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1. abort, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Abortion; miscarriage; an instance of this. Esp. in to make abort. Obs....
2. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
3. accentuation, n. View full entry c1487
...The placing of accent or stress in speech, prosody, or music; the use, application, or pattern of accent or stress....
4. accouplement, n. View full entry 1483
...The action or fact of coupling one person or thing to another; union, pairing, mating. Also: an instance of this....
5. acetable, n. View full entry c1429
...Roman Hist. = acetabulum1....
6. acquire, v. View full entry a1450
...trans....
7. acquisition, n. View full entry c1400
...The action or an act of acquiring something; (also) the fact or condition of being acquired....
8. activity, n. View full entry a1425
...The state of being actively occupied; brisk or vigorous action; busyness, liveliness, vigour....
9. address, n. View full entry 1477
...Guidance; aid. Cf. address9. Obs....
10. addressing, n. View full entry ?c1400
...The action of address (in various senses); an instance of this; (esp. in early use) the action or an act of arranging or guiding something; (in later use)...
11. adhesion, n. View full entry a1500
...Steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion. Also: an instance of this. Cf. adherence1....
12. administrator, n. View full entry 1434
...Law....
13. adventurer, n. View full entry 1466
...A person who undertakes or invests in a commercial adventure or enterprise; one who ventures capital in some project, esp. trade or settlement; a speculator. With capital initial: a member of an...
14. affirmative, adj., n., and int. View full entry c1449
...Asserting that a fact is as stated or perceived; declaring what exists; expressing a positive response....
15. age, v. View full entry 1440
...intr. Of a person, animal, or thing: to grow old; to become or appear aged....
16. agent, n.1 and adj. View full entry a1500
...A person who or thing which acts upon someone or something; one who or that which exerts power; the doer of an action. Sometimes contrasted with the patient (instrument...
17. aggregate, v. View full entry ?a1425
...trans. To gather into one whole or mass; to collect together, assemble; to mass....
18. alarm, int., n., and adv. View full entry c1400
...Used as a call to arms or warning of imminent danger, esp. of being attacked. Now literary (chiefly arch. and hist.)....
19. alias, n. and adv. View full entry 1465
...Law. A second writ issued when the first has proved ineffectual. Cf. pluries Now hist....
20. allowable, adj. and n. View full entry c1400
...Worthy of praise; praiseworthy, laudable. Obs....
