{ ‖ } n. [ LL. acrisia, Gr. 'akrisi`a; 'a priv. + kri`nein to separate, to decide. ] 1. Inability to judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa.
Syn. -- genus Actiniopteris. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Religious indifference. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Adiaphorous. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. recklessness in politics or foreign affairs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to adventurism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Agriculture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The farmer is always a practitioner, the agriculturist may be a mere theorist. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ AS. āgrīsan to dread; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + grīsan, for gr&unr_;san (only in comp.), akin to OHG. gr&unr_;is&unr_;n, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly. ] To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To terrify; to affright. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OE. algorism, algrim, augrim, OF. algorisme, F. algorithme (cf. Sp. algoritmo, OSp. alguarismo, LL. algorismus), fr. the Ar. al-Khowārezmī of Khowārezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Musā, author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated into Latin, such books bearing the name algorismus. The spelling with th is due to a supposed connection with Gr. &unr_; number. ] 1. The art of calculating by nine figures and zero; computation with Arabic figures. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the Arabic system of numeration.
Syn. -- decimal system [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. allegoriste. ] One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; part. ] (Chem.) Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. altarista, F. altariste. ] (Old Law) (a) A chaplain. (b) A vicar of a church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. -- Am`a*teur"ish*ly, adv. -- Am`a*teur"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Behavior that demonstrates a lack of professional competency. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The practice, habit, or work of an amateur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. grîs, G. greis, gray-haired. See Amber. ] A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212° Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. armor love. See Amorous. ] A lover; a gallant. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'ana` up + xa`ris grace. ] (Bot.) A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ana` + chw^ros place. ] An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize. ] The unfolding or dénouement. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'aney`rysma, 'aneyrysmo`s, a widening, an opening; 'ana` up + e'yry`s wide. ] (Med.) A soft, usually pulsating, sac, containing blood or blood clot, arising from the abnormal dilation of the walls of an artery, vein or heart. The more common spelling is aneurysm. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis. The more common spelling is aneurysmal. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an aneurysm.
Syn. -- aneurismal [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a sac-like widening of a blood vessel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a highly variable species (Angiopteris evecta) of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall.
Syn. -- giant fern [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to bound, define. ] (Rhet.) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.
Syn. -- anthropocentricity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. Antichristus, Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_;. ] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an antichristian manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'antiperi`stasis; 'anti` against + peri`stasis a standing around, fr. periista`nai to stand around; peri` around + "ista`nai to stand.] Opposition by which the quality opposed acquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality. [1913 Webster]

a. Pertaining to antiperistasis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ao`ristos indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, &unr_; boundary, limit.] (Gram.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Gr. 'aoristiko`s. ] Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. &unr_; definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. &unr_; to mark off by boundaries, to define; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate, part. See Horizon. ] A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, “Life is short, and the art is long.” Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See Axiom. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. A dealer in aphorisms. [ Used in derogation or contempt. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer or utterer of aphorisms. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

The method of the book is aphoristic. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who keeps an apiary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey.
Syn. -- beekeeper, apiarist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. [ L. apocrisiarius, apocrisarius, fr. Gr. &unr_; answer, fr. &unr_; to answer; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate. ] (Eccl.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ]

An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. informing by words.
Syn. -- telling, notifying, notification. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprising. ] [ F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. Apprehend, Apprentice. ] To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done. [ 1913 Webster ]