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abandon of spontaneity

abatement of misery


aberrations of judgment


abhorrence of meanness


absence of vainglory


abyss of ignominy


accent of conviction


accretions of time


accumulation of ages


accuracy of aim


acquisition of knowledge


activity of attention


acuteness of sensibility


admixture of fear


affectation of content


affinity of events


age of ignorance


agility of brain


agony of despair


air of assumption


ambitious of success


amiability of disposition


amplitude of space


anachronisms of thought


anchor of moderation


angle of vision


annulment of influence


aping of manners


apostle of culture


ardor of life


arrogance of opinion


aspect of grandeur


assumption of sternness


atmosphere of obscurity


attitude of mind


attribute of weakness


austerities of fanaticism


authority of manner


avalanche of scorn


avenues of dissemination

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