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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

adorable
endearing adjective lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

adorably
endearingly adverb in an adorable manner; `the toddler behaved adorably`

adoration
noun the worship given to God alone

adore
verb love intensely; `he just adored his wife`

adored
idolized adjective regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); `adored grandchildren`; `an idolized wife`

adoring
doting adjective extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; `adoring grandparents`; `deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain`; `hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother`

adoringly
adverb with adoration; `he looked at his wife adoringly`

adorned
adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

adorned(p)
bedecked(p) adjective clothed or adorned with finery

adornment
noun a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

adrenal
adjective of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions

adrenal cortex
noun the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

adrenal gland
adrenal noun either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

adrenal medulla
noun the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine

adrenalectomy
suprarenalectomy noun surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands

adrenarche
noun the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty

adrenergic
sympathomimetic adjective relating to epinephrine (its release or action)

adrenocortical
adjective of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands

adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophic adjective stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex

adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotrophic hormone noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

adrenosterone
noun a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland

Adrian
Edgar Douglas Adrian noun English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)

Adriatic
Adriatic Sea noun an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

adrift
adverb off course, wandering aimlessly; `there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift`

adrift(p)
afloat(p) adjective aimlessly drifting

adroit
clever adjective skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; `cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician`; `came up with a clever story`; `an ingenious press agent`; `an ingenious scheme`

adroitly
with adroitness adverb in an adroit manner; `he handled the situation adroitly`

adscititious
adjective supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing; `adscititious vowels`

adscript
adscripted adjective (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; `an adscript serf`

adsorb
verb accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface

adsorbable
adsorbate adjective capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

adsorbate
noun a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

adsorbed
adjective accumulated on a surface of a solid; `a film of adsorbed gas on the charcoal`

adsorbent
adsorptive adjective having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

adsorbing
adjective relating to or undergoing adsorption; `the adsorbing surface`

adsorption
surface assimilation noun the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

adulate
verb flatter in an obsequious manner

adulation
noun servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

adulatory
adjective obsequiously complimentary; `they listened with flattering interest`

adult
big adjective (of animals) fully developed; `an adult animal`; `a grown woman`

adult body
noun the body of an adult human being

adult education
noun a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study

adult female body
woman`s body noun the body of an adult woman

adult intelligence
noun the average IQ of the adults in a given population

adult male body
man`s body noun the body of an adult man

adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.

adulterant
adulterator noun any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); `it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use`

adulterate
adulterated adjective mixed with impurities

adulterating
adulterant adjective making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; `the adulterating effect of extraneous materials`

adulteration
noun the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

adulterator
noun a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

adulterer
fornicator noun someone who commits adultery or fornication

adulteress
fornicatress noun a woman adulterer

adulterine
adjective conceived in adultery

adulterous
cheating(a) adjective not faithful to a spouse or lover; `adulterous husbands and wives`; `a two-timing boyfriend`

adulterously
adverb in an adulterous manner; `he behaved adulterously`

adultery
criminal conversation noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; `adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce`

adulthood
maturity noun the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed

adumbration
noun a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

adumbrative
foreshadowing adjective indistinctly prophetic

adust
baked adjective dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; `a vast desert all adust`; `land lying baked in the heat`; `parched soil`; `the earth was scorched and bare`; `sunbaked salt flats`

advance
cash advance noun an amount paid before it is earned

advance
verb cause to move forward; `Can you move the car seat forward?`

advance death benefit
noun a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)

advance(a)
advanced(a) adjective situated ahead or going before; `an advance party`; `at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies`

advanced
forward-looking adjective ahead of the times; `the advanced teaching methods`; `had advanced views on the subject`; `a forward-looking corporation`; `is British industry innovative enough?`

advanced(a)
adjective comparatively late in a course of development; `the illness had reached an advanced stage`; `an advanced state of exhaustion`

advancer
noun someone who advances

advancing
forward adjective moving forward

advantage
vantage noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; `the experience gave him the advantage over me`

advantage
noun benefit resulting from some event or action; `it turned out to my advantage`; `reaping the rewards of generosity`

advantaged
favored adjective blessed with advantages; `she is more advantaged than her cousin`; `born into the favored classes`

advantageous
appropriate adjective appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

advantageously
adverb in a manner affording benefit or advantage; `she married well`; `The children were settled advantageously in Seattle`

advect
verb convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; `energy advected from the environment`

advection
noun (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties

advective
adjective of or relating to advection

advent
noun arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); `the advent of the computer`

Advent Sunday
noun the first of the four Sundays during Advent

Adventism
Second Adventism noun any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent

Adventist
Second Adventist noun a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ

adventitial
adjective of or pertaining to the adventitia

adventitious root
noun root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem

adventive
adjective not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; `an adventive weed`

adventure
escapade 1 risky venture noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

adventure story
heroic tale noun a story of an adventure

adventurer
venturer noun a person who enjoys taking risks

adventuress
noun a woman adventurer

adventurism
noun recklessness in politics or foreign affairs

adventuristic
adjective of or pertaining to adventurism

adventurous
adventuresome adjective willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; `adventurous pioneers`; `the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy`

adventurousness
venturesomeness noun the trait of being adventurous

adverb
noun a word that modifies something other than a noun

adverbial
adjective of or relating to or functioning as an adverb; `adverbial syntax`

adverbially
adverb as an adverb; `the prepositional phrase here is used adverbially`

adversary
antagonist noun someone who offers opposition

adversative
oppositive adjective expressing antithesis or opposition; `the adversative conjunction `but` in `poor but happy``

adversative conjunction
noun the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings

adverse
contrary adjective in an opposing direction; `adverse currents`; `a contrary wind`

adverse opinion
noun an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States