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  • 101al|ler|gy — «AL uhr jee», noun, plural gies. 1. unusual sensitiveness to certain substances such as particular kinds of pollen, food, hair, or cloth. Hay fever and asthma are common allergies. Headaches or hives are common signs of allergy. Allergies differ… …

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  • 102an|nul´ler — an|nul «uh NUHL», transitive verb, nulled, nul|ling. 1. to do away with; destroy the force of; make void; cancel: »to annul a plan. The judge annulled the contract because one of the signers was too young. SYNONYM(S): abolish, nullify, abrogate.… …

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  • 103an|ti|al|ler|gic — «AN tee uh LUR jihk», adjective, noun. –adj. preventing or inhibiting the action of an allergen. –n. an antiallergic substance, such as an antihistamine …

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  • 104ant|ler|less — «ANT luhr lihs», adjective. without antlers …

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  • 105ar|til|ler|ist — «ahr TIHL uhr ihst», noun. 1. a gunner; artilleryman. 2. a person who studies the use of artillery …

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  • 106ar|til|ler|y|man — «ahr TIHL uhr ee muhn», noun, plural men. U.S. a soldier who belongs to the artillery; gunner …

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  • 107ar|til|ler|y — «ahr TIHL uhr ee», noun. 1. mounted guns or rocket launchers manned by a crew; guns of larger caliber than machine guns; cannon; ordnance. 2. the part of an army that uses and manages such guns. 3. the science and practice of firing and… …

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  • 108ash|ler|ing — ash|lar|ing or ash|ler|ing «ASH luhr ihng», noun. 1. masonry or a facing of ashlar. 2. a short studding cutting off the angle between the floor and roof in a garret and affording a wall of some height …

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  • 109ash|ler — ash|lar or ash|ler «ASH luhr», noun. 1. a square hewn stone used in building and for pavement. 2. masonry made of ashlars. 3. a similar masonry, usually in thin slabs, used as a facing to a rubble or brick wall. ╂[< Old French aisselier,… …

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  • 110be|dev´il|ler — be|dev|il «bih DEHV uhl», transitive verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling. 1. to trouble greatly; drive frantic; torment: »Biting flies bedeviled the horses. SYNONYM(S): worry, bother …

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