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1. † abrook, v. View full entry 1594
...trans. To endure, tolerate, abide. Cf. brook3....
2. Academe, n. View full entry 1598
...orig. and chiefly literary. = academy2....
3. admired, adj. View full entry 1597
...Considered praiseworthy or excellent; highly regarded, esteemed. In early use also: that is marvelled or wondered at....
4. † affecting, adj.1 View full entry 1597
...Using affectation or pretentious style; = affected3....
5. after hours, n., adv., and adj. View full entry 1599
...The hours following any incident or act; subsequent hours; the later hours of a day; (in extended use) the later part of a person's life. Also: future times; posterity....
6. aidance, n. View full entry 1593
...Assistance, aid; (occas.) an instance of this....
7. all hid, n. (and int.) View full entry 1598
...The game of hide-and-seek. Also as : the call used in the game (see note)....
8. amazing, adj. View full entry 1597
...Causing distraction, consternation, confusion, dismay; stupefying, terrifying, dreadful. Obs....
9. ambassy | embassy, n. View full entry 1598
...The mission, function, or office of an ambassador....
10. ambuscado, n. View full entry 1597
...= ambuscade1, ambush1....
11. anchovy, n. View full entry 1598
...A small fish of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus) found on the European coasts, especially in the Mediterranean, where it is extensively caught, and pickled for exportation....
12. apathaton, n. View full entry 1598
...Corruption of epitheton, epithet...
13. apostrophe, n.2 View full entry 1598
...The omission of one or more letters in a word. Obs....
14. † aˈskance, v. View full entry 1594
...To turn aside....
15. aˈttending, adj. View full entry 1598
...Listening, attentive....
16. auˈdaciously, adv. View full entry 1598
...Fearlessly, boldly; with confidence and courage....
17. aˈwakening, n. View full entry 1599
...A rising from sleep, or (in modern use, more commonly) from sloth, inaction, or indifference....
18. backing, n. View full entry 1598
...The action of supporting at the back....
19. ballad-monger, n. View full entry 1598
...A maker or seller of ballads; (spec., in depreciative use) one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse....
20. bandit, n. View full entry 1594
...lit. One who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand: usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infest the mountainous districts of Italy,...
