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1. abrasive, adj. and n. View full entry 1601
...Having the property of abrading; of the nature of or characterized by abrasion; capable of or used for scraping, rubbing, grinding, etc....
2. abridge, n. View full entry 1611
...Abridgement, shortening. Obs....
3. abstracter, n. View full entry 1678
...A person who makes an abstract of a text or document. In early use also: a person who extracts or copies text from another work (cf. abstract3a). Cf. ...
4. abstrusely, adv. View full entry 1611
...Secretly; in a concealed manner. Obs.rare....
5. abstruseness, n. View full entry 1628
...The quality or fact of being difficult to understand....
6. abstrusity, n. View full entry 1632
...An obscure or esoteric point or question; something that is abstruse....
7. academicism, n. View full entry 1610
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial....
8. accentor, n. View full entry 1656
...Music. A person who performs the treble part in a trio or choir. Cf. incentor2succentor1b. Obs....
9. accentual, adj. View full entry 1610
...Of or relating to accent or stress in speech; based on stress, as distinct from quantity, pitch, or some other characteristic....
10. accompanied, adj. View full entry 1611
...App. = consorteda. Obs.rare....
11. accompaniment, n. View full entry 1697
...Music....
12. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
13. acoustic, adj. and n. View full entry 1635
...Designating the sense or the organs of hearing; of or relating to the sense of hearing; auditory....
14. acrostical, adj. View full entry 1620
...Of the nature of, consisting of, or in the form of an acrostic....
15. acrostically, adv. View full entry 1629
...In the manner of an acrostic....
16. acroterion, n. View full entry 1664
...Archit....
17. actorship, n. View full entry 1602
...The position or quality of a dramatic actor....
18. aculeate, adj. and n. View full entry 1640
...Pointed, incisive; stinging. Chiefly fig....
19. aculeated, adj. View full entry 1655
...Of speech or thought: pointed, incisive, keen, pungent....
20. acumination, n. View full entry 1651
...A pointed or tapering part; (Min.) †a part of a crystal regarded as notionally resulting from acumination (sense 2) (obs.). Now chiefly Bot. and...
