allowable,a.permissible,admissible.allowance,n.permission, concession,admittance, authorization,sanction,tolerance, sufferance, connivance,leave,assent; extenuation;discount,rebate,deduction, annuity, tontine;stipend; alimony.Antonyms: disallowance, prohibition,refusal, injunction, embargo.alloy,n.amalgam, alloyage;adulteration.all-powerful,a.omnipotent,almighty.all-producing,a.omniferous, omniparient, omniparous.all-seeing,a.omnispective.allspice,n.pimento.allude,v.refer, advert,suggest.allure,v.entice,lure,tempt,decoy,seduce, tweedle.allurement,n.enticement,lure,temptation,seduction,decoy,inducement.alluring,a.charming,tempting,seductive,attractive,fascinating.Antonyms:repellent,repugnant, unattractive.ally,n.confederate, co-worker,auxiliary, abettor,assistant.ally,v.associate,confederate,join.almanac,n.ephemeris (Astron.).almightiness,n.omnipotence.almighty,a.omnipotent.alms,n.dole,charity.Associated words: eleemosynary, almoner, almonry, corban.alone,a.(Used after the noun)single,solitary,isolated, unaccompanied, companionless;unique,unmatched,incomparable.Antonyms: accompanied, incompany.aloud,adv.audibly.Antonyms: inaudibly,sotto voce.alphabet,n.symbols,letters, crossrow; rudiments, elements,a b c.Associated words: abecedary, alphabetic, alphabetism, alphabetize,primer, abecedarian.Alps,n. pl.Associated words: Alpine, cisalpine, trans-alpine, alpenstock, alpestrine.also,adv.besides, too, further, inaddition,furthermore, moreover.altar,n.Associated words: reredos, altarage, mensa, retable, chancel, ciborium,pyx, dorsal, dossal, piscina, antependium, baldachin, hagioscope, predella, frontal.alter,v.Seechange; (Colloq.)geld,castrate.altogether,adv.wholly, completely, unconditionally, thoroughly,utterly, entirely, totally,in toto; in theaggregate,en masse,ensemble.always,adv.perpetually, continually,forever, everlastingly, evermore, unceasingly, for aye; invariably, constantly, uniformly.Antonyms: intermittently, occasionally, periodically.amanuensis,n.secretary.amass,v.accumulate,collect,gather, heap up.amaze,v.astonish, astound,surprise,stagger,dumfound,flabbergast.amazement,n.astonishment,confusion,surprise,flabbergastation.amazing,a.astonishing,striking, astounding,marvelous,wonderful.ambassador,n.plenipotentiary,legate, envoy, minister (of the highest rank).ambiguous,a.indefinite, delphic, equivocal,vague,doubtful.ambition,n.aspiration, emulation.ambitious,a.aspiring, emulous, desirous;showy, pretentious,ostentatious.Antonyms:unambitious,indifferent.amenable,a.answerable,accountable,responsible;submissive, tractable,responsive.Antonyms: unamenable,unaccountable,disobedient, insubmissive.amends,n. pl.reparation, indemnification,restitution,atonement,redress,indemnity.amenity,n.agreeableness, amiability, pleasantness, graciousness.amiable,a.gracious,good-natured, benign,obliging, benignant,affable.Antonyms: Seeunamiable.amicable,a.friendly,peaceable,harmonious.amiss,adv.improperly, incorrectly, wrongly.amity,n.friendship,harmony,comity, goodwill.amount,n.total,sum.ample,a.spacious, extensive,roomy;abundant,copious,plentiful; diffusive, prolix, protracted.amuse,v.entertain, divert,beguile, recreate,please.amusement,n.diversion,entertainment,beguilement,recreation,relaxation,pastime,merriment,fun,sport,pleasure.amusing,a.pleasing, diverting,laughable,entertaining,farcical,droll, divertive.analogy,n.resemblance,similarity, parallelism,agreement,correspondence.analyze,v.decompound, decompose.anathema,n.denunciation, malediction,curse, execration,condemnation.anathematize,v.curse, denounce, comminate, maledict.anatomy,n.dissection;body, structure, skeleton; somatology.ancestor,n.forefather, progenitor, primogenitor,forbear.Associated words: atavic, atavism, lineal, collateral,hereditary, heredity, genealogy, genealogist.ancestral,a.patrimonial,hereditary.ancestry,n.lineage,descent,pedigree,stock,family: ancestors, progenitors.anchor,n.(small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock.anchorage,n.mooring.ancient,a.old,antiquated, archaic,antique, pristine,primitive, archæan.ancient writings.Associated words: diplomatics, paleography, paleographer, paleographist, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.angel,n.seraph, cherub, eudemon, archangel,spirit.Associated words: angelology, angelophany, dulia, angelhood, angelize, angelolatry,domination.angelic,a.seraphic, cherubic, celestial, angelical,heavenly,divine.anger,n.indignation,fury,rage,wrath,exasperation,dudgeon, ire,animosity,umbrage,resentment,passion, choler,displeasure,vexation,grudge,pique,flare-up,spleen, tiff,fume,offense,frenzy, tantrum,temper.anger,v.enrage,incense,irritate,displease,ruffle,offend,exasperate, infuriate,madden, inflame,vex,provoke.angle,v.fish;intrigue,scheme.angle-worm,n.earthworm, dewworm,lumbricus.angry,a.enraged, wroth,furious,passionate, incensed, exasperated,raging, infuriated, piqued,choleric, wrathful,hot, irate, indignant, provoked, resentful, ireful, in highdudgeon.anguish,n.agony,distress, torture, misery, pang,remorse.animal,a.brute,beastly,brutal,brutish, bestial;carnal,physical,fleshly.animal,n.being,creature;brute,beast.Associated words: zoölogy, zoölogist, zoögraphy, zoöpathology, zoölatry, zoöphilist, zoöphily, zoötomy, zoiatrics, zoölogical, zoo, warren, taxidermy, taxidermist,veterinarian, veterinarianism, menagerie,pound, animalism, animalize, animalization.animals,n. pl.(of an area or epoch) fauna.animals,n. pl.(invisible or nearly so) animalcules.animals,n. pl.vermin (noxious little animals).animal spirits.health andenergy, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, vivacity,life.animate,v.vitalize, vivify,quicken, inspirit,stimulate,rouse.animated,a.lively,spirited,vigorous, vivacious,gay,brisk.animation,n.vitalization, spiritedness, vivacity,life,gayety, buoyancy.animosity,n.malignity,rancor,hatred, virulence.animus,n.spirit,mind,temper.ankle,n.tarsus.Associated word: tarsal.ankle bone.astragalus, tarsale.annals,n. pl.records (historical),archives, chronicles, rolls,history, registers.announce,v.proclaim,publish,blazon,advertise,trumpet, noise abroad, promulgate,herald.Antonyms:suppress,reserve,withhold,secrete, hush up.announcement,n.proclamation, publication,advertisement, promulgation, manifesto,notice, pronunciamento annunciation.Antonyms:suppression, reservation,secretion.announcer,n.proclaimer,herald.annoy,v.molest,trouble,plague,hector,bother,vex,pester,aggravate,chafe.annoyance,n.molestation,vexation, irritation, harassment;plague,nuisance,bore,torment, infliction,trouble,thorn.annoying,a.troublesome,vexatious,carking.annul,v.abrogate,nullify, rescind,invalidate,abolish,reverse, disannul,revoke.annulment,n.abrogation,nullification,abolition,invalidation,revocation.anointment,n.anointing, embrocation,unction;ointment, unguent.anomalous,a.abnormal,irregular, aberrant,unnatural, exceptional.anomaly,n.irregularity,abnormity,deviation.another,n.Associated words: vicarious, deputy,substitute,delegate, proxy, delegation.answer,n.reply,response, rescript,repartee, rescription, rejoinder, retort;refutation,defense;solution.answer,v.reply, respond, rejoin, retort.answerable,a.liable,amenable,accountable,responsible;refutable.Antonyms:unanswerable,unaccountable, irrefutable.answering,a.responsive,responsory, redditive (Gram.).ant,n.emmet,pismire, formican; termite (white ant).antagonist,n.opponent,foe,adversary,assailant,rival, foeman.antagonistic,a.contradictory,repugnant,conflicting, renitent, adverse.antecedence,n.priority, precedence, anteriority.Antonym: posteriority.antecedent,a.anterior,preceding,prior,previous.Antonym:posterior.anterior,a.prior,before,antecedent,previous.antetype,n.prototype.antic,n.caper,dido,trick,gambol,prank;clown,zany, harlequin, buffoon.anticipate,v.expect,forestall, preclude, obviate.anticipation,n.expectation, preclusion, preoccupation, foretaste, antepast,forethought.antidote,n.counterpoison, alexipharmic, alexiteric;corrective,remedy,cure.antipathy,n.aversion,enmity,dislike,hatred;contrariety, repugnancy.antiquarian,n.antiquary,archæologist.antiquated,a.archaic,antique,obsolete,ancient,old-fashioned.antique,a.archaic,old,antiquated,ancient.antiquity,n.Associated words:archæology, paleography, paleology, paleontology.antler,n.Associated words: deciduous, troching, croche, burr, fraying, tyne, velvet.antonym,n.counterterm.anxiety,n.solicitude,apprehension, disquietude,foreboding.Antonyms:assurance,indifference,calmness,satisfaction,unconcern.anxious,a.solicitous,apprehensive,concerned, worried.Antonyms:unconcerned, assured,indifferent.apathetic,a.passionless,unfeeling,unconcerned,indifferent.apathy,n.dispassion,indifference,unconcern,insensibility.ape,n.simian, pongo; gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-outang, baboon, troglodyte.Associated words: simian, simial, pithecoid, pithecan.ape,v.imitate,mimic.aphis,n.puceron, aphidian,plant louse;pl.aphides, aphidæ.Associated words: aphidian, aphidivorous, aphidophagous.aplomb,n.self-possession,assurance.apologizer,n.apologist,vindicator,defender,advocate.apology,n.justification, extenuation,defense,vindication,amende honorable;makeshift,substitute,excuse.apostasy,n.defection,unfaithfulness,renunciation, desertion (traitorous).apostate,n.deserter,pervert,renegade, turncoat,backslider,runagate.apparent,a.visible, perceptible; palpable,manifest,obvious,evident;seeming, ostensible,specious.apparition,n.specter,ghost,phantom, wraith, phantasm,illusion,chimera,shade.appeal,n.entreaty,application,petition; resort, recourse.Associated words: appellant, appellate, appellancy, appellatory, appellee, appellor.appealing,a.imploring, beseeching, entreating, supplicating.appear,v.emerge; seem,look, loom, resemble.appearance,n.emersion, emergence; phenomenon,phase,aspect, presence,look,air, semblance.appeasable,a.placable,pacifiable,forgiving.Antonyms:unappeasable,implacable.appease,v.conciliate,pacify, tranquilize,calm, propitiate, assuage,mollify,reconcile, placate,mitigate.appeasement,n.pacification, propitiation, conciliation,reconciliation, placation.appendage,n.concomitant, pendicle, adjunct, appanage, appurtenance, appendix,attachment.appetite,n.desire forfood, hunger;desire, appetency,craving,passion, appetence.Antonyms: inappetency,indifference,aversion,distaste.appetizer,n.relish,zest,sauce.applauders,n. pl.claque (hired applauders).applauding,a.plauditory, plausive, acclamatory,cheering.applause,n.acclamation,éclat,plaudit, acclaim, cheers.Antonyms:denunciation,decrial, hooting,derision.apple,n.costard, codling.apple of the eye.pupil.apple-shaped,a.pomiform.apple worm.codling moth.appliance,n.device, apparatus, facility.applicable,a.relevant,pertinent, apposite,germane,appropriate,befitting.Antonyms: inapplicable, irrelevant, inapposite.applicant,n.candidate,petitioner, aspirant, suitor.application,n.applying;use,practice, employment,exercise;relevancy;assiduity,persistency;request,petition,appeal,solicitation.apply,v.utilize, employ,practice.appoint,v.establish, prescribe, ordain, enjoin,assign,allot; deputize, depute, commission,delegate, nominateappointment,n.deputation, commissioning, delegation;engagement, tryst; assignation;equipment,furniture.apportion,v.allot,partition.apportionment,n.allotment,partition.appreciable,a.perceptible,discernible.Antonym: inappreciable.appreciate,v.value,esteem,prize.appreciation,n.valuation,estimation,esteem.Antonyms: depreciation, inappreciation.apprehend,v.arrest,seize;understand, recognize, consider believe;anticipate,dread,fear.apprehension,n.seizure;arrest;opinion,conception,belief,notion;understanding;fear,dread,anxiety, solicitude,alarm.
allowable,a.permissible,admissible.
allowance,n.permission, concession,admittance, authorization,sanction,tolerance, sufferance, connivance,leave,assent; extenuation;discount,rebate,deduction, annuity, tontine;stipend; alimony.Antonyms: disallowance, prohibition,refusal, injunction, embargo.
alloy,n.amalgam, alloyage;adulteration.
all-powerful,a.omnipotent,almighty.
all-producing,a.omniferous, omniparient, omniparous.
all-seeing,a.omnispective.
allspice,n.pimento.
allude,v.refer, advert,suggest.
allure,v.entice,lure,tempt,decoy,seduce, tweedle.
allurement,n.enticement,lure,temptation,seduction,decoy,inducement.
alluring,a.charming,tempting,seductive,attractive,fascinating.Antonyms:repellent,repugnant, unattractive.
ally,n.confederate, co-worker,auxiliary, abettor,assistant.
ally,v.associate,confederate,join.
almanac,n.ephemeris (Astron.).
almightiness,n.omnipotence.
almighty,a.omnipotent.
alms,n.dole,charity.Associated words: eleemosynary, almoner, almonry, corban.
alone,a.(Used after the noun)single,solitary,isolated, unaccompanied, companionless;unique,unmatched,incomparable.Antonyms: accompanied, incompany.
aloud,adv.audibly.Antonyms: inaudibly,sotto voce.
alphabet,n.symbols,letters, crossrow; rudiments, elements,a b c.Associated words: abecedary, alphabetic, alphabetism, alphabetize,primer, abecedarian.
Alps,n. pl.Associated words: Alpine, cisalpine, trans-alpine, alpenstock, alpestrine.
also,adv.besides, too, further, inaddition,furthermore, moreover.
altar,n.Associated words: reredos, altarage, mensa, retable, chancel, ciborium,pyx, dorsal, dossal, piscina, antependium, baldachin, hagioscope, predella, frontal.
alter,v.Seechange; (Colloq.)geld,castrate.
altogether,adv.wholly, completely, unconditionally, thoroughly,utterly, entirely, totally,in toto; in theaggregate,en masse,ensemble.
always,adv.perpetually, continually,forever, everlastingly, evermore, unceasingly, for aye; invariably, constantly, uniformly.Antonyms: intermittently, occasionally, periodically.
amanuensis,n.secretary.
amass,v.accumulate,collect,gather, heap up.
amaze,v.astonish, astound,surprise,stagger,dumfound,flabbergast.
amazement,n.astonishment,confusion,surprise,flabbergastation.
amazing,a.astonishing,striking, astounding,marvelous,wonderful.
ambassador,n.plenipotentiary,legate, envoy, minister (of the highest rank).
ambiguous,a.indefinite, delphic, equivocal,vague,doubtful.
ambition,n.aspiration, emulation.
ambitious,a.aspiring, emulous, desirous;showy, pretentious,ostentatious.Antonyms:unambitious,indifferent.
amenable,a.answerable,accountable,responsible;submissive, tractable,responsive.Antonyms: unamenable,unaccountable,disobedient, insubmissive.
amends,n. pl.reparation, indemnification,restitution,atonement,redress,indemnity.
amenity,n.agreeableness, amiability, pleasantness, graciousness.
amiable,a.gracious,good-natured, benign,obliging, benignant,affable.Antonyms: Seeunamiable.
amicable,a.friendly,peaceable,harmonious.
amiss,adv.improperly, incorrectly, wrongly.
amity,n.friendship,harmony,comity, goodwill.
amount,n.total,sum.
ample,a.spacious, extensive,roomy;abundant,copious,plentiful; diffusive, prolix, protracted.
amuse,v.entertain, divert,beguile, recreate,please.
amusement,n.diversion,entertainment,beguilement,recreation,relaxation,pastime,merriment,fun,sport,pleasure.
amusing,a.pleasing, diverting,laughable,entertaining,farcical,droll, divertive.
analogy,n.resemblance,similarity, parallelism,agreement,correspondence.
analyze,v.decompound, decompose.
anathema,n.denunciation, malediction,curse, execration,condemnation.
anathematize,v.curse, denounce, comminate, maledict.
anatomy,n.dissection;body, structure, skeleton; somatology.
ancestor,n.forefather, progenitor, primogenitor,forbear.Associated words: atavic, atavism, lineal, collateral,hereditary, heredity, genealogy, genealogist.
ancestral,a.patrimonial,hereditary.
ancestry,n.lineage,descent,pedigree,stock,family: ancestors, progenitors.
anchor,n.(small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock.
anchorage,n.mooring.
ancient,a.old,antiquated, archaic,antique, pristine,primitive, archæan.
ancient writings.Associated words: diplomatics, paleography, paleographer, paleographist, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.
angel,n.seraph, cherub, eudemon, archangel,spirit.Associated words: angelology, angelophany, dulia, angelhood, angelize, angelolatry,domination.
angelic,a.seraphic, cherubic, celestial, angelical,heavenly,divine.
anger,n.indignation,fury,rage,wrath,exasperation,dudgeon, ire,animosity,umbrage,resentment,passion, choler,displeasure,vexation,grudge,pique,flare-up,spleen, tiff,fume,offense,frenzy, tantrum,temper.
anger,v.enrage,incense,irritate,displease,ruffle,offend,exasperate, infuriate,madden, inflame,vex,provoke.
angle,v.fish;intrigue,scheme.
angle-worm,n.earthworm, dewworm,lumbricus.
angry,a.enraged, wroth,furious,passionate, incensed, exasperated,raging, infuriated, piqued,choleric, wrathful,hot, irate, indignant, provoked, resentful, ireful, in highdudgeon.
anguish,n.agony,distress, torture, misery, pang,remorse.
animal,a.brute,beastly,brutal,brutish, bestial;carnal,physical,fleshly.
animal,n.being,creature;brute,beast.Associated words: zoölogy, zoölogist, zoögraphy, zoöpathology, zoölatry, zoöphilist, zoöphily, zoötomy, zoiatrics, zoölogical, zoo, warren, taxidermy, taxidermist,veterinarian, veterinarianism, menagerie,pound, animalism, animalize, animalization.
animals,n. pl.(of an area or epoch) fauna.
animals,n. pl.(invisible or nearly so) animalcules.
animals,n. pl.vermin (noxious little animals).
animal spirits.health andenergy, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, vivacity,life.
animate,v.vitalize, vivify,quicken, inspirit,stimulate,rouse.
animated,a.lively,spirited,vigorous, vivacious,gay,brisk.
animation,n.vitalization, spiritedness, vivacity,life,gayety, buoyancy.
animosity,n.malignity,rancor,hatred, virulence.
animus,n.spirit,mind,temper.
ankle,n.tarsus.Associated word: tarsal.
ankle bone.astragalus, tarsale.
annals,n. pl.records (historical),archives, chronicles, rolls,history, registers.
announce,v.proclaim,publish,blazon,advertise,trumpet, noise abroad, promulgate,herald.Antonyms:suppress,reserve,withhold,secrete, hush up.
announcement,n.proclamation, publication,advertisement, promulgation, manifesto,notice, pronunciamento annunciation.Antonyms:suppression, reservation,secretion.
announcer,n.proclaimer,herald.
annoy,v.molest,trouble,plague,hector,bother,vex,pester,aggravate,chafe.
annoyance,n.molestation,vexation, irritation, harassment;plague,nuisance,bore,torment, infliction,trouble,thorn.
annoying,a.troublesome,vexatious,carking.
annul,v.abrogate,nullify, rescind,invalidate,abolish,reverse, disannul,revoke.
annulment,n.abrogation,nullification,abolition,invalidation,revocation.
anointment,n.anointing, embrocation,unction;ointment, unguent.
anomalous,a.abnormal,irregular, aberrant,unnatural, exceptional.
anomaly,n.irregularity,abnormity,deviation.
another,n.Associated words: vicarious, deputy,substitute,delegate, proxy, delegation.
answer,n.reply,response, rescript,repartee, rescription, rejoinder, retort;refutation,defense;solution.
answer,v.reply, respond, rejoin, retort.
answerable,a.liable,amenable,accountable,responsible;refutable.Antonyms:unanswerable,unaccountable, irrefutable.
answering,a.responsive,responsory, redditive (Gram.).
ant,n.emmet,pismire, formican; termite (white ant).
antagonist,n.opponent,foe,adversary,assailant,rival, foeman.
antagonistic,a.contradictory,repugnant,conflicting, renitent, adverse.
antecedence,n.priority, precedence, anteriority.Antonym: posteriority.
antecedent,a.anterior,preceding,prior,previous.Antonym:posterior.
anterior,a.prior,before,antecedent,previous.
antetype,n.prototype.
antic,n.caper,dido,trick,gambol,prank;clown,zany, harlequin, buffoon.
anticipate,v.expect,forestall, preclude, obviate.
anticipation,n.expectation, preclusion, preoccupation, foretaste, antepast,forethought.
antidote,n.counterpoison, alexipharmic, alexiteric;corrective,remedy,cure.
antipathy,n.aversion,enmity,dislike,hatred;contrariety, repugnancy.
antiquarian,n.antiquary,archæologist.
antiquated,a.archaic,antique,obsolete,ancient,old-fashioned.
antique,a.archaic,old,antiquated,ancient.
antiquity,n.Associated words:archæology, paleography, paleology, paleontology.
antler,n.Associated words: deciduous, troching, croche, burr, fraying, tyne, velvet.
antonym,n.counterterm.
anxiety,n.solicitude,apprehension, disquietude,foreboding.Antonyms:assurance,indifference,calmness,satisfaction,unconcern.
anxious,a.solicitous,apprehensive,concerned, worried.Antonyms:unconcerned, assured,indifferent.
apathetic,a.passionless,unfeeling,unconcerned,indifferent.
apathy,n.dispassion,indifference,unconcern,insensibility.
ape,n.simian, pongo; gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-outang, baboon, troglodyte.Associated words: simian, simial, pithecoid, pithecan.
ape,v.imitate,mimic.
aphis,n.puceron, aphidian,plant louse;pl.aphides, aphidæ.Associated words: aphidian, aphidivorous, aphidophagous.
aplomb,n.self-possession,assurance.
apologizer,n.apologist,vindicator,defender,advocate.
apology,n.justification, extenuation,defense,vindication,amende honorable;makeshift,substitute,excuse.
apostasy,n.defection,unfaithfulness,renunciation, desertion (traitorous).
apostate,n.deserter,pervert,renegade, turncoat,backslider,runagate.
apparent,a.visible, perceptible; palpable,manifest,obvious,evident;seeming, ostensible,specious.
apparition,n.specter,ghost,phantom, wraith, phantasm,illusion,chimera,shade.
appeal,n.entreaty,application,petition; resort, recourse.Associated words: appellant, appellate, appellancy, appellatory, appellee, appellor.
appealing,a.imploring, beseeching, entreating, supplicating.
appear,v.emerge; seem,look, loom, resemble.
appearance,n.emersion, emergence; phenomenon,phase,aspect, presence,look,air, semblance.
appeasable,a.placable,pacifiable,forgiving.Antonyms:unappeasable,implacable.
appease,v.conciliate,pacify, tranquilize,calm, propitiate, assuage,mollify,reconcile, placate,mitigate.
appeasement,n.pacification, propitiation, conciliation,reconciliation, placation.
appendage,n.concomitant, pendicle, adjunct, appanage, appurtenance, appendix,attachment.
appetite,n.desire forfood, hunger;desire, appetency,craving,passion, appetence.Antonyms: inappetency,indifference,aversion,distaste.
appetizer,n.relish,zest,sauce.
applauders,n. pl.claque (hired applauders).
applauding,a.plauditory, plausive, acclamatory,cheering.
applause,n.acclamation,éclat,plaudit, acclaim, cheers.Antonyms:denunciation,decrial, hooting,derision.
apple,n.costard, codling.
apple of the eye.pupil.
apple-shaped,a.pomiform.
apple worm.codling moth.
appliance,n.device, apparatus, facility.
applicable,a.relevant,pertinent, apposite,germane,appropriate,befitting.Antonyms: inapplicable, irrelevant, inapposite.
applicant,n.candidate,petitioner, aspirant, suitor.
application,n.applying;use,practice, employment,exercise;relevancy;assiduity,persistency;request,petition,appeal,solicitation.
apply,v.utilize, employ,practice.
appoint,v.establish, prescribe, ordain, enjoin,assign,allot; deputize, depute, commission,delegate, nominate
appointment,n.deputation, commissioning, delegation;engagement, tryst; assignation;equipment,furniture.
apportion,v.allot,partition.
apportionment,n.allotment,partition.
appreciable,a.perceptible,discernible.Antonym: inappreciable.
appreciate,v.value,esteem,prize.
appreciation,n.valuation,estimation,esteem.Antonyms: depreciation, inappreciation.
apprehend,v.arrest,seize;understand, recognize, consider believe;anticipate,dread,fear.
apprehension,n.seizure;arrest;opinion,conception,belief,notion;understanding;fear,dread,anxiety, solicitude,alarm.