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aatheist(informal, humorous) A person who does not believe in the existence of atheists.abberantMisspelling of aberrant.abdicantOne who abdicates.abducentThat which abducts.aberrantDiffering from the norm.abetmentEncouragement or assistance.abgooshtAlternative form of abgusht.ablemost(obsolete) ablest (most able)ablukast(pharmacology) A leukotriene antagonist used in the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions.abolishtObsolete spelling of abolished; simple past and past participle of abolish.abradantA material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.; an abrasive.absonant(now rare) Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable.abstractAn abridgement or summary of a longer publication.abstrict(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjointabundantFully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.abutmentThe point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.acathistAlternative form of akathist.accessitAn honorable mention in an academic contest.accidentAny chance event.accolentOne who lives nearby; neighbor.accredit(transitive) To ascribe; attribute; credit with.accusant(obsolete) An accuser.acediastA person who has acedia.acescentTurning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.acetract(medicine) In botanical medicine, a vinegar extract of herbs.achromat(optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.acosmistA follower of acosmismacquaint(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.acridestsuperlative form of acrid: most acridacrocystA chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroidsacrodontHaving teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.acrolect(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).actibeltA belt that has an accelerometer built into the buckle.actinoptactinopterygianactinost(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)activantA substance or agent that activates a process.activistOne who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.acupoint(alternative medicine) A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is applied.adamauntObsolete form of adamant.addiment(immunology, archaic) Synonym of complement.adducent(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.adeptist(obsolete) A skilled alchemist.adhamant(biology, rare) Clinging, as if by hooks.adherentAdhesive, sticking to something.adhocrat(business, organizational theory) One who espouses or practises adhocracy.adjacentLying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.adjument(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.adjutant(military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.adjuvant(formal) Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.adragant(obsolete) Gum tragacanth.adscriptA feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.adstrictAlternative form of astrict.adultistBiased in favor of adults (and against children); exhibiting adultism.advehent(anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.advocaatA Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.aegrotat(British) An unclassified degree awarded to such a student.aeroboat(archaic) A form of hydroaeroplane; a flying boat.aerocystAn air vesicle.aeroductA proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphereaeronautA person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.aeroport(dated) An airport.aerostatAn aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.afferentCarrying towards.affluentSomeone who is wealthy.afforest(transitive) To make into forestaffrightafraid; terrified; frightenedaforesetSet or determined in advance.afreight(literary, chiefly figurative) Filled or charged (with something).afrobeat(music) Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.afronautAlternative letter-case form of Afronaut.aftersetThat which is positioned after or behind.afterwitWisdom which comes after the event.agapeistA proponent of agapeism.agathistA person who believes in agathism.agnorantSimultaneously ignorant and arrogant.agrementObsolete form of agreement.aimpointThe point at which a firearm is aimed, typically identified by a red dot sight.airblastA sudden rush of air; often, such a blast in a confined space (such as a mine) right after a disturbance or explosion.airburstThe explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.aircraftA vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.airfleetA fleet of (civilian or military) aircraft.airplantAlternative form of air plant.airshaft(mining) A passage supplying ventilation into a mine tunnel or other underground facility.airshift(radio broadcasting) A block of continuous broadcast time, often four or six hours.airshoot(architecture) A channel for providing ventilation.airsportAlternative form of air sport.airtightImpermeable to air or other gases.akathist(Christianity) A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions.alarmistOne who causes others to become alarmed without cause.albicant(obsolete, rare) Growing or becoming white.alcahestrare spelling of alkahestalephbetAlternative form of aleph-beth.alertestsuperlative form of alert: most alertalgoristOne who develops algorithms.alienist(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.aliquant(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.alkahest(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.allecretAlternative form of halecret.alleycatAlternative form of alley cat.alligantObsolete form of alicant.allodistThe holder of an allodium.alloglot(linguistics) Speaking a non-native language.alloyant(metallurgy) A material added to a metal (possibly itself an alloy) to alter its properties.allrightMisspelling of all right.almagestAny book resembling the Almagest.alongestObsolete form of alongst.alphabetThe set of letters used when writing in a language.alpinistOf or pertaining to alpinism.altarist(obsolete or historical) Someone responsible for or at a church's altaralterantSomething that causes alteration, that alters.alternatThe custom, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.altiportA small airfield at high altitude, typically at a French skiing resortaltruistA person showing altruism.alumrootAny of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.amadavatAn estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.ambident(chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reactionambivert(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.ambulantAble to walk; ambulatory.amethystA transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.amidmostIn the very middle; central.amirightAlternative form of am I right.amongestObsolete form of amongst.amouristAlternative form of amorist.ampersat(rare) The at sign (@).anafront(meteorology) A warm or cold front at which there is upward movement of the warm-sector air above the cold-sector air, commonly producing clouds and precipitation on the cool side of the boundary.anagnost(now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.analyistMisspelling of analyst.anapaest(UK) Alternative form of anapest.anchientObsolete form of ancient.anchoretAlternative spelling of anchorite.ancodontAny mammal in the infraorder Ancodonta— hippos and their extinct relatives.andolastA bronchodilator drug.angelistA proponent of angelismangiport(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.angriestsuperlative form of angry: most angryanguishtObsolete form of anguished.annalistA writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.annoyant(rare) Synonym of annoying.annoybot(computing, slang) A bot within an IRC channel that sends annoying messages to online participants.antefact(obsolete) Something done before another act.antepast(obsolete) A foretaste.anteportA hanging or covering in front of a door.antepost(gambling) Being a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of the animal is presently more favourable than it will be when the market opens.anternetThe means by which ants communicate with each other, analogous to the TCP/IP algorithm that the internet uses to control the flow of data.antevert(medicine) To displace by anteversion, or make antevertedanthreptA kind of inceptisol modified by human habitation and farming.anticlotCountering clotting of the blood.anticult(religion) Opposed to cults.antidebtCountering or opposed to debt.antidietOpposing dieting.antidustResistant to dust.antifeltPreventing felting.antigoat(immunology, of an antibody) Reacting with the immunoglobins found in goats.antigout(pharmacology) Countering gout.antihunt(engineering) Preventing hunting, or fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.antileft(politics) Opposing the political left.antilustOpposing or inhibiting lust.antimeatOpposing the use of meat as a foodstuff; stridently vegetarian or vegan.antipest(public health, pharmacology) Serving to counter or eliminate pests.antipoet(poetry) A writer of antipoetry.antiportTo simultaneously transport different molecules or ions through a cell membrane in opposite directions.antirent(US, historical) Opposing the collection of outstanding rents in upstate New York during the early 19th century after the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer III.antiriotServing to counteract rioting.antirustAlternative spelling of anti-rust.antisaltOpposing salt.antismut(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.antistatAny antistatic compound.antisuit(law) Being or relating to an injunction that prevents an opposing party from commencing or continuing a proceeding in another jurisdiction or forum.antithet(archaic) An antithetical or contrasted statement.antitiltPreventing tilting.antiwartActing against warts.antpipitAny of the genus Corythopis of birds in the Tyrannidae family.antsiestsuperlative form of antsy: most antsyapathistOne who has no feeling towards anything, or more specifically religion.aperient(medicine) Having a gentle laxative effect.apesault(slang, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive) An assault perpetrated by a black person.aphoristA person who creates or recites aphorisms.apoplast(botany) The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organapparantMisspelling of apparent.apparentCapable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.appestatThe area of the brain (possibly in the hypothalamus) supposed to control appetite and regulate food intakeappetent(archaic) Eagerly desirous; greedy.aquaductMisspelling of aqueduct.aquafact(geology) A boulder worn by running water that is too large to be rolled as a pebble, worn smooth on the upstream or seaward side and exposed top and with a sharp ridge on the downstream or landward side.aquanautAn underwater explorer.aquaristA person who maintains an aquarium.aquastatA device that automatically responds to changes in temperature of a liquid, typically water in a domestic hot water heating system, by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature of the liquid at a desired setting.aquatintA form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.aqueductAn artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.arbalestA steel crossbow.arbalistAlternative form of arbalest.arbelestAlternative form of arbalest.arboristA person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon.arcanistA person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.archaistA person who studies archaic things; an antiquaryarclightAlternative form of arc light.argonautAny of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).argument(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.armamentA body of forces equipped for war.armfloat(swimming) Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).armgaunt(nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs.armorist(heraldry) A person skilled in the bearings of coats of arms, and all relating to their emblazonment.arraught(obsolete, poetic) obtained or gotten; seizedarraylet(programming) Any of the subarrays that make up a larger array-like data structure whose elements do not have to be stored contiguously.arrivantA person who is arriving or has just arrived.arrogantHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.arsonistOne who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.artefactBritish standard spelling of artifact.artifactAn object made or shaped by human hand or labor.artilectAn artificial intellect, a supposed artificial intelligence that may outstrip its human creators in mental capability.artivistA person who engages in artivism.artsiestsuperlative form of artsy: most artsyashplantAn ash sapling.aspirantSomeone who aspires (for high office, etc.)assident(medicine) Of a symptom, generally, but not always, accompanying a disease; indicative of the presence of a disease but not a necessary occurrence in conjunction with that disease.assignat(now historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.assonant(prosody) Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.assplant(Canada, US, slang) An unintentional landing on one's buttocks.assprint(slang, Canada, US) The mark or impression left by buttocks having been pressed against a surface.assument(obsolete) A patch; an addition; a piece put on.astigmatA person who has astigmatism.astrobot(robotics, rare) Robot designed to work in space.astronot(humorous, derogatory) Synonym of actornaut.astronut(slang) A person with an obsessive interest in astronomy.astutestsuperlative form of astute: most astuteataprost(pharmacology) A prostaglandin analogue.atrament(figurative, rare) Any particularly black liquid substance.attentat(law, obsolete) Anything whatsoever, as a ruling, by the judge of a lower court in a matter pending an appeal.attolentthat raises or lifts up (often of muscles)attowatt(metrology) An SI unit of power equal to 10⁻¹⁸ watts. Symbol: aWaugurist(obsolete) An augur; a foreteller.aulodont(zoology) Of or pertaining to the shape of the teeth in the Aristotle's lantern of certain sea urchinsauncientObsolete form of ancient.auntcest(slang, rare, vulgar) Sexual relations with one's aunt.auntientObsolete form of ancient.autoboat(dated) A motorboat.autoboot(computing) To boot automatically.autocratAn absolute ruler with infinite power.autocystA single-layered cyst.autograt(informal, rare) A gratuity automatically added to a bill.autopost(transitive, Internet) To post automatically.autotest(British) A motorsport challenge involving a series of tests, generally around traffic cones, to measure precision driving skill.auxostatA continuous-culture device using feedback from a measurement taken on the growth chamber to control the media flow rate, maintaining the measurement at a constant.avadavatAny of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird; also known as Java sparrow.avermentThe act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.aversant(heraldry) Turned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet).aviaristA person who keeps an aviary.avoidantExhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.awncientObsolete form of ancient.awntientObsolete form of ancient.awsomestMisspelling of awesomest.axoplast(biology) A dense structure, with no microtubules, located in the center or close to the nucleus of a cell, and from which radiate axopodia.azeusist(very rare, humorous) A person who does not believe in Zeus.