Auguste Rodin (en)

a French sculptor; generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture

aureate (en)

(adjective) of a golden color or brilliance / (adjective) marked by grandiloquent and rhetorical style

autarkic (en)

the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation; a national policy of economic independence

authorial intention (en)

in literary theory and aesthetics, authorial intent refers to an author's intent as it is encoded in their work; held to be irrelevant in the New Criticism school

autochthonous (en)

(adjective) indigenous native / (adjective) formed or originating in the place where found

autogestion (fr)

workers' self-management

autopoietic (en)

a system capable of reproducing and maintaining itself

autotelic (en)

(adjective) having a purpose in and not apart from itself

aver (en)

(verb) to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause / (verb) to allege or assert in pleading / (verb) to declare positively

aviatrix (en)

(noun) a woman who is an aviator

axiology (en)

(in philosophy) the study of values and value judgments

badinage (en)

(noun) playful repartee; banter

Bagwanite (en)

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bailiwick (en)

(noun) the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff / (noun) a special domain

baize (en)

(noun) a coarse woolen or cotton fabric napped to imitate felt

baleful (en)

(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (adjective) foreboding or threatening evil

baling (en)

(verb) to make up into a bale

ballast (en)

(noun) material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure; (verb) to steady or equip with or as if with ballast

balloon payment (en)

a repayment of the outstanding principal sum made at the end of a loan period, interest only having been paid hitherto

balustrade (en)

(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

Balzacian (en)

writing that's similar to the plays and novels of the French writer Honoré de Balzac; a Balzacian story is realistic, emphasizing tiny details to capture a scene or setting

banausic (en)

(adjective) relating to or concerned with earning a living / (adjective) utilitarian practical

bancor (en)

a supranational currency imagined by Keynes between 1940–1942 and which the UK proposed to introduce after WWII; it could then be used in international trade as a unit of account within a multilateral clearing system—the International Clearing Union—which would also have to be founded

baneful (en)

destructive; pernicious

baroque (en)

extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style