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| abase |
v. ~ oneself/sb lower oneself/sb in dignity; degrade oneself/sb ; |
| abash |
to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of:disconcert |
| abate |
v. make or become less |
| abbreviate |
v. ~ sth shorten (a word, phrase, etc), esp by omitting letters |
| abdicate |
v. resign from or formally renounce the throne |
| aberrant |
adj. not following the normal or correct way |
| aberration |
n. deviation from what is accepted as normal or right |
| abet |
v. ~ sb (in sth) help or encourage sb to commit an offence or do sth wrong |
| abeyance |
n. be in abeyance; fall/go into abeyance (of a right, rule, problem, etc) be suspended temporarily; not be in force or use for a time |
| abhor |
v. feel hatred and disgust for (sb/sth); detest |
| abide |
v. (esp with can/could, in negative sentences or questions can/could) tolerate (sb/sth); endure; bear |
| abject |
adj. wretched; hopeless |
| abjure |
v. promise or swear to give up (a claim, an opinion, a belief, etc); renounce formally |
| ablution |
n. (fml or joc ) ceremonial washing of the body, hands, sacred vessels, etc |
| abnegation |
n. denial or renunciation (of a doctrine) |
| abode |
n. house; home |
| abolish |
v. end the existence of |
| abominable |
adj. ~(fml ) causing disgust; detestable |
| abominate |
v. feel hatred or disgust for (sth/sb); detest; loathe |
| aboriginal |
adj. inhabiting a land from a very early period, esp before the arrival of colonists |
| abortive |
adj. coming to nothing; unsuccessful |
| abrasive |
adj. that scrapes or rubs sth away; rough |
| abridge |
v. make shorter, esp by using fewer words; condense |
| abrogate |
v. cancel, repeal or annul (sth) |
| abscission |
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation. |
| abscond |
v. ~go away suddenly and secretly, esp in order to avoid arrest |
| absolute |
adj. complete; total |
| absolve |
v. ~ sb (fml esp law , ) clear sb (of guilt); declare sb free (from blame, a promise, a duty, etc) |
| abstain |
v. ~ keep oneself from doing or enjoying sth, esp from taking alcoholic drinks; refrain ; |
| abstemious |
adj. not taking much food or drink; not self-indulgent; moderate |
| abstinence |
n. ~ abstaining, esp from food or alcoholic drinks |
| abstract |
adj. existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or practical existence |
| abstruse |
adj. difficult to understand |
| abusive |
adj. criticizing harshly and rudely; insulting |
| abut |
v. ~ on/against sth (of land or a building) have a common boundary or side with sth; adjoin sth |
| abysmal |
adj. extremely bad |
| abyss |
n. hole so deep that it seems to have no bottom |
| academic |
adj. of schools, colleges, etc |
| accede |
v. ~ (fml ) take office |
| accelerate |
v. make move faster or happen earlier; increase the speed of |
| accessible |
adj. ~ that can be reached, used, etc |
| accessory |
n. thing that is a useful or decorative extra but that is not essential; minor fitting or attachment |
| acclaim |
v. welcome (sb/sth) with shouts of approval; applaud loudly |
| acclimate |
to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| acclivity |
n. upward slope |
| accolade |
n. praise; approval |
| accommodate |
v. provide lodging or room for |
| accomplice |
n. person who helps another to do sth wicked or illegal |
| accord |
n. peace treaty; agreement |
| accost |
v. approach and speak to (sb) boldly |
| accoutre |
equip |
| accretion |
n. growth or increase by means of gradual additions |
| accrue |
v. ~ (from sth) come as a natural increase or advantage, esp financial; accumulate |
| acerbity |
Sourness of taste, character, or tone. |
| acetic |
adj. of, containing, producing, or derived from acetic acid or vinegar |
| acidulous |
adj. rather sharp or bitter in taste or manner |
| acknowledge |
v. accept the truth of admit (sth) |
| acme |
n. highest stage of development; point of perfection |
| acne |
n. inflammation of the oil-glands of the skin, producing red pimples on the face and neck |
| acoustics |
n. qualities of a room, hall, etc that make it good or bad for carrying sound |
| acquiesce |
v. ~ (fml ) accept sth without protest; offer no opposition (to a plan, conclusion, etc) |
| acquittal |
n. judgement that a person is not guilty of the crime with which he has been charged |
| acrid |
adj. having a strongly bitter smell or taste |
| acrimonious |
adj. bitter |
| acrophobia |
"acro'phobic adjectiv |
| actuarial |
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| actuary |
n. expert who calculates insurance risks and premiums |
| actuate |
v. make (a machine, an electrical device, etc) move or work; make (a process) begin , ; |
| acuity |
n. (esp of thought or the senses) sharpness; acuteness |
| acumen |
n. ability to understand and judge things quickly and clearly; shrewdness |
| acute |
adj. very great; severe |
| adage |
n. traditional saying; proverb ; |
| adamant |
adj. firmly or stubbornly determined; unwilling to be persuaded |
| adapt |
v. ~ sth (for sth) make sth suitable for a new use, situation, etc; modify sth |
| addendum |
n. thing that is to be added |
| addiction |
n. ~ condition of taking drugs, etc habitually and being unable to stop doing so without suffering adverse effects |
| addle |
v. confuse (sth/sb); muddle |
| address |
n. details of where a person lives, works or can be found, and where letters, etc may be delivered |
| adept |
adj. ~ ~ (at/in doing sth) expert or skilful in (doing) sth |
| adhere |
v. ~ (to sth) remain attached (to sth); stick (as if) by means of glue or suction |
| adherent |
n. supporter of a party or doctrine |
| adjacent |
having a common endpoint or border also immediately preceding or following |
| adjoin |
v. be next or nearest to and joined with |
| adjourn |
v. stop (a meeting, etc) for a time; postpone |
| adjunct |
n. ~ thing that is added or attached to sth else but is less important and not essential |
| adjuration |
solemn urging |
| adjutant |
n. army officer responsible for administrative work in a battalion |
| admonish |
to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner |
| adore |
v. love deeply and respect (sb) highly |
| adorn |
v. ~ sth/sb/oneself add beauty or ornament to sth/sb/oneself |
| adroit |
adj. ~ skilful; clever |
| adulation |
n. excessive admiration or praise; flattery |
| adulterate |
v. make poorer in quality by adding another substance |
| Advent |
n. the ~ of sth/sb the approach or arrival of |
| adventitious |
adj. not planned; accidental |
| adversary |
n. opponent in a contest; enemy |
| adverse |
adj. not favourable; contrary |
| adversity |
n. unfavourable conditions; trouble |
| advert |
n. = advertisement |
| advocacy |
n. ~ giving of support (to a cause, etc) |
| advocate |
v. speak publicly in favour of (sth); recommend; support |
| aegis |
n. under the aegis of sb/sth with the protection or support of sb/sth, esp a public institution |
| aerie |
= eyrie |
| aesthetic |
adj. concerned with beauty and the appreciation of beauty |
| affable |
adj. polite and friendly |
| affected |
adj. not natural or genuine; pretended; artificial |
| affidavit |
n. written statement that can be used as evidence in court, made by sb who swears that it is true |
| affiliation |
n. affiliating or being affiliated |
| affinity |
n. ~ ~ (between A and B) structural resemblance or similarity of character; relationship |
| affirmation |
n. affirming |
| affix |
v. ~ sth (fml ) stick, fasten or attach sth |
| affliction |
n. pain; suffering; distress |
| affluence |
n. abundance of money, goods or property; wealth |
| affront |
n. ~ (to sb/sth) deliberately insulting or disrespectful remark, action, etc, esp in public |
| afterlife |
n. existence that is thought by some to follow death |
| agape |
adj. ~ (of the mouth) wide open, esp with wonder |
| agenda |
n. matters of business to be discussed at a meeting, etc |
| agglomeration |
n. action of agglomerating |
| aggrandize |
to make appear great or greater:praise highly |
| aggregate |
v. ~ sb (fml ) be formed or bring sb into an assembled group or amount |
| aghast |
adj. ~ filled with horror or amazement |
| agility |
nimbleness |
| agitate |
v. cause anxiety to (a person, his feelings, etc); disturb; excite |
| agnostic |
n. person who believes that nothing can be known about the existence of God or of anything except material things |
| agog |
adj. eager; excited |
| agrarian |
adj. of land |
| airy |
adj. having plenty of fresh air moving about; well-ventilated |
| alacrity |
n. prompt and eager readiness |
| alchemy |
n. medieval form of chemistry, the chief aim of which was to discover how to turn ordinary metals into gold , |
| alcove |
n. small space in a room, etc formed by part of the wall being set back; recess |
| alias |
n. name by which a person is called at other times or in other places; false name |
| alienate |
v. ~ sb cause sb to become unfriendly or indifferent; estrange sb |
| alimentary |
adj. of food and digestion |
| alimony |
n. allowance that a court may order a man to pay to his wife or former wife before or after a legal separation or divorce |
| allay |
v. make (sth) less; relieve |
| allege |
v. state (sth) as a fact but without proof; give as an argument or excuse |
| allegiance |
n. ~ (to sb/sth) support of or loyalty to a government, ruler, cause, etc |
| allegory |
n. story, painting or description in which the characters and events are meant as symbols of purity, truth, patience, etc , |
| alleviate |
v. make less severe; ease |
| alliteration |
n. occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words in succession, as in sing a song of sixpence or as thick as thieves , sing a song of sixpence as thick as thieves |
| allocate |
v. ~ sth allot or assign sth (to sb/sth) for a special purpose |
| alloy |
n. metal formed of a mixture of metals or of metal and another substance |
| allude |
v. ~ to sb/sth (fml ) mention sb/sth briefly or indirectly |
| allure |
v. tempt or attract (sb) by the expectation of gaining sth |
| allusion |
n. ~ indirect reference |
| alluvial |
adj. made of sand, earth, etc left by rivers or floods, esp in a delta |
| alms |
n. money, clothes, food, etc given to poor people |
| aloft |
adv. up in the air; overhead |
| aloof |
adj. ~ cool and remote in character; unconcerned |
| altercation |
n. (act of) quarrelling or arguing noisily |
| altruistic |
(adj.) unselfish |
| amalgam |
n. alloy of mercury with another metal |
| amalgamate |
v. ~ (with sb/sth) (cause people or things to) combine or unite |
| amass |
v. gather together or collect (sth), esp in large quantities |
| amazon |
n. tall strong athletic woman |
| ambidextrous |
adj. able to use the left hand or the right hand equally well |
| ambience |
n. environment; atmosphere of a place |
| ambiguous |
adj. having more than one possible meaning |
| ambivalence |
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
| amble |
v. ride or walk at a slow, leisurely pace |
| ambrosia |
n. food of the gods |
| ambulatory |
walking |
| ambush |
n. waiting in a hidden position to make a surprise attack |
| ameliorate |
v. (cause sth to) become better |
| amenable |
adj. ~ (of people) willing to be influenced or controlled (by sth) |
| amend |
v. correct an error in (sth); make minor improvements in; change slightly |
| amenities |
[ amenity: ] [often pl] a useful or pleasant facility or service |
| amiable |
adj. showing and inspiring friendliness; pleasant and good-tempered |
| amicable |
adj. showing friendliness; without hostility |
| amiss |
adj. , adv wrong(ly); inappropriate(ly) |
| amity |
n. friendly relationship between people or countries |
| amnesia |
n. partial or total loss of memory |
| amnesty |
n. general pardon, esp for offences against the State |
| amok |
adv. run amok rush about in a wild and angry frenzy |
| amoral |
adj. not based on moral standards; not following any moral rules ; |
| amorous |
adj. readily showing or feeling love; relating to love |
| amorphous |
adj. having no definite shape or form; not organized |
| amphibian |
n. animal able to live both on land and in water |
| amphitheater |
oval building with tiers of seats |
| ample |
adj. enough |
| amplify |
v. increase (sth) in size or strength |
| amputate |
v. cut off by surgical operation |
| amulet |
n. piece of jewellery, etc worn as a charm1( |
| anachronism |
n. mistake of placing sth in the wrong historical period |
| analgesia |
n. loss of ability to feel pain while still conscious |
| analgesic |
adj. n substance that relieves pain |
| analogous |
adj. ~ partially similar or parallel; offering an analogy |
| analogy |
n. ~ partial similarity between two things that are compared |
| anarchist |
n. person who believes in anarchism |
| anarchy |
n. absence of government or control in society; lawlessness |
| anathema |
n. detested person or thing |
| anathematize |
declare to be evil or anathema |
| ancestry |
n. line of ancestors |
| anchor |
n. heavy metal device attached to a rope, chain, etc and used to moor a ship or boat to the sea-bottom or a balloon to the ground |
| ancillary |
adj. ~ helping in a subsidiary way |
| anecdote |
n. short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event , |
| anemia |
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles |
| anesthetic |
= anaesthesia, anaesthetic |
| anguish |
n. severe physical or mental pain |
| angular |
adj. having angles or sharp corners |
| animadversion |
n. criticism |
| animated |
adj. lively |
| animosity |
n. ~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) strong dislike or of hostility |
| animus |
n. animosity shown in speech or action |
| annals |
n. story of events year by year; historical records |
| anneal |
v. make tough by cooling slowly after heating |
| annex |
v. take possession of |
| annihilate |
v. destroy completely |
| annotate |
v. add notes to giving explanation or comment |
| annuity |
n. fixed sum of money paid to sb yearly, usu for the remaining part of his lifetime |
| annul |
v. declare (sth) no longer valid; abolish; cancel |
| anodyne |
n, adj that can relieve pain |
| anoint |
v. ~ sb apply oil or ointment to sb (esp as a religious ceremony) |
| anomalous |
adj. different from what is normal; irregular |
| anomaly |
n. anomalous thing; irregularity |
| anonymity |
n. state of being anonymous |
| antagonism |
n~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) active opposition or hostility, esp between two people |
| antagonistic |
adj. ~ showing or feeling antagonism; hostile |
| antecede |
be earlier in time; go back further |
| antecedents |
ancestr |
| antediluvian |
adj. of the time before Noah's Flood |
| anthem |
n. short musical composition, usu for a choir and an organ, to be sung in religious services, often with words taken from the Bible , |
| anthology |
n. collection of poems or pieces of prose on the same subject or by the same writer |
| anthropoid |
adj. man-like in form |
| anthropologist |
n. student of or expert in anthropology |
| anthropomorphic |
adj. treating gods, animals, etc as human in form and personality , |
| anticlimax |
n. disappointing end to a series of events which had seemed likely to become more interesting, exciting or impressive |
| antidote |
n. ~ substance that acts against the effects of a poison or disease |
| antipathy |
settled aversion or dislike:DISTASTE |
| antiquated |
adj. (of things) out of date, obsolete , |
| antique |
adj. belonging to the distant past |
| antiquity |
n. ancient times, esp before the Middle Ages |
| antiseptic |
n. substance that prevents a wound, etc from becoming septic, esp by destroying bacteria |
| antithesis |
n. ~ (of/to sth/sb) direct opposite |
| antler |
n. branched horn of a stag or of some other deer |
| anvil |
n. iron block on which a smith shapes heated metal by hammering it |
| apathetic |
adj. showing or feeling apathy |
| apathy |
n. ~ lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern; indifference |
| ape |
n. any of the four primates (gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-utan, gibbon) most closely related to man . |
| aperture |
n. narrow opening |
| apex |
n. top or highest point |
| aphasia |
n. partial or total loss of ability to speak or understand spoken language, caused by damage to the brain |
| aphorism |
n. short wise saying; maxim ; |
| apiarist |
n. person who keeps bees |
| apiary |
n. place with a number of hives where bees are kept |
| apiculture |
the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey |
| aplomb |
n. confidence and self-control; poise |
| apocalyptic |
adj. prophesying great and dramatic events like those in the Apocalypse |
| apocryphal |
adj. not likely to be genuine; untrue or invented |
| apogee |
n. position in the orbit of the moon, a planet or a satellite when it is at its greatest distance from the earth , |
| apolitical |
adj. not interested or involved in politics |
| apologist |
n. person who defends a doctrine by logical argument |
| apoplexy |
n. sudden inability to feel or move, caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain , |
| apostate |
n. person who renounces his former beliefs, etc |
| apothecary |
n. person who prepares and sells medicines and medical goods |
| apothegm |
= apophthegm |
| apotheosis |
n. (of a human being) making or becoming a god or a sain |
| appall |
to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| apparent |
adj. clearly seen or understood; obvious |
| apparition |
n. appearance, esp of sth startling, strange or unexpected , |
| appease |
v. make quiet or calm, usu by making concessions or by satisfying demands |
| appellation |
n. name or title; system of naming ; |
| append |
v. ~ sth (fml ) attach or add sth (esp in writing) |
| application |
n. ~ (to sb) (for sth) formal request |
| apposite |
adj. ~ (of a remark, etc) very appropriate (for a purpose or an occasion) |
| appraise |
v. assess the value or quality of |
| appreciate |
v. understand and enjoy (sth); value highly |
| apprehend |
v. seize (sb); arrest |
| apprehensive |
adj. ~ ~ (that.../for sb/sth) feeling anxiety; fearful; uneasy |
| apprise |
v. ~ sb of sth inform sb of sth |
| approbation |
n. approval; consent |
| appropriate |
adj. ~ suitable; right and proper |
| appurtenances |
[ appurtenance: ] a secondary or less significant thing or part |
| apropos |
adv, adj appropriate or relevant to what is being said or done |
| aptitude |
n. ~ natural ability or skill |
| aquiline |
adj. of or like an eagle |
| arable |
n. , adj suitable for ploughing and for growing crops |
| arbiter |
n. ~ person who has power to decide what will be done, accepted, etc with regard to sth |
| arbitrary |
adj. based on personal opinion or impulse, not on reason |
| arbitrate |
v. ~ (between A and B) make a judgement about or settle (a dispute) between two parties (usu when asked by them to do so) |
| arboreal |
adj. of or living in trees |
| arboretum |
n. place where trees are grown for scientific study or for display |
| arcade |
n. covered passage or area, esp one with an arched roof and shops along one or both sides |
| arcane |
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge |
| arch- |
comb form chief; most important |
| archaeology |
n. study of ancient civilizations by scientific analysis of physical remains found in the ground |
| archaic |
adj. of a much earlier or an ancient period in history |
| archetype |
n. original or ideal model from which others are copied; prototype ; |
| archipelago |
n. (sea surrounding a) group of many islands |
| archives |
n. historical documents or records of a government, town, etc |
| ardor |
extreme vigor or energy:INTENSITY |
| arduous |
adj. needing much effort or energy; laborious |
| argot |
n. words and phrases used by a particular group and not intended to be understood by others; cant ; |
| aria |
n. song for one voice, esp in an opera or oratorio |
| arid |
adj. having little or no rainfall; dry |
| aristocracy |
n. highest social class; the nobility |
| armada |
n. large fleet of ships |
| aromatic |
adj. having a pleasant, distinctive smell; fragrant |
| arraign |
v. ~ sb (law ) bring a criminal charge against sb; bring sb to court for trial |
| array |
v. place (esp armed forces, troops, etc) in battle order |
| arrears |
n. money that is owed and should have been paid earlier |
| arrhythmic |
lacking rhythm or regularity |
| arrogance |
a feeling or an impression of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims |
| arroyo |
a brook; a creek a water-carved gully or channel |
| arsenal |
n. place where weapons and ammunition are made or stored |
| artery |
n. any of the tubes carrying blood from the heart to all parts of the body |
| artful |
adj. cunningly clever at getting what one wants; crafty |
| articulate |
adj. able to express one's ideas clearly in words |
| artifacts |
something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; especially :an object remaining from a particular period |
| artifice |
n. clever trickery; deception |
| artisan |
a manually skilled worker |
| artless |
adj. simple and natural; without deceit |
| ascendancy |
n. ~ (position of) having dominant power or control |
| ascertain |
v. discover (sth) so that one is certain; get to know |
| ascetic |
adj. not allowing oneself pleasures and comforts; having or involving a very austere life |
| ascribe |
v. ~ sth to sb/sth consider sth to be caused by, written by or belonging to sb/sth |
| aseptic |
adj. free from bacteria that cause a thing to become septic; surgically clean |
| ashen |
adj. like ashes in colour; very pale |
| asinine |
adj. stupid or stubborn |
| askance |
adv. look |
| askew |
adj. , adv not in a straight or level position; crooked |
| asperity |
n. harshness or severity, esp of manner |
| aspersion |
slanderous remark |
| aspirant |
n. ~ (fml ) person who is ambitious (for fame, promotion, success, etc) |
| aspiration |
n. ~ ~ (to do sth) strong desire or ambition |
| aspire |
v. ~ after/to sth desire strongly to achieve sth; have ambition for sth |
| assail |
v. ~ sb (fml ) attack sb violently or repeatedly |
| assay |
n. testing of esp metals for quality |
| assent |
n. ~ (fml ) agreement; approval |
| assert |
v. make others recognize (sth) by behaving firmly and confidently |
| assessment |
n. action of assessing |
| assiduous |
adj. showing constant and careful attention |
| assimilate |
v. (cause sth to) become absorbed into the body after digestion |
| assuage |
v. make (sth) less severe; soothe |
| assumption |
n. thing accepted as true or as sure to happen, but not proved |
| assurance |
n. confident belief in one's own abilities and powers |
| asteroid |
n. any of many small planets revolving round the sun, esp between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| astigmatism |
n. defect in an eye or a lens that prevents correct focusing |
| astral |
adj. of or from the stars |
| astringent |
n. substance, used medically or in cosmetics, that makes skin or body tissue contract and so stops bleeding |
| astronomical |
adj. of astronomy |
| astute |
adj. clever and quick at seeing how to gain an advantage; shrewd |
| asunder |
adv. into pieces; apart |
| asylum |
n. safety; refuge |
| asymmetric |
adj. not having parts that correspond to each other in size, shape, etc; lacking symmetry |
| atavism |
n. reappearance in a person of a characteristic or quality that has not been seen in his family for many generations |
| atheistic |
adj. |
| atone |
v. ~ (fml ) act in a way that compensates for a previous wrong, error, etc |
| atrocity |
n. great wickedness or cruelty |
| atrophy |
n. wasting away of the body or part of it through lack of nourishment or use |
| attentive |
adj. ~ giving attention (to sb/sth); alert and watchful |
| attenuate |
v. make (sth/sb) thin or slender |
| attest |
v. ~ (to) sth be or give clear proof of sth |
| attire |
n. clothes; dress |
| attribute |
v. ~ sth to sb/sth regard sth as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb/sth |
| attrition |
n. process of gradually weakening sb's strength and confidence by continuous harassment |
| atypical |
adj. not representative or characteristic of its type; not typical |
| audacious |
adj. showing a willingness to take risks; daring; fearless |
| audit |
n. official examination of accounts to see that they are in order |
| augment |
v. make (sth) larger in number or size; increase |
| augury |
omen; prophecy |
| august |
majestic, venerable |
| aureole |
sun's corona; halo |
| auroral |
[ aurora: ] an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. |
| auspicious |
adj. showing signs of future success; favourable; promising |
| austere |
adj. severely and strictly moral; having no pleasures or comforts |
| austerity |
n. quality of being austere |
| authenticate |
Rractical experience of sth |
| authoritarian |
adj. favouring complete obedience to authority before personal freedom |
| authoritative |
adj. having authority; that can be trusted; reliable |
| autocrat |
n. ruler of an autocracy |
| autocratic |
adj. |
| automaton |
n. = robot 1 |
| autonomous |
adj. self-governing; acting independently |
| autopsy |
n. examination of a dead body to learn the cause of death; post-mortem () |
| auxiliary |
adj. giving help or support; additional |
| avalanche |
n. mass of snow, ice and rock that slides rapidly down the side of a mountain |
| avarice |
n. greed for wealth or gain |
| avenge |
v. take or get revenge for |
| aver |
v. (fml ) state (sth) firmly and positively; assert ; |
| averse |
adj. ~ to sth not liking sth; opposed to sth |
| aversion |
n. ~ strong dislike |
| avert |
v. ~ sth turn sth away |
| aviary |
n. large cage or building for keeping birds in, eg in a zoo , |
| avid |
adj. ~ eager; greedy |
| avocation |
secondary or minor occupation |
| avow |
v. declare (sth) openly; admit |
| avuncular |
adj. of or like an uncle, esp in manner |
| awe |
n. feeling of respect combined with fear or wonder |
| awful |
adj. extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible |
| awl |
n. small pointed tool for making holes, esp in leather or wood |
| awry |
adv. crookedly; out of position; askew ; |
| axiom |
n. statement that is accepted as true without further proof or argument |
| azure |
n. , adj bright blue, as of the sky |
