Friday, March 6, 2009

Acquisitive

Acquisitive-adj
1-eager to acquire things, especially possessions
2-curious, eager, and quick to learn

Synonyms
greedy
avid
covetous
grasping
avaricious
materialistic

Acoustician

Acoustician-n
a specialist in the study of sound

Acquiesce

Acquiesce-vi
to agree or comply with something passively rather than expressing approval or support

Synonyms
agree
give in
concur
comply
accept
consent
assent
submit
go along with
yield
concede
resist (antonym)

Acouchi/Acouchy

Acouchi/Acouchy-n
an agile South American rodent similar to an agouti
Genus: Myoprocta

Aconite

Aconite-n
1-a plant with poisonous roots that grows in northern temperature regions and has purplish blue or white hooded flowers. Monkshood and wolfsbane are types of aconite. Genus: Aconitum
2-See winter aconite
3-an extract of the dried poisonous root of some aconite plants, used in the past as a drug
Also called monkshood

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Acolyte

Acolyte-n
1-somebody, especially a young person, who assists a member of the clergy in the performance of rites.
2-a follower or assistant

Acoelomate

Acoelomate-n
an organism such as a flatworm or jellyfish, with no cavity (coelom) between its digestive tract and outer wall