| absentee ballot |
a ballot to be marked and delivered to an election official before election day because the voter will be unable to be at the polls on that day. |
| abstemious |
marked by restraint or abstention. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstract expressionism |
(sometimes cap.) a school of painting that arose after World War II and that was marked by expressive but nonrepresentational images formed by an apparently random and often unconventional application of paint. |
| accusative |
the accusative case, or a word marked by this case. [1/3 definitions] |
| ad libitum |
at one's pleasure (used as a musical direction to indicate that a section so marked may be varied, improvised upon, or omitted, as the performer wishes, or as a stage direction to indicate that the performer may improvise). |
| afflictive |
marked by or causing pain or suffering. |
| alarm |
a sudden apprehension marked by distress or anxiety. [1/5 definitions] |
| anamorphic |
producing, marked by, or pertaining to intentional distortion of an image. |
| angina |
a condition or disease marked by inflammation of the throat, spasmodic pain, and a sensation of suffocation. [1/2 definitions] |
| annulate |
consisting of or marked with rings. |
| anorexia |
a psychological disorder marked by the inability to eat or the persistent refusal of food; anorexia nervosa. (Cf. bulimarexia.) |
| asbestosis |
a chronic lung disease marked by thickening and scarring of the lung tissue that is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. |
| Australian ballot |
an official ballot that carries the names of all candidates for public offices, along with any propositions to be voted on, and is distributed at polling places, to be marked in secret. |
| autism spectrum disorder |
any of a group of developmental disorders, including autism and Asperger's syndrome, marked by repetitive behavior and problems with communication and social interaction. |
| avaricious |
marked by avarice; greedy, esp. for wealth; grasping. |
| badinage |
playful conversation marked by joking or teasing; banter. [1/2 definitions] |
| barred |
marked by dark crosswise stripes, as the feathers of a grouse or other bird. [1/3 definitions] |
| belted |
marked with a stripe or band of color around the abdomen. [1/2 definitions] |
| benevolent |
marked by good will; kindly. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bermuda Triangle |
an area of ocean associated with unsolved mysteries, whose perimeter is marked by an imaginary line that connects Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southern tip of Florida. |
| bird's-eye |
marked or spotted with or in a pattern like birds' eyes. [1/4 definitions] |