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Archosaur
- noun - extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
Ardassine
- - A very fine sort of Persian silk.
Artlessly
- adverb - in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to"
- in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly"
Ascension
- noun - (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
- (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
- (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
- a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
Ascensive
- adjective - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
Ascessant
- - See Acescency, Acescent.
Aspersing
- verb - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Aspersion
- noun - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Aspersive
- - Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.