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abjuration
_noun_: a formal renunciation or rejection of a belief.
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abduction
_noun_: the act of taking someone away by force.
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adaptation
_noun_: a process of change for survival in a new environment.
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addiction
_noun_: a compulsive habit or dependence on a substance.
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adduction
_noun_: the movement of a limb toward the body.
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adumbration
_noun_: a foreshadowing or vague indication of something.
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adulation
_noun_: excessive praise or admiration.
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aberration
_noun_: a departure from what is normal or expected.
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adulation
_noun_: excessive flattery or admiration.
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aggradation
_noun_: the process of raising land level through sediment.