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| Albertina Sisulu |
South African anti-apartheid activist, who is a founding member of the Federation of South African Women and a member of the African National Congress (b.1919). |
| antisemitic |
of an action, remark, or the like, caused by or displaying anti-Jewish prejudice. [1/2 definitions] |
| hydroxychloroquine |
an anti-inflammatory drug used in treating, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus |
| Jayhawker |
(l.c.) an anti-slavery guerrilla in Kansas or Missouri during the U.S. Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jean Middleton |
South African author and anti-apartheid activist. |
| John F. Kennedy |
the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), who pursued a foreign policy of anti-Communism, established the Peace Corps, and worked for civil rights in the United States. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 (b.1917--d.1963). |
| middlebrow |
(informal) a person who is considered to have very conventional or middle-class tastes or interests, and to be anti-intellectual. [1/2 definitions] |
| naproxin |
a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), sold under the brand name Aleve, that relieves fever, pain, swelling and stiffness. |
| Nelson Mandela |
South African statesman, anti-apartheid activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was held as a political prisoner for 27 years and became the first democratically elected and first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 (b. 1918). |
| NSAID |
a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin and ibuprofen. |
| pompom1 |
a rapid-fire automatic cannon, often mounted on ships as an anti-aircraft weapon. |
| pref. |
abbreviation of "prefix," an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [1/2 definitions] |
| prefix |
an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [1/3 definitions] |
| right-to-life |
of or pertaining to a belief, organization, political party, or the like that is opposed to artificially induced abortion, esp. legalized abortion; anti-abortion. |
| Walter Sisulu |
South African former Deputy President of the African National Congress and anti-apartheid activist; born Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (b.1912--d.2003). |
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