a / an
a bit
a cappella, a capella
à fond
a half, a half a
à la carte
à la, a la
a lot of
a posteriori, a priori
a priori
a(n) with professions, nationalities [mdm]
a, an
a-, an-
A.D., B.C., (A.)C.E., B.C.E.
A.M., P.M.
aback, abaft
ABBREVIATIONS
abdicate, abrogate, arrogate
abdomen
abeam
abettor, abetter
abhorrent, abhorrence
abide
-ability
ability, capacity
abject
abjure, adjure
ablative 1, ablation, ablate
ABLATIVE 2, ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE, ABLATIVE CASE
able
able
-able, -ible
abnormal
abode
aborigine, Aborigine, Aboriginal
aborning
abortive
abound
about
about 1
about 2, (that’s) what it’s all
about to, not about to
above
above
abridge, abridged, unabridged, abridgment/abridgement
abrogate
absence of, in the; conspicuous by its (his, her, their) absence
absent
absent, absently
absent-minded, absent-mindedly
ABSOLUTE ADJECTIVES
ABSOLUTE COMPARATIVES
absolute constructions
ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTIONS, ABSOLUTE PHRASES
ABSOLUTE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
absolute terms
absolute, absolutely
ABSOLUTISTS
absolve
absorb, adsorb
abstain
abstemious, abstinent, abstinence
abstract 1
abstract 2, abridgment, abridgement, condensation, précis
ABSTRACT NOUNS
abstracted, absent, absent-minded, agitated, distracted, abstractedly, absently, absent-mindedly, agitatedly, distractedly
ABSTRACTITIS
abstractly, abstractedly
abstruse
ABUSAGE
abuse, substance
abut
abysm, abyss
abysmal, abyssal
-ac
academe, academia, academy, Academy
academic, academicals, academician
Acadian, Cajun
accede, exceed
accelerate, exhilarate, accelerator
ACCENT 1
ACCENT 2, ACCENT MARK
accent 3, accentuate
accept, except
acceptable, agreeable
acceptance, acceptation
access
access 1, accession
access 2, excess
accessorize
accessory, accessary
accident
accidentally, accidently
acclamation, acclimation
acclimate, acclimatize, acclimatization, acclimation
accommodate
accompanist
accompany
accompany
accord, of one’s own; on one’s own account
according, according as, according to
account
accountable
accrete, accrue, accumulate, cumulate, accretion, accrual, accumulation, cumulation
accrue
accumulate, accumulation
accumulative, cumulative
accursed, accurst
ACCUSATIVE CASE, OBJECTIVE CASE
accuse
accused
ace
acerbic
Achilles’ heel
acid test, litmus test
acid, acerbic, acidulous, acrid
acknowledgment, acknowledgement
acoustics
acquaint
acquaintance, acquaintanceship
acquiesce
acquiesce in / acquiesce to
acquire
acquired, innate
acquit
acrid
ACRONYMS
acrophobia, agoraphobia
across
act / action
act, action
action
activate, actuate
ACTIVE VOICE
actual, actually, actuality
actuate
acuity, acumen, acuteness
ACUTE ACCENT
acuteness
ad hoc
ad hominem
ad infinitum
ad interim
ad nauseam
ad, advert, advertisement
adage, old
adagio
adapt, adopt, adept
adaptation, adaption
adapter, adaptor
addendum
addict, addiction, addicted
additional
additionally
address
ADDRESS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT
addresses [mdm]
adduce, deduce
adept
adequate
adhere, cohere, adherence, adhesion, coherence, cohesion, adhesive, cohesive
adieu
adjacent
ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVAL, ADJECTIVALLY
adjectives
ADJECTIVES 1, COMPARISON OF
ADJECTIVES 2, IDIOMATIC PLACEMENT OF
ADJECTIVES 3, PLACEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER NOUNS
adjectives as noun phrase heads [mdm]
adjectives as noun phrase heads, abstract [mdm]
ADJECTIVES USED AS NOUNS
ADJECTIVES, ABSOLUTE
adjectives, order before noun [mdm]
ADJECTIVES, PARTICIPIAL, WITH VERY
ADJECTIVES, PREDICATE
adjoin, adjourn
adjudicate
ADJUNCT
adjure
adjust, adjusted
administer
administrate, administer
admissible
admission / admittance
admission, admittance
admit
admittance
admonishment, admonition
adolescent
adopt
adopted / adoptive
adopted, adoptive
adrift
adsorb
adult
adumbrate
advance / advancement
advance 1, advanced
advance 2, advancement
advantage, vantage
adventure, venture
ADVERB, ADVERBIAL
ADVERBIAL DISJUNCTS
ADVERBIAL GENITIVE
ADVERBIAL INTENSIFIERS
adverbials [mdm]
ADVERBS 1, COMPARISON OF
ADVERBS 2, POSITION OF
adverbs, comparison of
adverbs, position [mdm]
adverbs, position of
adverse / averse
adverse, averse
advert
advert, avert, avoid, prevent
advertise
advise
advise, advice
advisedly
advisement, take it under
adviser, advisor
advocate
ae-, æ-, oe-, œ-
aegis, egis
aeon
aer-, aero-, air-
aerate
aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry
aesthete, esthete, aesthetic, esthetic
affadavit
affair
affect / effect
affect, effect
affection, affectation, affected, affectionate
affidavit
affiliate
affinity
affinity
affirmative
affirmative action
affirmative, negative
AFFIX
afflict
affluent, affluence, effluent
affray
affront, effrontery
aficionado
aforementioned, aforesaid
afraid
African(-)American, Afro-American, Black, Colored, Negro
Afrikaans, Africander, Afrikander, Africaner, Afrikaner
after
aftermath
afterward, afterwards
against
-AGE, PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS ENDING IN
aged
ageing
ageism
agenda
agenda
AGENTIVE ENDINGS, -ER, -OR
aggravate
aggravate, aggravating, aggravation
aggregate
aggress
aggressive
aggressor
aging, ageing
agitated
agitator
agnostic, atheist, atheistic
ago
agoraphobia
agree
agreeable
agreement
AGREEMENT OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS WITH VERBS AND PRONOUNS
AGREEMENT OF COMPOUND SUBJECTS WITH THEIR VERBS AND SUBSEQUENT PRONOUNS
AGREEMENT OF INDEFINITE PRONOUNS AND OTHER SINGULAR NOMINALS WITH VERBS AND OTHER PRONOUNS
AGREEMENT OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS 1: CLAUSES BEGINNING WITH WHAT USED AS SUBJECTS
AGREEMENT OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS 2: COLLECTIVE NOUN PHRASES FOLLOWED BY PLURAL NOUNS
AGREEMENT OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS 3: COLLECTIVE NOUNS AS SUBJECTS
AGREEMENT OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS 4: THE PRINCIPLE OF PROXIMITY
AGREEMENT OF SUBJECTS ONE OR MORE, ONE IN THREE, ONE OUT OF FOUR, AND THE LIKE WITH THEIR VERBS
AGREEMENT, CONCORD
AGREEMENT, NOTIONAL
agreement, subject-verb [mdm]
ahead
ahold
aid 1, aide
aid 2, help
aim
ain’t
ain’t, amn’t, an’t, a’n’t, aren’t
air
air-
aka, AKA
akin
Alabamian, Alabaman
albeit
albino
albumen, albumin
alee
alias
alibi
alibi
alien
all
all
all … not
all in
all of
all ready, already
all right / alright
all right, alright
all that
all the, all the farther
all together, altogether
all told
all with temporal nouns [mdm]
all-around, all-round
allege, alleged, allegedly
alleged
allegory, fable, myth, parable
alleluia, hallelujah
allergy, allergen, allergenic, allergic
ALLITERATION
ALLOPHONE
allow, allow as how, allow of
all-round
all-time
allude / allusion / refer / reference
allude, elude, mention, refer
allusion, elusion, illusion
allusive
ally
-ally
almond
almost
alms
-alogy
alone
along
alongside / alongside of
alongside of, alongside
aloof
alot
aloud
already
alright
also
also; see also especially
altar, alter
alternate 1
alternate 2, alternative
alternately, alternatively
alternative
altho
although / though
although, though
alto
altogether
altogether / all together
aluminum, aluminium
alumnus, alum, alumna
am I not, amn’t I
amalgam, amalgamate
amateur
amatory, amorous
ambidextrous, ambidextrously, ambidexterity
ambience, ambiance
ambiguous
AMBIGUOUS, AMBIGUITY
ambition
ambivalent
ameba
ameliorate, counteract, mitigate, relieve
AMELIORATION
amen
amenable
amend, emend
amenity
AMERICAN AND BRITISH DIFFERENCES IN MEANING, PRONUNCIATION, SPELLING, AND VOCABULARY
AMERICAN ENGLISH
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANTS
AMERICAN ENGLISH VOWELS
American Indian
American, America
AMERICANISMS
amicable
amid, amidst
amoeba, ameba
amok, amuck
among, amongst
amoral, immoral
amorous
amount, number
AMPERSAND
amphitheater, amphitheatre
ample enough
amuck
amuse 1, amused
amuse 2, bemuse
an
an-
an’t, a’n’t
ANACOLUTHON
anaemic, anaemia
anaesthetic
analogous
ANALOGY 1
analogy 2
analysand
analyse, analyze
analysis 1, in the final (last)
analysis 2, synthesis
analyst, annalist, analysand
analyzation
ANAPHORA
anchorperson
ancient, antiquated, antique
ancillary
and
and
and etc.
and so
and which, and who, and that
and/or
anecdote, antidote
anemic, anaemic, anemia, anaemia
anent
anesthesiologist, anesthetist
anesthetic, anaesthetic
angle 1
Angle 2, Anglia, Anglian, Anglican
ANGLE BRACKETS
Anglican
anglicized, Anglicized, anglicised
Anglo
ANGLO-ENGLISH
ANGLO-INDIAN
ANGLO-SAXON
angry
angst, Angst
animadversion, aversion, animadvert
annalist
annex, annexe
anniversary
anno Domini
annoint
annoyed
annual, perennial
annunciate, enunciate, annunciation, enunciation
anodyne
anoint, annoint
anorexia, anorexia nervosa, anorexic, anorectic
another [mdm]
another, additional, more
antagonist, protagonist
Antarctic, Antarctica
ante-, anti-
ANTECEDENT 1
antecedent 2
antelope
antenna
anterior
anthropomorphism
anti-
anticipate
anticipate
ANTICIPATORY SUBJECTS
antidote
antidote
antipathy
antique
anti-Semitic
antiseptic, aseptic
antisocial, asocial, nonsocial, unsociable, unsocial
ANTONYM
anxious
anxious, eager
any
any
any and all
any number of
any other
anybody, anyone
anymore, any more
anyone
anyone
anyplace, everyplace, noplace, someplace
anytime
anyway, anyways
anywhere, anywheres
apart from
apathy, apathetic
ape, to go
apex
APHERESIS
APHESIS, APHETIC
aphorism, (old) adage, apothegm, maxim, proverb, (old) saw, saying
apiary, aviary
apiece
aplomb
APOCOPE
apologize, apologise
apophthegm
APOSTROPHE 1
APOSTROPHE 2
apothegm
apparatus
apparent
apparently, evidently
append
appendix
applicable
apportion
APPOSITIVE GENITIVE
APPOSITIVE, APPOSITION
appraise, apprise
appreciate
apprehend
apprehensive
apprise
APPROPRIATENESS, THE DOCTRINE OF
approve
approximate
approximately
approximation
apropos
apt, calculated, liable, likely, prone
aqueduct, aqualung, aquamarine, aquarium, aquatic, aquatint, aqueous
Arab, Arabian, Arabic
Arabic numerals
arbiter, arbitrator
arbitrate, adjudicate, mediate
arbitrator
arbor, arbour
arch-, arche-, archi-
archaeology, archeology
ARCHAIC, ARCHAISM
archipelago
archive
Arctic, arctics
ardor, ardour
area, field, province, realm, sphere
aren’t I
ARGOT
arguably, arguable
arise
aristocratic, aristocrat
arithmetic progression
armada
armor, armour
aroma
around 1, about
around 2, round
arouse, rouse
arpeggio
arrant
arrant / errant
array
arrive 1
arrive 2, depart
arrogate
arse
art 1, arts, fine arts, liberal arts
art 2, state of the
art object
artefact
artful, artistic, artsy-craftsy, arty, arty-crafty
arthritis
ARTICLES
artifact, artefact
ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE
artificial, counterfeit, ersatz, fake, false, imitation, sham, spurious, substitute, synthetic
artisan, artist
artist, artiste
artistic
artless
arts and sciences
artsy-craftsy, arty, arty-crafty
ary (not), nary
as
as (reason) vs since, because, for
aspect [mdm]
as … as, so … as
as 1
as 2
as 3
as bad or worse than
as best
as far as
as far as, so far as
as follows
as for, as to
as good as
as good or better than, as great or greater than
as how
as if, as though
as is
as long as, so long as
as much or more than
as of
as per
as regards
as such
as the saying goes
as though
as to
as to whether, as to how, as to which, as to who(m), as to why
as well as
ascendancy, ascendency, ascendant, ascendent
ascent, assent
ascertain
aseptic
Asian, Asiatic, Oriental
aside from
ask
asocial
aspect [mdm]
ASPECT 1
aspect 2
aspirant
aspiration
aspire
ass
assassin, murderer
assassinate
assay, essay
assemble
ASSEMBLY OR ASSEMBLAGE, NOUNS OF
assent
assertive
assignment, assignation
assimilate
ASSIMILATION
assist
associate
ASSONANCE
assume, presume
assurance
assure
assure / ensure / insure
ASTERISK
astern
asthma, asthmatic
astonished
astronaut, cosmonaut
astronomical
at
at about
at all [mdm]
at hand
at home
at long last
at this point in time
at variance
ate
atheist, atheistic
athlete, athletics, athletic
atop
attain
attempt
attend
attitude
attorney general
attorney, attorney-at-law
ATTRACTION
ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES
ATTRIBUTIVE GENITIVES
attrit, attrite
au contraire
au courant
au fait
au fond, à fond
au naturel
au pair, au pair girl
audible
audience, hearers, listeners, readers, spectators, viewers
auger / augur
auger, augur
aught
augment
augur
augury
aunt
aural / oral
aural, oral
auspice, augury
auspicious
AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH
aut-
authentic, genuine
author
author
authoress
authoritarian, authoritative
authority
auto-, aut-, auto
automaton
autumn, fall, autumnal, fall
AUXILIARIES, AUXILIARY VERBS
auxiliary and primary verbs
auxiliary verb, omission [mdm]
avail
avant-garde, cutting edge, leading edge, van, vanguard
avenge, revenge, vengeance
aver
average
averse
aversion
avert
aviary
avid
avocation, vocation
avoid
avuncular
await
awake, awaken
aware
awash
away, way
awesome, awesomely
awful, awfully
awhile / a while
awhile, a while
ax, axe
axis
aye, ay