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41. absinthiāt ppl.

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Flavored with wormwood.

42. absinthium n.

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The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).

43. absoilen v.

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(a) Of a priest: to grant absolution to (sb.), remit sin in the name of the Church; (b) of God: to pardon (a sinner); (c) to release (an accused person from a penalty), acquit.

44. absō̆lūciǒun n.

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(a) Forgiveness of sin as pronounced by a priest or by authority of the Church, remission; esp., the sacrament of penance; (b) a document granting remission of sins, an indulgence; (c) the act of…

45. absō̆lūt ppl.

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(a) Free from compulsion or limitation, unrestricted; absolut from (fro, of), uncontrolled by, free from, independent of; (b) free from imperfection or deficiency, complete, perfect; (c) not relative…

46. absolven v.

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To release (sb. from an oath or obligation).

47. absorpt ppl.

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Swallowed up, absorbed.

48. absteinen v.

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To avoid (sth.), stay away from (a person or place), refrain from partaking of (food, etc.); -- often with fro, from, of; (a) refl.; (b) intr.

49. abstersen v.

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To cleanse (a wound, a part of the body).

50. abstinence n.

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Avoidance (of sth.), refraining (from sth.), self-denial; abstinence of mete, fasting; ben of abstinence, abstain; don abstinence of, abstain from; maken abstinence, avoid luxury.

51. abstinent adj.

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Self-denying, abstemious in eating and drinking; sexually continent; also, a self-denying person, an abstainer.

52. abstract ppl.

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(a) Withdrawn from the earth, raised above the earth; (b) withdrawn from worldly interests, lost in spiritual ecstasies; (c) difficult to understand, abstruse; (d) of writings: extracted from a longer…

53. abstractī̆f adj.

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Gram. Of nouns: abstract (as opposed to concrete).

54. absurditẹ̄ n.

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(a) Lack of harmony, dissonance; (b) an unjust practice.

55. abūsiǒun n.

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(a) Misuse, perversion, abuse; (b) in abusioun, insultingly, abusively; also, in a wicked or unnatural manner.

56. ac- pref.

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57. accēden v.

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(a) To come near (a place); (b) become adapted.

58. accenden v.

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(a) To set (sth.) afire, kindle; also fig.: (b) to kindle or stir up (an emotion); (c) to excite, incite, or stimulate (sb.); (d) to become ardent or enflamed.

59. accent n.

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Accent, modulation.

60. accepciǒun n.

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(a) The acceptance of something as true or valid; approval (of a book); (b) accepcioun of persones, personal accepcioun, favoritism, partiality; (c) a condition or stipulation to which one has agreed…