able | a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity |
about | ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
above | ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher |
above-mentioned | a. mentioned or named earlier in the same text |
abreast | a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction |
abroad | ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings |
abrogation | n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation |
abruptly | ad. quickly and without warning |
absent-minded | a. lost in thought; showing preoccupation |
abstraction | n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
accent | n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important |
accept | v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to |
acceptable | a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage |
acceptance | n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) |
accordance | n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights |
according | a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by |
accordingly | ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given |
accrued | v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition |
accumulative | a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing |
accurately | ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes |
accustom | v. make psychologically or physically used (to something) |
ache | v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
aching | n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain |
acknowledgment | n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone |
acre | n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean |
acrobat | n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination |
acrobatics | n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat |
act | v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected |
action | v. put in effect
n. the state of being active |
active | a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation |
activity | n. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
n. an organic process that takes place in the body |
actor | n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer |
actuality | n. the state of actually existing objectively |
add | v. bestow a quality on
v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of |
addition | n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area |
adequately | ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree |
adjective | n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns |
adjustable | a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated |
admirable | a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval |
advantage | n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
advantageous | a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness |
adverb | n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun |
adverbial | a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb |
advertisement | n. a public promotion of some product or service |
advertising | n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services |
advice | n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action |
advise | v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something |
adviser | n. an expert who gives advice |
aeroplane | n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
affair | n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern |
afloat | a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water |
aforesaid | a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
afraid | a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness |
africa | n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean |
african | a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa |
after | ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
afternoon | n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell |
afterward | ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
age | n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older |
aggravation | n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse |
aggression | n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior |
ago | a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past |
agonize | v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish |
agree | v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together |
agreeably | ad. in an enjoyable manner |
agreed | v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together |
agricultural | a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming |
ahead | ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time |
aids | n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles |
aimless | a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another |
airline | n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure |
airliner | n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers |
airmail | n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail |
airplane | n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
airport | n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo |
airway | n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) |
alarming | a. frightening because of an awareness of danger |
alcohol | n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation |
alcoholic | a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol |
alcoholism | n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol... |
ale | n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume |
algebra | n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations |
alienation | n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility |
alive | a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit |
all | ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
a. completely given to or absorbed by |
allied | a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I |
allocation | n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan |
allotment | n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose |
allow | v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
almost | ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but |
aloud | ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume |
alphabet | n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language |
altogether | n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') |
always | ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case |
ambient | a. completely enveloping |
america | n. North America and South America and Central America
n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc... |
american | n. the English language as used in the United States
a. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas |
amplifier | n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it |
amusement | n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention |
analogue | a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
n. something having the property of being analogous to something else |
ancient | a. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
n. a very old person |
angel | n. spiritual being attendant upon God
n. person of exceptional holiness |
anger | n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry |
angle | v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly |
angry | a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
a. feeling or showing anger |
animal | a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
annoyance | n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone |
another | a. any of various alternatives; some other |
answer | v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of |
ant | n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
antecedent | n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
n. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun |
antonymous | a. of words: having opposite meanings |
anxiously | ad. with anxiety or apprehension |
any | ad. to any degree or extent
a. one or some or every or all without specification |
anyway | ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever |
anywhere | ad. at or in or to any place |
apartment | n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house |
apparently | ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |
appear | v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published |
appearance | n. the act of appearing in public view
n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action |
applause | n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together |
apple | n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
appreciably | ad. to a noticeable degree |
apprize | v. increase the value of
v. make aware of |
approximation | n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue |
april | n. the month following March and preceding May |
arabian | n. a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
n. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia |
arabic | n. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
a. relating to or characteristic of Arabs |
arbitrate | v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
arbitration | n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) |
archaeologist | n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture |
arctic | a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
argument | n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
n. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program |
aristocratic | a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy |
arm | v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm |
armchair | n. chair with a support on each side for arms |
army | n. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
n. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare |
around | ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction |
arrival | n. the act of arriving at a certain place
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived) |
arrive | v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top |
arrogantly | ad. in an arrogant manner |
arrow | n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow |
art | n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively |
artist | n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination |
artistic | a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing |
as | ad. to the same degree (often followed by `as')
n. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and real... |
asean | n. an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism |
ash | v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats |
ashore | ad. towards the shore from the water |
ashtray | n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes |
asia | n. the nations of the Asian continent collectively
n. the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations |
asian | n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture |
ask | v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to |
asleep | ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state |
ass | n. hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
n. a pompous fool |
assassinate | v. murder; especially of socially prominent persons
v. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation |
assassinator | n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed |
assertion | n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something |
associative | a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination |
astonishment | n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
astronaut | n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft |
at | n. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
n. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos |
athletic | a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes |
atlantic | a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east |
atmospheric | a. relating to or located in the atmosphere |
attentively | ad. with attention; in an attentive manner |
attributable | a. capable of being attributed |
attribution | n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source |
attributive | a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify |
aunt | n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle |
aural | a. relating to or characterized by an aura
a. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear |
auspice | n. a favorable omen |
australia | n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
n. the smallest continent; between ... |
australian | n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages |
autumn | n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees |
availability | n. the quality of being at hand when needed |
await | v. look forward to the probable occurrence of |
awake | a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive |
awaken | v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious |
award | n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit |
away | ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) |
awesome | a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder |
awfully | ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner |
awkwardness | n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape |
ax | v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax |
axial | a. relating to or attached to the axis
a. situated on or along or in the direction of an axis |
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