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Aruspex
- - One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods.
As Such
- adverb - with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se"
As Well
- adverb -
- Also
- in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
- to boot
Asamiya
- noun - the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali
Asaphus
- - A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append.
Asarone
- - A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europ; -- called also camphor of asarum.
Asbolin
- - A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot.
Ascarid
- - A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons.
Ascaris
- noun - type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
Ascends
- verb - appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
- become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
- come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
- go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
- go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
- move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
- slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
- to climb
- travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"