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1. abecedarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1603
...A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; spec. (U.S.) a member of the youngest group of children in a school (now...
2. abortiveness, n. View full entry 1611
...The quality of being abortive; unproductiveness, fruitlessness; failure. Also: an instance of this....
3. abstractness, n. View full entry 1598
...The quality of being abstract, esp. the quality of existing or being presented in abstract form, rather than with reference to concrete details or particular instances (freq. opposed to ...
4. accosting, n. View full entry 1603
...The action or an act of accost Also in extended use....
5. † accrease, n. View full entry 1598
...Growing by addition; increase....
6. afforder, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who or thing which provides or supplies something. Chiefly with of....
7. affronter, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who deceives or deludes another; a pretender. Obs....
8. aggravator, n.2 View full entry 1598
...A person who or thing which aggravates (in any sense)....
9. † alchimistie, n. View full entry 1578
...= alchemistry1....
10. altiloquence, n. View full entry 1603
...The quality of being loud, elevated, pompous, or high-flown in manner or expression. Also: speech, language, writing, etc., characterized by this....
11. amusing, n. View full entry 1603
...The action of amuse; amusement. (Now mostly gerundial.)...
12. anbury | ambury, n. View full entry 1598
...A soft tumour or spongy wart on horses and oxen....
14. antecedency, n. View full entry 1598
...The quality or condition of being antecedent, priority, precedence....
15. anticipator, n. View full entry 1598
...One who anticipates....
16. † aˈpplaud, n. View full entry 1598
...Applauding; applause, plaudit....
17. † ˈarsefoot, n. View full entry 1598
...A bird; identified by Willoughby with the Great and Little Dabchick, species of the Grebe; by Goldsmith with the Penguin....
18. ˈassishness, n. View full entry 1611
...Asinine quality, stupidity....
19. aster, n. View full entry 1603
...A star. Obs. as English....
20. ataraxy, n. View full entry 1603
...Freedom from disturbance of mind or passion; stoical indifference....
