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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
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. accurize, v. View full entry 1955
...trans. To adjust or modify (a firearm or (occas.) other device) in order to improve accuracy....
4. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
5. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
6. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
7. 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 ...
8. 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,...
9. adjoint, n. and adj. View full entry 1574
...That which is joined or connected to something else; an addition; an adjunct....
10. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
11. advanced, adj. View full entry c1460
...Promoted to an ecclesiastical living. Cf. advance2a. Obs....
12. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
13. adviser, n. View full entry c1536
...Usu. with of. A person who advises a particular course of action, measure, etc.; an advocate, a proponent. Now rare....
14. aerostat, n. View full entry 1784
...A lighter-than-air aircraft; spec. a balloon. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare....
15. affirmative, adj., n., and int. View full entry c1449
...Asserting that a fact is as stated or perceived; declaring what exists; expressing a positive response....
16. agent, n.1 and adj. View full entry a1500
...A person who or thing which acts upon someone or something; one who or that which exerts power; the doer of an action. Sometimes contrasted with the patient (instrument...
17. aggression, n. View full entry 1611
...An unprovoked attack; the first attack in a dispute or conflict; an assault, an inroad....
18. aggressive, adj. and n. View full entry 1695
...Of or relating to aggression; involving attack; offensive....
19. aid, n. View full entry 1419
...A levy or subsidy paid to the Crown to defray military or other extraordinary expenses. Now chiefly hist....
20. aide, n. View full entry 1762
...An assistant, a helper. In early use freq. in military contexts....
