Amenhotep IV
— Noun
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～ early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
American ivy
— Noun
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～ common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
air jacket
— Noun
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～ an inflatable life jacket
Andrew Jackson
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～ 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
Andrew Jackson Downing
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～ United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
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～ United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
Aletta Jacobs
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～ Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
Arthur James Balfour
— Noun
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～ English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
Astilbe japonica
— Noun
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～ a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
Acer japonicum
— Noun
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～ leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
Arabian jasmine
— Noun
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～ East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
Augustin Jean Fresnel
— Noun
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～ French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)
Ask Jeeves
— Noun
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～ a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms
apple jelly
— Noun
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～ jelly made from apple juice
al-jihad
— Noun
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～ an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"
Arthur John Gielgud
— Noun
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～ English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
Andrew Johnson
— Noun
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～ 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
ankle joint
— Noun
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～ a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
artificial joint
— Noun
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～ a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)
Al Jolson
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～ United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)