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1. agree, v. View full entry a1413
...trans....
2. cadence, n. View full entry c1384
...‘The flow of verses or periods’ (Johnson); rhythm, rhythmical construction, measure....
3. casual, adj. and n. View full entry c1374
...Subject to, depending on, or produced by chance; accidental, fortuituous....
4. closure, n. View full entry c1386
...That which encloses, shuts in, or confines; a fence, wall, barrier, case, cover, setting, etc. Obs....
5. compound, v. View full entry c1374
...trans. To put together, to join; to apply....
6. concord, v. View full entry c1374
...intr. To come into agreement, agree, concur....
7. conjunction, n. View full entry c1374
...The action of conjoining; the fact or condition of being conjoined; union, connection, combination....
8. contract, adj. and n.2 View full entry c1386
...Past participle, as:...
9. corpus, n. View full entry c1386
...The body of a man or animal. (Cf. corpse1.)...
10. crude, adj. View full entry c1386
...In the natural or raw state; ‘not changed by any process or preparation’ (Johnson); not manufactured, refined, tempered, etc.; of bricks, unbaked....
11. declination, n. View full entry c1400
...A turning aside, swerving, deviation from a standard; turning aside (from rectitude, etc.); falling away; = declension2. Obs....
12. decline, v. View full entry c1374
...To turn or bend aside; to deviate (from the straight course); to turn away. Obs....
13. definitive, adj. and n. View full entry c1386
...Having the function of finally deciding or settling; decisive, determinative, conclusive, final: esp. in definitive sentence, and the like....
14. demonstrative, adj. and n. View full entry c1386
...Having the function or quality of clearly showing, exhibiting, or indicating; making evident; illustrative....
15. derive, v. View full entry c1386
...To conduct (a stream of water or other fluid) from a source, reservoir, main stream, etc. to or into a channel, place, or destination; to lead,...
16. direct, adj. and adv. View full entry c1400
...In reference to space: Straight; undeviating in course; not circuitous or crooked....
17. discourse, n. View full entry c1374
...Onward course; process or succession of time, events, actions, etc.; = courseObs....
18. duration, n. View full entry c1384
...Lasting, continuance in time; the continuance or length of time; the time during which a thing, action, or state continues....
19. future, adj. and n. View full entry c1374
...That is to be, or will be, hereafter. Often qualifying a n., with the sense: The person or thing that is expected to be (what the n. denotes)....
20. inclination, n. View full entry c1386
...The action, or an act, of inclining or bending towards something: spec....
