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| absent |
not focused on the here and now; unattentive. [1/4 definitions] |
| Aden |
a former British colony and protectorate, now part of Yemen. [1/2 definitions] |
| Agent Orange |
an extremely toxic defoliant widely used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War and now believed to cause cancer and birth defects. |
| ago |
before now; past. |
| already |
before now or before some other time. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amish |
a Christian sect that separated from the Mennonites in the seventeenth century, the members of which advocate simple living and now live mostly in farming areas of the northeastern United States. [1/3 definitions] |
| Arab |
a member of the Semitic people that originated in Arabia and now forms the dominant population in that and other Middle Eastern countries. [1/4 definitions] |
| Arab League |
a confederation of nations sharing a common Arabic language and culture, formed in 1945 to promote economic, military, and political cooperation among its members, and now grown to a total of twenty-one. |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| 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] |
| Arawak |
a member of an Indian people once widespread throughout the West Indies, now living chiefly in northern South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| as yet |
up until now. |
| at once |
now; without any delay. |
| at present |
right now. |
| auf Wiedersehen |
(German) until we see each other again; good-bye for now (used at parting). |
| au revoir |
(French) until we see each other again; good-bye for now. |
| aurochs |
the now almost extinct European bison. [1/2 definitions] |
| balm of Gilead |
the aromatic resin of these trees, formerly used in healing ointments and now used chiefly in the making of perfumes. [1/2 definitions] |
| B.C.1 |
abbreviation of "before Christ" (used in designating dates in history, now usually replaced by "BCE," "before the common era"). |
| boar |
a wild pig that lives in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Boars that have escaped from farms are now common in the southeastern mountains of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bombay |
the former name of a capital city of a state in India, on the west central coast. Bombay is now called Mumbai. |
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