n: 1: the 1st letter of the English alphabet 2: a grade rating a student's abbr: 1. Alcoholics Anonymous abbr: American Automobile Association n: A large burrowing ant-eating African mammal abbr: about abbr: American Bar Association adv: by surprise [taken] n: an instrument for making calculations by sliding counters along rods adv : toward or at the stern : AFT n: a large edible sea mollusk with an ear-shaped shell vb: to give up : FORSAKE, DESERT adj: morally unrestrained vb: HUMBLE, DEGRADE vb: to destroy the composure of : EMBARRASS vb: 1. to put an end to [ a nuisance] n: 1. : DECREASE n: a defensive obstacle of felled trees with sharpened branches facing n: SLAUGHTER-HOUSE n: the office or term of office of an abbot or abbess n: a member of the French secular clergy - used as a title n: the superior of a convent of nuns n: 1: MONASTERY, CONVENT n: the superior of a monastery for men abbr: abbreviation vb: SHORTEN, CURTAIL n: 1: the act or result of abbreviating n: 1: ALPHABET - usu. used in pl. vb: to give up (as a throne) formally n: 1: the cavity in an area of the body between the chest and the pelvis vb: to take away (a person) by force adv or adj: on a line at right angles to a ship's keel n: one learning the rudiments of something adv or adj: in bed n: 1: deviation from the normal or usual : DERANGEMENT vb: 1: INCITE, ENCOURAGE n: a condition of suspended activity vb: LOATHE, DETEST adj: LOATHSOME, DETESTABLE vb: 1: DWELL, REMAIN, LAST n: the quality of being able adj: low in spirit or hope vb: 1: to renounce solemnly : RECANT abbr: ablative n: removal by cutting, erosion, melting, or vaporization adj: of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case (as in LATIN) adj or adv: being on fire adj: 1: having sufficient power, skill, or resources to accomplish an object adj: BLOOMING n: the washing of one's body or part of it n: ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE n: a member of an Indian people of Maine and southern Quebec vb: 1: SURRENDER, RELINQUISH adj: deviating from the normal or average adv: 1: on, onto, or within a car, ship or aircraft n: 1: STAY, SOJOURN vb: to do away with : ANNUL n: advocacy of the abolition of slavery adj: ODIOUS, LOATHSOME, DETESTABLE vb: to deprecate as an ill omen n: 1: something abominable adj: ORIGINAL, INDIGENOUS, PRIMITIVE n: a member of the original race of inhabitants of a region adv: while being born or produced vb: 1: to cause or undergo abortion n: a premature birth occuring before the fetus can survive; n: a producer of abortions vb: 1: to be plentiful : TEEM adv: 1: on all sides 2: AROUND 3: NEARBY adv: 1: in the sky; also: in or to heaven 2: in or to a higher place adv or adj: without concealment or deception abbr: archbishop abbr: abridged; abridgment n: 1: a magical charm or incantation against calamity vb: 1: to wear away by rubbing adj: tending to abrade adv or adj: 1: side by side vb: to lessen in length or extent : SHORTEN adv or adj: 1: over a wide area vb: ANNUL, REVOKE adj: 1: broken or as if broken off 2: SUDDEN, HASTY abbr: absolute n: a collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue n: the coordinate of a point in a plane obtained by measuring parallel n: 1: the act or process of cutting off vb: to depart secretly and hide oneself n: 1: the state ot time of being absent adj: 1: not present 2: LACKING 3: INATTENTIVE n: one that is absent or absents himself n: chronic absence from work adj: unaware of one's surroundings or action n: a liqueur flavored esp. with wormwood and anise adj: 1: free from imperfection or mixture 2: free from control, restriction n: the act of absolving n: 1: the theory that a ruler or government should have unlimited power vb: to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt vb: 1: ASSIMILATE, INCORPORATE adj: able to absorb n: 1: a process of absorbing or being absorbed vb: to restrain oneself adj: sparing in use of food or drink n: voluntary refraining esp. from eating certain foods or drinking liquor abbr: abstract adj: 1: considered apart from a particular instance n: 1: the art of abstracting : the state of being abstracted adj: hard to understand : RECONDITE adj: RIDICULOUS : UNREASONABLE adj: more than enough : amply sufficient vb: 1: to attack in words : REVILE 2: to put to a wrong use : misuse vb: to touch along a border : border on n: a structure that supports weight or withstands lateral pressure n: the boundaries of land with respect to adjacent lands n: ABYSS adj: immeasurably deep : BOTTOMLESS n: 1: the bottomless pit in all accounts of the universe adj: of or relating to the bottom waters of the ocean depths abbr: account n: any of numerous leguminous trees or shrubs with round white or yellow abbr: academic; academy n: SCHOOL adj: 1: of or relating to schools or colleges n: a member of a society of scholars or artists n: manner, style, or content conforming to the traditions or rules of an n: 1: a school above the elementary level : esp: a private high school n: 1: any of a genus of prickly herbs of the mediterranean region abbr: accusative vb: 1: to become a party to an agreement adv or adj: gradually faster - used as a direction in music vb: 1: to bring about earlier n: 1: one that accelerates n: an instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations n: 1: a distinctive manner of pronunciation [a foreign] vb: ACCENT vb: 1: to receive willingly adj: capable or worthy of being accepted n: 1: the act of accepting n: the generally understood meaning of a word n: 1: ATTACK, FIT : 2: capacity to enter or approach adj: easy to approach n: 1: something added n: 1: something helpful but not essential n: a part of grammar that deals with inflections n: 1: an event occuring by chance or unintentionally adj: 1: happening unexpectedly or by chance vb: 1: APPLAUD, PRAISE n: 1: loud eager applause vb: to accustom to a new climate or situation vb: 1: ACCLIMATE n: an ascending slope n: a recognition of merit : AWARD vb: 1: to make fit or suitable : ADABT, ADJUST adj: OBLIGING n: 1: something supplied to satisfy a need; esp: LODGINGS - usa. used in pl. n: something that accompanies another; vb: 1: to go or occur with : ATTEND n: an associate in crime vb: to bring to completion adj: 1: COMPLETED n: 1: COMPLETION vb: 1: GRANT, CONCEDE n: 1: ACCORD adv: 1: in accordance n: a portable keyboard instrument with a bellows and reeds vb: to approach and speak to esp. aggressively n: 1: a statement of business transactions 2: an arrangement with a vendor to adj: 1: ANSWERABLE, RESPONSIBLE n: a person skilled in accounting n: 1: the art or system of keeping and analyzing financial records vb: to equip esp. for military service vb: 1: to endorse or approve officially n: 1: growth esp. by addition from without vb 1: to come by way of increase abbr: account; accountant n: 1: intercultural borrowing between diverse peoples resulting in new and vb: to heap or pile up adj: free from error adj: 1: being under a curse n: ACCUSATION adj: of, relating to or being a grammatical case marking the direct object vb: to charge with an offense : BLAME n: the defendant in a criminal case vb: FAMILIARIZE, HABITUATE adj: USUAL, CUSTOMARY n: 1: a playing card bearing a single large pip in its center 2: a point (as vb: IRRITATE, EXASPERATE n: SOURNESS, BITTERNESS n: 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid 2: a fast-drying fabric made of fiber adj: of, relating to, or producing acetic acid or vinegar n: a volatile flammable fragrant liquid used as a solvent n: a compound that is released at some nerve endings and is active in the n: a colorless flammable gas used as a fuel (as in welding and soldering) vb: 1: to suffer a usu. dull persistent pain vb: to gain by work or effort adj: giving an image almost free from extraneous colors adj: afflicted with aches adj: 1: sour or biting to the taste; also: sharp or sour in manner n: an individual who uses LSD vb: 1: to make or become acid n: an abnormal state of reduced alkalinity of the blood and body tissues vb: to make acid or slightly acid adj: slightly acid abbr: acknowledge, acknowledgment