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Artless, a. 1. Ignorant, unlearned, untaught, unskilful, rude.

2. Inartificial, simple, natural, without marks of art.

3. Unaffected, plain, honest, frank, fair, open, candid, NAÏVE, guileless, sincere, true, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning, truthful, honorable, single-minded, simple-hearted, simple-minded, open-hearted, straightforward.

As, ad. 1. In the manner that.

2. Like, similar to, for example, of the same kind with, in the same manner with.

3. Viewed like, taken in the character of, considered in the state of.

4. While, during the time that, at the same time that.

5. Because, since, for the reason that.

6. To the degree that, in the same proportion that.

7. Being of the kind which, being of the class who.

As far as, To the extent that, to the degree that.

Ascend, v. n. 1. Rise, arise, aspire, mount, soar, tower, CLIMB, go up.

2. Go backward (in the order of time).

Ascend, v. a. CLIMB, scale, get up, go up.

Ascendant, n. 1. Horoscope.

2. Superiority, predominance, ascendency, superior influence, controlling influence.

Ascendant, a. 1. Rising, above the horizon.

2. Superior, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, surpassing.

Ascendency, n. Power, authority, sway, control, superiority, government, masterly, masterdom, command, dominion, rule, sovereignty, supremacy, domination, predominance, controlling influence, advantage over, upper-hand.

Ascension, n. Rising, rise, ascent.

Ascent, n. 1. Rising, rise, ascension.

2. Acclivity, rising ground.

3. Elevation, height, eminence.

Ascertain, v. a. 1. Determine, establish, fix, settle, define, certify, verify, make certain, make sure.

2. Discover, find out, get at.

Ascetic, a. Austere, rigid, severe, stern, puritanical, uncompromising.

Ascetic, n. Recluse, hermit, anchoret, solitary, solitaire, EREMITE.

Asceticism, n. Austerity, mortification.

Ascribable, a. Attributable, traceable, chargeable, imputable, referrible, owing.

Ascribe, v. a. Attribute, assign, refer, charge, lay, IMPUTE.

As good as, 1. Of equal goodness with.

2. The same as, equivalent to, equal to, tantamount to.

Ashamed, a. Abashed, confused, put out of countenance.

Ash-colored, a. Ashy, pale, gray.

Ashes, n. pl. 1. Remains (of what is burnt).

2. Corpse, remains (of the human body), dead body.

Ashore, ad. 1. On shore, on land.

2. To the shore.

3. Aground, not afloat.

4. Stranded, wrecked, cast away.

Ashy, a. 1. Cineritious, cinereous, favillous, like ashes.

2. Pale, pallid, whitish, gray, ash-colored.

Asiatic cholera, Spasmodic cholera, cholera asphyxia.

Aside, ad. 1. Laterally, to the side, to one side.

2. Out of the straight course, out of the true course.

3. Apart, separately, away.

As if, As though.

As it were, So to speak, so it would seem, so it seems.

Ask, v. a. 1. Question, interrogate, inquire of, put the question to.

2. Request, solicit, petition, beseech, implore, supplicate, crave, beg, desire, entreat, pray for, prefer a petition for, make application for.

3. Require, claim, demand, challenge, call for.

Ask, v. n. 1. Petition, beg, pray.

2. Inquire, question, make inquiry.

Askance, ad. Obliquely, sidewise, askew, aslant, on one side.

Askant, ad. Obliquely, sidewise, askew, aslant, on one side.

Asker, n. Inquirer, petitioner, solicitor, solicitant.

Askew, ad. Awry, aside, askance, aslant, asquint, to one side.

Aslant, ad. Obliquely, askance, askew, aslope.

Aslant, a. Oblique, inclined, slanting.

Asleep, a. Sleeping, fast asleep, in a sound sleep, in the arms of Morpheus, gone to the land of Nod.

Aslope, ad. Aslant, obliquely.

Aspect, n. 1. Air, mien, countenance, expression, visage, feature.

2. Appearance, view, light, condition, situation, position, state, attitude, posture.

3. Direction, bearing, relative position.

Asperity, n. 1. Roughness, ruggedness, unevenness.

2. Acrimony, tartness, sourness, sharpness, causticity, corrosiveness.

3. Harshness, moroseness, sternness, severity, virulence, crabbedness, bitterness, churlishness, acerbity, sullenness, ill temper, bad blood.

Asperse, v. a. Vilify, slander, calumniate, traduce, defame, scandalize, malign, revile, lampoon, backbite, abuse, disparage, blacken, blemish, slur, VITUPERATE, run down, detract from, speak ill of, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise.

Aspersion, n. Calumny, detraction, slander, defamation, abuse, vituperation, obloquy, reproach, scandal, backbiting, reviling, gainsaying, traducing.

Asphalt, n. Native bitumen, mineral pitch, Jew's pitch.

Asphaltum, n. Native bitumen, mineral pitch, Jew's pitch.

Aspirant, n. 1. Aspirer, ambitious person.

2. Candidate, solicitor, solicitant, competitor.

Aspirant, a. Aspiring, ambitious.

Aspirate, a. Aspirated, toneless, unintonated, atonic, surd, pronounced with a simple breathing, not vocal, without vocality, without tone.

Aspirate, n. Rough breathing.

Aspirate, v. a. Pronounce with an aspirate or rough breathing.

Aspirated, a. Aspirate.

Aspiration, n. 1. Pronouncing with the rough breathing.

2. Longing, yearning, hankering, craving, ardent wish or desire.

Aspire, v. n. 1. Desire (earnestly), long.

2. Ascend, rise, soar, tower, mount.

Aspirer, n. Aspirant, ambitious person.

Aspire to, Desire eagerly, wish for ardently, long for, aim at, thirst after.

Aspiring, a. Ambitious, high-reaching.

Asquint, ad. Askance, askant, awry, askew, obliquely, to one side.

Ass, n. 1. Jackass, donkey.

2. Dolt, fool, blockhead, simpleton, numskull, ninny, DUNCE.

Assail, v. a. Assault, attack, invade, oppugn, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on.

Assailant, n. Aggressor, assaulter, attacker, invader, assailer.

Assailant, a. Attacking, invading, assaulting.

Assailer, n. Aggressor, ASSAILANT.

Assassin, n. Murderer, slayer, cut-throat, assassinator, bravo.

Assassinate, v. a. Kill (by secret assault), murder, slay, despatch.

Assassination, n. Murder (by secret assault).

Assassinator, n. Assassin.

Assault, n. 1. Attack, onset, onslaught, aggression, invasion, charge, thrust.

2. Storming, storm.

Assault, v. a. Assail, attack, charge, invade, STORM, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on.

Assay, n. Trial (particularly to determine the quantity of metal in an ore), test, examination, experiment, proof, touchstone, ordeal.

Assay, v. a. Try, test, put to the test, make trial of.

Assay, v. n. Try, endeavor, attempt, essay.

Assemblage, n. 1. Collection, group, cluster, clump, mass, congeries, pack.

2. Assembly, concourse, company, crowd, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting.

Assemble, v. a. Collect, muster, convene, convoke, congregate, gather, levy, call, call together, bring together, get together.

Assemble, v. n. Converse, meet, meet together, come together.

Assembly, n. 1. Company, concourse, throng, congregation, gathering, collection, assemblage, meeting.

2. Congress, convention, convocation, conclave, synod, diet, meeting, council, caucus, conventicle, Parliament.

Assent, v. n. Agree (as to a matter of opinion), CONSENT, concur, acquiesce, subscribe, yield, yield assent, give consent, fall in, go with the stream, go with the current.

Assent, n. Consent, agreement, concurrence, acquiescence, allowance.

Assent to, Consent to, agree to, give assent to, acquiesce in, concur in.

Assert, v. a. 1. Affirm, declare, pronounce, express, aver, allege, asseverate, protest, avow, predicate, lay down.

2. Vindicate, defend, claim, maintain, uphold.

Assertion, n. 1. Affirmation, declaration, asseveration, protestation, position, statement, word, averment, predication, remark.

2. Vindication, defence, maintenance, support.

Assess, v. a. 1. Tax, charge as one's share.

2. Value, appraise, compute, estimate, rate.

Assessment, n. 1. Assessing, valuation.

2. Tax, impost, charge, rate.

Assets, n. pl. Property (particularly as compared with liabilities), effects, possessions, estate.

Asseverate, v. a. Aver, affirm, declare, ASSERT, protest, maintain, avow.

Asseveration, n. Declaration, assertion, avowal, protestation, affirmation, averment, assurance.

Assiduity, n. Industry, DILIGENCE, assiduousness, sedulousness, activity, perseverance, persistence, patience, close application.

Assiduous, a. Industrious, sedulous, diligent, indefatigable, notable, active, busy, untiring, unwearied, unremitting, persevering, persistent, constant, patient, studious, zealous, never-tiring, painstaking.

Assiduousness, n. Assiduity.

Assign, v. a. 1. Apportion, allot, appoint, appropriate, cast.

2. Fix, specify, determine, designate.

3. Adduce, allege, advance, offer, give, present, bring forward.

4. (Law.) Transfer, convey, make over.

Assignation, n. 1. Designation.

2. Appointment to meet.

Assign dower, (Law.) Set off (by metes and bounds) the widow's share.

Assignment, n. 1. Appointment, allotment, apportionment.

2. (Law.) Transfer, conveyance.

Assimilate, v. a. 1. Liken, make like, bring to a resemblance.

2. Digest, turn to one's own substance.

Assist, v. a. 1. Help, aid, support, befriend, patronize, serve, speed, second, abet, back, sustain, co-operate with, take part with, give support to, minister to.

2. Succor, relieve, SPELL.

Assistance, n. Help, aid, succor, LIFT, support, patronage, relief, helping hand, good offices.

Assistant, n. Coadjutor, helper, aider, co-operator, co-aid, ally, auxiliary, abettor, ADJUTANT, CLERK, right hand man.

Assizes, n. pl. Sessions (of the superior courts in the counties of England).

Associate, v. a. Join, conjoin, unite, connect, combine, affiliate, yoke, couple, link, bring into close relation.

Associate, v. n. Fraternize, sort, consort, keep company, be in familiar intercourse.

Associate, n. 1. Companion, mate, fellow, yoke-fellow, comrade, peer, compeer, follower, CONSORT.

2. Partner, copartner, coadjutor, COLLEAGUE, confederate, ally.

Association, n. 1. Union, connection, conjunction, combination.

2. Society, fraternity, partnership, copartnership, sodality, company, band, corporation, body, guild, firm, house, confederacy, confederation, LODGE, club, COTERIE, CLIQUE, joint concern.

Assort, v. a. Class, classify, rank, group, arrange, distribute, sort.

Assort, v. n. Agree, consort, suit, be adapted, be suitable.

Assortment, n. 1. Assorting, arranging, allotment, distribution, arrangement.

2. Class, group, set, batch, lot, parcel, stock, store, collection, pack.

3. Variety of sorts, many kinds.

Assorted, a. Of various sorts.

Assuage, v. a. Mitigate, moderate, appease, alleviate, soothe, soften, mollify, pacify, compose, tranquillize, quiet, still, quell, allay, abate, temper, attemper, lessen, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt, lull.

Assuagement, n. Mitigation, alleviation, pacification, easing, abatement.

Assuasive, a. Soothing, assuaging, emollient, lenient, lenitive, mitigating, mitigative, mild.

Assume, v. a. 1. Take, undertake, take on, take upon one's self, be willing to bear.

2. Affect, feign, counterfeit, simulate, pretend to, put on.

3. Arrogate, usurp, claim unduly, make unjust pretensions to.

4. Beg, suppose, presuppose, imply, consider as true, take for granted.

Assumed name, Alias.

Assuming, a. 1. Presuming, presumptuous, forward, audacious, bold, shameless, frontless, unblushing, brazen, brazen-faced.

2. Arrogant, proud, lofty, stately, haughty, supercilious, overbearing, overweening, conceited, consequential, self-conceited, self-sufficient.

Assumption, n. 1. Assuming, arrogating, usurpation.

2. Presumption, supposition, conjecture, hypothesis, postulate, theory.

3. Haughtiness, loftiness, superciliousness, lordliness, stateliness, conceit, pride, conceitedness, self-conceit, self-importance, vain-glory, arrogance, insolence, HAUTEUR.

Assurance, n. 1. Security, certainty, conviction, persuasion, pledge of certainty, ground of confidence.

2. Promise, engagement, word of honor.

3. Affirmation, assertion, declaration, protestation, asseveration, averment, avowal.

4. Intrepidity, courage, confidence, firmness, self-reliance.

5. Boldness, effrontery, brass, impudence, impertinence, presumption, CHEEK, face, front.

6. (Law.) Insurance.

Assure, v. a. 1. Make certain or sure, free from doubt or uncertainty.

2. Embolden, encourage, enhearten, hearten, make confident.

3. Declare to (confidently and earnestly), vouch to, avow to, protest to, warrant.

4. (Law.) Insure, agree to indemnify for loss, secure against loss.

Assured, a. 1. Certain, indubitable, unquestionable.

2. Confident, sure, secure, sanguine.

3. (Law.) Insured.

Assuredly, ad. Certainly, indubitably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, truly, surely, sure, without doubt.

Asteism, n. Genteel irony, polite banter or raillery, delicate ridicule.

Asterisk, n. Star (in printing).

Astern, ad. (Naut.) 1. Behind, back.

2. Backward, rearward, abaft.

Asteroid, n. Small planet.

As though, As if.

Astonish, v. a. Amaze, surprise, astound, confound, shock, stagger, stupefy, stun, dumfounder, strike dumb, strike with wonder, petrify with wonder.

Astonishment, n. Amazement, wonder, surprise, awe, ADMIRATION.

Astound, v. a. Amaze, ASTONISH.

Astral, a. Starry, stellar, sidereal.

Astray, ad. Out of the right way, on the wrong scent.

Astringent, a. Binding, contracting, styptic.

Astute, a. 1. Cunning, crafty, intriguing, wily, artful, sly, subtle, arch, deep, Machiavelian.

2. Shrewd, sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, discerning, ingenious, perspicacious, keen, intelligent, long-headed, keen-sighted, clear-sighted, quick-sighted, eagle-eyed.

Astuteness, n. 1. Cunning, craft, craftiness, subtlety, artfulness, art, artifice, slyness, deceit, duplicity, wiliness, guile.

2. Shrewdness, acuteness, sharpness, perspicacity, discernment, penetration, sagacity, ingenuity, mother-wit, quick parts.

Asunder, ad. Apart, into two parts.

Asylum, n. 1. Sanctuary, shelter, retreat, refuge, place of refuge.

2. Charitable institution.

At a blow, Suddenly, all at once, by a single stroke, by one effort.

At all, In any manner, in any degree, in the least degree, in the least.

At all events, At any rate, in any case, whatever be the case, happen what may, come what may, let it be as it will, sink or swim.

At a loss, Puzzled, perplexed, embarrassed, staggered, posed, nonplussed, at one's wits' end, hard pressed, at a stand, in doubt, in difficulty, put to it, put to one's shifts, out of one's depth, beyond one's depth, in a quandary, at fault, in a dilemma, not know what to do.

At any rate, At all events.

At a pinch, In an emergency, in a difficulty, if things come to the worst.

At a stand, 1. Interrupted, stopped.

2. Perplexed, embarrassed, AT A LOSS.

At dawn, Early, at break of day, at peep of day, at the opening of day.

At discretion, Without conditions or stipulations.

At ease, Untroubled, comfortable, free from pain, at rest.

At fault, 1. Off the scent, on the wrong track.

2. Puzzled, perplexed, AT A LOSS.

At first, In the beginning, at the commencement, in the outset, at the start.

At hand, Near, nigh, close by, hard by, close to, close upon, close at hand, within reach.

At hazard, Hazarded, AT STAKE.

At heart, In principle, in one's true character.

Atheism, n. Denial of God, disbelief in the existence of God.

Atheist, n. Unbeliever (in the existence of God), INFIDEL, sceptic, free-thinker.

Atheistic, a. Godless, given to atheism.

Atheistical, a. Godless, given to atheism.

Athlete, n. Combatant, champion, contender for victory.

Athletic, a. 1. Strong, stout, robust, sturdy, brawny, muscular, lusty, sinewy, nervous, stalwart, powerful, strapping, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron.

2. Gymnastic.

Athwart, prep. Across, over, from one side of to the other.

Athwart, ad. 1. Across, crosswise, sidewise, obliquely.

2. Wrong, wrongfully, unseasonably, unsuitably, MALAPROPOS.

At last, Finally, in the end, in the upshot.

At length, 1. After a long time, after a long while, at last, in the end.

2. In full, to the full extent, IN EXTENSO.

Atmosphere, n. Air.

Atmospheric, a. Aerial, of the atmosphere.

Atmospherical, a. Aerial, of the atmosphere.

At odds, Quarrelling, bickering, at variance.

Atom, n. 1. Molecule, monad, ultimate particle (of any element), indivisible particle.

2. Corpuscle, scrap, mite, bit, grain, jot, iota, tittle, whit, ace, scintilla.

Atomic, a. 1. Of atoms.

2. Small, minute.

Atomical, a. 1. Of atoms.

2. Small, minute.

At once, Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, without delay.

Atone for, Expiate, make expiation for, make amends for, make reparation for, do penance for, answer for, pay for.

Atonement, n. 1. [Rare.] Reconciliation, pacification, concord, agreement.

2. Expiation, propitiation, satisfaction, reparation, amends, peace-offering, atoning sacrifice.

Atony, n. (Med.) Weakness, debility, languor.

Atrabiliary, a. Melancholy, ATRABILIOUS.

Atrabilious, a. Melancholy, hypochondriacal, hypped, dejected, dispirited, depressed, gloomy, sad, sorrowful, blue, desponding, downcast, down-hearted, chop-fallen, low-spirited, cast down, down in the mouth, in the dumps, with a long face.

Atramentous, a. Black, inky.

At random, By chance, without choice, without selection, just as it happens.

At rest, 1. Resting, reposing, quiescent.

2. Untroubled, comfortable, at ease, free from pain.

Atrocious, a. Infamous, villanous, flagitious, heinous, felonious, flagrant, outrageous, enormous, grievous, diabolical, monstrous, infernal, hellish, horrible, black, very wicked.

Atrocity, n. 1. Heinousness, atrociousness, enormity, flagrancy, villany, flagitiousness, depravity, wickedness.

2. Atrocious crime, flagitious villany.

Atrophy, n. Emaciation (from want of nourishment), consumption, marasmus, decline, gradual wasting.

At stake, Hazarded, risked, pledged, in danger, at hazard.

Attach, v. a. 1. Fasten, tie, join, connect, cement, affix, fix, append, subjoin, annex, hitch, make fast, set to.

2. Attract, captivate, enamour, endear, charm, win, engage, gain over.

3. (Law.) Take, seize, distrain, distress.

Attachment, n. 1. Love, liking, regard, affection, friendship, fondness, predilection, devotedness, devotion, adhesion, adherence.

2. Adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, addition, addendum.

3. (Law.) Seizure, distress.

Attack, v. a. 1. Assail, assault, STORM, encounter, invade, charge, engage, oppugn, TACKLE, have at, set upon, fly at, run at, make a run at, rush upon, spring upon, have a fling at, have a cut at, bear down upon, make aggression on, ride full tilt against, PITCH INTO.

2. Impugn, censure, criticise, reflect upon, pass censure on.

Attack, n. Assault, onset, onslaught, charge, thrust, encounter, invasion, aggression, descent, OFFENCE.

Attacker, n. Assailer, assailant, assaulter, invader, aggressor.

Attain, v. a. 1. Procure (by effort), acquire, get, obtain, gain, win, secure, achieve, compass, accomplish, effect, hit.

2. Reach, arrive at, come to, attain to.

Attain to, Reach, attain, arrive at, come to.

Attainable, a. Compassable, achievable, practicable, feasible, possible.

Attainder, n. Corruption of blood.

Attainment, n. 1. Attaining, getting, acquisition.

2. Acquirement, accomplishment, erudition, learning, information, enlightenment, wisdom, stock of knowledge, mental resources.

Attaint, v. a. 1. Taint, corrupt, stain.

2. (Law.) Punish by corruption of blood.

Attar of roses, Oil of roses, ottar of roses, otto of roses.

Attemper, v. a. 1. Temper, moderate, allay, alleviate, soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, qualify, appease.

2. Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.

Attempt, v. a. 1. Try, assay, essay, make trial or experiment of.

2. Undertake, go about, set about, take in hand, endeavor to accomplish.

Attempt, v. n. Try, strive, endeavor, seek, aim, make an attempt, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned.

Attempt, n. Effort, trial, essay, endeavor, experiment, undertaking, enterprise.

Attend, v. a. 1. Accompany, escort, follow, go with, go along with, keep company with.

2. Guard, watch, have in keeping.

3. Serve, lackey, minister to, wait on, dance attendance on.

4. Be present at.

5. Await, be in store for, be ready for.

Attend, v. n. 1. Listen, hearken, hear, give ear, pay attention.

2. Tend, serve, wait, be attendant.

Attendance, 1. Presence.

2. Service, ministration, waiting on.

Attendant, a. Accompanying, attending.

Attendant, n. 1. Follower, satellite, companion, fellow, associate, escort.

2. Servant, vassal, servitor, dependant, retainer, squire, domestic, footman, lackey, VALET, waiter, flunkey, underling, menial, understrapper, tender.

3. Accompaniment, concomitant, attendant circumstance.

Attend on, Accompany, serve, wait on, be in waiting upon, be within call of.

Attend to, 1. Mind, heed, notice, regard, observe, mark, be attentive to, pay regard to, give heed to, take heed of, take notice of, give or pay attention to, give a thought to, be mindful of.

2. Look after, look to, see to.

3. Practise, pursue, follow.

Attention, n. 1. Care, heed, regard, heedfulness, mindfulness, notice, observation, consideration, advertence, circumspection, watch, watchfulness.

2. Application, reflection, study.

3. Civility, courtesy, politeness, deference, respect, regard.

Attentive, a. Mindful, heedful, observant, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful, thoughtful, regardful, awake, alive, wide awake, on the alert, on the lookout.

Attentive to, Mindful of, occupied with, taken up with, absorbed in.

Attenuate, v. a. 1. Dilute, thin, rarefy, make thin, make less dense.

2. Lessen, diminish, contract, reduce.

Attenuation, n. Thinning, diminishing, contracting.

Attest, v. a. 1. Witness, certify, endorse, confirm, ratify, corroborate, support, authenticate, seal, vouch for, bear out, set one's hand and seal to.

2. Adjure, invoke, call to witness.

3. Prove, show, exhibit, manifest, confess.

Attestation, n. Attesting, authentication, confirmation, testimony, witness, proof, evidence, seal.

Attic, a. Chaste, classic, classical, pure, correct, refined, elegant, polished, in good taste.

Attic, n. 1. Athenian, Athenian author.

2. Garret, loft, cockloft, upper story.

Atticism, n. Attic idiom or phrase, elegant or concise expression, happy phrase.

Attic salt, Delicate wit.

Attire, v. a. Dress, clothe, array, apparel, rig, robe, enrobe, accoutre, equip, fit out, TRICK OUT.

Attire, n. Dress, clothes, clothing, apparel, raiment, ARRAY, habit, garb, gear, costume, habiliment, vesture, vestment, outfit, suit, accoutrement, equipment, toilet, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, wardrobe.

Attitude, n. 1. Posture (with reference to the expression of some sentiment), position.

2. Situation, aspect, phase, standing, predicament

Attorney, n. 1. Agent, factor, proxy, deputy, substitute.

2. Lawyer, counsellor, counsel, SOLICITOR, advocate, barrister, attorney-at-law, limb of the law.

Attract, v. a. 1. Draw, bring into proximity, cause to approach.

2. Allure, invite, entice, engage, win, captivate, fascinate, endear, charm, enamour.

Attraction, n. 1. Attracting, drawing.

2. Allurement, lure, fascination, charm, enticement, witchery, attractiveness.

Attractive, a. 1. Alluring, inviting, enticing, fascinating, captivating, charming, winning, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, interesting, prepossessing, taking, pleasing, pleasant, lovely, sweet.

2. Magnetic, magnetical.

Attributable, a. Ascribable, imputable, referrible, chargeable, traceable, owing, to be charged, to be attributed, to be imputed.

Attribute, v. a. Ascribe, assign, refer, impute, consider as due.

Attribute, n. Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity.

Attrition, n. Abrasion, friction, rubbing.

Attune, v. a. 1. Set to a tune, make musical.

2. Tune, accord, harmonize, modulate, put in tune.

At variance, Quarrelling, bickering, at odds.

Auburn, a. Nut-brown, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown.

Auction, n. Vendue, cant, public sale, auction sale.

Auctioneer, n. Vendue-master.

Audacious, a. 1. Bold, daring, fearless, courageous, intrepid, venturesome, dauntless, undaunted, valiant, stout-hearted.

2. Presumptuous, assuming, forward, impudent, insolent.

Audaciousness, n. Audacity.

Audacity, n. 1. Boldness, daring, fearlessness, courage, intrepidity, venturesomeness, hardihood.

2. Impudence, insolence, impertinence, sauciness, effrontery, presumptuousness, presumption, assurance, face, front, brass, CHEEK.

Audience, n. 1. Hearing.

2. Auditory, assembly of hearers.

Audience-chamber, n. Divan, council-chamber, state-chamber.

Audit, v. a. Examine (as accounts, to ascertain whether they are correct or not).

Audit, n. 1. Examination of accounts.

2. Final account.

Auditor, n. 1. Hearer, listener.

2. Examiner of accounts.

Auditory, n. Audience, assembly of hearers.

Au fait, [Fr.] Skilful, skilled, expert, at home, in one's element.

Aught, n. Any thing.

Augment, v. a. Enlarge, increase, magnify, add to, make larger.

Augment, v. n. Increase, grow larger.

Augmentation, n. Increase, enlargement, extension, addition, accession.

Augur, n. Soothsayer, prophet, fortune-teller.

Augur, v. n. Prophesy, conjecture, predict, guess.

Augur, v. a. Portend, forebode, presage, foreshow, foreshadow, prognosticate, betoken, foretell, predict, prophesy, be ominous of.

Augury, n. 1. Prognostication, prognostic, prediction, prophecy, vaticination.

2. Omen, sign, auspice, portent, presage, prognostic, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald.

August, a. Imposing, awful, solemn, venerable, majestic, stately, pompous, great, regal, noble, dignified, kingly, princely, magnificent, superb.

Auld lang syne, [Scotch.] Antiquity, old times, former times, days of yore, the olden time, time gone by, days gone by.

Aureate, a. Golden, yellow, gold-colored.

Aurelia, n. (Ent.) Chrysalis, pupa, nympha.

Aureola, n. [L.] Halo, glory.

Auricle, n. Pavilion, external ear.

Aurora, n. 1. (Mythol.) Goddess of Morning.

2. Daybreak, dawn, morning, morn, sunrise, break of day, opening of day, peep of day, first blush of the morning.

Aurora borealis, [L.] Northern lights, polar lights.

Auspice, n. Omen, AUGURY, sign, portent, presage, prognostic.

Auspices, n. pl. Favor, influence, patronage, protection, support.

Auspicious, a. 1. Prosperous, successful, fortunate, lucky, happy, red-letter.

2. Propitious, promising, favorable, seasonable, opportune, golden, bright.

Austere, a. 1. Rough (to the taste), sour and astringent.

2. Severe, rigid, strict, formal, stiff, rigorous, harsh, stern, difficult, hard, uncompromising, unrelenting, relentless, ascetic, straight-laced.

Austerity, n. Severity, rigor, sternness, harshness, asceticism.

Authentic, a. 1. Genuine, real, true, veritable, pure, uncorrupted, unadulterated, not false, not spurious, not fictitious, not apocryphal, what it purports to be.

2. Trustworthy, RELIABLE, authoritative, of approved authority, to be depended on, worthy of belief.

Authenticate, v. a. Verify, seal, attest, give credit or validity to, prove to be genuine.

Authentication, n. Verification, attestation, seal, confirmation.

Authenticity, n. 1. Genuineness.

2. Trustworthiness.

Author, n. 1. Originator, inventor, maker, creator, father, former, contriver, first cause.

2. Writer, composer.

Authoritative, a. 1. Official, commanding, by authority, EX CATHEDRA.

2. Dictatorial, imperative, imperious, magisterial, oracular, peremptory, dogmatic.

Authorities, n. pl. 1. Magistrates, officials, persons in office.

2. Precedents, decisions, judgments.

Authority, n. 1. Power, sovereignty, dominion, empire, government.

2. Rule, sway, ascendency, supremacy, control, influence, interest.

3. Permission, warrant, warranty, liberty, permit, precept, order, authorization, sanction.

4. Witness, testimony.

5. Credibility, weight of evidence.

6. Respectability, dignity, weight of character.

Authorize, v. a. 1. Sanction, justify, warrant, legalize, support by authority.

2. Empower, commission, permit, allow, give permission to, give leave to, give authority to.

Autochthonal, a. Aboriginal, original, primitive, primeval, pristine, primary, first, native, indigenous.

Autochthonous, a. Aboriginal, original, primitive, primeval, pristine, primary, first, native, indigenous.

Autocracy, n. Dictatorship, absolutism, despotism, tyranny, arbitrary power, absolute power.

Autocrat, n. Dictator, despot, tyrant, absolute ruler.

Autocratic, a. Absolute, despotic.

Automatic, a. Self-moving, self-acting.

Autopsy, n. 1. Ocular evidence, personal examination.

2. Post-mortem examination.

Autumn, n. Fall, fall of the leaf.

Auxiliary, a. Aiding, helping, assisting, ancillary, subsidiary, helpful.

Auxiliary, n. Helper, assistant, coadjutor, adjutant, co-operative, ally, confederate, right-hand man.

Avail, v. a. Benefit, profit, be of advantage to.

Avail one's self of, Use, employ, take advantage of, turn to account, make use of.

Avail, v. n. Be of advantage, do good, be of use, answer the purpose.

Avail, n. Profit, advantage, benefit, use, utility, service.

Avails, n. pl. Proceeds, profits, returns.

Available, a. 1. To be availed of, to be turned to account.

2. Serviceable, useful, profitable, advantageous, beneficial.

3. Suitable or fit (for some purpose), likely to answer the end.

Avant-courier, n. Harbinger, forerunner, herald.

Avant-guard, n. Van, advanced guard.

Avarice, n. Penuriousness, cupidity, niggardliness, closeness, covetousness.

Avaricious, a. Miserly, penurious, parsimonious, sordid, illiberal, niggardly, mercenary, close, stingy, mean, grasping, close-fisted, hard-fisted, COVETOUS, eager for gain (for the sake of hoarding it).

Avast, interj. (Naut.) Hold, stop, stay, enough.

Avaunt, interj. Hence, begone, be off, get you gone.

Avenge, v. a. 1. Take satisfaction for, award just punishment for.

2. Revenge, vindicate (by punishment of an offender), inflict punishment in behalf of.

3. [So used by the translators of the Bible.] Take revenge upon, treat revengefully.

Avengement, n. [Rare.] Avenging.

Avenue, n. 1. Passage, entrance, entry, access, way of approach, passage-way.

2. Alley, walk, street, road, path.

3. Channel, route, way, pass.

Aver, v. a. Assert, affirm, declare, asseverate, protest, avouch, allege, say, pronounce, predicate.

Average, n. 1. Medium, mean proportion, medial sum or quantity.

2. Mediocrity, medial standard, average standard.

Average, v. a. 1. Equate, reduce to an average, reduce to a mean.

2. (Com.) Proportion, distribute proportionally.

Average, v. n. Amount to, or result in, when the mean is taken.

Average, a. 1. Medial, mean.

2. Middling, ordinary, passable, moderate, tolerable, well enough, pretty well, not bad.

Averment, n. Affirmation, declaration, assertion, remark, asseveration, protestation, avowal, word.

Avernus, n. (Mythol.) Hell, Tartarus, Hades, Erebus, the lower world, the infernal regions, shades below.

Averse, a. Unwilling, disinclined, indisposed, reluctant, loath, backward, adverse, opposed.

Aversion, n. 1. Dislike, distaste, disrelish, disinclination, reluctance, unwillingness, repugnance, backwardness.

2. Antipathy, hatred, loathing, disgust, nausea, detestation, abhorrence, horror.

Avert, v. a. 1. Turn aside, turn away, turn off.

2. Prevent, divert, preclude, FOREFEND, ward off, keep off.

Avid, a. [Rare.] Eager, greedy.

Avidity, n. 1. Eagerness, longing, yearning, intense desire.

2. Greediness, craving, voracity, rapacity, voraciousness, ravenousness, canine appetite.

Avocation, n. Occasional business (business that calls aside).

Avoid, v. a. 1. Shun (in a negative sense, or denoting care only without positive exertion), eschew, escape, blink, elude, keep away from, keep aloof from, keep out of the way of, withdraw from, keep clear of, be shy of, fight shy of, have nothing to do with.

2. Forbear, help, refrain from.

Avoset, n. Scooper.

Avouch, v. a. Affirm, assert, asseverate, declare, protest, allege, say, maintain.

Avow, v. a. Acknowledge, confess, own, profess, declare, affirm.

Avowal, n. Acknowledgment, confession, declaration, profession, manifesto.

Await, v. a. 1. Expect, abide, wait for, stay for, look for, be in readiness for.

2. Attend, be in store for, be prepared for, be ready for.

Awake, a. 1. Not asleep.

2. Attentive, watchful, vigilant, alive, on the alert.

Awake, v. a. &n. Awaken.

Awaken, v. a. 1. Awake, wake, rouse from sleep.

2. Arouse, excite, kindle, spur, incite, stimulate, provoke, stir up.

Awaken, v. n. Wake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep.

Awakening, n. Revival.

Award, v. a. Adjudge, decrees.

Award, n. Judgment, decree, adjudication, determination, decision.

Aware, a. Mindful, conscious, cognizant, observant, apprised, sensible, convinced, persuaded.

Away, ad. 1. Absent, gone, off, from home, at a distance, not present.

2. Begone, let us go.

Away with, Take away.

Awe, n. 1. Reverence, veneration, reverential fear.

2. Dread, fearfulness.

Awe, v. a. Overawe, intimidate, frighten, affright, daunt, cow, inspire with awe.

Awe-struck, a. Dismayed, horrified, appalled, terrified, frightened, panic-stricken, horror-struck.

Awful, a. 1. Venerable, august, grand, stately, imposing, solemn, majestic.

2. Dread, dreadful, fearful, horrible, horrid, terrible, dire, direful, frightful, appalling, tremendous.

3. [Vulgar.] Ugly, homely, unsightly, ill-looking.

Awhile, ad. For a time, for some time, some time, for a while.

Awkward, a. 1. Unskilful, bungling, unhandy, maladroit, inapt, without dexterity.

2. Unwieldy, unmanageable, inconvenient, unfit, lumbering.

3. Uncouth, unrefined, unpolished, uncourtly, rude, rough, clumsy, coarse, wooden, inelegant, ungainly, untoward, ungraceful, stiff, constrained, uneasy, rustic, boorish, clownish, loutish, gawky, lubberly, slouching.

Awned, a. (Bot.) Aristate, bearded.

Awning, n. Canopy, tilt.

Awry, ad. 1. Obliquely, asquint, askance.

2. Perversely, wrong.

Awry, a. Oblique, slanting, distorted, crooked, wry.

Axilla, n. [L. pl. Axillæ.] (Anat.) Armpit.

Axiom, n. 1. Truism, self-evident proposition, intuitive truth, necessary truth.

2. Postulate, established principle (not of necessity true), proposition commonly received, assumed truth.

Axiomatic, a. Self-evident, certain, positive, absolute.

Axiomatical, a. Self-evident, certain, positive, absolute.

Axis, n. Shaft, spindle, arbor.

Ay, ad. Yes.

Aye, ad. Yes.

Aye, ad. [Poetical.] Always, for ever.

Azote, n. Nitrogen.

Azure, a. Blue, cerulean, sky-colored, sky-blue.

Azure, n. Blue, sky-color.