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1. abecedary, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1580
...= alphabetical1. Also, of a poem, etc.: that has each verse or line beginning with a different letter of the alphabet, in alphabetical order. Cf. abecedarian2....
2. Academe, n. View full entry 1598
...orig. and chiefly literary. = academy2....
3. academia, n. View full entry 1542
...With capital initial. = academy1. Cf. Academe1b....
4. academical, adj. and n. View full entry 1549
...Philos. Also with capital initial. = academic1. Now rare....
5. accelerate, v. View full entry c1522
...trans....
6. accommodate, v. View full entry 1531
...trans. To apply, attribute, or ascribe (esp. words) to a person. Obs....
7. accredit, v. View full entry 1598
...trans. To give or lend credit to, to promote as or show to be credible; to gain belief or influence for. Also: to vouch for, sanction, or countenance....
8. accumulating, n. View full entry ?1550
...The action of accumulate (in various senses); an accumulation....
9. achiever, n. View full entry 1565
...A person who achieves something; (now esp.) a person who achieves a high or specified level of success....
10. additional, adj. and n. View full entry 1563
...That is in addition to something else; added, extra, supplementary. Also used predicatively, with to (freq. in postmodifying verbless clause)....
11. adjoint, n. and adj. View full entry 1574
...That which is joined or connected to something else; an addition; an adjunct....
12. adjunct, adj. and n. View full entry 1516
...Associated, connected; joined, added; subordinate, supplementary....
13. adult, adj. and n. View full entry 1531
...Of a person: having reached the age of maturity; grown-up....
14. 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....
15. alphabetary, adj. and n. View full entry 1569
...Of, relating to, or employing an alphabet. Also: elementary, rudimentary. Cf. abecedaryObs....
16. apprenticeship, n. View full entry 1592
...The position of an apprentice; service in the capacity of an apprentice; initiatory training, under legal agreement, in a trade, etc.; esp. in the phr. to serve apprenticeship....
17. archi-, prefix View full entry c1598
...= arch-; chief, principal, first in authority or order....
18. articled, adj. View full entry 1545
...Formulated or set out in articles; specified, stated. Now chiefly with specifying word....
19. assessment, n. View full entry c1540
...The determination or adjustment of the amount of taxation, charge, fine, etc., to be paid by a person or community....
20. assimilate, v. View full entry 1578
...trans. To make like to, cause to resemble....
