Vocabulary : Acutifoliate to Ad interim

Acutifoliate : Having sharp-pointed leaves.
Acutilobate : Having acute lobes, as some leaves.
Acutorsion : The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
Acyclic : Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls ;; Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle. ;; Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.
Acyl : An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl.

Ad- : As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce, adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate, allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in acquiesce.
Ad captandum : A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
Ad hominem : A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.
Ad infinitum : Without limit; endlessly.
Ad interim : Meanwhile; temporary.

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