High School Vocabulary
381,660 words at the high school level.
Alternative form of A&E.
Alternative form of A&M.
Argued by means of force rather than logic.
plural of A band
A battery used to heat the filament or cathode heaters of electron tubes.
With the beat. A direction to resume strict time after the free declamation of a singer; chiefly used in recitatives. It is equivalent to a tempo.
A sandwich board.
plural of A board
Misspelling of a cappella.
An aircraft maintenance check performed approximately every 500-800 flight hours or 200-400 cycles.
plural of A check
Obsolete form of o'clock.
The capital city of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
A municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.
The final featuring those who successfully passed the semifinals, to determine the winner.
plural of A final
plural of A flat
plural of A game
Alternative spelling of à gogo.
Archaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”).
Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Alternative spelling of A-level.
plural of A level
plural of A list
To a small extent or degree.
something that is more than a little but less than a lot.
The major key with A as its tonic, with the notes A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯, the key signature of which has three sharps.
Somewhat; slightly; a little.
The minor key with A as its tonic, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
A grade lower than "A" and higher than "B plus".
plural of A minus
Alternative form of al niente.
Abbreviation of alien registration number (“identification number for immigrants”).
plural of A number
A municipality of Ourense, Galicia, Spain.
At pleasure.
plural of A plot
plural of A plus
from the stronger or more important; according to the majority
To express curses upon (somebody), when irked or wroth, as though wishing someone "a pox".
Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
plural of A ring
plural of A road
plural of A roll
Alternative spelling of A-sharp.
plural of A sharp
A member of a special police force from Northern Ireland.
plural of A star
plural of A story
Alternative form of A-story.
A student who typically achieves A grades.
Of a ship, especially a tall square-rigged one: in which all running rigging is hauled taut; having all spars hoisted aloft; having all sails set.
plural of A teamer
plural of A team
from behind
plural of A to Z
Synonym of a bit.
A little, slightly.
plural of A wave
Synonym of Gros Ventre
Synonym of Altai: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Contraction of all right.
Censored spelling of asshole.
plural of a**hole
Used to form present participles and verbal nouns; and, (dialectal) circumfixed to words which function as part of a verb phrase (e.g. “he went a-hunting”)
plural of a-alike
The looping of a subsection of audio or video material.
plural of A-B loop
Synonym of T-power.
plural of A-back
simple past and past participle of A-bomb
An aircraft capable of delivering an atomic bomb as a weapon.
plural of A-bomber
present participle and gerund of A-bomb
plural of A-bomb
Alternative form of aburton.
Obsolete spelling of across.
plural of A-cupper
plural of A-flat
An architectural structure, in the shape of an "A", having two straight sides meeting at the top.
plural of A-frame
plural of A-game
plural of A-gang
Alternative form of agogo.
plural of a-go-go
Outstanding; of the first rank.
plural of a-hole
The topmost layer of the soil horizons; topsoil
Alternative form of Akesu (Aksu)
the top professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand
plural of A-League
plural of A-level
One with an interest in artificial life.
plural of A-lifer
plural of A-line
Someone on an A-list.
plural of A-lister
plural of A-list
simple past and past participle of A-Log
present participle and gerund of A-Log
Synonym of Turing machine.
the minor key with A as its tonic
plural of A-minor
A person or thing that is preeminent, unique, or which has unusual merit.
The vertical support dividing a car's front windscreen from its front side windows.
plural of A-pillar
Alternative form of aplenty.
plural of A-post
A military ration consisting of fresh, refrigerated, or frozen foods.
plural of A-ration
plural of A-road
plural of A-roll
The vowel [ɐ], which lies between [a] and [ə] (true schwa).
plural of a-schwa
Shaped like the capital letter "A".
A tone one semitone higher than A, denoted A♯.
plural of A-sharp
An athletic shirt or a similarly cut undershirt.
plural of A-shirt
plural of A-side
plural of a-spec
plural of a-stem
plural of A-story
The main plot in a story, especially a television show.
Alternative form of A teamer.
plural of A-team
Alternative form of atiptoe.
Alternative form of awoman.
plural of a-word
Initialism of ancient and modern.
Alternative form of A&R.
Alternative form of A&M.
Alternative form of ABC.
Alternative spelling of ACT.
Alternative form of ADA.
Alternative spelling of AEF.
Alternative form of AGI.
Alternative form of AMA.
plural of A. M. A.
Alternative form of ASI.
Abbreviation of Associate of Arts in Agriculture.
Initialism of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Alternative form of AAAS.
Initialism of American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Alternative form of AACS.
Initialism of American Academy of General Practice.
Initialism of American Association of Medical Assistants.
Initialism of American Association of Mental Deficiency.
Initialism of Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
Initialism of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
Initialism of American Association of Neurological Nurses.
Initialism of American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Initialism of American Association for Respiratory Therapy (“former name of American Association for Respiratory Care”).
Initialism of American Association of University Professors.
Initialism of American Association of University Women.
Alternative form of ACAB.
Alternative spelling of ADHD (“attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”).
plural of A.M.A.
Alternative form of AUSA.
plural of A.U.S.A.
An instance of A/B testing.
plural of A/B test
A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives with two three-axle bogies / trucks, the two outer axles of each bogie are powered and the centre axle is unpowered.
plural of A1A-A1A
A gate on x86 microprocessors restricting access to the memory beyond 1 MB.
plural of A20 gate
A form of balanced tree used for storing and retrieving ordered data efficiently, a variation of the red-black tree.
plural of AA tree
Alternative form of AANHPI.
plural of AA/NH/PI
Initialism of American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants.
Initialism of Association of Administrative Assistants and Secretaries to United States Senators.
Elongated form of awesome.
A town and municipality in Denmark; the capital of the former county of South Jutland.
plural of AABNCP
venturicidin
Initialism of aircraft anti-collision beacon system high-intensity lighting.
A native or inhabitant of the city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
plural of Aachener
An old woman.
plural of aad wife
Initialism of American Association of Dealers in Ancient, Oriental, and Primitive Art.
plural of AADCCS
A Scandinavian surname from Danish.
plural of Aagaard
plural of Aagard
plural of aahing
A port city, the capital of North Jutland, Denmark; the fourth-largest city in Denmark.
A subdivision of the Middle Jurassic epoch or series.
Alternative form of Ålesund
A female given name from Arabic.
plural of Aaliyah
A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Alternative form of amchur.
Alternative form of amchur.
plural of Aamodt
plural of Aamoth
The end of a sari that hangs loose over the shoulder.
plural of aanchal
Any of several, typically evening blooming, flowers related to the Iris, in particular of the genus Hesperantha.
plural of AANHPI
Synonym of Gros Ventre (people).
Synonym of Gros Ventre
A marine alkaloid, isolated from the sponge Aaptos.
An uninhabited island of Laamu, Maldives.
A female given name.
A town and municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland.
Archaic spelling of aardvark.
Archaic form of aardwolf.
plural of aardvark
A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, having yellowish fur with vertical black stripes, and a long mane down the midline of the neck and back; it is related to and resembles the hyena, and is native to eastern and southern Africa.
plural of aardwolf
A surname.
Pertaining to Aaron (elder brother of Moses).
Alternative form of Aaronic
Synonym of Levite.
plural of Aaronid
Synonym of Levite, a descendant of Aaron.
plural of Aaronite
Of or relating to the Aaronites.
Hebrew patronymic surname of Aaron
plural of Aaronson
Elongated form of argh.
A city in Aerschot, Flanders, Belgium.
plural of aarthi
A female given name.
The fourth month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
Alternative form of aasvogel.
plural of aasvoel
Vulture.
plural of aasvogel
plural of aatheist
plural of aatman
A variety of pickle from Southern India, particularly popular in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is composed primarily of dried mango pickled in powdered mustard, red chili powder (dried, sometimes roasted, and powdered), salt, sesame oil, and fenugreek.
Alternative form of aavakaaya.
plural of aazaan
plural of ab crack
From outside.
Alternative form of ab initio.
From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
from inside; from within
Against one's will; not of one's invitation.
Synonym of ab wheel.
From utility.
A piece of exercise equipment designed to be gripped in one or both hands and torqued in the course of sagittally abducting the pronated shoulders with the core resisting flexion and extension.
plural of ab wheel
Alternative spelling of abdabs.
Yogurt that contains Lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium.
ternary form
A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria; covering the northern part of the city of Aba.
A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria; covering the southern part of the city of Aba.
A surname from Arabic.
plural of Ababda
Alternative spelling of Ababda.
plural of Ababdeh
plural of Ababua
Synonym of avocado.
plural of abacate
An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.
A large Brazilian pineapple.
plural of abacaxi
To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
plural of abaciscus
One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
plural of abacist
Behind; on the other side of
Backward.
A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.
plural of abacost
Alternative spelling of abactor.
plural of abacter
Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
plural of abactor
plural of abaculus
A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
plural of abacus
Alternative form of aberdevine.
Alternative form of Abaddon.
plural of Abaddan
The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
plural of abaddon
plural of Abadie
Alternative form of Ibadite.
plural of Abadite
plural of Abadon
An antimicrobial peptide present in some insects
plural of abaecin
A broad-spectrum antifungal agent with a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of dermatomycosis.
plural of abagun
Synonym of Hutu (“African ethnic group”).
An atoll in Kiribati.
Obsolete form of obeisance .
Ivory black; animal charcoal.
A thin undercrust of pastry.
plural of abaisse
Of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.
The largest city and state capital of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Alternative form of abakwetha.
plural of abakweta
A young Xhosa man undergoing the ritual initiation into manhood.
A surname from Russian.
An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
plural of abalone
A widely used insecticide, acaricide and anthelminthic.
The compound methyl {[(2E)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-yl](4-fluorobenzyl)amino}acetate that inhibits epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase
plural of abamine
Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
plural of abampere
A retaining wall; a wall erected to strengthen another wall.
In an abanal manner
simple past and past participle of aband
present participle and gerund of aband
simple past and past participle of abandon
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
One to whom something is abandoned.
In a wild and unrestrained manner; abandonedly.
plural of abandon
Alternative form of Abañeeme.
plural of abanet
A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
A drug that is an α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist.
Former name of Euboea.
A Bantoid language of the Ekoid subfamily of Niger-Congo, spoken primarily in Nigeria.
Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.
plural of abaque
A barangay of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
A barangay of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
plural of Abarca
A drug that is an injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist.
simple past and past participle of abar
A surname from Spanish.
To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
In an abased manner; abjectly.
second-person singular simple past indicative of abase
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
plural of abaser
second-person singular simple present indicative of abase
third-person singular simple present indicative of abase
which can be abashed
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
In an abashed manner.
third-person singular simple present indicative of abash
second-person singular simple present indicative of abash
third-person singular simple present indicative of abash
Belonging to or pertaining to a Bronze Age era culture from the Chuvash region of Russia.See Abashevo culture
Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
plural of abasia
present participle and gerund of abase
In an abasing manner.
A surname.
Synonym of Abyssinian.
plural of Abassian
plural of abassi
To abastardize.
third-person singular simple present indicative of abastard
The condition of being abased; humiliation; abasement
A skylight.
An architectural device consisting of large louvres with the purpose of directing sound in a specific direction.
plural of abat-son
Louvres or strips of wood or metal used as windbreaks that allow light and air in, often seen in belfries.
A device for reflection of sound, as in a sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum.
Capable of being abated.
A fusion protein composed of an immunoglobulin fused to the extracellular domain of CTLA-4, a molecule capable of binding B7, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Nguni witches and/or wizards
Alternative form of abattage.
plural of abatage
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
To lessen, to subtract something from.
simple past and past participle of abate of
second-person singular simple past indicative of abate
plural of abatee
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
plural of abater
third-person singular simple present indicative of abate of
second-person singular simple present indicative of abate
third-person singular simple present indicative of abate
present participle and gerund of abate
Provided with an abatis.
plural of abatis
Abating.
Alternative spelling of abat-jour.
plural of abatjour
plural of abaton
plural of abator
A device for directing sound downward. Sounding board.
The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
plural of abattage
Alternative spelling of abatis.
Alternative spelling of abatised.
plural of abattis
To do battle.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
plural of abattoir
Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
plural of abature
Alternative form of abat-voix.
A chemical compound developed as a narrow-spectrum antibiotic against Acinetobacter baumannii.
Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal.
In an abaxial manner.
Alternative form of abaxial.
Far from an axon
Dressed in an abaya.
Belonging or relating to the Abayudaya.
plural of Abazin
plural of umuzungu
one of the Guarani languages or its ancestor, Old Guarani
Alternative form of abb-wool.
plural of abb wool
Wool used to make yarn for the warp.
plural of abb-wool
plural of abbacy
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
A member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled in Seville in the 11th century.
Archaic form of Abbadid (“member of Muslim dynasty”).
plural of Abbadide
plural of Abbadid
Similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.
Obsolete form of abaser.
plural of abbaser
A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
plural of Abbasid
plural of abbasi
Archaic spelling of Abbasid.
Archaic form of Abbasid.
plural of Abbassid
plural of abbate
Obsolete form of abbess.
Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
Synonym of abbatial.
Obsolete form of abbacy.
plural of abbatie
plural of abbaye
simple past and past participle of ab off
Misspelling of aberrant.
A small village in Worcestershire, England.
plural of abbess
Alternative form of av beit din.
plural of Abbett
A town and commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
A locality in Alpine Shire, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Alternative form of Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, England.
That has an abbey
A suburb in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2774).
A town in County Laois, Ireland.
Resembling or characteristic of an abbey.
A village in Holme Abbey parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1750).
A female given name.
A female given name.
A female given name.
plural of Abbitt
plural of abbotcy
Abbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
Obsolete form of abbess.
An abbacy.
Alternative spelling of abbotric.
plural of abbotric
plural of abbotry
The position of abbot.
A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4226).
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
plural of Abboud
plural of abbozzo
A rough drawing or model.
Abbreviation of abbreviation.
plural of abbreve
Abbreviation of abbreviation.
plural of abbrevn
plural of abbrev
plural of abbrev.
A female given name.
A minimalist style of visual art.
A book that teaches the alphabet.
plural of ABC book
Synonym of ABC (“type of travel guidebook”).
A novelty social gathering where the guests wear things other than clothing, such as trash bags or bubble wrap.
Soil that has a well-differentiated profile, with the three types or horizons of soil.
plural of ABC soil
Synonym of liquor store.
Dated form of abkari.
that extend outwards from the common stem
plural of abcess
A powerful anticlotting drug (trademark ReoPro) that inhibits platelet aggregation by binding to a glycoprotein receptor on human platelets and that consists of the F_(ab) fragment from a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice.
A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
A transliteration of the Arabic male given name عَبْد اللَّٰه (ʕabd allāh)
Alternative form of Abd Allah.
A surname.
Alternative form of Abd Allah.
plural of Abdalla
A variety of muskmelon from North Africa and Arabia, Cucumis melo.
plural of abdelavi
A surname.