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adoption
adult (adjective, noun)
advance (noun, verb)
advantage (noun)
adventure (noun)
adventurous
advertise (verb)
advertisement (noun)
advice
advise (verb)
affair (noun)
affect (verb)
affection
affectionate
afford (verb)
afraid (adjective)
after (adverb, conjunction, preposition)
afternoon
again (adverb)
against (preposition)
age (noun, verb)
aged (adjective)
agency (noun)
agenda (noun)
agent (noun)
aggravation
aggressive
ago
agree (verb)
agreement (noun)
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emanate
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to come out from a source
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