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

Aspleniaceae
family Aspleniaceae noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria

Asplenium
genus Asplenium noun in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

Asplenium nidus
noun tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches

ass
noun hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse

assail
assault verb attack someone physically or emotionally; `The mugger assaulted the woman`; `Nightmares assailed him regularly`

assailability
noun vulnerability to forceful attack

assailable
undefendable adjective not defended or capable of being defended; `an open city`; `open to attack`

Assam
noun state in northeastern India

Assamese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture

assassin
assassinator noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; `his assassins were hunted down like animals`; `assassinators of kings and emperors`

assassin bug
reduviid noun a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals

assassinate
verb destroy or damage seriously, as of someone`s reputation; `He assassinated his enemy`s character`

assassinated
adjective murdered by surprise attack for political reasons; `the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders`

assassination
noun murder of a public figure by surprise attack

Assault
noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

assault gun
noun an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry

assault rifle
noun any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

assaultive
attacking(a) adjective disposed to attack

assay
noun a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance

assayer
noun an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals

assegai
assagai noun the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa

assemble
piece verb create by putting components or members together; `She pieced a quilt`; `He tacked together some verses`; `They set up a committee`

assembled
made-up adjective formed by fitting or joining components together

assembler
assembly program noun a program to convert assembly language into machine language

Assemblies of God
noun a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States

assembly
noun a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

assembly hall
noun a hall where many people can congregate

assembly language
noun a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language

assembly plant
noun a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product

assemblyman
noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly

assemblywoman
noun a woman assemblyman

assent
acquiescence noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; `he gave his assent eagerly`; `a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly`

assenter
noun a person who assents

assentient
adjective expressing agreement or consent; `an assenting nod`

assenting
noun agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); `accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent`; `assenting to the Congressional determination`

assert
put forward verb insist on having one`s opinions and rights recognized; `Women should assert themselves more!`

assert
maintain verb state categorically

assert oneself
verb put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner

asserter
declarer 1 affirmer noun someone who claims to speak the truth; `a bold asserter`; `a declarer of his intentions`; `affirmers of traditional doctrine`; `an asseverator of strong convictions`; `an avower of his own great intelligence`

assertion
averment noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

assertive
self-asserting adjective confidently aggressive; `too assertive as a salesman`; `his self-assertive and unflagging energy`

assertively
adverb in an assertive manner; ``I will take care of my own life,` she said assertively`

assertiveness
self-assertiveness noun aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions

assertiveness training
noun a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly

assess
verb set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

assessable
adjective capable of being considered carefully; `the assessable qualities of art`

assessee
noun a person (or property) that is assessed

assessment
noun the market value set on assets

assessment
noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; `they criticized my judgment of the contestants`

asset
plus noun a useful or valuable quality

assets
noun anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

asseverate
maintain verb state categorically

asshole
bastard noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

assibilate
verb change into a sibilant; `In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese`

assibilation
noun the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant

assiduity
assiduousness noun great and constant diligence and attention

assiduous
sedulous adjective marked by care and persistent effort; `her assiduous attempts to learn French`; `assiduous research`; `sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles`

assiduously
adverb with care and persistence; `she worked assiduously on the senior thesis`

assign
specify 5 set apart verb select something or someone for a specific purpose; `The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise`

assign
verb give out or allot; `We were assigned new uniforms`

assignable
conveyable adjective legally transferable to the ownership of another; `negotiable bonds`

assignation
tryst noun a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

assigned
adjective appointed to a post or duty; `assigned personnel`; `assigned duties`

assignee
noun (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

assigning
noun the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; `the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum`

assignment
duty assignment noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); `hazardous duty`

assignment
noun the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; `the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum`

assignor
noun (law) the party who makes an assignment

assimilable
adjective able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues

assimilate
imbibe verb take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

assimilating
assimilative adjective capable of taking (gas,light, or liquids into a solution) ; `an assimilative substance

assimilation
noun in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

assimilative
adjective capable of mentally absorbing ; `assimilative processes`, `assimilative capacity of the human mind`

assist
noun (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

assistant
helper 1 help noun a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; `my invaluable assistant`; `they hired additional help to finish the work`

assistant professor
noun a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor

assisted
aided adjective having help; often used as a combining form

assisted suicide
noun suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible

assistive
adjective giving assistance

assize
noun an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property

assizes
court of assize noun the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)

associability
associableness noun the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought

associable
adjective capable of being associated; `words associable with politics`

associate
noun any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; `first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate`

associate degree
associate noun a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

Associate in Applied Science
AAS noun an associate degree in applied science

Associate in Arts
AA noun an associate degree in arts

Associate in Nursing
AN noun an associate degree in nursing

associate professor
noun a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor

associate(a)
adjective having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; `an associate member`; `an associate professor`

associated
adjective joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); `a cabal of associated lawyers`

associateship
noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)

association
noun a formal organization of people or groups of people; `he joined the Modern Language Association`

association area
association cortex noun cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information

associational
adjective of or relating to associations or associationism

associationism
association theory noun (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity

associative
associatory adjective characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination ; `associative learning`

assonance
vowel rhyme noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

assonant
adjective having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables

assonate
verb correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; `The accented vowels assonated in this poem`