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Definitions A-B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abate | To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity. To void or end. |
| abhorrence | One that is disgusting or repellent. Feeling of repugnance |
| acciaccatura | Ornament, grace note, dissonance |
| acolyte | A devoted follower or attendant. Assists the celebrant |
| ad nauseam | To a disgusting or ridiculous degree to the point of nausea. |
| aileron | Two movable flaps on an airplane |
| allude | To make an indirect reference |
| amperage | The strength of an electric current |
| analogous | Similar or alike, similar in function |
| anaphylaxis | A sudden systemic allergic reaction with decreased blood pressure, shortness of breathe, and hives. Caused by hypersensitivity to a foreign substance. |
| anathematize | To curse |
| Andorra | Small country between France and Spain in the eastern Pyrenees, |
| anemia | A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of blood. |
| anthropometry | The study of human body measurement |
| antinome | One that is contradictory to another, opposite |
| antiphony | Composition or chant that is sung as a response, responsive interchange of ideas and opinions |
| apprehensible | Capable of being understood, comprehensible |
| argumentation | A debate, presentation and elaboration of an argument |
| ascetic | A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of self-discipline, abstainer |
| assimilable | Take in things or ideas |
| au courant | Informed on current affairs, up to date, fully familiar |
| Auckland | The largest city of New Zealand, major port and industrial center |
| Averno | Ancient name, small crater lake in southern Italy that was thought of as the entrance to hell |
| avoirdupois | Weight of something, especially a person |
| ballistics | study of the dynamics of projectiles and the functioning of firearms |
| Barents Sea | A shallow part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia |
| bel esprit | A highly intelligent person |
| Benghazi | A city of northeast Libya, former capital of Libya |
| besotted | To muddle of stupefy with alcohol or infatuation, befuddles, intoxicated |
| Bethesda | A residential suburb of Washington DC in Maryland, The National Institutes of Health and Naval Medical Center are here. |
| bicaudal | Having two tails |
| bioassay | A test used to determine the strength or activity of a substance. |
| boondoggle | A unnecessary or wasteful project/activity, A braided leather cord worn as a decoration by Boy Scouts |
| bouillabaisse | A seasoned stew made with fish and shellfish, A combination of various different elements |
| bresaola | Salt-cured, air-dried beef served sliced |
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