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Noun: abyss Pronunciation: (u’bis) Abyss meaning: A bottomless gulf or pit. Any unfathomable cavity or chasm or void extending below. Synonyms: chasm, abysm Quotations: Friedrich Nietzsche – He who fights with monsters might take care …

Adjective: afloat Pronunciation: (u’flowt) Afloat meaning: Aimlessly drifting. Synonyms: adrift, directionless, plan less, rudderless Borne on the water or floating. Synonyms: adrift, floating, waterborne Covered with water. Synonyms: awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing Quotations: Julian Casablancas …

Adjective: audacious Pronunciation: (o’dey-shus) Audacious meaning: Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Synonyms: brave, dauntless, intrepid, fearless, hardy Unrestrained by convention or propriety. Synonyms: barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, insolent, unashamed Disposed to venture or take risks. …

Noun: acquiescence Pronunciation: (a-kwee’e-sun(t)s) Acquiescence meaning: Acceptance without protest. Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something. Synonym: assent Verb: acquiesce Pronunciation: (a-kwee’es) Acquiesce meaning: To agree or express agreement. Synonym: accede Quotations: Richard …

Adjective: agape Pronunciation: (u’geyp) Agape meaning: With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe. Synonyms: gaping, open Noun: agape Pronunciation: (u’gaa-pey) Meaning: Selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications( especially …

Noun: anachronism Pronunciation: (una-kru,ni-zum) Anachronism meaning: Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred. An artifact that belongs to another time. A person who seems to be displaced in time, …

Noun: arson Pronunciation: (aa-sun) Arson meaning: Malicious burning to destroy property Synonyms: fire – raising, incendiarism Quotations: George F.Will – In the 1940’s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools: talking, …

Adjective: agog Pronunciation: (u’gog) Agog meaning: Highly excited Synonyms: excited Quotations: Anonymous – Haven’t I been worth five years excellent gossip to you? Are you not all waiting agog to see me seize my sister-in-law by the …

Noun: aviary Pronunciation: (‘ey-vee-u-ree) Aviary meaning: A building where birds are kept. Synonyms: volary, bird sanctuary Quotations: Louis M. Andres – This building is being built as a sustainable building in the spirit of Louis …

Adjective: awry Pronunciation: (u’rI) Awry meaning: Turned or twisted toward one side. Synonyms: askew, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff Not functioning properly. Synonyms: amiss, haywire, wrong, malfunctioning Adverb: awry Awry meaning: Away from the correct or …