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at hand
  • s  close in space; within reach
  • s  close in time; about to occur
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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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astounded
  • v  affect with wonder
  • s  filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
    astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
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assumed
  • v  take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
  • v  take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  • v  take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
    She assumed strange manners
  • v  take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
  • v  occupy or take on
  • v  seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
    He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
  • v  make a pretence of
    She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
  • v  take up someone's soul into heaven
    This is the day when May was assumed into heaven
  • v  put clothing on one's body
    The queen assumed the stately robes
  • s  adopted in order to deceive
    an assumed name
    an assumed cheerfulness
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assuming
  • v  take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
  • v  take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  • v  take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • v  take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
  • v  occupy or take on
  • v  seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
  • v  make a pretence of
  • v  take up someone's soul into heaven
  • v  put clothing on one's body
  • s  excessively forward
    on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
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assumptive
  • s  excessively forward
    an assumptive person
  • s  accepted as real or true without proof
    assumptive beliefs
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assured
  • v  make certain of
  • v  inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  • v  assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
    I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe
  • v  be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  • v  cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
  • v  make a promise or commitment
  • s  marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
    she paints with an assured hand
  • s  characterized by certainty or security
    a tiny but assured income
    we can never have completely assured lives
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assurgent
  • s  rising from the sea
    a seahorse assurgent
  • s  growing or extending upward
    an assurgent stem or leaf
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assuring
  • v  make certain of
  • v  inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  • v  assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
  • v  be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  • v  cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
  • v  make a promise or commitment
  • s  giving confidence
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