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1. absent, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Not present in a place or at an occasion; away. Freq. in predicative use....
2. access, n. View full entry c1300
...An attack, or the onset (of fever or disease); a repeated episode (of an intermittent or chronic disease); (esp. in early use) spec. the characteristic paroxysm...
3. act, n. View full entry a1382
...In pl., with capital initial, and freq. with the. More fully Acts of the Apostles. (The name of) one of the books of the New Testament...
4. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
5. address, v. View full entry a1325
...trans. (chiefly in pass.). To direct (a written communication) to a specific person or destination; spec. (in early use) to write and send (a writ, a petition,...
6. adjourn, v. View full entry ?a1400
...trans....
7. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...In biblical use, or allusions to this: a native or inhabitant of the Canaanite city of Adullam; (also) a frequenter of the nearby cave of Adullam, where a group discontented with the...
8. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
9. affair, n. View full entry c1390
...An activity performed by a person, often on a habitual basis; something to be done; a piece or item of business; an occupation, a pursuit; a task, a duty. In later use...
10. aisle, n. View full entry 1398
...In a church: an area extending parallel to, and typically divided by pillars from, the main body of the church; (usually) each of a pair of such areas north and south of...
11. alkali, n. and adj. View full entry ?a1400
...A saline substance, typically consisting largely of sodium carbonate, extracted from the calcined ashes of saltwort (genus Salsola), glasswort (genus Salicornia), or other plants; soda ash. Cf. ...
12. alliance, n. View full entry c1325
...Union, bond, or connection through consanguinity or (now chiefly) marriage; kinship; an instance of this. Formerly also: †sexual relationship outside marriage; an instance of this (obs.)....
13. ally, n.1 View full entry c1380
...A relative, a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman. Now chiefly hist....
14. ally, v. View full entry c1325
...trans....
15. ambassador | embassador, n. View full entry c1374
...An official messenger sent (singly, or as one of a party) by or to a sovereign or public body; an envoy, commissioner, or representative. esp....
16. † amˈbassadry, n. View full entry c1386
...The office or function of an ambassador; ambassadorship....
17. † amˈbassiate, n. View full entry a1400
...The business or message of an ambassador....
18. ancient, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1366
...Of or belonging to time past, former, earlier, bygone. arch., exc. when approaching sense A. 2....
19. angry, adj. View full entry c1360
...Full of trouble actively; troublesome, vexatious, annoying, trying, sharp. Obs....
20. appeal, v. View full entry 1330
...To call (one) to answer before a tribunal; in Law: To accuse of a crime which the accuser undertakes to prove. spec....
