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Adjective: abyssal Pronunciation:(u’bi-sul) Abyssal meaning: Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters Resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable Synonyms: abysmal, unfathomable Quotations: Anonymous – In the family Cheiroteuthidae …

Noun: acme Pronunciation:(ak-mee) Acme meaning: The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development Synonyms: height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top, zenith The highest point (of something) Synonyms: vertex, peak, …

Noun: ardor Pronunciation: (aar-dur) Ardor meaning: A feeling of strong eagerness usually in favor of a person or cause Synonyms: ardour, elan, zeal Intense feeling of love Synonyms: ardour Feelings of great warmth and intensity …

Noun: aberration Pronunciation: (,a-bu’rey-shun) Aberration meaning: One whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group A state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrance, aberrancy, deviance, deviancy, aberrant A disorder in one’s mental state An …

Noun: aberrant Pronunciation: (a’be-runt or ‘a-bu-runt [N. Amer], a-bu-runt [Brit]) Aberrant meaning: One whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group Adjective: aberrant Aberrant meaning: Markedly different from an accepted norm Synonyms: deviant, deviate Derived …

Noun: apogee Pronunciation: (a-pu,jee) Apogee meaning: A final climactic stage Apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth Derived forms: apogees Synonyms: culmination …

Noun: ardour Pronunciation: (aa-du(r)) Ardour meaning: Intense feeling of love A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favour of a person or cause) Feelings of great warmth and intensity Synonyms: ardor, elan, zeal, fervour, fervidness, fervency Derived forms: ardours Quotations: …

Noun: ascension Pronunciation: (u’sen-shun) Ascension meaning: A movement in upward direction In Astronomy, it is the rising of a star above the horizon The act of changing location in an upward direction Synonyms: ascent, rise, …

Adjective: attenuate Pronunciation: (u’ten-yoo-ut) Attenuate meaning: Reduced in strength Synonyms: attenuated, faded, weakened, enervated Verb: attenuate Attenuate meaning: (chemistry) weaken the consistency of a chemical substance Become weaker in strength, value or magnitude Derived forms: attenuating, attenuates, attenuated Quotations: …

Noun: abysm Pronunciation: (u’bi-zum) Abysm meaning: A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable cavity or chasm. Synonyms: abyss, chasm Quotations: Ambrose Bierce – The flabby wine-skin of his brain yields to some pathologic strain and …