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adulation flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved adulterate make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted substances Advent arrival adventitious accidental; casual; happening by chance adversary opponent; enemy adverse going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile adversity great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event advert refer advocacy support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something advocate speak in favor of; support ; urge; plead for aegis shield; protection; defense aerie nest of a large bird of prey aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful ; CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics affable easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly affected artificial; pretended | 
