| abstract |
existing without physical shape or substance. [1/3 definitions] |
| accidentally |
without intention or planning. |
| accurately |
correctly or precisely; without making any mistakes. |
| acoustic |
able to make musical sounds without using electricity. [1/2 definitions] |
| ad-lib |
to make up as one goes along; say or do something without practice or planning. [2 definitions] |
| adrift |
moving or floating without being steered; drifting; not anchored. [2 definitions] |
| afford |
to be able to do without fear of harm. [1/3 definitions] |
| affordable |
able to be obtained without excessive sacrifice of money or without incurring serious consequences. |
| aggression |
an attack or war against a country started without good cause by another country. [1/2 definitions] |
| albino |
a human or animal that is born without normal coloring. Albinos have very pale skin and hair and pink eyes. Plants can also be albinos. |
| allege |
to say or claim to be true without having proof. |
| alone |
without anyone or anything else. [2/3 definitions] |
| always |
at all times; without stopping; forever. [1/3 definitions] |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. [1/2 definitions] |
| apprehension |
the act of understanding without studying. [1/3 definitions] |
| around the clock |
through all twenty-four hours; without stopping. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asleep |
without feeling; numb. [1/3 definitions] |
| assume |
to suppose (something) to be true without knowing the actual facts; take for granted. [1/3 definitions] |
| assumption |
something that is supposed or believed without questioning. For example, if you ask someone whether she is allowed to watch TV during dinner, you have made an assumption that there is a TV in her house. Assumptions are ideas people have that are not based on proven facts. An assumption can be correct or incorrect. [1/2 definitions] |
| asylum |
a place for the care of those who are not able to care for themselves, such as children without parents, people with mental illness, or the very old. [1/3 definitions] |