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| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| abominate |
to have an intense aversion to; loathe; detest. [1/2 definitions] |
| accident-prone |
tending or likely to have more than the average number or rate of accidents. |
| accommodate |
to have room for. [1/6 definitions] |
| acid |
in chemistry, any of a group of substances that usu. dissolve in water, have a sour taste, and form salts in reaction with bases. (Cf. base.) [1/7 definitions] |
| actinide series |
the series of chemical elements, mostly synthetic and all radioactive, that have from eighty-nine to 103 protons per atom. |
| act of God |
in law, a sudden unforeseen event, esp. a natural disaster such as an earthquake, flood, or tornado, that is caused entirely by forces of nature and could not have been prevented. |
| Acts of the Apostles |
the fifth book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible, believed to have been written by Luke, which describes the work of Jesus Christ as it was carried on after his death by his apostles. |
| addlebrained |
having or seeming to have a mixed-up or confused mind; muddled. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjacent angles |
two angles that have a common vertex and one common side. |
| adore |
(informal) to have a great liking for. [1/4 definitions] |
| affect1 |
to influence, cause a change in, or have an impact on. [2/4 definitions] |
| afford |
to have enough money to purchase (something); be able to meet (an expense). [1/3 definitions] |
| African-American |
of or pertaining to Americans who have ancestors of African descent. |
| African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
| agave |
any of the tropical American plants, such as the century plant, that are related to the amaryllis and have tall, branched clusters of flowers and leaves with spiny edges. |
| agouti |
any of several related nocturnal, burrowing rodents found in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere that are about the size of a rabbit but have short ears and grizzled fur. |
| agree |
to have the same opinion (often fol. by "with," "on," "as to," or "about"). [1/6 definitions] |
| agrimony |
any of various related plants of the rose family that have compound feathery leaves and bear long clusters of small yellow flowers on spiky stalks, and a prickly fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| ain't |
(informal) contracted form of "am not," "is not," "are not," "have not," or "has not." |
| air lock |
an airtight compartment in which the air pressure can be regulated, usu. situated between two areas that have different air pressures, as in underwater operations. [1/2 definitions] |
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