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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| adversity | noun | He would meet adversity with greater determination. | a state of hardship or affliction, misfortune |
| aesthetic | adj. | The play was an aesthetic success. | the appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| affiliate | verb | The two companies voted to affiliate. | to become closely connected or associated |
| noun | That radio station is an affiliate of the NBC network. | associated with another as a subordinate | |
| affix | verb | You must affix a label on the package. | to secure to something, attach |
| affluent | adj | The host of the party was an affluent gentleman. | supplied with money, rich |
| agile | adj. | It takes an agile person to do that. | characterized by quickness, ease of movement, nimble |
| agnostic | noun | The writer was a well-known agnostic. | believes there is no proof of God |
| agrarian | adj. | We need to have an agrarian reform. | relating to ownership, cultivation and tenure of land |
| ailment | noun | The doctors could not diagnose his ailment | physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness |
| alibi | noun | He had good alibi for the time of the crime. | able to prove where they were |
| alienate | verb | He managed to alienate everybody at the office. | to become unfriendly, hostile |
| alimentary | adj. | The problem was in his alimentary canal. | concerned with food, nutrition or digestion |
| allay | verb | We quickly need to allay their fears. | to calm or pacify, set to rest |
| verb | He needs help to allay his back pain. | to reduce the intensity, relieve | |
| allergic | adj. | The boy had an allergic reaction to the pollen. | highly abnormal sensitivity to substances |
| alleviate | verb | That drug can alleviate your cold symptoms. | to make pain more bearable |
| almanac | noun | The farmer's almanac gives the farmer a lot of help. | annual publication with much information |
| ambiguity | noun | It contains a lot of ambiguity concerning the details. | doubtfulness or uncertainty in interpretation |
| ambush | verb | We will try to ambush the enemy force. | to attack from a concealed position |
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