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| anemia |
a condition resulting from a lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin characterized by weakness, pallor, difficulty breathing.
d: adjective form is "anemic"
adverb form is "anemically" |
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| anaerobic |
1. to live or act in the absence of free oxygen. caused or relating to a complete lack of O.
d: anaerobically is the adverb form. |
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| amorphous |
1. lacking definite form, shape, character. unorganized.
d: adverb form "amorphously"
noun form "amorphousness" |
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| amnesty |
1. a general pardon given by a government for political offenses. forgiveness. |
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| ambulatory |
1. able to walk about. related to walking. mobile. |
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| amble |
1. to walk at an easy, leisurely pace, stroll.
d: noun form "ambler".
adverb from "amblingly." |
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| altruism |
1. unselfish concern for the well-being of others. goodness. philanthropy. |
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| alfresco |
1. in the open air, outdoors.
In warm weather i teach alfresco. |
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| alchemy |
1. mediecal study and practice of chemistry to produce gold from base metals
d: adj form is "alchemical"
adverb form is "alchemically" |
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| agoraphobia |
1.an abnormal fear of open or public spaces.
d: adjective OR noun form "agoraphobic" |
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| agnostic |
1. one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence of God or the essential nature of anything
d. adverb form "agnostically"
noun form "agnosticism" |
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| aerobic |
1. living only in the presence of oxygen.
d: adverb form is "aerobically" |
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| ad nauseam |
1. until one is sick of the thing being done, told, etc.
"we rechecked our figures ad nauseam" |
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| ad infinitum |
1. to infinity, without end, forever. |
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| ad hominem |
1. adj. "to the man". appealing to a personal interest rather than rationale. attacking an opponent rather than their argument. not fightin' fair. |
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| acrophobia |
the fear of heights (think ACRObat.)
d: the adjective acrophobic |
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| acronym |
d: the adj acronymic or acronymous |
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| abstract |
not practical or applied, theoretical. hard to comphrehend. nonspecific. OR a summary or essence.
d: the adverb abstractly.
the noun abstractness. |
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| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly. avoid capture.
d. the noun form, absconder. |
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| abiogenesis |
the production of living organisms from nonliving matter (spontaneous generation) |
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| abate |
to reduce in intensity or degree. to lessen, decrease, moderate, diminish. alleviate. |
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| Anglomania |
greatly exaggerated attachment to or imitation of English manners, habits, etc.
d. the noun "Anglomaniac"
I am an Anglomaniac.
the adj. Anglomaniacal. |
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| Adonis |
any handsome young man. think Nate Archibald.
d: the adjective "Adonic" |
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