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abactinal
(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated
abandoned
forsake, leave behind
abashed
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
abasic
of or relating to abasia (inability to walk)
abatable
capable of being abated
abatic
of or relating to abasia (inability to walk)
abaxial
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
abbatial
of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess
abbreviated
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
abdicable
capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished
abdominal
the muscles of the abdomen
abdominous
having a large belly
abdominovesical
of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abducent
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
abducting
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
abecedarian
a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
aberdonian
of or relating to Aberdeen
aberrant
one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
abeyant
inactive but capable of becoming active
abhorrent
offensive to the mind
abiding
dwell
abient
characterized by avoidance or withdrawal
abiogenetic
originating by abiogenesis
abject
of the most contemptible kind
abkhaz
a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea
abkhazian
a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea
ablated
wear away through erosion or vaporization
ablative
the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
ablaze
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker
able
(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
abloom
bursting into flower
ablutionary
cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
abnaki
a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
abnormal
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
abolishable
capable of being abolished
abolitionary
relating to or favoring abolition, especially abolition of slavery
abomasal
relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants)
abominable
unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke
aboral
opposite to or away from the mouth
aboriginal
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
abortifacient
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
abortive
failing to accomplish an intended result
aboulic
suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
abounding
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
about
on the move
above
an earlier section of a written text
aboveboard
without concealment or deception; honest
aboveground
on or above the surface of the ground
abranchial
having no gills
abranchiate
having no gills
abranchious
having no gills
abrasive
a substance that abrades or wears down
abreast
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
abridged
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
abroach
of a cask or barrel
abroad
in a foreign country
abrupt
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
abscessed
infected and filled with pus
absent
go away or leave
absentminded
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absolute
something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
absolutist
one who advocates absolutism
absolutistic
pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
absolved
grant remission of a sin to
absolvitory
providing absolution
absorbable
capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface
absorbed
become imbued
absorbefacient
inducing or promoting absorption
absorbent
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
absorbing
become imbued
absorptive
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; - John Galsworthy
abstentious
self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
abstinent
a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
abstract
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstracted
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
abstractionist
a painter of abstract pictures
abstractive
of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
abstruse
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
absurd
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; --Albert Camus
abulic
suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
abundant
present in great quantity
abused
treat badly
abusive
expressing offensive reproach
abuzz
noisy like the sound of a bee
abysmal
very great; limitless
abyssal
relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
academic
an educator who works at a college or university
acanthoid
shaped like a spine or thorn
acanthotic
of or relating to or having acanthosis
acanthous
shaped like a spine or thorn
acapnial
relating to or demonstrating acapnia
acapnic
relating to or demonstrating acapnia
acapnotic
relating to or demonstrating acapnia
acarpellous
having no carpels
acarpelous
having no carpels
acarpous
producing no fruit
acatalectic
(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
acaudal
lacking a tail or taillike appendage
acaudate
lacking a tail or taillike appendage