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(Latin: adjective suffix signifying action or being; performing a particular acion)
abducent
Drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part. Used chiefly in anatomy, as the opposite of adducent.
abhorrent
1. Arousing strong feelings of repugnance or disapproval about people, situations, or things.
2. That which is incompatible or conflicting with something.
3. Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
abluent
1. Serving to cleanse.
2. A cleansing agent; a detergent.
abstinent
Self-restraining; not indulging with one's appetite; especially, for food or drink.
achievement
1. Something accomplished; especially, by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.
2. The act of achieving; attainment or accomplishment.
3. In heraldry, the full display of the armorial bearings (bearing a coat or coats of arms) of an individual or corporation.
acquiescent
acquirement
adducent
Bringing or drawing towards a given point or common center; attribute of the muscles, called adductors. Opposed to abducent.
adherent
1. A supporter of a cause or of a leader; such as, someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another person or group including a believer in a particular faith or church.
2. Able to stick firmly to a surface or an object; such as, sticking or uniting, as glue or wax.
adjournment
adjustment
adnascent
Growing to or on something else.
adolescent
1. Going through the period of adolescence; such as, adolescent males and females.
2. Typical of someone who is immature.
3. Etymology: from Latin
adolescent from
adolescere, "to be nourished, to grow up". This is also the source of English
adult from
alere, "to nourish".
A teenager who acts like a baby when you don't treat him like an adult.
—Saturday Evening Post
adornment
advancement
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