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3. ab(b)reviāciǒun n.
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abbreviacioun
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(a) Shortness; (b) abridgement (of a story, etc.); an abstract or summary.
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5. abhomināciǒun n.
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(a) Physical loathing, disgust, nausea; abhominacioun of wlatsomnesse, nausea; haven abhominacioun of, to be disgusted or nauseated by (sth.); abhominacioun of stomak; (b) moral abhorrence; haven……
7. abjecciǒun n.
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(a) Humbleness, lowliness; an abject position; (b) one who is utterly degraded, the lowest (of the lowly).
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8. abjūrāciǒun n.
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Solemn renunciation of heresy or idolatry.
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10. ablaqueāciǒun n.
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Removal of soil from the roots of vines.
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11. ablā̆tī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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ablative
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(a) The ablative (case) of Latin; a noun or adjective in the ablative case; (b) in a pun (with ref. to L ablātiō a taking away & ablāt-um taken away, stolen): carried off, stolen; ablatif cas, the……
13. abnegāciǒun n.
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(a) A negative assertion, a denial; (b) self-denial, renunciation.
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16. abortī̆f, -īve adj. & n.
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abortive
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(a) Born prematurely or dead; (b) as noun: a child born prematurely or dead, a stillbirth; also fig.; (c) one who is born deformed, a monster.
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17. abǒundaunce n.
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(a) A great number of things, a great quantity; plenty, a sufficiency; also, an excess; -- often with in or of; (b) aboundaunce of water, an overflow, a flood.
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18. abscisiǒun n.
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(a) Removal by cutting off or away; (b) removal (by means of a laxative); (c) loss (of the power of speech).
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23. absinthium n.
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The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).
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24. 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……
25. 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.
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26. absurditẹ̄ n.
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(a) Lack of harmony, dissonance; (b) an unjust practice.
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29. 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……
30. acceptāciǒun n.
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(a) The act of accepting (an office) or approving (a privilege, etc.); (b) acceptance or approval (of sth.) as true or just or satisfactory; (c) acceptacioun of persones, favoritism, partiality.
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36. ac(c)ūsāciǒun, -tiọ̄n n.
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accusacioun, acusation, accusation
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(a) The act of charging someone with an offence or misconduct; (b) law formal accusation, indictment; (c) self-accusation, confession.
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38. ac(c)ūsatīf adj. & n.
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accusatif
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39. ac(c)ūsatōrie adj. & n.
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accusatorie
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(a) Self-accusing; (b) a confessional.
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40. ac(c)ūsāto(u)r n.
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accusatour, accusator, acusatour
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(a) An accuser; (b) a plaintiff.
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43. acētọ̄sitẹ̄ n.
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Sourness, sour juice.
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49. actūalitẹ̄ n.
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Effective power, efficacy; ?essence.
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52. adama(u)nt n.
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adamaunt
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(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable.
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53. addicāciǒun n.
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A supporting statement, demonstration.
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55. additament n.
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(a) Something added; an increase, an increment, a supplement; (b) a projection or protuberance; (c) anat. a process or appendage; esp., an apophysis.
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56. adducciǒun n.
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Act of bringing something to something else.
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60. adinvenciǒun n.
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An idea of one's own inventing; a fabrication.
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61. adjecciǒun n.
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Addition; an added or qualifying statement.
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62. adjectī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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adjective
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Gram. (a) Adjectival; noun adjectif, an adjective; verb adjectif, a verbal noun or adjective; (b) as noun: adjective.
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63. adjūrāciǒun n.
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Dismissal of spirits, exorcism; summoning of spirits, conjuration [not always distinguishable].
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64. adjūrement n.
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A solemn entreaty.
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65. adjūtōri(e n.
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adjutorie
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(a) The bone of the upper arm, humerus; (b) bon of the adjutori, humerus; (c) the bone of the thigh, femur; (d) ?the elbow [prob. due to misunderstanding of ML ulna 'humerus'].
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66. administrāciǒun n.
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(a) Act of administering, management; commun administracioun, administration of public affairs or government; (b) administrative position or function; right or power to govern, office; (c) management……
67. administrātǒur n.
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(a) Manager, steward; (b) one who manages a deceased person's estate (who may or may not be one of the executors).
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68. administre, -er n.
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administer
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One who manages the estate of a deceased person.
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69. admirācion n.
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Wonder, admiration.
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72. admixtiǒun n.
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(a) The act or process of mingling, mixing together; admixture; (b) the condition of being mingled or mixed.
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73. adolescenci(e n.
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adolescencie
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(a) The age following childhood; esp., the period including the fifteenth to the twenty-first year; also, youth, early manhood; (b) the adolescence or youth of a specific person.
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74. adolescent n.
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(a) A youth, a young man; (b) a colt under two years of age.
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77. adūlāciǒun, -tion n.
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adulation
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Insincere praise, flattery.
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83. adversācion n.
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Opposition, hostility; don adversacion, make war.
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84. adversārie n.
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(a) One who opposes another, a personal enemy; also fig.; (b) an opponent in war; (c) an antagonist in personal combat, a rival; (d) of animals or things: that which is harmful or inimical to……
86. advōcāt, advoket n.
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advoket
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(a) A professional pleader in courts of law; counsel, attorney, advocate; (b) one who intercedes for another, mediator, intercessor (esp. of Christ or the Virgin Mary); (c) protector, champion……
87. advocā̆trīce, -trix n.
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advocatrix
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Of the Virgin: advocate, intercessor.
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89. affecciǒun, -tion n.
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affection
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That faculty of the soul concerned with emotion and volition; the emotional (as opposed to the intellectual) side of human nature, capacity for feeling or emotion; the capacity for desiring or……
94. affirmāciǒun n.
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(a) An assertion that something is true, an affirmation (as opposed to a denial); (b) a supporting statement, confirmation, corroboration.
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95. affirmatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.
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affirmative
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(a) Phil. An affirmative proposition, a positive statement or inference; (b) the positive form or aspect of something; in affirmatives, in positive functions (as opposed to failure to function); wil……
96. afflicciǒun n.
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(a) Misery, pain, sorrow, distress; also, that which causes pain or sorrow; (b) self-inflicted pain, penance, mortification of the flesh, asceticism.
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