Boston 2/boston-2.iso/DOS/HILFEN/SYSTEM/RECONFI2/DEMO

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aback, adv. Backward. ( taken-aback: unexpectly; surprised.)
abase, v. To lower in rank; to degrade.
abash, v. To make ashamed; to put to confusion.
abashment, n. Sense of shame.
abate, v. To deduct or omit.
abatement, n. Reduction; decrease.
abbreviate, v. To shorten so that a part stands for a whole.
abdicate, v. To give up.
abdominal, n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
abduction, n. kidnaping.
abed, adv. In bed; on a bed.
aberration, n. Deviation.
abet, v. To aid; to encourage.
abeyance, n. Temporary inaction; postponement.
abhor, v. To hate; to detest.
abhorance, n. The act of detesting.
abhorent, adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
abidance, n. An abiding.
abide, v. To tolerate; to maintain.
abject, adj. Miserable.
abjure, v. To  give up rights.
ablative, adj. Taking away.
ablution, n. The act of washing; cleansing by a liquid.
abnegate, v. To renounce (a right or privilege).
abnormal, adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
abolition, n. Puttingg an end to.
abominable, adj. Very hateful.
abominate, v. To hate violently.
abomination, n. A very detestable act or practice.
aboriginal, adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.
aboriginess, n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
abortive, adj. Unsuccessful.
aboveboard, adv.& adj. Open; frank; honest.
abrade, v. To wear away.
abrasion, n. That which is rubbed off.
abridge, v. To shorten.
abrogate, v. To abolish, repeal.
abrupt, adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
abscind, v. To cut off.
abscission, n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
absence, n. The fact of not being present or available.
absolution, n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
absolve, v. To free from responsbility.
absorb, v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
absorption, n. The act or process of absorbing.
abstain, v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
abstemious, adj. Moderate in eating or drinking.
absterge, v. To wash away.
abstinence, n. Self denial.
abstract, n. A summary. v. To remove.
abstruse, adj. Hard to understand.
abundant, adj. Plentiful.
abusive, adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
abut, v. To touch at the end or boundary line.
abyss, n. Bottomless gulf; anything indefinite.
abysmal, adj. Extremely bad.
academician, n. A member of an acadamy of literature, art, or science.
accede, v. To agree to.
accelerate, v. To move faster.
accept, v. To take when offered.
acceptation, n. The sense in which a word, phrase, etc., is received.
access, n. Approach ; passage.
accessible, adj. Approachable.
accessory, n. Something additional.
acclaim, v. To greet with approval.
acclimate, v. To adapt; to get used to.
accolade, n. An embrace, honor, or award; approval.
accommodate, v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
accompanist, n. One who or that which accompanies.
accompany, v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
accomplice, n. An associate in wrong-doing.
accomplish, v. To bring to pass.
accord, n. Agreement; concord. v. To grant; to concede.
accordian, n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
accost, v. To speak to.
accountant, n. One whose business is to keep or examine books.
accouter, v. To dress; to equip for military service.
accredit, v. To give credit or authority to.
accretion, n. An addition.
accurue, v. To accumulate.
accumulate, v. To amass; to increase in quantity or number.
accuracy, n. Exactness.
accurate, adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
accursed, adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
accusation, n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
accusatory, adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an acusation.
accuse, v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
accustom, v. To make familiar by use.
ace, n. A single mark, or spot on a card or die.
acerb, adj. Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste.
acerbity, n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
acetate, n. A salt of acetic acid.
acetic, adj. Having the sour tast; acid.
ache, v. To be in pain or distress.
Achillean, adj. Invulnerable.
achromatic, adj. Colorless,
acid, n. A sour substance. adj. having high concentration of acid.
acidify, v. To change into acid.
acknowledge, v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
acknowledgement, n. Recognition.
acme, n. The highest point, or summit.
acoustic, adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
acquaint, v. To make familiar or conversant.
acquisce, v. To comply; submit.
acquiscence, n. Passive consent.
acquire, v. To get as one's own.
acquit, v. To free or clear, as from accusation.
acquittal, n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
acreage, n. Quantity or extent of land, especiallly of cultivated land.
acrid, adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
acrimonious, adj. Harsh in speech or behavior.
acrimony, n. Sharpness or bitterness of speeech or temper.
acrophobia, n. Fear of high places.
across, adv. To the opposite side from the starting point.
actuality, n. Any reality.
actuate, v. To move or incite to action.
acute, adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
adamant, n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
adamant, adj. Stubborn; unyielding.
adapt, v. To adjust; to change.
addendum, n. Something added, or to be added.
addle, v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
adduce, v. To  give an example in proving something.
adept, n. A trained expert. a. proficient.
adhere, v. To stick fast or together.
adherence, n. Attachment.
adherent, adj. Clinging or sticking fast.
adhesion, n. The state of being attached or joined.
adieu, inter. Goob-by; farewell.
adjacency, n. The state of being contingous or adjacent.
adjacent, n. That which is near or bordering upon.
adjectival, adj. Of or pertaininhg to an adjective.
adjudge, v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
adjudicate, v. To judge; to award judicially.
adjunct, n. A subordinate; an assistant.
adjuration, n. A vehement appeal.
adjutant, adj. Auxiliary.
administrator, n. One who manages affairs of any kind.
admissible, adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.
admittance, n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
admonish, v. To warn of a fault.
admonition, n. Gentle reproof.
ado, n. unnecessary activity or ceremony.