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| abandon |
to leave (someone or something) with no intention of returning or taking up possession again. [1/6 definitions] |
| Abscam |
in the United States, an FBI investigation in 1978-80, as a result of which several members of Congress were indicted for taking bribes from FBI agents posing as Arab businessmen. |
| acculturation |
in sociology, the process of taking on the ways and values of a society or group. |
| actively |
in a way that involves making an effort, taking action, or participating. |
| administration |
the people in charge of taking care of or managing something as a group. [1/3 definitions] |
| adoption |
the act or condition of choosing, accepting, taking on, or agreeing to a law, principle, recommendation, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| adventure |
taking part in such activities. [1/2 definitions] |
| adventurous |
given to taking risks and seeking excitement. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
continuously rotating or taking turns with one another; occurring or following in turns. [1/9 definitions] |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| anticipant |
arriving or taking action in advance. [1/3 definitions] |
| aquatic |
of or taking place on the water. [1/2 definitions] |
| assumption |
a taking on of a duty, role, or position. [3/2 definitions] |
| ataractic |
free from anxiety or other emotional strain, esp. as a result of taking a drug; calm; tranquil. |
| backstage |
taking place or located behind the areas of a theater stage that are not visible to the audience. [1/4 definitions] |
| bookie |
(informal) one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing. |
| bookmaker |
one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing; bookie. [1/2 definitions] |
| bow out |
to stop taking part in an activity; leave or resign. |
| breath |
a single act of taking in and letting out air. [1/2 definitions] |
| brief |
taking only a little time; short. |
| bulimarexia |
an eating disorder, esp. found in young women, that is marked by the eating of large amounts of food followed by purging, usu. by self-induced vomiting or by taking laxatives, to avoid weight gain. (Cf. anorexia.) |
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