| appropriateness | (noun) the quality of being specially suitable | - |
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| (noun) appropriate conduct; doing the right thing | Synonyms: rightness |
| appropriation | (noun) a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | - |
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| (noun) incorporation by joining or uniting | Synonyms: annexation |
| (noun) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose | - |
| appropriative | (adjective) of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself | - |
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| appropriator | (noun) someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) | - |
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| approval | (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approving, blessing |
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| (noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion | Synonyms: commendation |
| (noun) a feeling of liking something or someone good | - |
| (noun) acceptance as satisfactory | Synonyms: favorable reception, favourable reception |
| approve | (verb) judge to be right or commendable; think well of | - |
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| (verb) give sanction to | Synonyms: O.K., okay, sanction |
| approved | (adjective) established by authority; given authoritative approval | Synonyms: sanctioned |
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| approver | (noun) an authority with power to approve | - |
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| approving | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive |
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| (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approval, blessing |
| approvingly | (adverb) in an approving manner | - |
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| approximate | (adjective) located close together | Synonyms: close together |
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| (adjective) very close in resemblance | Synonyms: near |
| (adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximative, rough |
| (verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | Synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
| (verb) be close or similar | Synonyms: come close |
| approximately | (adverb) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | Synonyms: about, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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| approximation | (noun) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue | Synonyms: bringing close together |
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| (noun) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) | - |
| (noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | Synonyms: estimate, estimation, idea |
| (noun) an imprecise or incomplete account | - |
| approximative | (adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximate, rough |
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| appurtenance | (noun) a supplementary component that improves capability | Synonyms: accessory, add-on, supplement |
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| (noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | Synonyms: gear, paraphernalia |
| appurtenant | (adjective) furnishing added support | Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary |
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| apractic | (adjective) having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder | Synonyms: apraxic |
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| apraxia | (noun) inability to make purposeful movements | - |
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| apraxic | (adjective) having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder | Synonyms: apractic |
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| apricot | (noun) a shade of pink tinged with yellow | Synonyms: peach, salmon pink, yellowish pink |
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| (noun) downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach | - |
| (noun) Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach | Synonyms: apricot tree |
| apriorism | (noun) belief in a priori principles or reasoning; specifically : the doctrine that knowledge rests upon principles that are self-evident to reason or are presupposed by experience in general. | - |
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| apron | (noun) a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing | - |
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| (noun) a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used | - |
| (noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | Synonyms: forestage, proscenium |
| (noun) (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green | - |
| apropos | (adjective) of an appropriate or pertinent nature | - |
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| (adverb) at an opportune time | Synonyms: seasonably, timely, well-timed |
| (adverb) introducing a different topic | Synonyms: by the bye, by the way, incidentally |
| apse | (noun) a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar | Synonyms: apsis |
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| apsidal | (adjective) of or relating to an apse | - |
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| apsis | (noun) a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar | Synonyms: apse |
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| apt | (adjective) being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | Synonyms: apposite, pertinent |
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| (adjective) (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | Synonyms: disposed, given, minded, tending |
| (adjective) mentally quick and resourceful | Synonyms: clever |
| (adjective) at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant | Synonyms: liable |
| apteral | (adjective) having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides | - |
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| (adjective) (of insects) without wings | Synonyms: apterous |
| apterous | (adjective) (of insects) without wings | Synonyms: apteral |
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| apteryx | (noun) nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes | Synonyms: kiwi |
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| aptitude | (noun) inherent ability | - |
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| aptitudinal | (adjective) of or relating to aptitudes | - |
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| aptly | (adverb) with competence; in a competent capable manner | Synonyms: ably, capably, competently |
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| aptness | (noun) appropriateness for the occasion | Synonyms: appositeness |
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| (noun) a disposition to behave in a certain way | Synonyms: propensity |