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audience |
Noun
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the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment |
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audience |
Noun
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an opportunity to state your case and be heard |
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argot |
Noun
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a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
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ahem |
Noun
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the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat |
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abjuration |
Noun
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a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
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anecdote |
Noun
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short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) |
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assent |
Noun
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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something |
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assent |
Verb
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to agree or express agreement |
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acquiescence |
Noun
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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something |
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acquiescence |
Noun
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acceptance without protest |
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alarmism |
Noun
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needless warnings |
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alerting |
Noun
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a warning serves to make you more alert to danger |
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alerting |
Noun
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a state of readiness to respond |
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assenting |
Noun
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agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) |
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accord and satisfaction |
Noun
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the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt |
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argy-bargy |
Noun
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a verbal dispute |
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argle-bargle |
Noun
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a verbal dispute |
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apprisal |
Noun
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informing by words |
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arguing |
Noun
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a contentious speech act |
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altercation |
Noun
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noisy quarrel |
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asking |
Noun
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the verbal act of requesting |
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adjuration |
Noun
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a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something |
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ad |
Noun
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a public promotion of some product or service |
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advertisement |
Noun
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a public promotion of some product or service |
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anathema |
Noun
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a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication |
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anathema |
Noun
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a detested person |
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advertizement |
Noun
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a public promotion of some product or service |
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advertizing |
Noun
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a public promotion of some product or service |
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advert |
Noun
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a public promotion of some product or service |
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advert |
Verb
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to make a reference to |
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accusal |
Noun
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person |
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advertorial |
Noun
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an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report |
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arraignment |
Noun
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a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment |
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allocution |
Noun
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(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts |
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abetment |
Noun
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the verbal act of urging on |
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abettal |
Noun
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the verbal act of urging on |
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alarm bell |
Noun
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the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) |
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anomalous communication |
Noun
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communication by paranormal means |
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acoustic buoy |
Noun
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a buoy that can be heard (at night) |
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arm-twisting |
Noun
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persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure |
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air sock |
Noun
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a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast |
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air-sleeve |
Noun
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a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast |
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acrophony |
Noun
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naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter |
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auspice |
Noun
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a favorable omen |
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affliction |
Noun
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a cause of great suffering and distress |
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affliction |
Noun
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a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health |
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affliction |
Noun
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a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity |
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aftermath |
Noun
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the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual |
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aftermath |
Noun
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the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) |
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Advent |
Noun
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(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment |