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81. ardaunt adj.

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(a) Burning with desire or passion; fervent, ardent, passionate ; (b) ?also, ?controlled, ?ordinate [?error for, or aberrant form of, ordeined ppl.] …

82. arēnǒus adj.

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(a) Containing gritty particles; (b) granular in texture. …

83. arǧent n. & adj.

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(a) Silver, silver coin; cash (specifying a cash price as opposed to a discounted price or price paid in installments); (b) her. silver-colored, silver-gilt; (c) vif argent, argent vif, [L argentum……

84. arǧillǒus adj.

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Of soil: clayey. …

85. argūte adj.

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(a) Sharp (to the taste); (b) lively. …

86. armipōtent adj.

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Mighty in battle. …

87. aromatik adj.

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Of substances, odors, etc.: (a) spicy, aromatic, fragrant; ?also as noun: a fragrant spice [last quot.]; (b) as noun: an aromatic tree or shrub. …

88. Arriān adj.

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Adhering to the doctrines of Arius, Arian. …

89. arrogaunt adj.

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Presumptuous, overweening. …

90. art adj.

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Limited, brief. …

91. articūlēr adj.

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Of the joints. …

92. artificiāl adj.

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(a) Devised or made by man, artificial (as opposed to natural, devine, or scriptural); craft artificial, human skill; (b) artificial dai, the part of the 'natural' day (of 24 hours) between sunrise……

93. artunēl adj.

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line artunel, a crease at a joint. …

94. Asian adj.

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Asian in origin or supposed origin; galle Asian. …

95. aspre adj.

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(a) Harsh: harsh (words); sharp, severe (pain, grief), angry (mood); cruel (experience, fate); fierce (conflict); cruel, savage (people); (b) of wine: harsh to the taste, dry. …

96. assimilatīf, -īve adj.

Additional spellings: assimilative
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Physiol. vertu (pouere) assimilatif, the power to assimilate nutriments; -- also person. …

97. assistent, -ant adj.

Additional spellings: assistant
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(a) Helpful; of assistance, aid, or support; (b) attendant, present. …

98. Atlantik adj.

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Atlantic. …

99. attemperāt adj.

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Moderate; modest. …

100. attenūātī̆f adj. as n.

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A thinning or reducing medicine. …

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