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admonish,
admonished,
admonishing,
admonishes.transitive
verbs
to indicate duties or obligations to;
looking at so as to learn from; reprove; to set down leading towards
a particular way of thinking; to express warning or disapproval to especially
in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous
manner; to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to; providing
consideration for sober, calm and impartial
judgment
admonishment, admonisher.nouns
admonishingly.adverb
ADP.noun
an ester
of
adenosine, C10H15N5O10P2,
that is converted to ATP
for the storage of energy (adenosine diphosphate)
advantage.noun
a favorable or beneficial-circumstance,
event, etc.;
superiority
advantageous.adjective
favorable; useful; profitable; having an advantage
adverse.adjective
contrary
to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable (adverse circumstances);
opposed; contrary in direction;
hostile; antagonistic.(adverse
criticism); moving in an opposite or opposing direction (adverse currents)
adversely.adverb
adverseness.noun
adversary.noun,
plural-adversaries
an opponent; an enemy
adversity.noun,
plural-adversities
a state of hardship or affliction; misfortune;
a calamitous event; misfortune
affable.adjective
easy to approach and talk to; pleasant, courteous;
likeable; friendly; having a pleasant disposition; amiable
affiliate.verb
inflected
form(s).affiliated;
affiliating
transitive verb senses-to
bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch; to associate
as a member (affiliates herself with the local club); to trace the origin
of
intransitive
verb senses.to connect or associate
oneself; combine
affiliation.noun
affinity.noun,.plural.affinities
natural attraction; close relationship; connection;
a natural liking (he has an affinity for hockey); common origin; a mutual
attraction between a man and a woman
agitated.verb.(pronunciation
'ad-juh-tate')
inflected form(s)-agitated,
agitating
transitive verb use.to
excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of, disturb; to give motion
to; to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action (the storm agitated
the sea); to discuss excitedly and earnestly; to stir up public discussion
of
intransitive verb use.to
attempt to arouse public feeling (agitated for better education)
synonyms.shake,
discompose
agitatedly.adverb
agitation.noun
agitational.adjective
agglomerate.transitive
and.intransitive
verb
to gather into a cluster;
gathering of mass
agglomeration noun
agglomerative adjective
aggregate.adjective
constituting
or amounting to a whole; total (aggregate sales in that market); crowded
or massed into a dense cluster; composed
of a mixture of minerals separable
by mechanical means
aggregate.noun
a total considered with
reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount (an automobile is an
aggregate of its many components); an empire is the aggregate of many states
under one common; the mineral materials, such as sand or stone, used in
making concrete
aggregate,
aggregated,
aggregating,
aggregates.transitive
verbs
to gather into a mass, sum,
or whole; to amount to; total
in the aggregate.idiom
taken into account as a
whole (unit sales for December amounted in the aggregate to 100,000)
aggregately.adverb
aggregation.noun
a group or mass of distinct things
aggregator.noun
aggregative.adjective
agnostic.noun
one who believes that there can be no proof of
the existence of God but does not deny the possibility that God exists
agnostic.adjective
relating to or being an agnostic; noncommittal
agnostically.adverb
alacrity.noun
cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness;
celerity
alacritous.adjective
alga.noun,
plural.algae
a group of one celled photosynthetic plants (eukaryotic)
containing
chlorophyl, found
in water, or damp places; pond scum; algae were once considered to be plants
but are now classified separately because they lack true roots, stems,
leaves, and embryos
annoy, annoyed,
annoying,
annoys.transitive
verbs
to cause slight irritation
to (another) by troublesome, often repeated acts; to harass
or disturb by repeated attacks
intransitive verb use.to
be annoying
annoyance.noun
the act of annoying or the
state of being annoyed; a cause of irritation or vexation;
a nuisance
achieve, achieved,
achieving,
achieves.verb
transitive verb use.to
perform or carry out with success; accomplish; perform; to attain
with effort or despite difficulty; reach (he reached a milestone in his
maturity
when he learned to think before speaking instead of saying the first thing
that comes to mind)
intransitive verb use.to
accomplish something successfully
achievable.adjective
achiever.noun
achievement.noun
the act of accomplishing
or finishing; something accomplished successfully, especially by means
of exertion, skill, practice, or
perseverance;
feat
art.noun
skill arising from the exercise of intuitive.faculties
(the art of human relations); skill that is attained by study, practice,
or observation (the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art; human effort
to imitate, supplement, alter; the conscious production or arrangement
of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that
affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful
in a graphic or plastic medium; the study of these activities; the product
of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group; high
quality of conception or execution,
as found in works of beauty; aesthetic
value; a field or category
of art, such as music, ballet, or literature; a nonscientific branch of
learning; one of the liberal arts; a system of principles and methods employed
in the performance of a set of activities (the art of building); a trade
or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods (the art
of the lexicographer {writing or compiling a dictionary})
artful.adjective
exhibiting art or skill; skillful in accomplishing
a purpose
artfully.adverb
artfulness.noun
accurate.adjective
conforming
exactly to fact; errorless; deviating
only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard; capable of providing
a correct reading or measurement (an accurate scale)
accurately.adverb
accurateness.noun
antedate, antedated,
antedating,
antedates.transitive
verbs
to be of an earlier date than; precede
in time
adapt, adapted,
adapting,
adapts.verb
transitive verb use.to
make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation
intransitive verb use.to
become adapted (a species that has adapted well to winter climes); accommodate;
adjust; conform; fit; reconcile - the central meaning shared by these verbs
is 'to make suitable to or consistent
with a particular situation
or use':
adapted.themselves
to city life
accommodated.himself
to the new requirements
adjusting.their
behavior to the rules
conforming.her
life to accord with her moral principles
fitting.herself
into the little dress took some effortmade the punishment fit the crime
reconciling the opposites
is a job for each of us
antonym.unfit
adaptable.adjective
capable
of adapting or of being adapted
adaptability.or.adaptableness.noun
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