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acclaim (uh-KLAYM) Enthusiastic praise or approval given publicly.
acme (AK-mee) The highest point, especially of achievement or perfection.
adjunct (Aj-ungkt) Something added to something else without forming an essential part of it.
advent (AD-vent) The arrival of something important or long-awaited.
adversity (ad-VUR-si-tee) Hardship, suffering, or misfortune.
aegis (ee-jis) 1. Protection or support. 2. Patronage; auspices
affinity (uh-FIN-i-tee) 1. A natural attraction to or living for something. 2. A similarity or likeness between persons or things.
allusion ((uh-LOO-zhun) An indirect or implied reference to something.
analogy (uh-NAL-uh-jee) A comparison between two things that have some features in common but are otherwise different from each other.
annotation (ann-uh-TAY-shun) An explanatory note or commentary added to a document.
antithesis (an-TITH-uh-sis) The direct or exact opposite of something.
archetype (AR-kuh-type) 1. The original model or pattern for other things of the same type. 2. An ideal or typical example of something
artifact (AR-tuh-fakt) An object created by a human, especially something used as a tool or for some other practical purpose and that has archaeological, historical, or cultural interest.
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