| amputate | (verb) remove surgically | Synonyms: cut off |
|---|
| anchorite | (noun) one retired from society for religious reasons | Synonyms: hermit |
|---|
| andante | (adjective) (of tempo) moderately slow | - |
|---|
| (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow | - |
| (noun) a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) | - |
| (adverb) at a moderately slow tempo | - |
| andesite | (noun) a dark grey volcanic rock | - |
|---|
| andradite | (noun) a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone | - |
|---|
| anecdote | (noun) short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | - |
|---|
| angulate | (adjective) having angles or an angular shape | Synonyms: angular |
|---|
| (verb) make or become angular | - |
| animate | (adjective) endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life | - |
|---|
| (adjective) belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings | - |
| (adjective) endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness | Synonyms: sentient |
| (verb) give new life or energy to | Synonyms: quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify |
| (verb) make lively | Synonyms: enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up |
| (verb) give lifelike qualities to | Synonyms: animise, animize |
| (verb) heighten or intensify | Synonyms: enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate |
| anisette | (noun) liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed | Synonyms: anisette de Bordeaux |
|---|
| anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
|---|
| annihilate | (verb) kill in large numbers | Synonyms: carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out |
|---|
| annotate | (verb) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | Synonyms: comment, gloss |
|---|
| (verb) add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments | Synonyms: footnote |
| annulate | (adjective) shaped like a ring | Synonyms: annular, annulated, circinate, doughnut-shaped, ring-shaped, ringed |
|---|
| annunciate | (verb) foreshadow or presage | Synonyms: announce, foretell, harbinger, herald |
|---|
| anorthite | (noun) rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks | - |
|---|
| ante | (noun) (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot | - |
|---|
| (verb) place one's stake | - |
| antedate | (verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else | Synonyms: foredate, predate |
|---|
| (verb) be earlier in time; go back further | Synonyms: antecede, forego, forgo, precede, predate |
| antepenultimate | (adjective) third from last | - |
|---|
| (noun) the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end | Synonyms: antepenult, antepenultima |
| anthophyllite | (noun) a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate | - |
|---|
| anthracite | (noun) a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat | Synonyms: anthracite coal, hard coal |
|---|
| anthropophagite | (noun) a person who eats human flesh | Synonyms: anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater |
|---|
| anticipate | (verb) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | - |
|---|
| (verb) regard something as probable or likely | Synonyms: expect |
| (verb) realize beforehand | Synonyms: foreknow, foresee, previse |
| (verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance | Synonyms: call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise |
| (verb) be excited or anxious about | Synonyms: look for, look to |
| (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | Synonyms: counter, foresee, forestall |
| antidote | (noun) a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | Synonyms: counterpoison |
|---|
| antimetabolite | (noun) an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite | - |
|---|
| antiquate | (verb) give an antique appearance to | Synonyms: antique |
|---|
| (verb) make obsolete or old-fashioned | - |
| antisatellite | (adjective) of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit | Synonyms: ASAT |
|---|
| apatite | (noun) a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus | - |
|---|
| aphanite | (noun) fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye | - |
|---|
| apiculate | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip | - |
|---|
| aplite | (noun) light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars | - |
|---|
| apostate | (adjective) not faithful to religion or party or cause | - |
|---|
| (noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | Synonyms: deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat |
| appellate | (adjective) of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | Synonyms: appellant |
|---|
| appetite | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetence, appetency |
|---|
| apposite | (adjective) being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | Synonyms: apt, pertinent |
|---|
| appreciate | (verb) gain in value | Synonyms: apprise, apprize, revalue |
|---|
| (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: apprise, apprize |
| (verb) be fully aware of; realize fully | Synonyms: take account |
| (verb) recognize with gratitude; be grateful for | - |
| (verb) hold dear | Synonyms: prize, treasure, value |
| approbate | (verb) accept (documents) as valid | - |
|---|
| (verb) approve or sanction officially | - |
| appropriate | (adjective) suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc | - |
|---|
| (adjective) meant or adapted for an occasion or use | Synonyms: suitable, suited |
| (verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | Synonyms: allow, earmark, reserve, set aside |
| (verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: capture, conquer, seize |
| approximate | (adjective) located close together | Synonyms: close together |
|---|
| (adjective) very close in resemblance | Synonyms: near |
| (adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximative, rough |
| (verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | Synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
| (verb) be close or similar | Synonyms: come close |
| aragonite | (noun) a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite | - |
|---|
| arbitrate | (verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | Synonyms: intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate |
|---|
| archegoniate | (adjective) of or relating to an archegonium | Synonyms: archegonial |
|---|
| archidiaconate | (noun) office or position of an archdeacon | - |
|---|
| archimandrite | (noun) the superior of an abbey of monks | Synonyms: abbot |
|---|
| arcminute | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: minute, minute of arc |
|---|
| arcuate | (adjective) forming or resembling an arch | Synonyms: arced, arched, arching, arciform, bowed |
|---|
| areolate | (adjective) relating to or like or divided into areolae | Synonyms: areolar |
|---|
| arete | (noun) a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains | - |
|---|
| argentite | (noun) a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) | - |
|---|
| argillite | (noun) a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | - |
|---|
| argyrodite | (noun) a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur | - |
|---|
| arillate | (adjective) (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover | Synonyms: ariled |
|---|
| arriviste | (noun) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class | Synonyms: nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart |
|---|
| arrogate | (verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | Synonyms: assume, seize, take over, usurp |
|---|
| (verb) make undue claims to having | Synonyms: assign |
| (verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to | Synonyms: claim, lay claim |
| arsenate | (noun) a salt or ester of arsenic acid | - |
|---|
| arsenopyrite | (noun) a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic | Synonyms: mispickel |
|---|
| articulate | (adjective) expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language | - |
|---|
| (adjective) consisting of segments held together by joints | Synonyms: articulated |
| (verb) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | Synonyms: enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out |
| (verb) express or state clearly | Synonyms: enunciate, vocalise, vocalize |
| (verb) put into words or an expression | Synonyms: formulate, give voice, phrase, word |
| (verb) provide with a joint | Synonyms: joint |
| (verb) unite by forming a joint or joints | - |
| artiste | (noun) a public performer (a dancer or singer) | - |
|---|
| ascomycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | Synonyms: ascomycetous fungus |
|---|
| asphyxiate | (verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | Synonyms: stifle, suffocate |
|---|
| (verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | Synonyms: smother, suffocate |
| (verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | Synonyms: choke, stifle, suffocate |
| aspirate | (noun) a consonant pronounced with aspiration | - |
|---|
| (noun) a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. | - |
| (verb) inhale (air, water, etc.) | - |
| (verb) pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | - |
| (verb) remove by suction | Synonyms: draw out, suck out |
| assassinate | (verb) destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation | - |
|---|
| (verb) murder; especially of socially prominent persons | - |
| asseverate | (verb) state categorically | Synonyms: assert, maintain |
|---|
| assibilate | (verb) change into a sibilant | - |
|---|
| (verb) insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) | - |
| assimilate | (verb) become similar to one's environment | - |
|---|
| (verb) make similar | - |
| (verb) become similar in sound | - |
| (verb) take up mentally | Synonyms: absorb, ingest, take in |
| (verb) take (gas, light or heat) into a solution | Synonyms: imbibe |
| associate | (adjective) having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status | - |
|---|
| (noun) a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies | Synonyms: associate degree |
| (noun) any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another | - |
| (noun) a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor | - |
| (noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another | Synonyms: companion, comrade, familiar, fellow |
| (noun) a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise | - |
| (verb) make a logical or causal connection | Synonyms: colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in |
| (verb) bring or come into association or action | Synonyms: consociate |
| (verb) keep company with; hang out with | Synonyms: affiliate, assort, consort |
| assonate | (verb) correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance | - |
|---|
| astrocyte | (noun) comparatively large neuroglial cell | - |
|---|
| astrogate | (verb) navigate in space | - |
|---|
| (verb) guide in interplanetary travel | - |
| astute | (adjective) marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | Synonyms: sharp, shrewd |
|---|
| asymptote | (noun) a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity | - |
|---|
| athlete | (noun) a person trained to compete in sports | Synonyms: jock |
|---|
| attenuate | (adjective) reduced in strength | Synonyms: attenuated, faded, weakened |
|---|
| (verb) become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude | - |
| (verb) weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) | Synonyms: rarefy |
| attribute | (noun) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity | - |
|---|
| (noun) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | Synonyms: dimension, property |
| (verb) attribute or credit to | Synonyms: ascribe, assign, impute |
| (verb) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme | Synonyms: assign |
| audiocassette | (noun) a cassette for audiotape | - |
|---|
| augite | (noun) dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium | - |
|---|
| aureate | (adjective) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold | Synonyms: gilded, gilt, gold, golden |
|---|
| (adjective) elaborately or excessively ornamented | Synonyms: flamboyant, florid |
| auriculate | (adjective) having auricles | Synonyms: auriculated |
|---|
| auscultate | (verb) examine by auscultation | - |
|---|
| auspicate | (verb) commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck | - |
|---|
| (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
| austenite | (noun) a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite | - |
|---|
| authenticate | (verb) establish the authenticity of something | - |
|---|
| automate | (verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically | Synonyms: automatise, automatize |
|---|
| autophyte | (noun) plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances | Synonyms: autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism |
|---|
| aviate | (verb) operate an airplane | Synonyms: fly, pilot |
|---|
| azote | (noun) an obsolete name for nitrogen | - |
|---|
| azurite | (noun) blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite | - |
|---|
| baccalaureate | (noun) an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies | Synonyms: bachelor's degree |
|---|
| (noun) a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies | - |
| baccate | (adjective) resembling a berry | Synonyms: berrylike |
|---|
| (adjective) producing or bearing berries | Synonyms: bacciferous, berried |
| bacchante | (noun) (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus | - |
|---|
| bachelorette | (noun) a young unmarried woman who lives alone | Synonyms: bachelor girl |
|---|
| backbite | (verb) say mean things | Synonyms: bitch |
|---|
| backdate | (verb) make effective from an earlier date | - |
|---|
| backplate | (noun) plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass | - |
|---|
| baddeleyite | (noun) a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide | - |
|---|
| baguette | (noun) narrow French stick loaf | Synonyms: baguet |
|---|
| baldpate | (noun) a widgeon the male of which has a white crown | Synonyms: American widgeon, Anas americana |
|---|
| (noun) a person whose head is bald or shaved | Synonyms: baldhead, baldy, skin, skinhead |
| bandelette | (noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | Synonyms: annulet, bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet |
|---|
| banknote | (noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | Synonyms: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note |
|---|
| banquette | (noun) an upholstered bench | - |
|---|
| barbate | (adjective) having hair on the cheeks and chin | Synonyms: bearded, bewhiskered, whiskered, whiskery |
|---|