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Archeus
- - The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers.
Archils
- noun - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
- any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
Arcsecs
- noun - the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number
Arcsins
- noun - the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
Arctans
- noun - the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number
Arctics
- noun - a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
Ardours
- noun - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
- feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
- intense feeling of love
Arduous
- adjective - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
- difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
- taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
Argents
- noun - a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance