accrue4 X6 e3 h- x; g0 A1 N r
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
/ N$ x5 _9 v5 Z0 R1 r6 u9 w) uacerbity
3 n5 v, s8 ?$ Y8 J9 Ebitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
8 Y- U! `' _ ]0 racetic% k6 L6 G% U; c, U- Z. q2 d% s
vinegary# J& ^+ `! O* Q. x- _+ a7 X" U
acidulous
0 C$ e( ]$ K3 i* Lslightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
3 W; Q$ N2 Z! |acknowledge8 |! t$ C% u' _
recognize; admit2 {3 M+ P1 i8 i' W7 T' u, A: R% ~7 e: I
acme
7 b+ f6 O0 c% o: E( |peak; pinnacle; highest point
& o9 L2 N$ u% R/ R$ C8 E1 X; Gacne
2 F( h$ u9 ^$ I' N0 ~skin disease (on the face)' ^, \1 }) t7 l
acoustics
- X1 F4 j% E2 K3 ~$ ?science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
2 R: x, n- D5 Gacquiesce
' t% E2 c$ @+ l3 J) hassent; agree passively; comply without protest5 }, k1 |( ^1 x* k; R
acquittal5 J& d# p0 Q5 l6 F1 F
deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
% L! }, M( M& k! O( K, ^" F3 ?% I2 Qacrid
+ m4 [ W' |% z% ebitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
& s8 i2 l# [, `6 G; U7 lacrimonious
' Q8 U, E$ S# J8 \2 ^. Wstinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior: ~* ?/ t) s0 G! d' z# f7 s1 f
acrophobia
. @$ J" ~& j0 Z8 z7 e u4 ifear of heights. A) H% R8 h+ J4 Y% l8 V- Y
actuarial
! B2 C6 f) {# l, B& ycalculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
$ o( B2 A# @/ K, L" _) d3 @9 m/ ~actuary4 N. h! Y8 L5 h+ C! i' N" o2 m5 w
someone who advises insurance companies
t/ p8 f/ O. \. [1 Dactuate, p2 F- t9 }4 `: e0 S: v" ]
motivate; activate; cause to act- ^# c. @6 f( m+ W
acuity# S0 j1 `. _" S. [' m
sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
- q E7 H( D a4 v6 |) a; yacumen
, W+ f( _8 p% K3 t' V; U: Wmental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
# u5 {& S; ~' W; P8 m$ x6 C/ B8 Bacute- E) B q" H) @) z7 [5 a! t' }9 y
(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain8 B9 a. {3 R" u8 i9 h) p4 ^ a
adage
$ D Q, Q4 N5 T6 a5 x4 Fwise saying; proverb" x ~5 F. f: B$ @% m
adamant% I& L# {9 Z4 G& y2 s) D
hard; inflexible
& ?( }. T8 f& E$ q' @, \( P$ Wadapt4 I. B6 Q& N8 U5 M0 v# j
make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
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