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appeasable, a. placable, pacifiable, forgiving. Antonyms: unappeasable, implacable.
appease, v. conciliate, pacify, tranquilize, calm, propitiate, a.s.suage, mollify, reconcile, placate, mitigate.
appeas.e.m.e.nt, n. pacification, propitiation, conciliation, reconciliation, placation.
appendage, n. concomitant, pendicle, adjunct, appanage, appurtenance, appendix, attachment.
appet.i.te, n. desire for food, hunger; desire, appetency, craving, pa.s.sion, 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, _eclat_, 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, pet.i.tioner, aspirant, suitor.
application, n. applying; use, practice, employment, exercise; relevancy; a.s.siduity, persistency; request, pet.i.tion, appeal, solicitation.
apply, v. utilize, employ, practice.
appoint, v. establish, prescribe, ordain, enjoin, a.s.sign, allot; deputize, depute, commission, delegate, nominate
appointment, n. deputation, commissioning, delegation; engagement, tryst; a.s.signation; equipment, furniture.
apportion, v. allot, part.i.tion.
apportionment, n. allotment, part.i.tion.
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; antic.i.p.ate, dread, fear.
apprehension, n. seizure; arrest; opinion, conception, belief, notion; understanding; fear, dread, anxiety, solicitude, alarm.
apprehensive, a. discerning, apt; fearful, anxious, worried.
approachable, a. accessible. Antonym: unapproachable.
appropriate, a. fitting, proper, applicable, apposite, pertinent, fit. Antonyms: See inappropriate.
approval, n. approbation, sanction, commendation, liking, indors.e.m.e.nt. Antonyms: See disapproval.
approve, v. commend, sanction, countenance, favor, like.
ap.r.o.n, n. pinafore, tier; boot.
apt, a. fit, relevant, appropriate, germane, applicable, felicitous, pertinent, _apropos_; likely, liable; clever, intelligent, bright, deft.
Antonyms: See inapt.
apt.i.tude, n. p.r.o.neness, propensity, leaning, proclivity, inclination.
Antonym: inapt.i.tude.
aptness, n. appropriateness, pertinence; intelligence, cleverness.
arbitrary, a. tyrannical, absolute, imperious, unrestrained, dictatorial.
arbitrator, n. arbiter, umpire, judge, referee.
arbor, n. bower, pergola, trellis.
arch, a. greatest, chief; cunning, roguish, mischievous, sportive.
arch, v. vault, concamerate.--n. concameration, fornication.
archaeologist, n. antiquary, antiquarian, paleologist.
archaeology, n. paleology.
archbishop, n. primate, metropolitan.
arched, a. vaulted, camerated, forniciform, fornicated.
archery, n. a.s.sociated Word: toxophilite.
archives, n. pl. public records, registers, muniments.
ardent, a. zealous, pa.s.sionate, fervent, warm, enthusiastic, sanguine, vehement, impa.s.sioned; spirituous, alcoholic; fiery, hot, burning, flagrant, intense.
