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- ABATISA means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently forti
- ABOIDEAUA tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
- ABOMAAny of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.
- ABORDThe act of approaching or arriving; approach.
- ACADEMISTAn academic philosopher.
- ACAJOUThe cashew tree.
- ACETYLENEAny organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
- ACIDULATETo make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
- ACOUCHIAny of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
- ACQUISEllipsis of acquis communautaire. The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
- ACTANTThat which acts; a source of action or activity.
- ACTINIUMA radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores. An atom of this element.
- ADJOINTUsed in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
- ADOPTEEAn adopted son or daughter.
- AEROBEAny organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
- AERONAUTA person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
- AFFICHEA written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
- AGAMIA South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- AGRAFEAlternative form of agraffe: a hook or fastener on clothing.
- AIDEAn assistant.
- AIGRETTEA feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- AIGUILLEA needle-shaped peak.
- AILERONThe hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
- AILETTEA small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights.
- AIOLIA type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.
- ALEGARvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALEGARSvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALERTAttentive; awake; on guard.
- ALEVINNewly hatched fish, especially salmon.
- ALGEBRAICOf, or relating to, algebra.
- ALIENISTAn expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
- ALIZARINA red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
- ALLEEA tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a landscaped garden.
- ALLOTROPICDescribing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
- AMBIANCEA particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
- AMELIORATETo make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
- AMENDEA monetary punishment; a fine.
- AMENDSplural of amend
- AMOURETTEA petty love affair.
- AMPEREA unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
- AMPHIGOURIAlternative form of amphigory
- AMPHIGOURISAlternative form of amphigory
- AMPOULEA small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
- ANAEROBEAn anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
- ANALYSTSomeone who analyzes.
- ANDOUILLETTEA small andouille (type of sausage).
- ANOSMATICLacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
- ANTEROOMA room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
- AOUDADThe Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
- APLOMBSelf-confidence; poise; composure.
- APPELAn act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
- APPOINTEEa person who is appointed
- APRESAfter
- APROPOSOf an appropriate or pertinent nature.
- ARABESQUEAn elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
- AREICOf or pertaining to area; especially used to describe a measurement per unit area.
- ARGOTA secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- ARKOSEAn arenite sandstone consisting of at least 25% feldspar grains.
- ARMOZEENA thick plain silk, generally black, used for clerical garments.
- ARTESIANOf a water supply, rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
- ARTISTEA public performer, especially of song or dance.
- ARTISTICHaving or revealing creative skill.
- ASCENDEURA metal grip that attaches to a rope sling and can be tightened to hold a climber or loosened to allow the climber to move.
- ASHETA large, shallow, oval dish used for serving food.
- ASPIRANTSomeone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
- ATTRISTTo sadden; to make sad.
- AUBERGISTEAn innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
- AUDITIVEOf or relating to hearing; auditory.
- AUDITIVESOf or relating to hearing; auditory.
- AUNEAn old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
- AUTEURA creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.
- AUTOBUSA motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- AVALA financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.
- AVIATORAn aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
- AVOCETAny of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
- AVOYERA chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland.
- BACTERIOPHAGEA virus that specifically infects bacteria.
- BADINAGEPlayful raillery; banter.
- BADINERIEA brief and lively dance.
- BAGUETTEA narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
- BAHUTA portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portma
- BAIGNOIREA box of the lowest tier in a theatre.
- BAIZEA thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
- BALLADEAny of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.
- BALSAMICProducing balsam.
- BALUSTEREDHaving one or more balusters.
- BANALITYThe quality of being banal.
- BANDAGEA strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
- BANDEAUXplural of bandeau
- BANDELETA small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
- BANKEROne who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bill
- BANLIEUEThe outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing.
- BARACHOISA coastal lagoon partially or totally separated from the ocean by a sand or shingle bar.
- BARAGOUINA pidgin. A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
- BAREGINEA grey, gelatinous deposit in the sulphurous waters of the Barèges spa.
- BASILICA basilica.
- BASOCHEA guild of legal clerks in pre-revolutionary France.
- BASQUEThe part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
- BASTIDEA mansion in Provence.