Shakespearean Dictionary ABATE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN to shorten, to cast down, to blunt a cannibal ABATEMENT ANTICK diminution the fool in the old plays ABHOR ANTRE protest; disgust a cave ABIDE APPARENT to sojourn to expiate heir-apparent ABRIDGEMENT APPEAL a short play accusation,to accuse ABROOK APPLE-JOHN to brook, abide a kind of apple ABSEY-BOOK APPOINTMENT a primer preparation ABSOLUTE APPREHENSION positive, certain Complete opinion ABUSE APPREHENSIVE to deceive,deception apt to apprehend or understand ABY APPROBATION to expiate a fault probation ABYSM APPROOF abyss approbation, proof ACCITE APPROVE to cite, summon to prove To justify, make good ACKNOWN APPROVER 'to be acknown' is to acknowledge one who proves or tries ACQUITTANCE ARCH a receipt or discharge chief ACTURE ARGAL action a ridiculous word intended for the Latin ergo ADDITION ARGENTINE title, attribute silver ADDRESS ARGIER to prepare oneself Algiers ADDRESSED ARGOSY prepared originally a vessel of Ragusa or Ragosa, a Ragosine; hence any ADVANCE ship of burden to prefer, promote to honour ARGUMENT ADVERTISEMENT subject admonition ARMIGERO ADVERTISING a mistake for Armiger, the Latin for Esquire attentive AROINT ADVICE found only in the imperative mood, get thee gone consideration, discretion A-ROW ADVISE in a row to consider, reflect ARTICULATE ADVISED to enter into articles of agreement to exhibit in articles considerate ASPECT ADVOCATION regard, looks pleading, advocacy ASPERSION AFEARED sprinkling; hence blessing, because before the Reformation afraid benediction was AFFECT generally accompanied by the sprinkling of holy water to love ASSAY AFFY to attempt, test, make proof of to affiance To trust ASSINEGO AFRONT an ass in front ASSUBJUGATE AGAZED to subjugate looking in amazement ASSURANCE
Shakespearean Dictionary ABATE to shorten, to cast down, to blunt ABATEMENT diminution ABHOR protest; disgust ABIDE to sojourn to expiate ABRIDGEMENT a short play ABROOK to brook, abide ABSEY-BOOK a primer ABSOLUTE positive, certain Complete ABUSE to deceive,deception ABY to expiate a fault ABYSM abyss ACCITE to cite, summon ACKNOWN 'to be acknown' is to acknowledge ACQUITTANCE a receipt or discharge ACTURE action ADDITION title, attribute ADDRESS to prepare oneself ADDRESSED prepared ADVANCE to prefer, promote to honour ADVERTISEMENT admonition ADVERTISING attentive ADVICE consideration, discretion ADVISE to consider, reflect ADVISED considerate ADVOCATION pleading, advocacy AFEARED afraid AFFECT to love AFFY to affiance To trust AFRONT in front AGAZED looking in amazement ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN a cannibal ANTICK the fool in the old plays ANTRE a cave APPARENT heir-apparent APPEAL accusation,to accuse APPLE-JOHN a kind of apple APPOINTMENT preparation APPREHENSION opinion APPREHENSIVE apt to apprehend or understand APPROBATION probation APPROOF approbation, proof APPROVE to prove To justify, make good APPROVER one who proves or tries ARCH chief ARGAL a ridiculous word intended for the Latin ergo ARGENTINE silver ARGIER Algiers ARGOSY originally a vessel of Ragusa or Ragosa, a Ragosine; hence any ship of burden ARGUMENT subject ARMIGERO a mistake for Armiger, the Latin for Esquire AROINT found only in the imperative mood, get thee gone A-ROW in a row ARTICULATE to enter into articles of agreement to exhibit in articles ASPECT regard, looks ASPERSION sprinkling; hence blessing, because before the Reformation benediction was generally accompanied by the sprinkling of holy water ASSAY to attempt, test, make proof of ASSINEGO an ass ASSUBJUGATE to subjugate ASSURANCE
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