| abecedarian | (adjective) alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) | - |
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| (noun) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject | - |
| abecedarius | (noun) a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order | - |
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| accede | (verb) yield to another's wish or opinion | Synonyms: bow, defer, give in, submit |
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| (verb) to agree or express agreement | Synonyms: acquiesce, assent |
| (verb) take on duties or office | Synonyms: enter |
| acedia | (noun) apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: laziness, sloth |
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| advanced | (adjective) (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry | - |
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| (adjective) situated ahead or going before | Synonyms: advance, in advance |
| (adjective) ahead in development; complex or intricate | Synonyms: sophisticated |
| (adjective) far along in time | Synonyms: ripe |
| (adjective) comparatively late in a course of development | - |
| (adjective) farther along in physical or mental development | - |
| (adjective) ahead of the times | Synonyms: forward-looking, innovative, modern |
| (adjective) at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill | - |
| announced | (adjective) declared publicly; made widely known | Synonyms: proclaimed |
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| antecede | (verb) be earlier in time; go back further | Synonyms: antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate |
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| antecedence | (noun) preceding in time | Synonyms: antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority |
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| antecedency | (noun) preceding in time | Synonyms: antecedence, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority |
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| antecedent | (adjective) preceding in time or order | - |
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| (noun) the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | - |
| (noun) a preceding occurrence or cause or event | - |
| (noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | Synonyms: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root |
| (noun) anything that precedes something similar in time | Synonyms: forerunner |
| antecedently | (adverb) at an earlier time or formerly | Synonyms: previously |
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| apprenticed | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: articled, bound, indentured |
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| arced | (adjective) forming or resembling an arch | Synonyms: arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed |
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| balanced | (adjective) being in a state of proper equilibrium | - |
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| barefaced | (adjective) with no effort to conceal | Synonyms: bald |
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| (adjective) unrestrained by convention or propriety | Synonyms: audacious, bald-faced, bodacious, brassy, brazen-faced, brazen, insolent |
| barefacedly | (adverb) without shame | Synonyms: shamelessly, unashamedly |
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| beneficed | (adjective) having a benefice | - |
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| braced | (adjective) positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger | - |
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| (adjective) held up by braces or buttresses | Synonyms: buttressed |
| cadenced | (adjective) marked by a rhythmical cadence | Synonyms: cadent |
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| calced | (adjective) used of certain religious orders who wear shoes | Synonyms: shod |
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| calcedony | (noun) a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz | Synonyms: chalcedony |
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| cedar | (noun) any cedar of the genus Cedrus | Synonyms: cedar tree, true cedar |
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| (noun) any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars | Synonyms: cedar tree |
| (noun) durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests | Synonyms: cedarwood |
| cedarbird | (noun) widely distributed over temperate North America | Synonyms: Bombycilla cedrorun, cedar waxwing |
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| cedarn | (adjective) consisting of or made of cedar | - |
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| cedarwood | (noun) durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests | Synonyms: cedar |
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| cede | (verb) relinquish possession or control over | Synonyms: deliver, give up, surrender |
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| (verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | Synonyms: concede, grant, yield |
| cedi | (noun) the basic unit of money in Ghana | - |
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| cedilla | (noun) a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s | - |
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| ceding | (noun) the act of ceding | Synonyms: cession |
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| chalcedony | (noun) a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz | Synonyms: calcedony |
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| coalesced | (adjective) joined together into a whole | Synonyms: amalgamate, amalgamated, consolidated, fused |
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| concede | (verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | Synonyms: confess, profess |
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| (verb) be willing to concede | Synonyms: grant, yield |
| (verb) acknowledge defeat | - |
| (verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | Synonyms: cede, grant, yield |
| conceding | (noun) the act of conceding or yielding | Synonyms: concession, yielding |
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| convinced | (adjective) having a strong belief or conviction | - |
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| (adjective) persuaded of; very sure | Synonyms: confident, positive |
| counterbalanced | (adjective) brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another | Synonyms: counterpoised |
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| decedent | (noun) someone who is no longer alive | Synonyms: dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departed |
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| deuced | (adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers | Synonyms: blame, blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, damned, darned, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal |
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| deucedly | (adverb) (used as intensives) excessively | Synonyms: deadly, devilishly, insanely, madly |
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| discalced | (adjective) (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals | Synonyms: discalceate, unshod |
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| disgraced | (adjective) suffering shame | Synonyms: discredited, dishonored, shamed |
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| divorced | (adjective) of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved | - |
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| enforced | (adjective) forced or compelled or put in force | Synonyms: implemented |
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| enhanced | (adjective) increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality | - |
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| entranced | (adjective) filled with wonder and delight | Synonyms: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled |
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| evidenced | (adjective) supported by evidence | - |
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| experienced | (adjective) having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | Synonyms: experient |
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| faced | (adjective) having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination | - |
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| forced | (adjective) produced by or subjected to forcing | - |
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| (adjective) lacking spontaneity; not natural | Synonyms: constrained, strained |
| (adjective) forced or compelled | - |
| (adjective) made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency | - |
| imbalanced | (adjective) being or thrown out of equilibrium | Synonyms: unbalanced |
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| induced | (adjective) brought about or caused; not spontaneous | - |
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| inexperienced | (adjective) lacking practical experience or training | Synonyms: inexperient |
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| intercede | (verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | Synonyms: arbitrate, intermediate, liaise, mediate |
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| interlaced | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, latticed, latticelike |
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| jaundiced | (adjective) showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste | - |
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| (adjective) affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc | Synonyms: icteric, yellow |
| laced | (adjective) closed with a lace | Synonyms: tied |
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| (adjective) edged or streaked with color | - |
| latticed | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticelike |
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| licenced | (adjective) given official approval to act | Synonyms: accredited, commissioned, licensed |
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| macedoine | (noun) mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold | - |
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| misplaced | (adjective) put in the wrong place or position | - |
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| (adjective) lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place | Synonyms: mislaid |
| noticed | (adjective) being perceived or observed | - |
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| overpriced | (adjective) too costly for the value | - |
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| pierced | (adjective) having a hole cut through | Synonyms: perforate, perforated, punctured |
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| placed | (adjective) put in position in relation to other things | - |
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| (adjective) situated in a particular spot or position | Synonyms: located, set, situated |
| practiced | (adjective) skillful after much practice | Synonyms: practised |
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| (adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | Synonyms: adept, expert, good, proficient, skilful, skillful |
| precede | (verb) furnish with a preface or introduction | Synonyms: introduce, preface, premise |
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| (verb) move ahead (of others) in time or space | Synonyms: lead |
| (verb) be the predecessor of | Synonyms: come before |
| (verb) be earlier in time; go back further | Synonyms: antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, predate |
| (verb) come before | Synonyms: predate |
| precedence | (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) | Synonyms: precedency, precession |
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| (noun) preceding in time | Synonyms: antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, priority |
| (noun) status established in order of importance or urgency | Synonyms: precedency, priority |
| precedency | (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) | Synonyms: precedence, precession |
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| (noun) preceding in time | Synonyms: antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, priority |
| (noun) status established in order of importance or urgency | Synonyms: precedence, priority |
| precedent | (adjective) preceding in time, order, or significance | - |
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| (noun) an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time | Synonyms: case in point |
| (noun) (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | Synonyms: case law, common law |
| (noun) a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) | - |
| (noun) a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws | Synonyms: case law, common law |
| precedented | (adjective) having or supported or justified by a precedent | - |
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| precedentedly | (adverb) with precedent | - |
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| precedential | (adjective) having precedence (especially because of longer service) | - |
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| preceding | (adjective) existing or coming before | - |
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| (adjective) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | Synonyms: past, retiring |
| prejudiced | (adjective) being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand | Synonyms: discriminatory |
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| (adjective) emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices | - |
| princedom | (noun) territory ruled by a prince | Synonyms: principality |
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| (noun) the dignity or rank or position of a prince | - |
| procedural | (adjective) relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law | Synonyms: adjective |
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| (adjective) of or relating to procedure | - |
| procedure | (noun) a particular course of action intended to achieve a result | Synonyms: process |
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| (noun) a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings | - |
| (noun) a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work | Synonyms: operation |
| (noun) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | Synonyms: function, routine, subprogram, subroutine |
| pronounced | (adjective) strongly marked; easily noticeable | Synonyms: marked |
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| recede | (verb) become faint or more distant | - |
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| (verb) retreat | Synonyms: drop off, fall back, fall behind |
| (verb) pull back or move away or backward | Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw |
| receding | (adjective) (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back | - |
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| (noun) the act of becoming more distant | Synonyms: recession |
| (noun) a slow or gradual disappearance | Synonyms: fadeout |
| reduced | (adjective) made less in size or amount or degree | Synonyms: decreased |
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| (adjective) well below normal (especially in price) | Synonyms: rock-bottom |
| referenced | (adjective) supported with written references or citations | - |
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| reinforced | (adjective) (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness | Synonyms: built |
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| (adjective) given added strength or support | Synonyms: strengthened |
| secede | (verb) withdraw from an organization or communion | Synonyms: break away, splinter |
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| shamefaced | (adjective) extremely modest or shy | - |
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| (adjective) showing a sense of shame | Synonyms: sheepish |
| (adjective) showing a sense of guilt | Synonyms: guilty, hangdog, shamed |
| shamefacedly | (adverb) in a shamefaced manner | - |
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| shamefacedness | (noun) feeling embarrassed about yourself | Synonyms: sheepishness |
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| silenced | (adjective) reduced to silence | - |
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| sliced | (adjective) (used of meat) cut into pieces for serving | - |
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| (adjective) prepared by cutting | Synonyms: chopped, shredded |
| spaced | (adjective) arranged with spaces between; often used as a combining form | - |
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| (adjective) spaced apart | Synonyms: separated |
| straightlaced | (adjective) exaggeratedly proper | Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian |
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| straitlaced | (adjective) exaggeratedly proper | Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian |
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| succedaneum | (noun) (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) | - |
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| surpliced | (adjective) wearing a surplice | - |
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| unannounced | (adjective) without warning or announcement | Synonyms: unheralded, unpredicted |
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| unbalanced | (adjective) being or thrown out of equilibrium | Synonyms: imbalanced |
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| (adjective) affected with madness or insanity | Synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unhinged |
| (adjective) debits and credits are not equal | - |
| unbeneficed | (adjective) not having a benefice | - |
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| unbraced | (adjective) without braces or props | - |
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| uncoerced | (adjective) not brought about by coercion or force | Synonyms: unforced, willing |
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| unconvinced | (adjective) lacking conviction | - |
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| unenforced | (adjective) not enforced; not compelled especially by legal or police action | - |
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