Vocabulary : Aard-vark to Abacinate

Aard-vark : An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
Aard-wolf : A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.
Aaronic : Alt. of Aaronical
Aaronical : Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.
Aaron's rod : A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two. ;; A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.

Ab : The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August.
Ab- : A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6).
Abaca : The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
Abaci : of Abacus
Abacinate : To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.

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