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| a2 |
any one of a group or kind. [2/3 definitions] |
| accept |
to allow into a group. [1/4 definitions] |
| accepted |
welcomed into a group or society; approved. [1/2 definitions] |
| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| administration |
the people in charge of taking care of or managing something as a group. [1/3 definitions] |
| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| affiliate |
a person or group that is connected with another similar, larger group. [1/2 definitions] |
| aged |
old people as a group. [1/3 definitions] |
| ageism |
the act of having a bad opinion of, or not treating in a fair way, a person or group of people based on age. This kind of discrimination is often against older people. |
| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| ally |
a person, group, or country that has joined with another for a particular purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| amends |
(used with a singular or plural verb) something given or paid to make up for a wrong done to a person or group. |
| among |
in the group or class of. [1/5 definitions] |
| animal |
one of a large group of living things that can move around by themselves to find food. Animals eat plants, funguses, or other animals. Birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, mammals, insects, snails, and worms are some of the major kinds of animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| antecedent |
the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to. In "The girls ate their dessert first," "girls" is the antecedent of "their." |
| ape |
a mammal in the group of primates, which includes chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, and orangutans. Apes do not have tails. They have very flexible hands and feet. Apes range in size from three to six feet tall, and they can weigh up to 450 pounds. Apes live in the forests in Africa and Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
| archipelago |
a group of islands. |
| aristocracy |
any group or set of people thought to be superior to others. [1/2 definitions] |
| armada |
a large group of ships armed for battle. |
| army |
a large group of soldiers trained to use weapons to fight on land. [2/3 definitions] |
| arrangement |
a group of things that have been put together in a certain way. [2/5 definitions] |
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