| a2 |
used to introduce one particular thing or person of a group or kind, but one which is not considered known to the listener. [1/3 definitions] |
| a-2 |
not; without. [1/3 definitions] |
| abnormal |
different from the normal or usual; not typical. (Cf. irregular.) |
| above |
not willing or able to lower one's standards for. [1/9 definitions] |
| abroad |
in or to a country that is not one's own. [1/4 definitions] |
| absence |
the state or condition of being away or not present. [2/3 definitions] |
| absent |
not in the expected or required place. [2/4 definitions] |
| absent-minded |
not paying attention to the immediate task or event because one's mind is preoccupied with other matters. |
| absent without leave |
absent without permission from assigned military duty, but not necessarily with the intention of deserting; AWOL. |
| absolute |
free of any external standard; not relative. [1/7 definitions] |
| absolutist |
characterized by ideas, or a belief in ideas, whose truth is unconditional and not subject to any external standard. [1/3 definitions] |
| abstention |
in parliamentary procedure, a declaration that one intends not to vote on a motion. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstract |
formulated in the mind or in thought and not necessarily connected with what is real, proven, or tangible. [3/13 definitions] |
| accepting |
having become able to regard something unwanted as unavoidable and not to be fought against; resigned. [2 definitions] |
| accessory |
in law, someone who helps a criminal before or after a crime, but does not commit the crime. [1/4 definitions] |
| accidental |
not part of the basic nature of a thing; secondary; incidental. [1/5 definitions] |
| acellular |
not composed of or containing cells. [1/2 definitions] |
| acetaminophen |
a drug used to relieve pain and reduce fever but which does not significantly reduce inflammation. |
| achene |
a small, dry, hard seed that is attached at a single point and that does not split open when it is mature. |
| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. [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. |