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Word Origin Definition


1 Arbuscle Latin A dwarf tree or treelike shrub
2 Aberration Latin Deviation from the natural state or from a
normal type
3 Aborigine Latin a member of the original people to inhabit
an area especially as contrasted with an
invading or colonizing people
4 Abysmal Greek>Latin>English Having the characteristics of an abyss
5 Accessible Latin Capable of being reached or easily
approached
6 Acclimatization Latin>French The process of adapting to a new
temperature, altitude, environment, or
situaion
7 Accrued Latin>French>English Came by way of increase or addition
8 Acre English Any of various units of land area
9 Acquaintance French>English Familiarity, experieence
10 Aeschylean Greek name Of or realting to, or suggestive of the Greek
tragic poet Aeschylus
11 Affidavit Latin a sworn statement in writing made especially
under oath or on affirmation (see
AFFIRMATION sense 2) before an
authorized magistrate or officer
12 Alfalfa Arab>Spain a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant
(Medicago sativa) of southwestern Asia
that is widely grown for hay and forage
13 Alliance Latin>French>English a union between people, groups, countries,
etc. : a relationship in which people agree to
work together
14 Altazimuth Latin+Arab>Latin a telescope mounted so that it can swing
horizontally and vertically
15 Amelioration Latin to make better or more tolerable
16 Ammeter French+Greek an instrument for measuring electric current
especially in amperes
17 Anagogic Greek>Latin Having a spiritual meaning or a sense
referring to the heavenly life
18 Anschluss German union —used especially in reference to the
forcible uniting of Germany and Austria in
1938
19 Archipelago Greek>Italian A group of cluster of islands
20 Avuncular Latin Acting or speaking with the familiarity,
kindness, or indulgence of an uncle

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