd.l̩/
verb
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addled
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addled
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addles
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addling
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To confuse or muddle someone’s mind.
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The complicated instructions only served to addle him.

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confuse, perplex, bewilder, muddle
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clarify, enlighten, explain
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addle the brain, addle the mind, completely addled
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#171
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addiction
/əˈdɪkʃən/
noun
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A strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something, such as drugs, alcohol, or habits.
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His addiction to video games affected his studies.

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fight an addiction

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to struggle against a harmful habit
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dependence, craving, obsession, compulsion, habit
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freedom, independence, control
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drug addiction, gambling addiction, addiction recovery, overcome addiction
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#172
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addict
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noun, verb
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addicted
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addicted
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addicts
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addicting
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a person who is unable to stop using a harmful substance or doing something harmful; to cause someone to become dependent on something
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He is a video game addict who spends hours playing every day.

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addicted to

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being unable to stop doing or using something
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user, abuser, dependent, fanatic
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nonuser, free, independent
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drug addict, video game addict, addicted to, hopeless addict
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#173
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addendum
/əˈdɛndəm/
noun
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an additional item or piece of information added at the end of a document or book
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The report included an addendum with updated statistics.

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appendix, supplement, addition, attachment
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main text, omission
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report addendum, contract addendum, addendum section, addendum included
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#174
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adapt
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verb
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adapted
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adapted
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adapts
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adapting
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to adjust or change something to suit new conditions or situations
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He quickly adapted to the new environment.

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adapt to change

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to adjust oneself according to new circumstances
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adjust, modify, alter, accommodate
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resist, reject
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adapt to, adapt for, adapt quickly, adapt easily
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#175
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adamant
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adjective
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refusing to change one's mind; firmly determined
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She was adamant about not changing her decision.

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stubborn, determined, unyielding, resolute
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flexible, yielding, uncertain
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adamant about, adamant in, adamant stance, adamant refusal
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#176
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adage
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noun
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a short, well-known saying that expresses a general truth or piece of advice
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The old adage says that honesty is the best policy.

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proverb, saying, maxim, aphorism, motto
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falsehood, nonsense
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old adage, famous adage, popular adage, ancient adage
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#177
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ad-lib
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verb
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ad-libbed
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ad-libbed
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ad-libs
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ad-libbing
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to speak or perform without preparation; to improvise
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The comedian ad-libbed a joke when the microphone failed.

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ad-lib remark

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an unplanned or spontaneous comment
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improvise, extemporize, invent, wing it
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prepare, rehearse
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ad-lib speech, ad-lib joke, ad-lib performance
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#178
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acute
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adjective
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present or experienced to a severe or intense degree; having sharp perception
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The patient suffered from acute pain after the surgery.

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acute angle

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an angle less than 90 degrees
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severe, sharp, intense, critical, keen
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chronic, mild, dull
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acute pain, acute illness, acute awareness
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#179
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acumen
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noun
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the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain
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She has strong business acumen that helped grow the company.

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shrewdness, insight, sharpness, intelligence, wisdom
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ignorance, ineptitude
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business acumen, financial acumen, political acumen
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#180
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acuity
/əˈkjuːɪti/
noun
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sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing
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The doctor tested the patient’s visual acuity.

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sharpness, keenness, clarity, alertness
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dullness, weakness
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visual acuity, mental acuity, acuity test
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