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| about to |
ready to; very close to doing something. |
| absorbing |
very interesting; engaging. |
| abundance |
a very large amount; plentiful supply. |
| abyss |
a vast pit, too deep to be measured. |
| acacia |
a tree that grows in tropical areas of the world, especially in parts of Africa and Australia. The branches of an acacia spread out very wide and evenly across the top. Sometimes the top of the tree looks almost flat. |
| ache |
to want very much. [1/3 definitions] |
| acid |
a substance that has a sour taste and, if it is very strong, can sometimes burn a hole in something that it touches. |
| acrophobia |
a very strong fear of high places. |
| activated carbon |
a form of very porous and thus very absorbent carbon, produced by heating charcoal so as to empty out contained gases, and used to absorb other gases, recover solvents, deodorize, and the like; activated charcoal. |
| acute |
very serious; very important; critical. [1/4 definitions] |
| adaptation |
a particular change in the body of a living thing that helps the animal or plant to survive under new conditions. An adaptation happens over a very long time. [1/4 definitions] |
| addict |
one who very much enjoys a hobby or interest and spends a lot of time and energy on it. [1/3 definitions] |
| adept |
a very skilled person; expert. [1/2 definitions] |
| admirable |
very good; worthy of praise; deserving of being admired. |
| adorable |
very cute or charming. |
| adore |
to love and admire very strongly. [2/3 definitions] |
| advanced |
beyond an early or beginning level; in a very developed state. |
| afire |
very interested. [1/2 definitions] |
| African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
| age |
a very long time. [1/8 definitions] |
| aggressive |
very bold; acting as if full of power and authority; forceful. [1/2 definitions] |
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