585
abrogate (v.)1520s, from Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare \\\"to annul, repeal (a law),\...

314
abrogation (n.)1530s, from Latin abrogationem (nominative abrogatio) \\\"repeal of a law,\\\" noun o...

1100
abrupt (adj.)1580s, from Latin abruptus \\\"broken off, precipitous, disconnected,\\\" past particip...

680
abscessabscess: [16] Abscess comes, via French abcès, from Latin abscessus, a noun derived from absc...

491
abscissa (n.)1690s, from Latin abscissa (linea) \\\"(a line) cut off,\\\" from fem. past participle...

933
abscission (n.)\\\"removal or cutting away,\\\" early 15c., from Latin abscissionem (nominative absc...

525
abscond (v.)1560s, from Middle French abscondre and directly from Latin abscondere \\\"to hide, conc...

812
absence (n.)late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia, noun of state from absen...

456
absentabsent: [14] Absent is based ultimately on the Latin verb ‘to be’, esse. To this was added the...

192
absenteeism (n.)1829, from absentee + -ism; originally in reference to landlords, especially in Irel...

587
absoluteabsolute: [14] Absolute, absolution, and absolve all come ultimately from the same source: L...

943
absolutely (adv.)late 14c., \\\"unconditionally, completely,\\\" from absolute (adj.) + -ly (2). Fro...

759
absolve (v.)early 15c., from Latin absolvere \\\"set free, loosen, acquit,\\\" from ab- \\\"from\\\"...

871
absorbabsorb: [15] Absorb comes, via French absorber, from Latin absorbēre, a compound verb formed f...

777
absorption (n.)1590s, from Latin absorptionem (nominative absorptio), noun of action from past parti...

870
abstainabstain: [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre, was ‘hold...

222
abstemious (adj.)c. 1600, from Latin abstemius \\\"sober, temperate,\\\" from ab(s)- \\\"from\\\" (s...

416
abstention (n.)1520s, from Middle French abstention (Old French astencion), from Late Latin abstenti...

570
abstinence (n.)mid-14c., \\\"forbearance in indulgence of the appetites,\\\" from Old French abstine...

227
abstinent (adj.)late 14c., from Old French abstinent (earlier astenant) \\\"moderate, abstemious, mo...

458
abstract (adj.)late 14c., originally in grammar (of nouns), from Latin abstractus \\\"drawn away,\\\...

999
abstraction (n.)c. 1400, \\\"a withdrawal from worldly affairs, asceticism,\\\" from Old French abst...

826
abstruseabstruse: [16] It is not clear whether English borrowed abstruse from French abstrus(e) or d...

272
abstruseabstruse: [16] It is not clear whether English borrowed abstruse from French abstrus(e) or d...

967
absurd (adj.)1550s, from Middle French absurde (16c.), from Latin absurdus \\\"out of tune; foolish\...

724
absurdity (n.)late 15c., from Middle French absurdité, from Late Latin absurditatem (nominative absu...

563
abundance (n.)mid-14c., from Old French abondance and directly from Latin abundantia \\\"fullness, p...

738
abundant (adj.)late 14c., from Old French abundant and directly from Latin abundantem (nominative ab...

569
abuseabuse: see useabuse (v.)early 15c., \\\"to misuse, misapply,\\\" from Middle French abuser, fro...

961
abusive (adj.)1530s (implied in abusively), originally \\\"improper,\\\" from Middle French abusif,...

391
abutabut: see buttabut (v.)mid-13c., \\\"to end at, to border on,\\\" from Old French aboter \\\"joi...

609
abysmal (adj.)1650s, formed in English from abysm + -al (1). Weakened sense of \\\"extremely bad\\\"...

314
abyssabyss: [16] English borrowed abyss from late Latin abyssus, which in turn derived from Greek áb...

914
acaciaacacia: [16] Acacia comes via Latin from Greek akakía, a word for the shittah. This is a tree...

602
academic (adj.)1580s, \\\"relating to an academy,\\\" also \\\"collegiate, scholarly,\\\" from Latin...

798
academic (adj.)1580s, \\\"relating to an academy,\\\" also \\\"collegiate, scholarly,\\\" from Latin...

743
anteater (n.)also ant-eater, 1764, in reference to the South American species; 1868 of the Australia...

795
armadillo (n.)1570s, from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado \\\"armored,\\\" from Latin armatu...

758
badgerbadger: [16] The Old English term for a ‘badger’ was brock, a word of Celtic origin, and badge...
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