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Abbey
A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.
Abjugate
To unyoke.
Abnegator
One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything.
Absorber
One who, or that which, absorbs.
Abyssinia
same as Ethiopia.
Acacia
A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
Accusingly
In an accusing manner.
Acreage
Acres collectively; .
Adfluxion
See .
Adnascent
Growing to or on something else.
Adverbial
Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; .
Aengus
the Irish god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.
Affrap
To strike, or strike down.
Againbuy
To redeem.
Agenesis
Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.
Agglomerate
A collection or mass.
Agricultor
An agriculturist; a farmer.
Agriology
Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.
Ahigh
On high.
Albedo
Whiteness.
Albuminimeter
An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
Alburnous
Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; .
Alecithal
Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm.
Aleuromancy
Divination by means of flour.
Aliped
Wing-footed, as the bat.
alkane
a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula . A member of the .
Allegorizer
One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist.
Allodialist
One who holds allodial land.
Almagest
The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.
Amort
As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.
Amphibial
Amphibian.
Amy
A friend.
Anagraph
An inventory; a record.
Analogism
an argument from the cause to the effect; an argument.
Anantherous
Destitute of anthers.
Anapestical
Anapestic.
Anglo-American
an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English.
Annulata
A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to , including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See .
Annunciative
Pertaining to annunciation; announcing.
Antepone
To put before; to prefer.
Antepredicament
A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
Anticipant
Anticipating; expectant; -- with .
Antimonial
Of or pertaining to antimony.
Antiperistatic
Pertaining to antiperistasis.
Antiphlogistic
Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.
Antiquitarian
An admirer of antiquity.
Apert
Open; evident; undisguised.
Aphrasia
= .
Apocope
The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
Appendicular
Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate.
Appraisement
The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.
Apprecatory
Praying or wishing good.
Arabesque
A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.
Arabian
Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
Archtraitor
A chief or transcendent traitor.
Argufy
To argue pertinaciously.
Aright
Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; .
Aristotelian
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 .).
Arrestation
Arrest.
artsy
same as .
Ascarid
A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, , often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (), often troublesome to children and aged persons.
Asomatous
Without a material body; incorporeal.
Asperous
Rough; uneven.
Assimilate
To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
Assumpsit
A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied.
astrocyte
a large star-shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue.
Atafter
After.
Athecata
A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See .
Attain
To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
Augment
Enlargement by addition; increase.
autacoidal
of or pertaining to an autacoid.
Autochronograph
An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
Avigato
See .
Axile
Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.
Axle box
A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.