A. a (S) firae letter of the English alphabet. —adj,^ indef, art, one; any. a- pref, 1» not. in» on. 3, an intensive, as in arouse,
AA (ä'äO n. antiaircraft fire.
aard'varkf (ärd'värk') n. an African ant-eating mammaj; groundhog.
ab- pref, away from; off.
a^'ba-cä' (ä^bä-kä') n. a Philippine palm; its fiber, used in making hemp.
a^back' (^bak') adv, toward the rear« —^taken aback, disconcerted.
ab'a-cus, (ab'^
k9s) n, a calculating device consisting of beads strung on rods in a frame.
a baft' (s-bafto
adv, A prep....
A. a (S) firae letter of the English alphabet. —adj,^ indef, art, one; any. a- pref, 1» not. in» on. 3, an intensive, as in arouse,
AA (ä'äO n. antiaircraft fire.
aard'varkf (ärd'värk') n. an African ant-eating mammaj; groundhog.
ab- pref, away from; off.
a^'ba-cä' (ä^bä-kä') n. a Philippine palm; its fiber, used in making hemp.
a^back' (^bak') adv, toward the rear« —^taken aback, disconcerted.
ab'a-cus, (ab'^
k9s) n, a calculating device consisting of beads strung on rods in a frame.
a baft' (s-bafto
adv, A prep. (Naut,) toward tbe stem; behind.
ab"alo'ne(ab-'.
d>lö'nö) n. a I arge snail abundant on the Pacific coast.
a-ba^'don (9-
Abacus
ban'dan) v,t, give up; leave; forsake; ce^ away. —n. freedom from restraint. —a.ban'doned. adj, reckless; dissolute. —a^ban'don.ment, n.
a*base' (d-basO v.t, reduce in rank or estimation. —a-base'ment, n.
a-basll'(d-bash') v.t. make ashamed or dispirited; embarrass.
a-bate' (a-bato v,t, beat down; r^ duce; moderate. —v,i, diminish; lessen. —a-bate'ment, n.
ab''at-toir' (ab'd-twar') n. slaughterhouse.
ab-bS' (^baO n. a French ecclesiastic.
ab1>ess (ab'es) n. the head of a convent.
ab'bey (ab'6) n. a monastery or convent.
abl^Ot (ab'at) n. the head , of a monastery. —ab'ba^cy (ab'^-s^) n.
ab-bre'vi-ate" o-bre'v6-at') v,u
shorten by omission of some parts.
ab.bre'^vi.a'tion c-a'shan) n. i,
abridgment. 2, a snortened form, esp. of a word.
ab'di-cate'' (ab'da-kat») i.
renounce or relinquish an office, power, or right. —ab'di«ca'tiozi, n. —abMi-ca'tor, n.
ab'do-men (ab'd^man) n. the lower part of the human body, between thorax and pelvis. —ab^dom'-l«nal (ab-dom'i-nal) adj.
ab-duct (ab-duktO v.t, carry away
by force; kidnap. —ab«duc'tlon, n. —ab*duc'tor, n.
a«beam' (a-bemO adv. at right angles to the keel of a ship; in a sideward direction.
a*bed' (a-bedo adv. In bed.
a-bele' (a-beio n. the white poplar tree.
AVer-deen" An'gus (ab'ar-den*
aug^gas) one of a breed of hornless beer^cattle.
ab-er rant Cab-er'ant) adj. straying from the right course; wandering. — ab-er'rance» ab^er'ran-cy» n.
ab^er-ra'tion (ab'a-rS'shan) n. 1,
departure from a normal course. 2, deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 3, apparent displacement of a heavenly oody, due to its motion relative to the earth. any disturbance of light rays that prevents accurate focusing, a-bet'i^beto v.t. [a-bet'ted,-ting] encourage; aid by approval, esp. in bad conduct. —a-bet'ment, n. — a*bet'ter, a.bet'tor, n. a-bejr'ance (a-ba'ans) n. temporary suspension or inactivity, ab-hor (ab-hôro V.u [-horred', )xtrem<
-hor'ring] regard with extreme repugnance; detest.
ab'hor'rence (ab-hor'ans) n. strong hatred; detestation. —ab*hor'rent» adj, detestable; disgusting, a-blde' (a-WdO v.i. {vret. Á p.p. a«bode'] 1, remain, contmue. 2, dwell. 3, stand firm. —v,i, tfc U [a^bid'edl put up with; tolerate.
a-biri'ty (a-bil'a-te) n. 1, state of being able; possession of qualities necessary. 2. competence; skill; a particular talent.
-a-bil'i-ty su/, marking noun forms of adjectives ending in -able.
ab'ject (ab'jekt) adj. 1, low In condition or estimation; hoi>eless. 2, servile; despicable. —ab*ject'neB8,n.
ab-jure'
solenmly or
swear. —ab*ju-ra'tion, n. abla-tive (ab'l^tlv) n. adj. a grammatical case denoting agency» place, etc., in certain inflected languages. as Latin.
fire. .__________
excited; angry.
[aliler, aTilest] IS or power to bo or act. 2, having marked intellectual qualifications; talented. , —a'bl^ bod^'ied, adj. of strong body; physically competent. _
(ab-jurO v.t. renounce r on oath; repudiate; for-
lages, as Liatm.
•blaze' (a-blaz') adv. & adj. 1, on re. 2, brilliantly lighted up. 3, very _.:cited; angry.
Bible (a'bal) adj, [al) 1, having the means or
{at. fste. f&r. fSre. f&li, ásk; met, h9, h9r, maybé; pin. pine; not, nOte, Or, tool tuo, cate, pülU labal; oil, owl; go, chip» ahe» thin,
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