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Abate
- verb - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- make less active or intense
Acute
- adjective - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- ending in a sharp point
- extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
Agate
- noun - An agate (US) or ruby (UK) is a unit of typographical measure. It is 5.5 typographical points, or about 1⁄13 inch (1.94 mm).
- an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
Alate
- adjective - (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
Amate
- - To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.
Arete
- noun - a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
Azote
- noun - an obsolete name for nitrogen
Baste
- noun - a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
- cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
- sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
- strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
Blate
- adjective - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
- disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)