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| acute |
of great severity or intensity. [1/7 definitions] |
| adamant |
a legendary stone of great hardness. [1/3 definitions] |
| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| admirer |
a person who has great appreciation for another person or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| Adonis |
in Greek mythology, a young man loved by Aphrodite because of his great beauty. [1/2 definitions] |
| adore |
(informal) to have a great liking for. [1/4 definitions] |
| afraid |
feeling great reluctance, esp. because of fear. [1/3 definitions] |
| again and again |
a great many times; repeatedly. |
| aggravating |
(informal) causing great annoyance or frustration. |
| agonize |
to expend great mental or physical effort, often with anxiety. [1/4 definitions] |
| agony |
great or intense pain and suffering in the mind or body, usually over a long period of time. |
| alewife1 |
a small fish, related to the herring and resembling the shad, found in North America in the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. |
| Alexandria |
a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the tip of the Nile delta. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great. |
| Alexandrian |
of or pertaining to Alexander the Great or the period of his reign. [1/2 definitions] |
| Allies |
in World War I, the alliance of France, Great Britain, Russia, and other nations against the Central Powers. [2 definitions] |
| a lot |
to a great degree or extent. [1/2 definitions] |
| amazement |
wonder; great surprise. |
| amazing |
causing great surprise or wonder. |
| ambitious |
requiring great effort to be done successfully. [1/2 definitions] |
| American eagle |
the bald eagle, esp. as shown on the great seal of the United States. |
| American Revolution |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain. |
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