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Ad-Libbing
- verb - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
Adamantine
- adjective - consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
- having the hardness of a diamond
- impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason;
Addressing
- verb - access or locate by address
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
- address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
- adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
- direct a question at someone
- give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
- put an address on (an envelope)
- speak to someone
- speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
Adjourning
- verb - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
- close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
- suspend proceedings
Adolescing
- verb - become adolescent; pass through adolescence; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
Adrenaline
- noun - a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
Adulterine
- adjective - conceived in adultery
Advocating
- verb - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
- speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
Affiancing
- verb - give to in marriage
Afflicting
- verb - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
- cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"