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1. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
2. acatallactic, n. and adj. View full entry 1842
...A matter unconnected with exchange, esp. of money. Obs.rare....
3. acceptant, n. and adj. View full entry 1598
...A person who accepts or receives something; spec. (Finance) the acceptor of a bill of exchange or draft....
4. accountant, adj. and n. View full entry 1429-30
...Giving or liable to give an account (esp. of conduct or the performance of duties); accountable, responsible. Esp. in earlier use, to stand accountant. Chiefly to (a person),...
5. accounted, adj. View full entry 1550
...That is counted; reckoned, considered. Also: calculated according to the principles of accountancy....
6. accountless, adj. View full entry 1649
...Free from accountableness; irresponsible. Obs.rare....
7. accrued, adj. View full entry 1656
...Accumulated or increased by growth; (esp. of interest, leave) built up over time....
8. accumulative, adj. View full entry 1641
...Formed by or arising from accumulation; increasing or designed to increase by successive additions; cumulative....
9. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
10. acquiring, adj. View full entry 1806
...That acquires things; characterized by acquisition, acquisitive....
11. active, adj. and n. View full entry 1340
...Of a way or style of life: characterized by outward action rather than inward contemplation or speculation; practical. Esp. in active life, and chiefly in religious contexts. Opposed to ...
12. actual, adj. and n. View full entry c1350
...Chiefly Theol. Characteristic of or relating to acts or action; exhibited in or arising from deeds; practical, active. Now chiefly in actual grace and actual sin....
13. actuarial, adj. View full entry 1850
...Of or relating to actuaries or their profession....
14. actuarian, adj. View full entry 1863
...= actuarial...
15. adaptive, adj. View full entry 1734
...Fitting, apposite; well-suited to something or someone. Obs....
16. added, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...That is or has been added or added to; additional, increased, extra. Cf. superaddedsuperadd....
17. adhocratic, adj. View full entry 1970
...Characterized by adhocracy; informal, flexible. Also (freq. depreciative): lacking planning or strategy; ad hoc, inconsistent....
18. adjusted, adj. View full entry 1652
...Harmonized, balanced. Obs....
19. adjusting, adj. View full entry 1736
...That adjusts or may be adjusted; used for adjustment....
20. administered, adj. View full entry ?1574
...That is or has been administered (in various senses of the verb)....
