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at hand
  • s  close in space; within reach
  • s  close in time; about to occur
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asserted
  • v  state categorically
  • v  to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  • v  insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
  • v  assert to be true
  • s  confidently declared to be so
    the asserted value of the painting
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astonishing
  • v  affect with wonder
  • s  surprising greatly
    the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
  • s  so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    such an enormous response was astonishing
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asserting
  • v  state categorically
  • v  to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  • v  insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
  • v  assert to be true
  • a  relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
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assertive
  • a  aggressively self-assured
    an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
    pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
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assessable
  • s  capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation
  • s  capable of being considered carefully
    the assessable qualities of art
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assiduous
  • s  marked by care and persistent effort
    her assiduous attempts to learn French
    assiduous research
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assigned
  • v  give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • v  give out
    We were assigned new uniforms
  • v  attribute or credit to
  • v  select something or someone for a specific purpose
    The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
  • v  attribute or give
  • v  make undue claims to having
  • v  transfer one's right to
  • v  decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
    The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
  • a  appointed to a post or duty
    assigned personnel
    assigned duties
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assimilable
  • s  able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues
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assimilating
  • v  take up mentally
  • v  become similar to one's environment
  • v  make similar
  • v  take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
  • v  become similar in sound
  • s  capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
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