abandon
v. leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever |
abbreviation
n. shortening something by omitting parts of it |
abduction
n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force |
academic
a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization |
academy
n. an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc.
n. a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job |
acceptable
a. satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
a. just good enough, but not very good |
accessible
a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
acclaim
v. applaud; give public approval and praise |
accommodate
v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable |
accompanist
n. a person who provides musical accompaniment, usually on a piano |
accomplice
n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing |
accomplishment
n. achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort |
accountant
n. one who maintains and audits business accounts |
acquittal
n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty |
adherent
n. one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause |
adolescence
n. state of growing up from childhood to adult; transitional period between youth and maturity |
adventurous
a. willing to try new or difficult things; willing to engage in adventures |
advertise
v. give notice to; make something known in public, especially to sell it |
algebra
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations |
alternate
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute |
amphibian
a. able to live both on land and in water |
ancestor
n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor |
ancient
a. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time |
antecedent
n. someone from whom you are descended, but usually more remote than a grandparent
n. a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to |
anthropology
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
appreciate
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of |
apprentice
n. works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner |
aqueduct
n. a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley |
asterisk
n. a symbol (*) shaped like a star |
asteroid
n. small planet; one of many large rocks that circle the sun |
astrology
n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people |
astronomer
n. a physicist who studies astronomy |
astronomical
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
astronomy
n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole |
attendant
n. aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation |
audible
a. heard or perceptible by the ear |
audience
n. group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, or speaking |
audit
v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report |
audition
v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance |
auditorium
n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
n. a large public building where meetings and concerts are held |
aural
a. relating to hearing or the ear |
auxiliary
a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing |
bachelor
n. the first or lowest academic degree from colleges
n. unmarried man |
bacteria
n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases |
badminton
n. a sport in which two or four people hit a light object with feathers over a high net |
bagel
n. a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring |
bayou
n. an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river |
beige
n. a light greyish brown color |
bicentennial
n. the 200th anniversary, or the celebration of it |
bicycle
n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |