Academic Words
Words commonly used in academic and formal writing
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acorable
actability
actable
capable of being acted; suitable for the stage
acanthaceous
acanthocladous
acanthopterygian
noun
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexi...
acanthodian
acanthosis
noun
an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer...
acaulescent
adjective
(of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
acanthotic
of or relating to or having acanthosis
acaulescence
academicals
academicism
noun
orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
academus
acajou
acamas
acaleph
acalephe
acarine
noun
mite or tick
acarid
noun
very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals...
acariasis
noun
infestation with itch mites
acaroid
acarology
acarophobia
noun
a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms
acarus
noun
any of several mites of the order Acarina
acarologist
accadian
accedence
accelerando
noun
a gradually increasing tempo of music
acceder
acceding
accelerable
acceleratedly
accelerative
adjective
tending to increase velocity
acceleratory
adjective
tending to increase velocity
accelerometer
noun
an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or...
accentor
noun
small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasi...
accentuality
accentless
accentual
(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather tha...
accentually
accentuable
accentuator
acceptant
adjective
accepting willingly
acceptancy
acceptableness
noun
satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standar...
acceptably
adverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
acceptation
noun
the accepted meaning of a word
acceptedly
acceptee