| 22nd Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
| abandon |
to allow (oneself) to be taken over completely by emotions or impulses. [1/6 definitions] |
| abort |
to cause (a fetus) to be expelled before it is able to survive outside the mother. [1/6 definitions] |
| abortion |
a project or idea that has failed to be carried to completion, or the result of the failure to reach completion. [1/4 definitions] |
| abound |
to be found or available in a large amount or number. [2 definitions] |
| absentee ballot |
a ballot to be marked and delivered to an election official before election day because the voter will be unable to be at the polls on that day. |
| absolute temperature |
temperature measured on a scale in which zero equals the lowest temperature that can be obtained physically. |
| abstain |
to choose to refrain from something, esp. from actions or things considered to be unhealthy or unwise. [1/2 definitions] |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. [1/2 definitions] |
| accept |
to regard as unavoidable; be resigned to. [1/6 definitions] |
| accepting |
having become able to regard something unwanted as unavoidable and not to be fought against; resigned. [1/2 definitions] |
| access |
the characteristic of being able to be reached. [1/5 definitions] |
| accessible |
able to be approached, reached, or obtained; available. [1/3 definitions] |
| accidental |
in music, a symbol that indicates that a note should be played or sung one or two semitones higher or lower than is otherwise indicated. In most cases, the pitch is to be raised or lowered by one half step, as from F natural to F sharp. [1/5 definitions] |
| accommodate |
to be or become adaptable; conform. [1/6 definitions] |
| accord |
to be in unity or harmony; agree; conform (often fol. by "with"). [1/6 definitions] |
| account |
an arrangement wherein a bank or other financial institution holds a customer's deposited funds so that the funds are safe but can be accessed at any time by the customer, or the conception of this arrangement as a container for the funds that are kept. [2/16 definitions] |
| acculturate |
to be modified by contact with a culture. [1/3 definitions] |
| achieve |
to be successful or produce results. [1/3 definitions] |
| acquired characteristic |
a change in the structure or function of a living organism that is caused by environmental factors and may not be transmitted genetically. |
| act |
to pretend to be; behave as. [1/14 definitions] |