Agriculture Secretary
— Noun
– English
～ the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889"
Amish sect
— Noun
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～ an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania
agency security
— Noun
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～ a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System
alluvial sediment
— Noun
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～ clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
anise seed
— Noun
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～ liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
Alan Seeger
— Noun
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～ United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916)
Andres Segovia
— Noun
– English
～ Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)
absence seizure
— Noun
– English
～ the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
Athrotaxis selaginoides
— Noun
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～ evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward
Alexander Selcraig
— Noun
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～ Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
Alexander Selkirk
— Noun
– English
～ Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
alka-seltzer
— Noun
– English
～ a commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
anti-Semite
— Adjective
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～ discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
anti-semite
— Noun
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～ someone who hates and would persecute Jews
anti-semitic
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews
anti-semitism
— Noun
– English
～ the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
Aimee Semple McPherson
— Noun
– English
～ United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
Aloys Senefelder
— Noun
– English
～ German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834)
Alois Senefelder
— Noun
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～ German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834)
arcus senilis
— Noun
– English
～ a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea