| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Entry Index |
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| | | a, an |
| a-, an- |
| aback, abaft |
| ABBREVIATIONS |
| abdicate, abrogate, arrogate |
| abdomen |
| abeam |
| abettor, abetter |
| abhorrent, abhorrence |
| abide |
| ability, capacity |
| -ability |
| a bit |
| abject |
| abjure, adjure |
| ablative 1, ablation, ablate |
| ABLATIVE 2, ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE, ABLATIVE CASE |
| able |
| -able, -ible |
| abnormal |
| abode |
| aborigine, Aborigine, Aboriginal |
| aborning |
| abortive |
| abound |
| about 1 |
| about 2, (that’s) what it’s all |
| about to, not about to |
| 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, absolutely |
| ABSOLUTE ADJECTIVES |
| ABSOLUTE COMPARATIVES |
| ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTIONS, ABSOLUTE PHRASES |
| ABSOLUTE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS |
| ABSOLUTISTS |
| absolve |
| absorb, adsorb |
| abstain |
| abstemious, abstinent, abstinence |
| abstract 1 |
| abstract 2, abridgment, abridgement, condensation, précis |
| abstracted, absent, absent-minded, agitated, distracted, abstractedly, absently, absent-mindedly, agitatedly, distractedly |
| ABSTRACTITIS |
| abstractly, abstractedly |
| ABSTRACT NOUNS |
| abstruse |
| ABUSAGE |
| abuse, substance |
| abut |
| abysm, abyss |
| abysmal, abyssal |
| -ac |
| academe, academia, academy, Academy |
| academic, academicals, academician |
| Acadian, Cajun |
| a cappella, a capella |
| accede, exceed |
| accelerate, exhilarate, accelerator |
| ACCENT 1 |
| ACCENT 2, ACCENT MARK |
| accent 3, accentuate |
| accept, except |
| acceptable, agreeable |
| acceptance, acceptation |
| access 1, accession |
| access 2, excess |
| accessorize |
| accessory, accessary |
| accident |
| accidentally, accidently |
| acclamation, acclimation |
| acclimate, acclimatize, acclimatization, acclimation |
| accommodate |
| accompanist |
| 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, acerbic, acidulous, acrid |
| acid test, litmus test |
| acknowledgment, acknowledgement |
| acoustics |
| acquaint |
| acquaintance, acquaintanceship |
| acquiesce |
| acquire |
| acquired, innate |
| acquit |
| acrid |
| ACRONYMS |
| acrophobia, agoraphobia |
| across |
| act, action |
| action |
| activate, actuate |
| ACTIVE VOICE |
| actual, actually, actuality |
| actuate |
| acuity, acumen, acuteness |
| ACUTE ACCENT |
| acuteness |
| A.D., B.C., (A.)C.E., B.C.E. |
| ad, advert, advertisement |
| adage, old |
| adagio |
| adapt, adopt, adept |
| adaptation, adaption |
| adapter, adaptor |
| addendum |
| addict, addiction, addicted |
| additional |
| additionally |
| address |
| ADDRESS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT |
| adduce, deduce |
| adept |
| adequate |
| adhere, cohere, adherence, adhesion, coherence, cohesion, adhesive, cohesive |
| ad hoc |
| ad hominem |
| adieu |
| ad infinitum |
| ad interim |
| adjacent |
| ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVAL, ADJECTIVALLY |
| ADJECTIVES, ABSOLUTE |
| ADJECTIVES 1, COMPARISON OF |
| ADJECTIVES 2, IDIOMATIC PLACEMENT OF |
| ADJECTIVES, PARTICIPIAL, WITH VERY |
| ADJECTIVES 3, PLACEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER NOUNS |
| ADJECTIVES, PREDICATE |
| ADJECTIVES USED AS NOUNS |
| adjoin, adjourn |
| adjudicate |
| ADJUNCT |
| adjure |
| adjust, adjusted |
| administer |
| administrate, administer |
| admissible |
| admission, admittance |
| admit |
| admittance |
| admonishment, admonition |
| ad nauseam |
| adolescent |
| adopt |
| adopted, adoptive |
| adrift |
| adsorb |
| adult |
| adumbrate |
| advance 1, advanced |
| advance 2, advancement |
| advantage, vantage |
| adventure, venture |
| ADVERB, ADVERBIAL |
| ADVERBIAL DISJUNCTS |
| ADVERBIAL GENITIVE |
| ADVERBIAL INTENSIFIERS |
| ADVERBS 1, COMPARISON OF |
| ADVERBS 2, POSITION OF |
| adverse, averse |
| advert |
| advert, avert, avoid, prevent |
| advertise |
| 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 |
| affection, affectation, affected, affectionate |
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