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ad hoc
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adjective
  1. for this particular purpose
  2. special
  3. created on the spur of the moment, impromptu
adieu
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noun (pl=adieux, pl2=adieus)
  1. A farewell; a goodbye.
ad infinitum
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adverb
  1. Endlessly; for ever.
ad nauseam
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adverb
  1. to a nauseating or sickening degree.
aficionado
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noun (plural aficionados or, occasionally, the hypercorrect aficionadi)
  1. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee.
Wiktionary is filled with aficionados of language and etymology.
agent provocateur
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noun
  1. A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group; an instigator, troublemaker
arras
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noun
  1. A tapestry or wall hanging.
arrive
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verb (arrives, arriving, arrived)
  1. (transitive) to reach
We have arrived here
  1. (intransitive) to get to a certain place
We arrived and booked in.
  1. (intransitive) to obtain a level of success or fame.
He had finally arrived on Broadway.
auberge
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noun
  1. Inn
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