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admirable, admiration, admire,
admire [ədˈmaɪr]
v. To admire, marvel. To surprise, astonish.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
admirable: Admirable.
admiration: Admiration.
admoneetion, admoneition, admonish, ammonish, amoneetion, amonish,
admonish [ə(d)ˈmɔnɪʃ, ə(d)ˈmonɪʃ]
v. To reprimand firmly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
admoneetion: Admonition.
adoarn, adorn, adornt,
adorn [əˈdɔrn, əˈdoːrn]
v. To adorn, embellish.
pt. pp. adornt
adhreich, adhreigh, adrach, adrack, adree, adreech, adreekh, adreer, adreich, adreigh, adreych, adriech,
adreich [əˈdriç]
adv. At a distance.
advent,
advent [ədˈvɛnt]
n. The season preceding the Nativity.
adveentur, adventur, aventur,
adventur [ˈadvɛntər]
n. v. Adventure.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
jint adventur: A joint adventure. leg. A limited partnership.
adversary, adverse,
adverse [ədˈvɛrs]
adj. Adverse, opposed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
adversary [ədˈvɛrsəri]: An adversary, opponent.
adverteese, adverteesement, adverteesin, adverteise, adverteisement, adverteisin, adverteize, adverteizement, adverteizin,
adverteese [advɛrtiːz]
v. To advertise.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
adverteesin: Advertising.
adverteesement: An advertisement.
advise, advised, advisement, advisor, adwise, avise, disadvise, disadvised,
advise [ˈadvaez]
v. To give advice, consider, review.
pt. pp. advised adj. Advised, informed, aware of.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
advisement: Advice.
advisor: An advisor.
disadvise: To warn against, pt. disadvised.
advocacie, advocacy, advocate,
advocate [ˈadvoket]
n. A barrister. In Aberdeen a solicitor.
v. To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session, or of the higher court, to call a case before itself for decision.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
advocacy: Assistance. Support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.
Laird Advocate: The chief law officer of the Crown in Scotland.

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