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| aggravation |
action that makes something worse or greater in intensity. [1/4 definitions] |
| aggression |
unprovoked hostile action against a country by another's military forces. [2/3 definitions] |
| aggressive |
characterized by hostility in action. [1/2 definitions] |
| agreement |
an arrangement that determines a course of action to be followed by all parties to a transaction, or a document that describes this arrangement. [1/5 definitions] |
| -al2 |
act; action; process. |
| all set |
completely taken care of and requiring no further action. [1/2 definitions] |
| ammonification |
the formation of ammonia by bacterial action on nitrogenous organic matter, as in soil. [1/2 definitions] |
| -ance |
action, process, or result of an action or process. [2/3 definitions] |
| answer |
an action in response. [2/9 definitions] |
| -ant |
causing or performing (such) an action. [3/4 definitions] |
| anticipant |
arriving or taking action in advance. [2/3 definitions] |
| antisemitic |
of an action, remark, or the like, caused by or displaying anti-Jewish prejudice. [1/2 definitions] |
| apologist |
a person who argues in defense or justification of a doctrine, belief, action, or the like, usu. in writing or a speech. |
| apply |
to put into effect or action. [1/6 definitions] |
| aqueous |
in geology, formed by the action or deposits of water. [1/3 definitions] |
| -ard |
one who often or excessively performs (such) an action or is in (such) a condition. |
| arouse |
to stir oneself to action. [1/4 definitions] |
| asbestos |
one of two forms of a mineral that can be separated into fibers, is not combustible, and is resistant to chemical action, used to make fireproofing and insulating materials. [1/2 definitions] |
| aspect |
in grammar, a category of verb inflections, such as past perfect and past progressive, that indicate whether an action or state is ended or continues, is singular or repeated, and the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| astir |
in action; moving. [1/2 definitions] |
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