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Dictionary: auxiliary
DEFINITION: (adjective) Functioning in a supporting capacity.

Dictionary: admixture
DEFINITION: (noun) An additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base.

Dictionary: anodyne
DEFINITION: (adjective) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain

Dictionary: audacity
DEFINITION: (noun) Fearless daring; intrepidity.

Dictionary: avaricious
DEFINITION: (adjective) Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain.

Dictionary: apposite
DEFINITION: (adjective) Strikingly appropriate and relevant.

Dictionary: acquiescent
DEFINITION: (adjective) Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest.

Dictionary: abaxial
DEFINITION: (adjective) Located away from or on the opposite side of the axis, as of an organ or organism

Dictionary: apportionment
DEFINITION: (noun) The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.

Dictionary: apodal
DEFINITION: (adj.) Having no limbs, feet, or footlike appendages.

Dictionary: athirst
DEFINITION: (adjective) Extremely desirous.

Dictionary: appurtenance
DEFINITION: (noun) Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task.

Dictionary: annunciation
DEFINITION: (noun) A formal public statement.

Dictionary: arbor
DEFINITION: (noun) A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown.

Dictionary: amulet
DEFINITION: (noun) An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.

Dictionary: assiduous
DEFINITION: (adjective) Marked by care and persistent effort.

Dictionary: apothegm
DEFINITION: (noun) A terse, witty, instructive saying; a maxim.

Dictionary: arc-boutant
DEFINITION: (noun) A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch.

Dictionary: aver
DEFINITION: (verb) To assert formally as a fact.

Dictionary: abase
DEFINITION: (verb) Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.