One Word Substitution-Starting with 'A'
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Sentence
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One Word
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A
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1.
A man who is the head of a monastery or an abbey
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Abbot
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2.
A form of a word, phrase etc that is shorter than
the full form
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Abbreviation
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3.
To give up the throne
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Abdicate (or Renounce)
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4.
Cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as
a religious ritual
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Ablution
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5.
The original inhabitants of a country
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Aborigines
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6.
To do away with or abolish a rule
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Abrogate (or Repeal)
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7.
A quantity that is more than enough
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Abundant (or Copious or Exuberant or Luxuriant or Galore or Plenteous or
Plethoric or Profuse or Riotous or Rife or Teeming or Torrential or Verdant)
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8.
The science of sound and its physical properties
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Acoustics
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9.
Strong and sharp or pungent (of a taste or smell)
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Acrid
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10.
An entertainer who performs difficult stunts
or physical actions
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Acrobat
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11.
A word formed from the first letters of a group of
words
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Acronym
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12.
One who has become dependent on something
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Addict
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13.
To break off proceedings of a meeting for a time
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Adjourn
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14.
A person who studies and settles conflicts and
disputes
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Adjudicator
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15.
Chief of the naval staff
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Admiral
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16.
Stage between boyhood and youth
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Adolescence
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17.
To describe briefly or give the main points or
summary of
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Adumbrate
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18.
A public notice asking for goods, services etc
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Advertisement
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19.
One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty
of art and nature
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Aesthete
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20.
A written declaration or statement, sworn to be
true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
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Affidavit
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21.
The act of converting a land into a forest by
planting many trees
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Afforestation
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22.
List of headings of the business to be transacted
at a meeting
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Agenda
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23.
A person who claims that one cannot have true
knowledge about existence of god but does not deny that god might exist
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Agnostic
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24.
Allowance paid by a man to his wife on legal
separation
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Alimony
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25.
A story in which ideas are symbolized as people
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Allegory
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26.
The defense by an accused person of having been
elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed
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Alibi(or Exculpation)
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27.
One who resides in a country of which he is not a
citizen
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Alien
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28.
A school or college in which one has been educated
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Alma- mater
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29.
Passing reference or indirect mention
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Allusion (or Implicity)
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30.
A raised place in which offerings to a god are made
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Altar
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31.
One who loves all and sundry, and is concerned for
or devoted to their welfare
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Altruist
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32.
One who plays a game for pleasure and not
professionally
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Amateur
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33.
A government representative representing a sovereign or state in a
foreign country
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Ambassador
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34.
One who is able to use both his hands with ease
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35.
Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to
follow
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Ambivalent
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36.
An instrument for measuring electric current
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Ammeter
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37.
A general pardon of political offenders
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Amnesty
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38.
Someone who declares or adheres to the doctrine
that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid
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Amoralist
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39.
Animals that can live both on land and in water
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Amphibian
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40.
A building without a roof, containing rows of seats
rising in steps round an open space
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Amphitheatre
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41.
Mistake of placing something in the wrong period of
time
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Anachronism
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42.
A medicine which produces insensitivity
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Anesthetics or Anaesthetic
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43.
Loss of bodily sensation with or without
loss of consciousness
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Anaesthesia
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44.
The loss of ability to feel pain while still
conscious
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Analgesia
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45.
The absence of government in a country
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Anarchy
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46.
One who promotes the idea of absence of government
of any kind, when every man should be a law unto himself
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Anarchist
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47.
Yearly celebration of a date or event
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Anniversary
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48.
A short, usually, amusing story about some real
person or event
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Anecdote
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49.
An instrument for measuring the force of the wind
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Anemometer
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50.
Medicine which lessens pain
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Anodyne
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51.
Deviation or departure from common rule or standard
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Anomaly
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52.
Of unknown or unadmitted authorship
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Anonymous
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53.
The adversary of the hero (or protagonist) of a
drama or other literary work; a person who opposes another
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Antagonist
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54.
To go before in time, order, rank etc
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Antecede (or Precede)
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55.
To date before true time;
To be of older date than something |
Antedate
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56.
A very old person
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Antediluvian(or Antique)
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57.
A room leading into a large room or hall;
A waiting room or a reception room |
Anteroom (or Foyer or Lobby or Vestibule)
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58.
A collection of selected literary passages
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Anthology
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59.
Study of the evolution of man
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Anthropology
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60.
Theory suggesting that gods and goddesses have
human form
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Anthropomorp-ism
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61.
A substance derived from a mold or bacterium, that
can cure bacterial infections
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Antibiotic
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62.
A kind of substance in the blood, tending to
neutralize matter that is harmful
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Antibody
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63.
Anything which counteracts the effect of the poison
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Antidote
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64.
Places diametrically opposite to each other on the
globe or those who dwell there
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Antipodes
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65.
A person interested in collecting, studying or
selling of old things
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Antiquarian
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66.
Any piece of furniture or decorative
object or the like produced in a former period and valuable
because of its beauty or rarity
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Antique
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67.
A substance that destroys microorganisms that carry
disease without harming body tissues
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Antiseptic
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68.
The loss of a previously held ability to speak or
understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain
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Aphasia
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69.
Total loss of voice
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Aphonia
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70.
A place for keeping bees
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Apiary
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71.
Raising and caring of bees
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Apiculture
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72.
A short pithy instructive saying
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Apothegm (or Apophthegm or Aphorism)
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73.
The elevation of a person as to the status of a
god; a model of excellence or perfection
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Apotheosis (or Exaltation or Paragon or Deification)
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74.
One who deserts or forsakes his religion
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Apostate (or Renegade or Turncoat)
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75.
A pioneer of any reform movement
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Apostle
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76.
Supplementary material that is collected and
appended at the back of a book
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Appendix
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77.
The act of positioning close together;
A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows |
Apposition (or Collocattion or
Juxtaposiition)
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78.
A person who works for another (legally bound by an
indenture) in order to learn a trade
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Apprentice
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79.
A supplementary component that improves capability
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Appurtenance (or Paraphernalia or Supplement or Accessory)
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80.
An artificial pond or tank in which fish or aquatic plants are
kept
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Aquarium
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81.
A person chosen to judge and decide a disputed
issue
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82.
Cultivation of trees and shrubs
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Arboriculture
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83.
Study of ancient societies, especially through
excavations
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Archaeology
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84.
A group of many islands in a large body of water
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Archipelago
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85.
A place where public, government or historical
records are kept
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Archives
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86.
Government run by the Nobles
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Aristocracy
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87.
A large fleet of warships
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Armada
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88.
The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed;
A state of temporary peace agreed between opponents so they can discuss peace terms |
Armistice (or Ceasefire or Truce)
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89.
A person guilty of maliciously setting on fire of
property etc
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Arsonist
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90.
Anything made by human work of art
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Artifact
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91.
A clever trick or stratagem(usually to avoid
capture)
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Artifice(or Ruse)
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92.
A person who leads a simple life, devoting himself
to contemplation and meditation and practices great self-denial
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Ascetic (or Austere or Spartan)
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93.
A condition in which one is deprived of oxygen and hence
is unable to breathe
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Asphyxia
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94.
One who kills a politically prominent person for
fanatical or monetary reasons
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Assassin
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95.
Study of stars and celestial bodies
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Astronomy
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96.
An institution for the maintenance and care of the
mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance;
A refuge granted to an alien by a sovereign state
on its own territory
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Asylum
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97.
One who has no belief in the existence of god
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Atheist
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98.
An assembly of hearers or listeners
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Audience
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99.
The life history of a person written by himself
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Autobiography
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