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Description=Word List No. 02
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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
adulation	flattery; admiration	noun	
adulterate	make impure by mixing with baser substances	verb	
adulterated	made impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials	adjective	
advent	arrival	noun	
adventitious	accidental; casual	adjective	
adversary	opponent	noun	*
adverse	unfavorable; hostile	adjective	
adversity	poverty; misfortune	noun	
advert	refer to	verb	
advocacy	support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something	noun
advocate	urge; plead for	verb	*
aegis	shield; defense	noun	
aerie	nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk etc.)	noun
aesthetic	artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful	adjective	*
affable	courteous	adjective	*
affected	artificial; pretended	adjective	
affidavit	written statement made under oath	noun	
affiliation	joining; associating with	noun	
affinity	kinship	noun	
affirmation	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath	noun	*
affix	attach; fasten	verb
affliction	state of distress; cause of suffering	noun
affluence	abundance; wealth	noun
affront	insult; offence; intentional act of respect	noun
affray	public brawl	noun	
agape	openmouthed	adjective	
agenda	items of business at a meeting	noun	
agglomeration	collection; heap	noun	
aggrandize	increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor	verb	
aggregate	sum; total	adjective	
aggressor	attacker	noun
aghast	horrified	adjective	
agility	nimbleness	noun	
agitate	stir up; disturb	verb	
agnostic	one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality	noun
agog	highly excited; intensely curious	verb
agrarian	pertaining to land or its cultivation	adjective
alacrity	cheerful promptness	noun	
alchemy	medieval chemistry	noun	
alcove	nook; small, recessed section of a room	noun	
alias	an assumed name	noun	
alienate	make hostile; separate	verb	
alimentary	supplying nourishment	adjective	
alimony	payment by a husband to his divorced wife	noun	
allay	calm; pacify	verb	
allege	state without proof	verb
allegience	loyalty	noun
allegory	story in which characters are used as symbols	noun	
alleviate	relieve	verb	
alliteration	repetition of beginning sound in poetry	noun	
allocate	assign	verb	
alloy	a mixture as of metals	noun
alloy	mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate	verb
allude	relief indirectly	verb	
allure	entice; attract	verb	
allusion	indirect reference	noun
alluvial	pertaining to soil deposits left by running water	adjective
aloof	apart; reserved	adjective	*
aloft	upward	adjective	
altercation	wordy quarrel	noun	
altruistic	unselfishly generous, concerned for others	adjective	*
amalgamate	combine, unite in one body	verb	
amass	collect	verb	
amazon	female warrior	noun	
ambidextrous	capable of using either hand with equal ease	adjective	
ambience	environment; atmosphere	noun	
ambiguous	unclear or doubtful in meaning	adjective	*
ambivalence	the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes	noun	*
amble	moving at an easy pace	noun	
ambrosia	food of the gods	noun	
ambulatory	able to walk; not bedridden	adjective	
ameliorate	improve	verb	*
amenable	readily managed; willing to be led	adjective	
amend	correct; change, generally for the better	verb