GREdictionary Archive (Ad-Ae)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ad lib (ad-lib) | without restraint or limit, to speak, sing, or act without a script, saying whatever words come into one's mind |
| adage | wise saying; proverb. |
| adamant | Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding. |
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust. |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| addict | to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively. |
| addicted | To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance. |
| addiction | Compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance |
| addle | To muddle; confuse. |
| address | (verb) direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination. |
| adept | very skilled; proficient; expert. |
| adhere | To stick fast by or as if by suction or glue. |
| adherent | one that holds fast; a follower of a leader, party, or profession. |
| adhesion | the act or state of sticking. |
| adhesive | tending to attach; sticky |
| adipose | Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty. |
| adjacent | lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring. |
| adjoin | be next or nearest to and joined with. |
| adjourn | stop (a meeting, etc) for a time; postpone. |
| adjunct | Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position. |
| adjuration | An earnest, solemn appeal. |
| adjure | to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of penalty. |
| adjutant | A staff officer who helps a commanding officer with administrative affairs. |
| admission | The state of being allowed or the act of allowing to enter. |
| admonish | warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
| admonitory | expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective |
| adore | love deeply and respect (sb) highly. |
| adorn | add beauty; decorate. |
| adroit | Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. |
| adulate | to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly. |
| adulation | The act of flattering or admiring excessively or slavishly. |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element. |
| adumbrate | To give a sketchy outline of. |
| advent | The coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important. |
| adventitious | Not inherent but added extrinsically; accidental |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists; enemy. |
| adverse | Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic. |
| advert | to remark or comment; refer (usually fol. by to). |
| advertise | to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast |
| advocacy | support; active pleading or arguing on behalf of someone or something |
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for. |
| aegis | with the protection or support of sb/sth, esp a public institution |
| aerate | To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: |
| aerial | of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere |
| aerie | nest of a large bird of prey |
| aesthetic | concerned with beauty and the appreciation of art or beauty. |
| aesthetics | the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty |
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