Abaddon |
in the New Testament, the angel of destruction; Apollyon. [1/2 definitions] |
acclimate |
to become used to a new climate or situation. [2 definitions] |
account executive |
in a company such as an advertising agency, a person responsible for managing one or more clients' accounts and often for securing new accounts. |
activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
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. |
adventive |
a plant or animal introduced into a new locale or environment and not yet fully established. [1/2 definitions] |
adventuresome |
willing to try new or risky things; adventurous. |
Albany |
the capital of New York. |
Albuquerque |
the largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, located in the central region. |
anagrammatize |
to change (a word or phrase) into a new word or phrase by transposing the letters. |
anew |
in a new and different manner. [1/2 definitions] |
angiogenesis |
the formation of new blood vessels. |
Anzac |
a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I (acronym for "Australia and New Zealand Army Corps"). [2 definitions] |
apocalypse |
(cap.) the last book of the New Testament, ascribed to St. John the Divine; the Book of Revelation; Revelations. [1/3 definitions] |
Arapaho |
a member of a North American Indian tribe that formerly lived in the western plains from Texas and New Mexico to Canada, and now lives in Oklahoma and Wyoming. [1/2 definitions] |
Arizona |
a southwestern U.S. state between California and New Mexico. (abbr.: AZ) |
Armageddon |
according to the New Testament, the place where the final, decisive conflict between good and evil will be fought. [1/2 definitions] |
auld lang syne |
(cap.) a Scottish song traditionally sung at midnight on New Year's Eve in many English-speaking countries. The contemporary melody is also popular in many other countries but may be sung on different occasions and with different lyrics. [1/2 definitions] |
Australasia |
Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands south of the equator and north through Malaysia and the Philippines. |
Austronesian |
a family of languages spoken over a vast area from the Indian Ocean to New Zealand and Hawaii. [1/3 definitions] |
avant-garde |
a group that actively experiments with and applies new and unconventional techniques, esp. in the arts; vanguard. [1/3 definitions] |