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Abrupt
- adjective - curt
- exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
- extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
- marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
- surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"
Adrift
- adjective - afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift"
- aimlessly drifting
- floating freely; not anchored; "the boat wasset adrift"
- off course, wandering aimlessly; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"
Adroit
- adjective - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
Afront
- - In front; face to face. -- prep. In front of.
Aorist
- noun - a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
Arrant
- adjective - Complete
Utter
Downright
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
Arrest
- noun -
- attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
- cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
- take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- the state of inactivity following an interruption;
Aurist
- - One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.