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- AARDWOLFA nocturnal, insectivorous mammal (Proteles cristatus), having yellowish fur with vertical black stripes, and a long mane down the midline of the neck and back; it is related to an
- AARDWOLVESplural of aardwolf
- ABANDONTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- ABATETo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- ABATEDsimple past and past participle of abate
- ABATESplural of abate
- ABEARTo put up with; to endure; to bear.
- ABEARINGBehaviour.
- ABETTo incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- ABETTEDsimple past and past participle of abet
- ABIOGENESISThe origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
- ABIOGENETICOf or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
- ABIOGENISTOne who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
- ABIOGENISTSplural of abiogenist
- ABJECTExisting in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
- ABJECTEDsimple past and past participle of abject
- ABJECTSplural of abject
- ABJURETo solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- ABJUREDsimple past and past participle of abjure
- ABORNEpast participle of abear
- ABSORBTo include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- ABSORBEDFully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
- ABSORBERSomething that absorbs. A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
- ABSORBINGEngrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
- ABSORPTIVEHaving power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
- ABSTEMIOUSRefraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
- ABSTEMIOUSLYMarked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
- ABSTRUSEDifficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
- ABSTRUSELYIn an abstruse manner.
- ABSTRUSERcomparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
- ACCRETIONIncrease by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth.
- ACCRETIONSplural of accretion
- ACHAGESThe state or condition of having aches.
- ACHETo suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- ACHEDsimple past and past participle of ache
- ACHESplural of ache
- ACHIERcomparative form of achy / achey: more achy / achey
- ACHIESTsuperlative form of achy / achey: most achy / achey
- ACHINESSThe state of being achy.
- ACHYWith or suffering from aches; sore.
- ACORNThe fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
- ACORNEDFurnished or loaded with acorns
- ACORNSplural of acorn
- ACRASIALack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.
- ACREAn English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres. An area
- ACREAGESize, as measured in acres.
- ACREAGESplural of acreage
- ACREDOwning or possessing many acres of land.
- ACRESplural of acre
- ACROSTICA poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
- ACROSTICALLYIn the manner of an acrostic.
- ACROSTICSplural of acrostic
- ACTABLEAble to be acted, as by an actor.
- ACTEDsimple past and past participle of act
- ACTINGTemporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
- ACTINGSplural of acting
- ACTIONThe effort of performing or doing something.
- ACTIONABLEAble to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
- ACTIONABLYIn an actionable manner.
- ACTIONEDsimple past and past participle of action
- ACTIONERAn action movie.
- ACTIONERSplural of actioner
- ACTIONSplural of action
- ACTIVATETo encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
- ACTIVATOROne who, or that which, activates.
- ACTIVATORSplural of activator
- ACTIVEHaving the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
- ACTIVESplural of active
- ACTIVISMThe practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
- ACTIVIZETo convert to activism.
- ACTIVIZEDsimple past and past participle of activize
- ACTSplural of act
- ACTUALrelating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
- ACTUALISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
- ACTUALISEDsimple past and past participle of actualise
- ACTUALISMThe belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
- ACTUALISTA proponent of actualism.
- ACTUALIZETo make real; to realize.
- ACTUALIZEDsimple past and past participle of actualize
- ACTUALIZEROne who or that which actualizes.
- ACTUALIZERSplural of actualizer
- ACTUALSplural of actual
- ADDERAny snake.
- ADDERSplural of adder
- ADJURETo formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to
- ADROITdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- ADROITERcomparative form of adroit: more adroit
- ADROITESTsuperlative form of adroit: most adroit
- ADROITLYDeftly; in an adroit manner.
- ADROITNESSSkillfulness or ease of ability.
- ADZEA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
- ADZEDsimple past and past participle of adze
- ADZERA worker who uses an adze.
- ADZERSplural of adzer
- ADZESplural of adze
- AEGISA mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoul
- AEGISESplural of aegis
- AEROBIOSESplural of aerobiosis
- AEROBIOSISAny form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen)
- AETHERAlternative spelling of ether.