Chapter Augury to Azure of A by Soule's Synonymes

Avidity, n.

1. Eagerness, longing, yearning, intense desire.

2. Greediness, craving, voracity, voraciousness, rapacity, ravenousness, canine appetite.

Avocado, Avigato, Avocato, n. Alligator-pear, Persea gratissima, avocado-pear.

Avocation, n.

1. Vocation, calling, business, occupation, trade, employment.

2. Occasional business (business that calls aside), distraction, hindrance, interruption, by-business, by- concernment.

Avoid, v. a.

1. Shun (in a negative sense, or denoting care only without positive exertion), eschew, escape, elude, keep away from, keep aloof from, keep out of the way of, withdraw from keep clear of, be shy of, fight shy of, have nothing to do with.

2. Forbear, refrain from, help (after cannot).

Avoset, n. Scooper.

Avouch, v. a. Assert, asseverate, declare, protest, allege, say, maintain. See affirm.

Avow, v. a.

1. Acknowledge, confess, own, admit.

2. Declare. See affirm.

Avowal, n. Acknowledgement, confession, declaration, profession.

Avowedly, ad. Confessedly, as freely acknowledged.

Await, v. a.

1. Expect, abide, wait for, stay for, look for, be in readiness for.

2. Attend, be in store for, be prepared for, be ready for.

Awake, a.

1. Not asleep.