avenged
- v take revenge for a perceived wrong
- a for which vengeance has been taken
an avenged injury
average
- n a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- n (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- n an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
he is about average in height
the snowfall this month is below average - v amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40 - v achieve or reach on average
He averaged a C - v compute the average of
- s approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
the average income in New England is below that of the nation
of average height for his age - s lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
average people - s lacking exceptional quality or ability
a novel of average merit
the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average - s around the middle of a scale of evaluation
an orange of average size - s relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- s relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
averse
- s (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
averse to taking risks
avestan
- n an ancient Iranian language
- n the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
- a of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)