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auditory.adjective
of or relating to hearing,
the organs of hearing or the sense of hearing
augment, augmented,
augmenting,
augments.verbs
transitive
verb use.to make (something already
developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent
or quantity
(continuing rains augmented the flood waters); to add an augment to
to make greater, as in size,
quantity, strength, etc.; to augment something means to make it larger,
stronger or more effective by adding something to it (while searching for
a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls); compare diminutive
augmentation.noun,.plural.augmentations
addition; increase
augmentative,
augmenting.adjectives
capable of being augmented
intransitive
verb use.to become augmented; increase
augment.noun,.plural.augments
an enlargement or increase
augmentable.adjective
augmenter.noun,.plural.augmenters
augury.noun,.plural.auguries
omen; portent
austere.adjective
stern and
cold in appearance or manner, somber,
grave; morally strict;
markedly.simple
or unadorned; giving little or
no
scope for pleasure
austereness.noun
austerely.adverb
synonym.severe,
harsh,
stern
austerity.noun,.plural.austerities
the quality
of being austere (severe
and rigid.economies
have been hurting the world since man has been on it); an austere habit
or practice
australopithecine.noun,.plural.australopithecines
any of several extinct humanlike.primates
of the genus
Australopithecus, known chiefly from Pleistocene fossil remains found in
southern and eastern Africa
australopithecine.adjective
of, relating to or characteristic
of these extinct humanlike primates
australopithecus.noun
of the australopithecus
family
Australopithecus afarensis.noun
Southern apes
Australopithecus africanus.noun
Apes from East Africa
Australopithecus boisei.noun
large-toothed hominid
of eastern Africa, apparently
estimated to be from 1 to 2 million years ago
Australopithecus robustus.noun
a large-toothed hominid
of southern Africa, apparently
estimated to be from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly called Paranthropus
authentic.adjective
conforming to fact and therefore
worthy of trust, reliance or belief (an authentic account by an eyewitness);
having a claimed and verifiable
origin or authorship; not counterfeit or copied (an authentic medieval
sword; an authentic painting; a bonafide
transfer of property; genuine crabmeat;
a real diamond; true courage)
authentically.adverb
synonyms-genuine,
real, true, undoubted, unquestionable
authenticate,
authenticated,
authenticating,
authenticates.transitive
verbs
to establish
the authenticity of; prove genuine
(a specialist who authenticated the antique.samovar);
to confirm
authentication.noun,.plural-authentications
authenticator.noun,.plural-authenticators
authenticity.noun,.plural-authenticities
trustworthy, reliable; authentic
automaton.noun,.plural-automatons
or automata
an individual that behaves or responds in a mechanical
way (due to poor upbringing he always has to be told what to do as he is
fearful of thinking things out for himself); a self-operating machine or
mechanism, especially a robot (designed to follow automatically a predetermined
sequence
of operations
or respond to encoded instructions)
automatic.adjective
acting or operating in a manner.essentially.independent
of external.influence
or control (an automatic light
switch; an automatic transmission installed in vehicles; an automatic pilot);
self-regulating (an automatic washing machine); acting or done without
volition
or conscious control; involuntary
(automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eyes in strong light); spontaneous;
acting or done as if by machine; mechanical (an automatic Email reply);
capable
of firing continuously until ammunition is exhausted or the trigger is
released (an automatic rifle)
semiautomatic.adjective
partially
automatic; ejecting a shell and loading the next round of ammunition automatically
after each shot has been fired
semiautomatic.noun,.plural.semiautomatics
a semiautomatic firearm (a semiautomatic pistol)
automatic.noun,.plural.
an automatic machine or device; a transmission
or a motor vehicle with an automatic gear-shifting mechanism; an automatic
firearm; a semiautomatic firearm
automatically.adverb
automaticity.noun,.plural.automaticities
Word history:.the
word automatic goes back to the Greek word 'automatos', meaning 'acting
of one's own will', 'self-acting' and 'of itself' made up of two parts,
'auto' meaning 'self' and 'matos' meaning 'willing'
autonomous.adjective
independent; self governing; functioning as an
independent
organism; self directed,
self controlled; a Commonwealth
autonomously.adverb
autonomy.noun,.plural.autonomies
autonomic.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.controlled
by the autonomic nervous system; occurring involuntarily;
all information that you are unconscious of comes from the autonomic nervous
system; automatic (an autonomic reflex); resulting from internal stimuli;
spontaneous
autonomically.adverb
autonomic
nervous system(s).(ANS).noun
the part of the vertebrate
nervous system that regulates involuntary
action, as of the intestines, heart and glands and
more and these are divided into the sympathetic
nervous system and the parasympathetic
nervous system; see also somatic
nervous system
The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral
nervous system) is the part of the
peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning
largely below the level of consciousness and controls visceral functions
such as heart rate, intestinal actions, digestion, respiration rate, salivation,
perspiration, diameter of the pupils, micturition (urination), sexual arousal
and so many other amazing functons,
without which we just would not live;
whereas
most of its actions are
involuntary,
some, such as breathing, work in tandem
with
the conscious mind.
An autonomic nervous system subsystem is the limbic
system which is a group of interconnected deep brain structures, common
to all mammals and involved in olfaction.(smell),
emotion, motivation, behavior and various autonomic functions.
The autonomic nervous system is classically divided
into two subsystems, the parasympathetic
nervous system and sympathetic
nervous system.
Recently, a third subsystem.(integrated
with the main system).of neurons
have been named 'non-adrenergic' and 'non-cholinergic' neurons.(because
they use nitric oxide as a neurotransmitter {nerve transmissions}).have
been described and found to be integral
in autonomic function, particularly in the gut and the lungs; with regard
to function, the ANS is usually divided into sensory.(afferent).and
motor.(efferent).subsystems;
within these systems, however, there are inhibitory
and excitatory synapses between
neurons.
afferent.adjective
carrying inward to a central organ or section,
as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery
of the body to the brain or spinal cord; compare efferent
afferently.adverb
avail,
availed,
availing,
avails.transitive.and.intransitive
verb
to be of use or advantage
to; help
avail.noun,.plural.avails
use, benefit or advantage
(labored to no avail)
availingly.adverb
available.adjective
present and ready for use;
at hand; ready and able to avail.oneself;
accessible
(kept a fire extinguisher available at all times); capable of being gotten;
obtainable (a bedspread available in three colors); qualified and willing
to serve (a list of available candidates
for the job)
availability.noun,.plural.availabilities
availableness.noun,.plural.availablenesses
availably.adverb
avarice.noun,.plural.avarices
immoderate.desire
for wealth; greedy; cupidity
avaricious.adjective
greedy
for gain; excessively.acquisitive.especially
in seeking to hoard
riches (having the attitude it's
all for me, me, me, me
first and you preferably, not
at all:.Proverbs
1:19; 15:27)
avariciousness.noun,.plural.avariciousnesses
avariciously.adverb
synonym.covetous
aversion.noun,.plural.aversions
if you have an aversion to someone or something,
you dislike them very much; an averting; turning
away; a definite.dislike;
reluctance;
an ingrained feeling against that which is disagreeable
or offensive
(formed an aversion to crowds); a feeling of extreme repugnance.accompanied
by avoidance or rejection
(her aversion to alcohol consumption caused her to shun
all social gatherings where such beverages would be served)
synonyms.loathing;
repugnance;
revulsion;
abhorrence;
antipathy
avert,
averted,
averting,
averts.transitive
verbs
prevent (averted an accident by turning sharply);
prevent; to turn away (avert one's eyes); to wardoff
(something about to happen)
avertible or avertable.adjective
avow.transitive
verb
to declare
openly; admit.frankly
avowed.adjective
openly acknowledged
avowal.noun,.plural.avowals
open acknowledgment or declaration
synonym.acknowledge
awe.noun,.plural.awes
awe is the feeling of great respect
and amazement
that you have when you are faced with something wonderful; a feeling of
great respect
and liking for someone or something (she felt great awe for the landscape
(he gazed at the statue with awe);
to admire
someone and have great respect for them (she gazed in awe at the great
stones); a mixed emotion of reverence,
respect and wonder.inspired
by genius,
great beauty, sublimity
or might
(we felt awe when contemplating
the wonders of creation); if you are awed by
someone or something, you feel respectful and amazed (I am still awed by
David's
courage; the crowd listened in awed silence).Psalms
139:14 "I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Marvellous are your works and that my soul knows right well."
awe, awed,
awing,
awes.transitive
verbs
awesome.adjective
inspiring
awe (an awesome thunderstorm; an awesome performance); expressing
awe (stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins); remarkable;
outstanding;
spectacular
awesomely.adverb
awesomeness.noun
awe-inspiring.adjective
if you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring,
you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing;
inspiring awe or admiration
or wonder (the awesome
complexity of the multiverse; the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring
sight; the new modern city of Calgary is an
awe to behold)
awe-inspiringly.adverb
awestruck.adjective
full of awe (was awestruct by her spiritual beauty)
awful.adjective
filled with awe; filled
with or displaying great reverence.(one
can only imagine how awestruct the ancient Israelites were to see the sea
split open so they could walk through it on a dry land)
awful.adjective
typical
of how the world controllers add to the confusion which is called 'education'
are the two meanings for the world awful, here meaning extremely bad or
unpleasant and here meaning wonderful; terrible (had
an awful day); formidable in
nature or extent (an awful burden;
an awful risk)
awful.adverb
extremely; very (was awful
sick); from Old English 'egefull', 'ege' meaning 'dread'
awfully.adverb
awfulness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually used without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses',
is clumsy)
askew.adverb.and.adjective
to one side; awry (rugs lying askew; clothes all
lying askew on the floor); out of line; awry
awry.adverb
if something is awry, it
does not happen in the way we may have expected it to (our lives turn awry
soon
after birth, especially so if our parents were 'dumb
ass' types); toward an unexpected side or direction; in a turned or
twisted
position; askew; away from the correct
course; amiss
awry.adjective
synonyms-afield,
astray,
wrong
axial.adjective
of, pertaining
to, characterized
by or forming an axis; situated
in or on an axis
axially.adverb
axiality.noun,.plural.axialities
aggrieved.adjective
feeling distress or affliction; treated wrongly;
offended
aggrievedly.adverb
aggrievedness.noun,.plural.aggrievednesses
aggrieve, aggrieved,
aggrieving,
aggrieves.transitive
verbs.
to distress; afflict; to inflict an injury or
injuries on
Law:.treated
unjustly, as by denial of or infringement upon one's legal rights
audible.adjective
that is heard or that can be heard by means of
the physical organ of the ear
audibility.noun,.plural.audibilities
audibleness.noun,.plural.audiblenesses
audibly.adverb
ability.noun,.plural.abilities
means the same as capability;
the quality of being able to do
something;
the physical, mental, financial or power to perform; a natural or acquired.skill
or talent
amazement.noun,.plural.amazements
a state
of extreme surprise or wonder;
astonishment
amaze,
amazed,
amazing,
amazes.transitive
verbs
to affect with great wonder;
astonish; surprise
amaze.noun,.plural.amazes
amazement; wonder
amazingly.adverb
amazedly.adverb
amazedness.noun,.plural.amazednesses
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