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1. abash, v. View full entry c1384
...trans. To cause (a person) to lose his or her self-possession or confidence, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of embarrassment, shame, or humiliation; to throw (a person, the...
2. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
3. abortive, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...An aborted fetus; a stillborn child or animal. Cf. abortion2, abortus1. Obs....
4. abridge, v. View full entry c1384
...trans. To cut short or reduce (a period of time, as the duration of something); to shorten the duration of; to end (something) earlier than expected or planned. Cf. abbreviate...
5. absence, n. View full entry c1384
...The state of being absent or away from a place, or from the company of a person or persons. Also occas.: an instance of this. Freq. with possessive adjectives. Contrasted with ...
6. absent, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Not present in a place or at an occasion; away. Freq. in predicative use....
7. abundant, adj. and adv. View full entry a1382
...Overflowing, more than sufficient; present or existing in great number or quantity; plentiful. Also (in early use): bountiful, generous; fruitful. Also as a postmodifier....
8. † accept, adj. View full entry a1382
...Accepted; approved; considered or taken as acceptable. Chiefly as past participle....
9. accept, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. (formerly (17th–18th centuries) also †intr. with of (obs.))....
10. acceptable, adj. View full entry a1382
...Capable or worthy of acceptance; pleasing, agreeable, welcome....
11. acception, n. View full entry c1384
...The action of receiving or taking something presented; acceptance, reception; spec. favourable reception, approval....
12. acceptor, n. View full entry c1384
...= accepter of persons (also faces)accepter2....
13. † accrease, v. View full entry a1382
...intr. To increase or grow by addition, to flourish; (also) to accrue....
14. accusation, n. View full entry a1382
...An act of accusing; a charge or claim of lawbreaking or wrongdoing; a criticism....
15. accusator, n. View full entry a1382
...An accuser; spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor....
16. actor, n. View full entry c1384
...A guardian, a steward; a person who acts on behalf of another. Obs....
17. Adar, n. View full entry a1382
...In the Jewish calendar: the sixth month of the civil and twelfth of the religious year, consisting of 29 days and usually coinciding with parts of February and March; (also) an intercalary...
18. add, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. To join (something) to something else so as to increase the amount, size, importance, etc.; to put in as an additional element or ingredient. Freq. with to. Cf....
19. adjure, v. View full entry a1425
...trans. To bind under oath; to command or appeal to (a person) to do something in the name of God or a god, or under penalty of some punishment or curse....
20. adjurement, n. View full entry a1382
...= adjuration (in various senses)....
