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adrenocortical
  • a  of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
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accessory
  • n  clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  • n  a supplementary component that improves capability
  • n  someone who helps another person commit a crime
  • s  aiding and abetting in a crime
    he was charged with being accessory to the crime
  • s  furnishing added support
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accident-prone
  • s  having more than the average number of accidents
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accidental
  • n  a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
  • s  happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
    accidental poisoning
    an accidental shooting
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accipitrine
  • a  of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
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accommodating
  • v  be agreeable or acceptable to
  • v  make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  • v  provide with something desired or needed
  • v  have room for; hold without crowding
  • v  provide housing for
  • v  provide a service or favor for someone
  • v  make (one thing) compatible with (another)
  • a  helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
    the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in
    made a special effort to be accommodating
  • s  obliging; willing to do favors
    made a special effort to be accommodating
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accommodational
  • a  of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye
    accommodational strain
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accommodative
  • a  helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
  • s  willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
  • s  tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
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accompanied
  • v  be present or associated with an event or entity
    heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue
  • v  go or travel along with
    The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere
  • v  perform an accompaniment to
  • v  be a companion to somebody
  • a  having companions or an escort
    there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives
  • a  playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
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accompanying
  • v  be present or associated with an event or entity
  • v  go or travel along with
  • v  perform an accompaniment to
  • v  be a companion to somebody
  • s  following or accompanying as a consequence
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accomplishable
  • s  capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
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accomplished
  • v  put in effect
  • v  to gain with effort
  • s  highly skilled
    an accomplished pianist
  • s  successfully completed or brought to an end
    his mission accomplished he took a vacation
  • s  settled securely and unconditionally
    that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact
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accordant
  • a  being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'
    a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
  • s  in keeping
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according
  • v  go together
  • v  allow to have
  • s  (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
    according to instructions
  • s  (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
    according to historians
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accountable
  • s  liable to account for one's actions
    governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves
    fully accountable for what they did
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accoutered
  • v  provide with military equipment
  • s  provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)
    troops accoutered for battle
    properly accoutered for the trip
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accoutred
  • v  provide with military equipment
  • s  provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)
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