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- abrade (a,ab)
- to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- abscond (a,ab)
- to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution
- absent (a,ab)
- –adjective 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class. 2. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind. 3. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face. –verb (used with object) 4. to take or keep (oneself) away: to absent oneself from a meeting. –preposition 5. in the absence of; without: Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve.
- amoral (a,ab)
- 1. not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral. 2. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person.
- atheistic (a,ab)
- pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
- addend (ad)
- 1. any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum. 2. (formerly) a number that is added to another in forming a sum.
- agrarian (ager,agri)
- 1. relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property: agrarian laws. 2. pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups: an agrarian movement.
- agriculture (ager,agri)
- the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
- albino (albus)
- 1. a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin. 2. an animal or plant with a marked deficiency in pigmentation.
- albescent (albus)
- becoming white; whitish.
- alias (alius)
- a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith†is an alias for Simpson.
- alibi (alius)
- an excuse, esp. to avoid blame.
- alien (alius)
- a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization (distinguished from citizen).
- altitude (altus)
- the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, esp. above sea level on earth.
- altimeter (altus)
- a sensitive aneroid barometer that is graduated and calibrated, used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point by a comparison of air pressures.
- alto (altus)
- 1. the lowest female voice; contralto. 2. the highest male voice; countertenor. 3. a singer with such a voice. 4. a musical part for such a voice. 5. the second highest of the four parts of a mixed vocal chorus, or the voices or persons singing this part. 6. the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments, as the viola in the violin family or the althorn in the cornet family.
- ambulatory (ambulo)
- 1. of, pertaining to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside. 2. adapted for walking, as the limbs of many animals. 3. moving about or from place to place; not stationary: an ambulatory tribe.
- ample (amplus)
- fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
- amicable (amicus)
- characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
- amity (amicus)
- 1. friendship; peaceful harmony. 2. mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, esp. between nations; peace; accord.
- amorous (amor)
- 1. inclined or disposed to love, esp. sexual love: an amorous disposition. 2. showing or expressing love: an amorous letter.
- animated (animus)
- full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- annual (annus)
- of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annuity (annus)
- a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.
- anntebellum (ante)
- before or existing before the war, esp. the American Civil War.
- antecedent (ante)
- preceding; prior: an antecedent event
- antediluvian (ante)
- before the Flood (in the Bible); pertaining to the time before the Flood
- antemeridian (ante)
- 1. occurring before noon. 2. of or pertaining to the forenoon.
- antemortem (ante)
- before death: an antemortem confession.
- antenatal (ante)
- prenatal: an antenatal clinic.
- antiquariun(antiquus)
- pertaining to antiquaries or to the study of antiquities.
- antique (antiquus)
- of or belonging to the past; not modern.
- antiquity (antiquus)
- the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity.
- appellation (apello)
- a name, title, or designation.
- aquaculture (aqua)
- the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, esp. fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture.
- aquarelle (aqua)
- 1. a watercolor. 2. Printing. a printed picture that has been colored manually by applying watercolor through stencils, each color requiring a different stencil
- aquarium (aqua)
- a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
- aquatic (aqua)
- 1. of, in, or pertaining to water. 2. living or growing in water: aquatic plant life. 3. taking place or practiced on or in water: aquatic sports.
- armaments (arma)
- The weapons and supplies of war with which a military unit is equipped.
- aviary (avis)
- a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.