| 11th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees a level of sovereign immunity to states by forbidding federal courts from ruling on cases brought against a state by a citizen of another state. |
| 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. |
| a1 |
having the shape of an A. [1/6 definitions] |
| a-2 |
used as an intensifier. [1/3 definitions] |
| A.A. |
abbreviation of "Associate in Arts," an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in the liberal arts. |
| AAA |
abbreviation of "American Automobile Association," an association that provides travel-related discounts and services to its members. |
| aback |
so that the wind catches the front side of an open sail. [1/2 definitions] |
| abandon |
to stop pursuing (an activity, goal, or the like); give up; relinquish. [1/6 definitions] |
| abatis |
an obstacle constructed by bending and sharpening the branches of trees or implanting sharpened limbs in a soil barricade, sometimes interlaced with barbed wire. |
| abbacy |
the authority, term of office, or rights of an abbot. |
| aberration |
an imperfection in an optical lens, or the blurring caused by such an imperfection. [1/3 definitions] |
| abeyance |
in law, a condition of temporarily undetermined ownership, as of property or an estate. [1/2 definitions] |
| abiotic |
characterized by an absence of living organisms; without life. |
| -able |
capable or worthy of being the object of (such) an action. [1/3 definitions] |
| -ably |
in a manner that indicates the capability of or tendency toward performing, or being the object of, (such) an action. |
| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing or state of being abolished. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolitionist |
an advocate of Abolition. [1/2 definitions] |
| A-bomb |
an atomic bomb. |
| abominate |
to have an intense aversion to; loathe; detest. [1/2 definitions] |
| aboriginal |
native to an area; indigenous. [2/3 definitions] |
| aborigine |
an original or first inhabitant of an area, esp. a member of a tribe native to Australia. [1/2 definitions] |