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AA
rough, cindery lava
AB
abdominal muscle
ACONITE
a poisonous herb
AD
advertisement
AE
one
AERIEST
most airy
AG
agriculture
AH
to exclaim in surprise
AI
three-toed sloth
AIGRETS
plural of aigret (a tuft of feathers worn as a head ornament)
AILERON
a movable control surface on an airplane wing
AIRIEST
most airy (having the nature of air)
AL
an East Indian tree
ALEC
a herring
ALIENOR
one that transfers property
AM
form of “to be”
AMNIOTE
a vertebrate that develops an amnion during the embryonic stage
AN
indefinite article
ANEROID
a type of barometer
ANESTRI
a period of sexual dormancy
ANTIRED
opposed to communism
ANTSIER
more antsy (fidgety)
AR
the letter “R”
ARC
to move in a curved course
ARENITE
rock made up chiefly of sand grains
ARIDEST
extremely dry
ARISTAE
a bristlelike structure or appendage
ARTIEST
most arty (showily or pretentiously artistic)
ARTISTE
a skilled public performer
ARTSIER
more artsy (showily or pretentiously artistic)
ARTSIES
plural of artsie (a student in an arts program)
AS
to the same degree
ASTERIA
a gemstone cut to exhibit asterism (showing a starlike luminous figure)
ASTRIDE
with one leg on each side
AT
in the position of
ATONIES
muscular weakness
ATRESIA
absence or closure of a natural bodily passage
ATTIRES
to clothe
AW
expresses protest
AX
cutting tool
AY
affirmative vote
BA
(Egyptian) eternal soul
BAITERS
one that baits
BANC
a bench
BARITES
a mineral
BE
to have actuality
BI
a bisexual
BLOC
a coalition
BO
a pal
BY
a side issue
CERATIN
a fibrous protein
CERTAIN
absolutely confident
CHIC
smartly stylish; elegance of dress or manner
CHOC
a chocolate
CREATIN
a chemical compound
CRISTAE
plural of crista (a part of a cell)
CROC
a crocodile
DA
dad
DE
of; from - used in names
DETRAIN
to get off a railroad train
DIASTER
a stage in mitosis
DISC
to disk
DISRATE
to lower in rating or rank
DO
a tone of the scale
DOC
doctor
ED
education
EF
the letter “F”
EH
expresses doubt
EL
elevated railroad
ELATION
a feeling of great joy
EM
the letter “M”
EMIC
a type of linguistic analysis
EN
the letter “N”
ENATION
an outgrowth from the surface of an organ
ENTRAIN
to board a train
EPIC
a long narrative poem
ER
expresses hesitation
ERASION
an erasure
EROTICA
literature or art dealing with sexual love
ES
the letter “S”
ET
a past tense of eat
ETIC
a type of linguistic analysis
EW
used to express disgust
EX
to cross out
EXEC
an executive officer
FA
a tone of the scale
FAINTER
one that faints
FAIREST
the most free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice
FE
a Hebrew letter
FISC
a state or royal treasury
FLIC
a Parisian policeman
FLOC
to aggregate into floccules
GAITERS
plural of gaiter (a covering for the lower leg)
GI
a white garment worn in martial arts
GO
a Japanese board game
GOATIER
suggestive of a goat
GRANITE
a type of rock
GRATINE
covered with a crust
HA
sound of surprise
HAIRNET
a net worn to keep the hair in place
HASTIER
more hasty (speedy)
HE
male person
HI
used as a greeting
HIC
used to represent a hiccup
HM
expresses consideration
HO
a whore; deemed offensive
HUIC
used to encourage hunting hounds
ID
part of the psyche
IF
a possibility
IMARETS
plural of imaret (a Turkish inn)
IN
to harvest
INEARTH
to bury
INERTIA
the tendency of a body to resist acceleration
INGRATE
an ungrateful person
INTREAT
to ask for earnestly
IRATEST
most irate (angry)
IS
form of “to be”
IT
neuter pronoun
ITERANT
repeating
JO
sweetheart
KA
(Egyptian) spiritual self
KERATIN
a fibrous protein
KI
qi (Chinese vital force)
LA
a tone of the scale
LAC
a resinous substance secreted by certain insects
LAIC
a layman
LATRINE
a type of toilet
LI
Chinese unit of distance
LO
expresses surprise
MA
mother
MAC
a raincoat
MAESTRI
a master of an art
MARC
the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed
ME
personal pronoun
MERC
a mercenary
MI
a tone of the scale
MIC
a microphone
MINARET
a slender tower attached to a mosque
MISRATE
to rate incorrectly
MM
expresses assent
MO
a moment
MOC
a moccasin