Words Containing ACY

Here's the list of all the 176 Words Containing ACY in the English Language.

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privacy
1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
2. the condition of being concealed or hidden
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accuracy
1. the quality of being near to the true value
2. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
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pharmacy
1. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines
2. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
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democracy
1. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
2. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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legacy
1. (law) a gift of personal property by will
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literacy
1. the ability to read and write
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advocacy
1. active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
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conspiracy
1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
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efficacy
1. capacity or power to produce a desired effect
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piracy
1. hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
2. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
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diplomacy
1. negotiation between nations
2. subtly skillful handling of a situation
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adequacy
1. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
2. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
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legitimacy
1. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
2. undisputed credibility
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bureaucracy
1. nonelective government officials
2. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
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intimacy
1. close or warm friendship
2. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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numeracy
1. skill with numbers and mathematics
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lacy
1. made of or resembling lace
2. having open interstices or resembling a web
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supremacy
1. power to dominate or defeat
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acyclovir
1. an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
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candidacy
1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected
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fallacy
1. a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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tetracycline
1. an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
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acyl
1. any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
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confederacy
1. a union of political organizations
2. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
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illiteracy
1. ignorance resulting from not reading
2. an inability to read
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primacy
1. the state of being first in importance
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aristocracy
1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles
2. the most powerful members of a society
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inaccuracy
1. the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
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delicacy
1. the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
2. something considered choice to eat
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inadequacy
1. lack of an adequate quantity or number
2. a lack of competence
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immediacy
1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency
2. immediate intuitive awareness
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racy
1. full of zest or vigor
2. marked by richness and fullness of flavor
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lunacy
1. obsolete terms for legal insanity
2. foolish or senseless behavior
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papacy
1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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theocracy
1. a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
2. the belief in government by divine guidance
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acyclic
1. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
2. having an open chain structure
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celibacy
1. an unmarried status
2. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
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degeneracy
1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
2. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
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indeterminacy
1. the quality of being vague and poorly defined
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autocracy
1. a political system governed by a single individual
2. a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
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meritocracy
1. a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
2. the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
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