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Noun: adjutant Pronunciation: (a-ju-tunt) Adjutant meaning: (military) an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. Synonyms: aide Large Indian stork with a military gait. Synonyms: adjutant bird, adjutant stork Quotations: Anton …

Noun: archipelago Pronunciation: (aa-ki’pe-lu,gow) Archipelago meaning: A group of many islands in a large body of water. Quotations: William Schulz – The U.S. is maintaining an archipelago of prisons around the world, many of them …

Noun: amulet Pronunciation: (am-yu-lut) Amulet meaning: A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease. Synonyms: talisman Quotations: Martin H. Fischer – …

Adjective: ascetic Pronunciation: (u’se-tik) Ascetic meaning: Practicing great self-denial. Synonyms: ascetical, austere, Spartan, abstemious Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline. Synonyms: ascetical Noun: ascetic Meaning: Someone who practices …

Adjective: azure Pronunciation: (a-zhu) Azure meaning: Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky. Synonyms: bright blue, cerulean, sky blue, chromatic Noun: azure Azure meaning: A light shade …

Noun: apparition Pronunciation: (a-pu’ri-shun) Apparition meaning: A ghostly appearing figure. Synonyms: phantasm, phantom, spectre The appearance of a ghostlike figure. Something existing in perception only. Synonyms: phantasm, shadow, phantom An act of appearing or becoming …

Noun: attire Pronunciation: (u’tI(-u)r) Attire meaning: Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion. Synonyms: dress, garb Verb: attire Attire meaning: Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive. Synonyms: deck …

Noun: agility Pronunciation: (u’ji-li-tee) Agility meaning: The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Synonyms: legerity, lightness, nimbleness, lightsomeness Quotations: Michael Hugos – Agility means that you are faster than your …

Adjective: aquiline Pronunciation: (ak-wu,lIn) Aquiline meaning: Curved down like an eagle’s beak. Synonyms: hooked Quotations: John Hurt – I was keen on sports-that’s how my nose got this way. It’s not actually broken; the nose …

Noun: artifact Pronunciation: (aa-ti,fakt) Artifact meaning: A man-made object taken as a whole. Something that appears in a scientific result that is not a true feature of thing being studied, but instead a result of …