| ability |
the power or knowledge to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
| able |
having the power or knowledge to do something. |
| abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
| abrogate |
to do away with; set aside. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstain |
to choose not to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
| absurd |
of, showing, or having to do with the belief that there is no meaning or order in life or in the universe. [1/2 definitions] |
| academic |
having to do with school or what you learn in school. |
| accommodate |
to do a favor for; meet the needs of by changing one's own plans. [1/3 definitions] |
| accomplice |
a person who helps another person break the law or do something wrong. |
| accomplish |
to do or finish something, especially a thing that needed a lot of work or effort. |
| achieve |
to do or complete something with success. |
| acoustic |
having to do with sound or hearing. [1/2 definitions] |
| acrobat |
a person who can do physical acts that take balance and skill. |
| acrobatic |
having to do with acrobats or feats of balance and skill. |
| act |
to do something with purpose or energy. [1/4 definitions] |
| active |
doing something or able to do something; working; functioning. [1/2 definitions] |
| activity |
a specific thing that people do. |
| ad-lib |
to make up as one goes along; say or do something without practice or planning. [1/2 definitions] |
| adolescent |
having to do with the period when a person is changing from a child to an adult. [1/2 definitions] |
| adult |
of or having to do with adults. [1/4 definitions] |
| adverb |
a word that describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or whole sentence. When a word is an adverb, it describes how or when or where we do things. Words like "tomorrow," "here," "there," "slowly," and "usually" are adverbs. Adverbs also go in front of other adverbs or adjectives to describe those words. |