Part 5

~4.~ Begin, originate, spring, spring up, be excited, come into action.

~5.~ Come into being, enter upon life.

~6.~ Accrue, result, proceed, issue, flow, follow, come, ensue, be derived.

~Aristate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Awned, bearded.

~Aristocracy~, _n._ ~1.~ Government of nobles or a privileged order.

~2.~ Nobility, noblesse, gentry, peerage, body of nobles, the quality, persons of rank.

~3.~ [_Colloquial._] Upper classes, UPPER-TEN, UPPER-CRUST, upper ten thousand.

~Aristocratic~, _a._ ~1.~ Noble, princely, patrician, titled, of high rank.

~2.~ Haughty, proud, arrogant, disdainful, overweening, supercilious, overbearing, consequential.

~Aristocratical~, _a._ ~1.~ Noble, princely, patrician, titled, of high rank.

~2.~ Haughty, proud, arrogant, disdainful, overweening, supercilious, overbearing, consequential.

~Aristotelian~, _a._ Peripatetic.

~Aristotelian~, _n._ Follower of Aristotle, peripatetic philosopher.

~Arithmetic~, _n._ Science of numbers, art of computation.

~Arm~, _n._ ~1.~ Branch, bough, projecting part.

~2.~ Inlet (_of the sea_).

~3.~ Power, might, strength, puissance.

~4.~ Branch of military service (_as artillery or cavalry_).

~Arm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Equip, furnish, provide, or supply with arms.

~2.~ Fortify, put in a state of defence.

~3.~ Prepare, fit up, make ready.

~Arm~, _v. n._ Take arms, be fitted or provided with arms.

~Armada~, _n._ Fleet (_especially that of Spain against England in 1588_), squadron, flotilla.

~Armament~, _n._ ~1.~ Body of forces.

~2.~ Guns, cannon, arms, munitions of war.

~Arm-chair~, _n._ Elbow-chair, armed chair.

~Armistice~, _n._ Truce, suspension of hostilities, cessation of arms, temporary peace.

~Arm of flesh~, Human strength, human aid.

~Arm of the sea~, Estuary, frith, inlet.

~Armor~, _n._ Defensive clothing, coat of mail.

~Armorial~, _a._ Heraldic.

~Armory~, _n._ Arsenal, depository of arms, magazine of arms.

~Armpit~, _n._ AXILLA.

~Arms~, _n._ _pl._ ~1.~ Weapons.

~2.~ War, warlike exploits.

~3.~ Escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, ensign armorial, armorial hearings.

~Army~, _n._ Host, force, troops, legions, armed force, military force, body of troops.

~Arnica~, _n._ Leopard's-bane.

~Aroma~, _n._ Fragrance, perfume, redolence, sweet scent, pleasing scent, grateful odor.

~Aromatic~, _a._ Fragrant, redolent, balmy, spicy, odoriferous, aromatous, ambrosial, high-scented, strong-scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling.

~Aromatize~, _v. a._ Scent, perfume.

~Aromatous~, _a._ Fragrant, spicy, AROMATIC.

~Around~, _ad._ Round, on every side, on all sides, in a circle, right and left.

~Around~, _prep._ ~1.~ About, round, encircling, encompassing, surrounding, on every side of.

~2.~ All over, in all parts of.

~Arouse~, _v. a._ Incite, excite, animate, stimulate, warm, kindle, inspirit, provoke, instigate, awaken, raise, whet, stir up, wake up, summon up, set on, hurry on.

~Arraign~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Prosecute, bring to trial, take the law of, bring before a court.

~2.~ Accuse, charge, denounce, impeach, indict, criminate, tax, inform against, call to account, take to task.

~Arraignment~, _n._ ~1.~ Prosecution, bringing to trial.

~2.~ Accusation, charge, indictment, impeachment.

~Arrange~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dispose, array, class, classify, group, rank, trim, marshal, distribute, place, range, put or bring into order, set in order, reduce to order, set out, assign places to.

~2.~ Adjust, settle, determine, fix upon.

~3.~ Plan, devise, scheme, contrive, project, mature, organize, concoct, construct, prepare, fall upon, hit upon, lay out.

~Arrangement~, _n._ ~1.~ Disposition, classification, method, distribution, grouping, collocation, reducing to order.

~2.~ Structure, make, form, mode of building, manner of making.

~3.~ Adjustment, settlement.

~4.~ Regulation, management, economy.

~5.~ Preparation, plan, scheme.

~Arrant~, _a._ ~1.~ Notorious, utter, gross, downright, consummate, rank, thorough-going.

~2.~ Infamous, vile, atrocious, monstrous.

~Arras~, _n._ Tapestry, hangings.

~Array~, _n._ ~1.~ Order, regular disposition.

~2.~ Dress, fine clothes, elegant attire, rich garments.

~3.~ Exhibition, show.

~4.~ (_Law._) Panel, body of jurors.

~Array~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rank, range, arrange, place, dispose, marshal, set in order, draw up.

~2.~ Dress, habit, enrobe, robe, invest, clothe, bedeck, deck, adorn, embellish, decorate, garnish, BEDIZEN, TRICK OUT, set off.

~Arrears~, _n. pl._ Arrearage, amounts due but unpaid.

~Arrearage~, _n._ ARREARS.

~Arrest~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Stop, stay, check, interrupt, obstruct, hinder, delay, detain, restrain, hold, withhold, keep back.

~2.~ Seize, apprehend, take, capture, catch, take up, take into custody, take prisoner.

~3.~ Engage, fix, engross, occupy, rivet.

~Arrest~, _n._ ~1.~ Staying, stopping, hinderance, obstruction.

~2.~ Seizure, capture, detention.

~Arrival~, _n._ Advent, coming.

~Arrive~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Come, get here, reach this place.

~2.~ Get there, reach that place.

~Arrive at~, Reach, attain, come to, get to, TOUCH AT.

~Arrogance~, _n._ Haughtiness, pride, presumption, assumption, superciliousness, disdain, contumely, lordliness, loftiness, stateliness, self-conceit, conceitedness, self-importance, HAUTEUR.

~Arrogant~, _a._ Haughty, proud, supercilious, lordly, disdainful, contumelious, cavalier, overbearing, overweening, assuming, magisterial, dogmatic, imperious, important, swelling, blustering, big, high, lofty, stately, self-conceited, self-sufficient, UPPISH.

~Arrogate~, _v. a._ Assume, usurp, claim unduly, make unjust pretensions to.

~Arrow~, _n._ Dart, shaft, bolt.

~Arrow-headed~, _a._ Wedge-shaped, cuneiform.

~Arsenal~, _n._ Armory, magazine of arms, repository of military stores.

~Arsenic~, _n._ ARSENIOUS ACID.

~Arsenious acid~, Arsenic, rat's-bane, white arsenic, white oxide of arsenic.

~Art~, _n._ ~1.~ Trade, craft, business, calling, employment, exercise of skill.

~2.~ Skill, address, adroitness, readiness, dexterity, tact, aptitude, aptness, cleverness, ingenuity.

~3.~ Cunning, astuteness, artfulness, shrewdness, artifice, deceit, subtlety, craftiness, craft, duplicity, wiliness, guile.

~Artful~, _a._ ~1.~ Skilful, ingenious, dexterous.

~2.~ Cunning, crafty, astute, shrewd, sharp, wily, sly, foxy, snaky, subtle, arch, insidious, designing, intriguing, politic, deceitful, trickish, TRICKY, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

~Article~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, portion, branch, member, clause, item,

## particular, count, point.

~2.~ Term, stipulation, provision, condition, covenant.

~3.~ Thing, substance, commodity.

~4.~ (_Gram._) Definitive adjective.

~Articulate~, _a._ ~1.~ Jointed, articulated. ~2.~ Distinctly uttered.

~Articulate~, _v. a._ Utter distinctly (_as respects the elementary sounds_), PRONOUNCE, ENOUNCE, speak.

~Articulated~, _a._ Jointed, articulate.

~Articulation~, _n._ ~1.~ Distinct utterance.

~2.~ Consonant.

~3.~ Joint, juncture, hinge.

~Artifice~, _n._ Cunning, deceit, trickery, duplicity, guile, subtlety, finesse, stratagem, trick, subterfuge, wile, ruse, chance, dodge, doubling, Machiavelism, machination, deception, cheat, shuffle, fraud, imposture, imposition, double-dealing, COLLUSION, hocus-pocus, crafty device, artful contrivance.

~Artificer~, _n._ Artist (_not of the highest grade_), manufacturer, superior artisan, skilful mechanic, TRADESMAN.

~Artificial~, _a._ ~1.~ Factitious, made by art, not natural.

~2.~ Fictitious, feigned, counterfeited, sham, spurious.

~3.~ Assumed, affected, forced, strained.

~Artillery~, _n._ Ordnance, cannon, enginery, great guns.

~Artisan~, _n._ Mechanic, handicraftsman, workman, laborer, operative.

~Artist~, _n._ ~1.~ Designer, contriver, projector, adept, ARTIFICER, skilful person.

~2.~ Painter, limner, sketcher.

~3.~ Sculptor, carver, modeller.

~Artistic~, _a._ Skilful, masterly, workman-like.

~Artistical~, _a._ Skilful, masterly, workman-like.

~Artless~, _a._ ~1.~ Ignorant, unlearned, untaught, unskilful, rude.

~2.~ Inartificial, simple, natural, without marks of art.

~3.~ Unaffected, plain, honest, frank, fair, open, candid, NAÏVE, guileless, sincere, true, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning, truthful, honorable, single-minded, simple-hearted, simple-minded, open-hearted, straightforward.

~As~, _ad._ ~1.~ In the manner that.

~2.~ Like, similar to, for example, of the same kind with, in the same manner with.

~3.~ Viewed like, taken in the character of, considered in the state of.

~4.~ While, during the time that, at the same time that.

~5.~ Because, since, for the reason that.

~6.~ To the degree that, in the same proportion that.

~7.~ Being of the kind which, being of the class who.

~As far as~, To the extent that, to the degree that.

~Ascend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Rise, arise, aspire, mount, soar, tower, CLIMB, go up.

~2.~ Go backward (_in the order of time_).

~Ascend~, _v. a._ CLIMB, scale, get up, go up.

~Ascendant~, _n._ ~1.~ Horoscope.

~2.~ Superiority, predominance, ascendency, superior influence, controlling influence.

~Ascendant~, _a._ ~1.~ Rising, above the horizon.

~2.~ Superior, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, surpassing.

~Ascendency~, _n._ Power, authority, sway, control, superiority, government, masterly, masterdom, command, dominion, rule, sovereignty, supremacy, domination, predominance, controlling influence, advantage over, upper-hand.

~Ascension~, _n._ Rising, rise, ascent.

~Ascent~, _n._ ~1.~ Rising, rise, ascension.

~2.~ Acclivity, rising ground.

~3.~ Elevation, height, eminence.

~Ascertain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Determine, establish, fix, settle, define, certify, verify, make certain, make sure.

~2.~ Discover, find out, get at.

~Ascetic~, _a._ Austere, rigid, severe, stern, puritanical, uncompromising.

~Ascetic~, _n._ Recluse, hermit, anchoret, solitary, solitaire, EREMITE.

~Asceticism~, _n._ Austerity, mortification.

~Ascribable~, _a._ Attributable, traceable, chargeable, imputable, referrible, owing.

~Ascribe~, _v. a._ Attribute, assign, refer, charge, lay, IMPUTE.

~As good as~, ~1.~ Of equal goodness with.

~2.~ The same as, equivalent to, equal to, tantamount to.

~Ashamed~, _a._ Abashed, confused, put out of countenance.

~Ash-colored~, _a._ Ashy, pale, gray.

~Ashes~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Remains (_of what is burnt_).

~2.~ Corpse, remains (_of the human body_), dead body.

~Ashore~, _ad._ ~1.~ On shore, on land.

~2.~ To the shore.

~3.~ Aground, not afloat.

~4.~ Stranded, wrecked, cast away.

~Ashy~, _a._ ~1.~ Cineritious, cinereous, favillous, like ashes.

~2.~ Pale, pallid, whitish, gray, ash-colored.

~Asiatic cholera~, Spasmodic cholera, cholera asphyxia.

~Aside~, _ad._ ~1.~ Laterally, to the side, to one side.

~2.~ Out of the straight course, out of the true course.

~3.~ Apart, separately, away.

~As if~, As though.

~As it were~, So to speak, so it would seem, so it seems.

~Ask~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Question, interrogate, inquire of, put the question to.

~2.~ Request, solicit, petition, beseech, implore, supplicate, crave, beg, desire, entreat, pray for, prefer a petition for, make application for.

~3.~ Require, claim, demand, challenge, call for.

~Ask~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Petition, beg, pray.

~2.~ Inquire, question, make inquiry.

~Askance~, _ad._ Obliquely, sidewise, askew, aslant, on one side.

~Askant~, _ad._ Obliquely, sidewise, askew, aslant, on one side.

~Asker~, _n._ Inquirer, petitioner, solicitor, solicitant.

~Askew~, _ad._ Awry, aside, askance, aslant, asquint, to one side.

~Aslant~, _ad._ Obliquely, askance, askew, aslope.

~Aslant~, _a._ Oblique, inclined, slanting.

~Asleep~, _a._ Sleeping, fast asleep, in a sound sleep, in the arms of Morpheus, gone to the land of Nod.

~Aslope~, _ad._ ASLANT, obliquely.

~Aspect~, _n._ ~1.~ Air, mien, countenance, expression, visage, feature.

~2.~ Appearance, view, light, condition, situation, position, state, attitude, posture.

~3.~ Direction, bearing, relative position.

~Asperity~, _n._ ~1.~ Roughness, ruggedness, unevenness.

~2.~ Acrimony, tartness, sourness, sharpness, causticity, corrosiveness.

~3.~ Harshness, moroseness, sternness, severity, virulence, crabbedness, bitterness, churlishness, acerbity, sullenness, ill temper, bad blood.

~Asperse~, _v. a._ Vilify, slander, calumniate, traduce, defame, scandalize, malign, revile, lampoon, backbite, abuse, disparage, blacken, blemish, slur, VITUPERATE, run down, detract from, speak ill of, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise.

~Aspersion~, _n._ Calumny, detraction, slander, defamation, abuse, vituperation, obloquy, reproach, scandal, backbiting, reviling, gainsaying, traducing.

~Asphalt~, _n._ Native bitumen, mineral pitch, Jew's pitch.

~Asphaltum~, _n._ Native bitumen, mineral pitch, Jew's pitch.

~Aspirant~, _n._ ~1.~ Aspirer, ambitious person.

~2.~ Candidate, solicitor, solicitant, competitor.

~Aspirant~, _a._ Aspiring, ambitious.

~Aspirate~, _a._ Aspirated, toneless, unintonated, atonic, surd, pronounced with a simple breathing, not vocal, without vocality, without tone.

~Aspirate~, _n._ Rough breathing.

~Aspirate~, _v. a._ Pronounce with an aspirate or rough breathing.

~Aspirated~, _a._ ASPIRATE.

~Aspiration~, _n._ ~1.~ Pronouncing with the rough breathing.

~2.~ Longing, yearning, hankering, craving, ardent wish or desire.

~Aspire~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Desire (_earnestly_), long.

~2.~ Ascend, rise, soar, tower, mount.

~Aspirer~, _n._ Aspirant, ambitious person.

~Aspire to~, Desire eagerly, wish for ardently, long for, aim at, thirst after.

~Aspiring~, _a._ Ambitious, high-reaching.

~Asquint~, _ad._ Askance, askant, awry, askew, obliquely, to one side.

~Ass~, _n._ ~1.~ Jackass, donkey.

~2.~ Dolt, fool, blockhead, simpleton, numskull, ninny, DUNCE.

~Assail~, _v. a._ Assault, attack, invade, oppugn, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on.

~Assailant~, _n._ Aggressor, assaulter, attacker, invader, assailer.

~Assailant~, _a._ Attacking, invading, assaulting.

~Assailer~, _n._ Aggressor, ASSAILANT.

~Assassin~, _n._ Murderer, slayer, cut-throat, assassinator, bravo.

~Assassinate~, _v. a._ Kill (_by secret assault_), murder, slay, despatch.

~Assassination~, _n._ Murder (_by secret assault_).

~Assassinator~, _n._ ASSASSIN.

~Assault~, _n._ ~1.~ Attack, onset, onslaught, aggression, invasion, charge, thrust.

~2.~ Storming, storm.

~Assault~, _v. a._ Assail, attack, charge, invade, STORM, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on.

~Assay~, _n._ Trial (_particularly to determine the quantity of metal in an ore_), test, examination, experiment, proof, touchstone, ordeal.

~Assay~, _v. a._ Try, test, put to the test, make trial of.

~Assay~, _v. n._ Try, endeavor, attempt, essay.

~Assemblage~, _n._ ~1.~ Collection, group, cluster, clump, mass, congeries, pack.

~2.~ Assembly, concourse, company, crowd, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting.

~Assemble~, _v. a._ Collect, muster, convene, convoke, congregate, gather, levy, call, call together, bring together, get together.

~Assemble~, _v. n._ Converse, meet, meet together, come together.

~Assembly~, _n._ ~1.~ Company, concourse, throng, congregation, gathering, collection, assemblage, meeting.

~2.~ Congress, convention, convocation, conclave, synod, diet, meeting, council, caucus, conventicle, Parliament.

~Assent~, _v. n._ Agree (_as to a matter of opinion_), CONSENT, concur, acquiesce, subscribe, yield, yield assent, give consent, fall in, go with the stream, go with the current.

~Assent~, _n._ Consent, agreement, concurrence, acquiescence, allowance.

~Assent to~, Consent to, agree to, give assent to, acquiesce in, concur in.

~Assert~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Affirm, declare, pronounce, express, aver, allege, asseverate, protest, avow, predicate, lay down.

~2.~ Vindicate, defend, claim, maintain, uphold.

~Assertion~, _n._ ~1.~ Affirmation, declaration, asseveration, protestation, position, statement, word, averment, predication, remark.

~2.~ Vindication, defence, maintenance, support.

~Assess~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Tax, charge as one's share.

~2.~ Value, appraise, compute, estimate, rate.

~Assessment~, _n._ ~1.~ Assessing, valuation.

~2.~ Tax, impost, charge, rate.

~Assets~, _n. pl._ Property (_particularly as compared with liabilities_), effects, possessions, estate.

~Asseverate~, _v. a._ Aver, affirm, declare, ASSERT, protest, maintain, avow.

~Asseveration~, _n._ Declaration, assertion, avowal, protestation, affirmation, averment, assurance.

~Assiduity~, _n._ Industry, DILIGENCE, assiduousness, sedulousness,

## activity, perseverance, persistence, patience, close application.

~Assiduous~, _a._ Industrious, sedulous, diligent, indefatigable, notable, active, busy, untiring, unwearied, unremitting, persevering, persistent, constant, patient, studious, zealous, never-tiring, painstaking.

~Assiduousness~, _n._ ASSIDUITY.

~Assign~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apportion, allot, appoint, appropriate, cast.

~2.~ Fix, specify, determine, designate.

~3.~ Adduce, allege, advance, offer, give, present, bring forward.

~4.~ (_Law._) Transfer, convey, make over.

~Assignation~, _n._ ~1.~ Designation.

~2.~ Appointment to meet.

~Assign dower~, (_Law._) Set off (_by metes and bounds_) the widow's share.

~Assignment~, _n._ ~1.~ Appointment, allotment, apportionment.

~2.~ (_Law._) Transfer, conveyance.

~Assimilate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Liken, make like, bring to a resemblance.

~2.~ Digest, turn to one's own substance.

~Assist~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Help, aid, support, befriend, patronize, serve, speed, second, abet, back, sustain, co-operate with, take part with, give support to, minister to.

~2.~ Succor, relieve, SPELL.

~Assistance~, _n._ Help, aid, succor, LIFT, support, patronage, relief, helping hand, good offices.

~Assistant~, _n._ Coadjutor, helper, aider, co-operator, co-aid, ally, auxiliary, abettor, ADJUTANT, CLERK, right hand man.

~Assizes~, _n. pl._ Sessions (_of the superior courts in the counties of England_).

~Associate~, _v. a._ Join, conjoin, unite, connect, combine, affiliate, yoke, couple, link, bring into close relation.

~Associate~, _v. n._ Fraternize, sort, consort, keep company, be in familiar intercourse.

~Associate~, _n._ ~1.~ Companion, mate, fellow, yoke-fellow, comrade, peer, compeer, follower, CONSORT.

~2.~ Partner, copartner, coadjutor, COLLEAGUE, confederate, ally.

~Association~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, connection, conjunction, combination.

~2.~ Society, fraternity, partnership, copartnership, sodality, company, band, corporation, body, guild, firm, house, confederacy, confederation, LODGE, club, COTERIE, CLIQUE, joint concern.

~Assort~, _v. a._ Class, classify, rank, group, arrange, distribute, sort.

~Assort~, _v. n._ Agree, consort, suit, be adapted, be suitable.

~Assortment~, _n._ ~1.~ Assorting, arranging, allotment, distribution, arrangement.

~2.~ Class, group, set, batch, lot, parcel, stock, store, collection, pack.

~3.~ Variety of sorts, many kinds.

~Assorted~, _a._ Of various sorts.

~Assuage~, _v. a._ Mitigate, moderate, appease, alleviate, soothe, soften, mollify, pacify, compose, tranquillize, quiet, still, quell, allay, abate, temper, attemper, lessen, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt, lull.

~Assuagement~, _n._ Mitigation, alleviation, pacification, easing, abatement.

~Assuasive~, _a._ Soothing, assuaging, emollient, lenient, lenitive, mitigating, mitigative, mild.

~Assume~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Take, undertake, take on, take upon one's self, be willing to bear.

~2.~ Affect, feign, counterfeit, simulate, pretend to, put on.

~3.~ Arrogate, usurp, claim unduly, make unjust pretensions to.

~4.~ Beg, suppose, presuppose, imply, consider as true, take for granted.

~Assumed name~, Alias.

~Assuming~, _a._ ~1.~ Presuming, presumptuous, forward, audacious, bold, shameless, frontless, unblushing, brazen, brazen-faced.

~2.~ Arrogant, proud, lofty, stately, haughty, supercilious, overbearing, overweening, conceited, consequential, self-conceited, self-sufficient.

~Assumption~, _n._ ~1.~ Assuming, arrogating, usurpation.

~2.~ Presumption, supposition, conjecture, hypothesis, postulate, theory.

~3.~ Haughtiness, loftiness, superciliousness, lordliness, stateliness, conceit, pride, conceitedness, self-conceit, self- importance, vain-glory, arrogance, insolence, HAUTEUR.

~Assurance~, _n._ ~1.~ Security, certainty, conviction, persuasion, pledge of certainty, ground of confidence.

~2.~ Promise, engagement, word of honor.

~3.~ Affirmation, assertion, declaration, protestation, asseveration, averment, avowal.

~4.~ Intrepidity, courage, confidence, firmness, self-reliance.

~5.~ Boldness, effrontery, brass, impudence, impertinence, presumption, CHEEK, face, front.

~6.~ (_Law._) Insurance.

~Assure~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make certain or sure, free from doubt or uncertainty.

~2.~ Embolden, encourage, enhearten, hearten, make confident.

~3.~ Declare to (_confidently and earnestly_), vouch to, avow to, protest to, warrant.

~4.~ (_Law._) Insure, agree to indemnify for loss, secure against loss.

~Assured~, _a._ ~1.~ Certain, indubitable, unquestionable.

~2.~ Confident, sure, secure, sanguine.

~3.~ (_Law._) Insured.

~Assuredly~, _ad._ Certainly, indubitably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, truly, surely, sure, without doubt.

~Asteism~, _n._ Genteel irony, polite banter or raillery, delicate ridicule.

~Asterisk~, _n._ Star (_in printing_).

~Astern~, _ad._ (_Naut._) ~1.~ Behind, back.

~2.~ Backward, rearward, abaft.

~Asteroid~, _n._ Small planet.

~As though~, As if.

~Astonish~, _v. a._ Amaze, surprise, astound, confound, shock, stagger, stupefy, stun, dumfounder, strike dumb, strike with wonder, petrify with wonder.

~Astonishment~, _n._ Amazement, wonder, surprise, awe, ADMIRATION.

~Astound~, _v. a._ Amaze, ASTONISH.

~Astral~, _a._ Starry, stellar, sidereal.

~Astray~, _ad._ Out of the right way, on the wrong scent.

~Astringent~, _a._ Binding, contracting, styptic.

~Astute~, _a._ ~1.~ Cunning, crafty, intriguing, wily, artful, sly, subtle, arch, deep, Machiavelian.

~2.~ Shrewd, sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, discerning, ingenious, perspicacious, keen, intelligent, long-headed, keen-sighted, clear- sighted, quick-sighted, eagle-eyed.

~Astuteness~, _n._ ~1.~ Cunning, craft, craftiness, subtlety, artfulness, art, artifice, slyness, deceit, duplicity, wiliness, guile.

~2.~ Shrewdness, acuteness, sharpness, perspicacity, discernment, penetration, sagacity, ingenuity, mother-wit, quick parts.

~Asunder~, _ad._ Apart, into two parts.

~Asylum~, _n._ ~1.~ Sanctuary, shelter, retreat, refuge, place of refuge.

~2.~ Charitable institution.

~At a blow~, Suddenly, all at once, by a single stroke, by one effort.

~At all~, In any manner, in any degree, in the least degree, in the least.

~At all events~, At any rate, in any case, whatever be the case, happen what may, come what may, let it be as it will, sink or swim.

~At a loss~, Puzzled, perplexed, embarrassed, staggered, posed, nonplussed, at one's wits' end, hard pressed, at a stand, in doubt, in difficulty, put to it, put to one's shifts, out of one's depth, beyond one's depth, in a quandary, at fault, in a dilemma, not know what to do.

~At any rate~, AT ALL EVENTS.

~At a pinch~, In an emergency, in a difficulty, if things come to the worst.

~At a stand~, ~1.~ Interrupted, stopped.

~2.~ Perplexed, embarrassed, AT A LOSS.

~At dawn~, Early, at break of day, at peep of day, at the opening of day.

~At discretion~, Without conditions or stipulations.

~At ease~, Untroubled, comfortable, free from pain, at rest.

~At fault~, ~1.~ Off the scent, on the wrong track.

~2.~ Puzzled, perplexed, AT A LOSS.

~At first~, In the beginning, at the commencement, in the outset, at the start.

~At hand~, Near, nigh, close by, hard by, close to, close upon, close at hand, within reach.

~At hazard~, Hazarded, AT STAKE.

~At heart~, In principle, in one's true character.

~Atheism~, _n._ Denial of God, disbelief in the existence of God.

~Atheist~, _n._ Unbeliever (_in the existence of God_), INFIDEL, sceptic, free-thinker.

~Atheistic~, _a._ Godless, given to atheism.

~Atheistical~, _a._ Godless, given to atheism.

~Athlete~, _n._ Combatant, champion, contender for victory.

~Athletic~, _a._ ~1.~ Strong, stout, robust, sturdy, brawny, muscular, lusty, sinewy, nervous, stalwart, powerful, strapping, Herculean, able- bodied, made of iron.

~2.~ Gymnastic.

~Athwart~, _prep._ Across, over, from one side of to the other.

~Athwart~, _ad._ ~1.~ Across, crosswise, sidewise, obliquely.

~2.~ Wrong, wrongfully, unseasonably, unsuitably, MALAPROPOS.

~At last~, Finally, in the end, in the upshot.

~At length~, ~1.~ After a long time, after a long while, at last, in the end.

~2.~ In full, to the full extent, IN EXTENSO.

~Atmosphere~, _n._ Air.

~Atmospheric~, _a._ Aerial, of the atmosphere.

~Atmospherical~, _a._ Aerial, of the atmosphere.

~At odds~, Quarrelling, bickering, at variance.

~Atom~, _n._ ~1.~ Molecule, monad, ultimate particle (_of any element_), indivisible particle.

~2.~ Corpuscle, scrap, mite, bit, grain, jot, iota, tittle, whit, ace, scintilla.

~Atomic~, _a._ ~1.~ Of atoms.

~2.~ Small, minute.

~Atomical~, _a._ ~1.~ Of atoms.

~2.~ Small, minute.

~At once~, Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, without delay.

~Atone for~, Expiate, make expiation for, make amends for, make reparation for, do penance for, answer for, pay for.

~Atonement~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Reconciliation, pacification, concord, agreement.

~2.~ Expiation, propitiation, satisfaction, reparation, amends, peace- offering, atoning sacrifice.

~Atony~, _n._ (_Med._) Weakness, debility, languor.

~Atrabiliary~, _a._ Melancholy, ATRABILIOUS.

~Atrabilious~, _a._ Melancholy, hypochondriacal, hypped, dejected, dispirited, depressed, gloomy, sad, sorrowful, blue, desponding, downcast, down-hearted, chop-fallen, low-spirited, cast down, down in the mouth, in the dumps, with a long face.

~Atramentous~, _a._ Black, inky.

~At random~, By chance, without choice, without selection, just as it happens.

~At rest~, ~1.~ Resting, reposing, quiescent.

~2.~ Untroubled, comfortable, at ease, free from pain.

~Atrocious~, _a._ Infamous, villanous, flagitious, heinous, felonious, flagrant, outrageous, enormous, grievous, diabolical, monstrous, infernal, hellish, horrible, black, very wicked.

~Atrocity~, _n._ ~1.~ Heinousness, atrociousness, enormity, flagrancy, villany, flagitiousness, depravity, wickedness.

~2.~ Atrocious crime, flagitious villany.

~Atrophy~, _n._ Emaciation (_from want of nourishment_), consumption, marasmus, decline, gradual wasting.

~At stake~, Hazarded, risked, pledged, in danger, at hazard.

~Attach~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten, tie, join, connect, cement, affix, fix, append, subjoin, annex, hitch, make fast, set to.

~2.~ Attract, captivate, enamour, endear, charm, win, engage, gain over.

~3.~ (_Law._) Take, seize, distrain, distress.

~Attachment~, _n._ ~1.~ Love, liking, regard, affection, friendship, fondness, predilection, devotedness, devotion, adhesion, adherence.

~2.~ Adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, addition, addendum.

~3.~ (_Law._) Seizure, distress.

~Attack~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Assail, assault, STORM, encounter, invade, charge, engage, oppugn, TACKLE, have at, set upon, fly at, run at, make a run at, rush upon, spring upon, have a fling at, have a cut at, bear down upon, make aggression on, ride full tilt against, PITCH INTO.

~2.~ Impugn, censure, criticise, reflect upon, pass censure on.

~Attack~, _n._ Assault, onset, onslaught, charge, thrust, encounter, invasion, aggression, descent, OFFENCE.

~Attacker~, _n._ Assailer, assailant, assaulter, invader, aggressor.

~Attain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Procure (_by effort_), acquire, get, obtain, gain, win, secure, achieve, compass, accomplish, effect, hit.

~2.~ Reach, arrive at, come to, attain to.

~Attain to~, Reach, attain, arrive at, come to.

~Attainable~, _a._ Compassable, achievable, practicable, feasible, possible.

~Attainder~, _n._ Corruption of blood.

~Attainment~, _n._ ~1.~ Attaining, getting, acquisition.

~2.~ Acquirement, accomplishment, erudition, learning, information, enlightenment, wisdom, stock of knowledge, mental resources.

~Attaint~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Taint, corrupt, stain.

~2.~ (_Law._) Punish by corruption of blood.

~Attar of roses~, Oil of roses, ottar of roses, otto of roses.

~Attemper~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Temper, moderate, allay, alleviate, soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, qualify, appease.

~2.~ Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.

~Attempt~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Try, assay, essay, make trial or experiment of.

~2.~ Undertake, go about, set about, take in hand, endeavor to accomplish.

~Attempt~, _v. n._ Try, strive, endeavor, seek, aim, make an attempt, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned.

~Attempt~, _n._ Effort, trial, essay, endeavor, experiment, undertaking, enterprise.

~Attend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Accompany, escort, follow, go with, go along with, keep company with.

~2.~ Guard, watch, have in keeping.

~3.~ Serve, lackey, minister to, wait on, dance attendance on.

~4.~ Be present at.

~5.~ Await, be in store for, be ready for.

~Attend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Listen, hearken, hear, give ear, pay attention.

~2.~ Tend, serve, wait, be attendant.

~Attendance~, ~1.~ Presence.

~2.~ Service, ministration, waiting on.

~Attendant~, _a._ Accompanying, attending.

~Attendant~, _n._ ~1.~ Follower, satellite, companion, fellow, associate, escort.

~2.~ Servant, vassal, servitor, dependant, retainer, squire, domestic, footman, lackey, VALET, waiter, flunkey, underling, menial, understrapper, tender.

~3.~ Accompaniment, concomitant, attendant circumstance.

~Attend on~, Accompany, serve, wait on, be in waiting upon, be within call of.

~Attend to~, ~1.~ Mind, heed, notice, regard, observe, mark, be attentive to, pay regard to, give heed to, take heed of, take notice of, give or pay attention to, give a thought to, be mindful of.

~2.~ Look after, look to, see to.

~3.~ Practise, pursue, follow.

~Attention~, _n._ ~1.~ Care, heed, regard, heedfulness, mindfulness, notice, observation, consideration, advertence, circumspection, watch, watchfulness.

~2.~ Application, reflection, study.

~3.~ Civility, courtesy, politeness, deference, respect, regard.

~Attentive~, _a._ Mindful, heedful, observant, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful, thoughtful, regardful, awake, alive, wide awake, on the alert, on the lookout.

~Attentive to~, Mindful of, occupied with, taken up with, absorbed in.

~Attenuate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dilute, thin, rarefy, make thin, make less dense.

~2.~ Lessen, diminish, contract, reduce.

~Attenuation~, _n._ Thinning, diminishing, contracting.