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appease.transitive
verb
inflected
form(s).appeased;
appeasing
to bring to a state of peace or quiet; calm; to
cause to subside; allay (appeased my hunger); pacify; conciliate (to buy
off {an aggressor} by concessions usually at the sacrifice of principles
appeasement,
appeaser.nouns
appeasable.adjective
appendages.noun
something added or attached to an entity of greater
importance or size; an adjunct;
a limb or other
subsidiary
part that that diverges from the
central or principle structure
Biology – a part
or an organ, such as an arm, a leg, a tail, or a fin, that is joined to
the axis or trunk of a body; appurtenance,
adjunct, accessory, attachment
apportion,
apportioned,
apportioning,
apportions.transitive
verbs
to divide and assign according
to a plan; allot; assign;
to divide into portions
apportionment.noun
the act of apportioning;
the condition of having been
apportioned; the proportional.distribution
of the creation of currency
apposite.adjective
appositeness.noun
highly pertinent or appropriate; apt
appositely.adverb
synonym.relevant
appraise.transitive
verb
to judge the quality or worth of; to estimate
the quantity of
appraisal, appraisement-nouns
apprehend.transitive
verb
to take hold of mentally; perceive;
understand; to take into custody
apprehensible.adjective
that can be apprehended
apprehension.noun
fearful or uneasy anticipation
of the future;
dread; foreboding;
presentiment;
also, able to mentally grasp; understand (he has good apprehension of history);
perception;
the ability to apprehend or understand
apprehensive.adjective
troubled by fears; anxious;
uneasy; able to apprehend; quick to understand
apprehensively.adverb
apprehensive.adjective
anxious or fearful about
the future; uneasy; afraid; capable of understanding and quick to apprehend
apprehensively.adverb
apprehensiveness-noun
a priori
before examination or analysis;
based on theory
instead of experience or experiment; from a generalization to particular
instances
approbation.noun
approval; sanction
approbate,
approbated,
approbating.transitive
verbs
to approve; to sanction
approbative.adjective
showing approbation or approval
approbatory.adjective
of the nature of approbation; approbative
appropriate,
appropriated,
appropriating,
appropriates.transitive
verbs
to take possession of or make use of exclusively
for oneself without permission, compensation and/or sanction;
to set apart for a specific use
(appropriating funds for education)
appropriate.adjective
suitable for a particular
person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting
appropriately.adverb
appropriative, appropriator,
appropriateness-nouns
appropriation.noun
the act of appropriating;
something appropriated, especially public funds set aside for a specific
purpose; a legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated
amount of public funds for a specific
purpose
apropos.adverb
at an opportune time; relating to or bearing upon
the matter in hand
apropos of.preposition
with regard to; concerning
apt.adjective
unusually fitted or qualified; ready; fit;
having a tendency; likely; ordinarily
disposed;
inclined;
suited
to a purpose; being to the point; keenly
intelligent and responsive
aptness.noun
aptly.adverb
synonyms.fit,
quick
adjuvant.noun
a pharmacological agent
added to a drug to increase or aid its effect; an immunological agent that
increases the antigenic response
anxious.adjective
uneasy and apprehensive
about an uncertain event or matter; worried; attended with, showing, or
causing anxiety.(spent
an anxious night waiting for the test results of the exam); eagerly or
earnestly
desirous
anxiously.adverb
anxiousness.noun
activate, activated,
activating,
activates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
set in motion (she activated the water pump); make active or more active
activation, activator.nouns
activism.nouns
the theory,
doctrine,
or practice of assertive, often
militant
action, such as mass demonstrations or strikes, used as a means of opposing
or supporting an issue many believe worthwhile
activistic.adjective
activist.noun
a proponent
or practitioner of activism (environmental activists; political activists)
activist.adjective
of, relating to, or engaged in activism;
of, relating to, or being an activist
absent.adjective
not present; missing (absent friends; absent parents);
lacking
absent, absented,
absenting,
absents.transitive
verbs
to keep (oneself) away (they absented themselves
from attending)
absently.adverb
absence.noun
the state of being away; absent;
the time during which one is away; lack; want (an absence of a substitute
teacher)
ally, allied,
allying,
allies.verbs
transitive verb use.to
place in a friendly association; to unite
or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage intransitive
verb use.to enter into an alliance
ally.noun,
plural.allies
one that is allied with another; one in helpful
association with another; partner
alliance.noun
a close association
formed to advance common interests or causes; a connection based on kinship,
marriage, or common interest; a bond or tie; coalition;
close similarity in nature or
type; affinity.(the
ancient alliance between mathematics and music); the act of becoming allied
or the condition of being allied
accompany, accompanied,
accompanying,
accompanies.verbs
transitive verb use.to
be or go with as a companion; to add to; supplement.(wine
accompanies the meal); to coexist
or occur with
associate, associated,
associating,
associates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
join as a partner, ally, or friend.; to connect or
join together; combine
intransitive verb use.to
join in or form a league, union,
or association; join; to keep company
associate.noun
a person united
with another or others in an act, an enterprise, or a business; a partner
or colleague; a companion;
a comrade; a degree.conferred
by a two year college after the prescribed course of study has been successfully
completed (an Associate in Arts)
associate.adjective
joined with another or others and having equal
or nearly equal status.(an
associate editor)
associative.adjective
of, characterized
by, resulting from, or causing
association
Mathematics.-.independent
of the grouping of elements, for example, if a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c,
the operation indicated by + is
associative
associatively.adverb
association.noun
the act of associating
or the state of being associated
associational.adjective
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