administration
/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
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administration
Word/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
adopt
Word/əˈdɒpt/
To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
advance
Word/ədˈvaːns/
Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.
affair
Word/əˈfɛə/
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
a difficult affair to manage
affordable
Word/əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
an affordable vacation in the local area
afterwards
Word/ˈɑːftə.wədz/
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
agency
Word/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
agenda
Word/əˈdʒɛn.də/
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
aggressive
Word/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
an aggressive policy, war, person, nation
agriculture
Word/ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock