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abactinal

(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated

abandoned

forsake, leave behind

abashed

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

abasic

of or relating to abasia (inability to walk)

abatable

capable of being abated

abatic

of or relating to abasia (inability to walk)

abaxial

facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

abbatial

of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess

abbreviated

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

abdicable

capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished

abdominal

the muscles of the abdomen

abdominous

having a large belly

abdominovesical

of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder

abducent

a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

abducting

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

abecedarian

a novice learning the rudiments of some subject

aberdonian

of or relating to Aberdeen

aberrant

one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

abeyant

inactive but capable of becoming active

abhorrent

offensive to the mind

abiding

dwell

abient

characterized by avoidance or withdrawal

abiogenetic

originating by abiogenesis

abject

of the most contemptible kind

abkhaz

a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea

abkhazian

a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea

ablated

wear away through erosion or vaporization

ablative

the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

ablaze

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker

able

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

abloom

bursting into flower

ablutionary

cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

abnaki

a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec

abnormal

not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

abolishable

capable of being abolished

abolitionary

relating to or favoring abolition, especially abolition of slavery

abomasal

relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants)

abominable

unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

aboral

opposite to or away from the mouth

aboriginal

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

abortifacient

a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

abortive

failing to accomplish an intended result

aboulic

suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions

abounding

be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

about

on the move

above

an earlier section of a written text

aboveboard

without concealment or deception; honest

aboveground

on or above the surface of the ground

abranchial

having no gills

abranchiate

having no gills

abranchious

having no gills

abrasive

a substance that abrades or wears down

abreast

being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge

abridged

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

abroach

of a cask or barrel

abroad

in a foreign country

abrupt

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

abscessed

infected and filled with pus

absent

go away or leave

absentminded

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

absolute

something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative

absolutist

one who advocates absolutism

absolutistic

pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism

absolved

grant remission of a sin to

absolvitory

providing absolution

absorbable

capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface

absorbed

become imbued

absorbefacient

inducing or promoting absorption

absorbent

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

absorbing

become imbued

absorptive

having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

abstemious

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; - John Galsworthy

abstentious

self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink

abstinent

a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

abstract

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

abstracted

consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

abstractionist

a painter of abstract pictures

abstractive

of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting

abstruse

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

absurd

a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; --Albert Camus

abulic

suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions

abundant

present in great quantity

abused

treat badly

abusive

expressing offensive reproach

abuzz

noisy like the sound of a bee

abysmal

very great; limitless

abyssal

relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters

academic

an educator who works at a college or university

acanthoid

shaped like a spine or thorn

acanthotic

of or relating to or having acanthosis

acanthous

shaped like a spine or thorn

acapnial

relating to or demonstrating acapnia

acapnic

relating to or demonstrating acapnia

acapnotic

relating to or demonstrating acapnia

acarpellous

having no carpels

acarpelous

having no carpels

acarpous

producing no fruit

acatalectic

(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables

acaudal

lacking a tail or taillike appendage

acaudate

lacking a tail or taillike appendage