Garner's Modern English Usage, Fourth Edition

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X
Y Z
a. A. Choice Between
aback.
abalone
abandon,
abandonment; abandon,
abbreviable.
ABBREVIATIONS. A. Acronyms and Initialisms.
abdomen
abdominal
aberrance;
aberrant,
aberrational; aberrative.
abettor;
abhor
abide
ability; capacity.
abjection; abjectness.
abjure; adjure. A. Senses Distinguished.
abjurer;
-ABLE. A. Choice of -
able to be [+ past participle].
ablution
aboard.
abode.
abode, place of.
abolition;
abominable
aborigine,
abort
abortifacient.
abortive; aborted.
about. A. And
above. A. Meaning “more than” or “longer than.”
abridgable.
abridgment; abridgement.
abrogable.
abrogate; arrogate.
abscess
abscond,
abscondence;
absent,
absentee,
absentia, in.
absolute.
ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTIONS.
absolutely,
absolve.
absorb; adsorb;
abstracter.
ABSTRACTITIS.
ABSTRACT NOUNS, PLURALS OF.
abstractor;
abstruse; obtuse.
abysm(al); abyss(al).
academically.
academy; academia; academe.
a cappella
accede; exceed.
accelerate
accent,
ACCENT MARKS.
accentuate.
accept,
acceptance;
access,
access,
accessary.
accessible.
accession
accessory,
accidentally.
accident working.
acclimate; acclimatize.
accommodable.
accommodate
accompanied.
accompaniment
accompanist
accord,
accord,
accordance.
according. A.
accordingly
accost
accounting.
accoutrement
accredit
accreditation
accrual;
accumulable.
accumulate; accumulative;
accurate
accusatory; accusatorial; accusative.
accuse; charge.
accusee
accuser;
accustomed.
acerbic,
achieve,
Achilles’ heel; Achilles tendon.
acknowledge.
acknowledgment; acknowledgement.
acquaintanceship,
acquiesce
acquiescence.
acquit.
acquirement; acquisition.
acquirer.
acquisition.
acquittal; acquittance;
acre
ACRONYMS.
across,
act; action.
activate.
ACTIVE VOICE.
actual fact, in.
actuality.
actuate; activate.
acumen
ACUTE ACCENT.
A.D.
ad,
adage
adamant
adapt; adopt.
adaptation;
addable.
added to.
addendum
addicted; dependent.
address,
addressee.
adduce; educe; deduce.
adducible.
adequate. A. And
adherence; adhesion.
ad hoc,
adieu
ad infinitum
adjective
ADJECTIVES. A. Definition.
adjournment
adjudicable.
adjudicative;
adjure.
adjurer;
adjuster;
administer,
administerable.
administerial.
administrable;
administrate
administrative;
admirable
admissible;
admission. A. And
admit.
admittable.
admittance.
admittedly.
admonition. A. And
admonitory;
ad nauseam
adolescent.
adopt.
adoptive; adopted.
adsorb.
adult
adulter.
adulterable
adulterant,
adulteratable.