waif, orphan, outcast, castaway

abat-jour, s.m. [abattre, jour], shade (for a lamp)}, plu. desabat-jour.

s’abattre, v.r. {L.* abbattere], to fall, tumble down, break down, sink, down,

abeille, s.f. [L. apicula], bee.

abîme, sm. [L.* abyssimus —1I,, abyssus—Gk, aBuoaos], abyss, unfathomable depth, chasm.

abord, s.m. {aborder—à, bord (Neth.)], arrival, landing, touching ; d'abord, first, at first, at the outset [d is never heard.]

abri, s.m. [Prov. «brie], shelter, cover ; être à l'abri de, to be under shelter from.

abriter, v.a. [abri], to shelter, shield, screen, protect, cover.

absorber, v.a. [L. «bsorbere], to absorb, consume, engross, take up, entirely occupy, [pronounce s sharp.]

absurde, adj. [L. absurdus], absurd, nonsensical, irrational, preposterous,

abuser, va. [abus—L. abusus], to abuse, impose on, misuse, use ill, make a bad use of, misemploy.

accent, s.m. [L. accentus], accent, stress, pronunciation, emphasis, voice, tone.

accentuer, va. [accent], to accent, accentuate, make more distinct, emphasize.

accepter, v.a [L. acceptare], to accept, receive, bear.

accès, s.m. [L. accessus], access, approach, admittance ; attack, fit.

accommoder, v.a [L accommod-

are], to adapt, accommodate, mend, improve, adjust, suit, fix, trim, arrange.

accompagnement, s.m. [accompagner], accompanying, attendance, accompaniment.

accompagner, v.a. [O.F, compain —L. cum, panis], to accompany, attend, wait on,

accombplir, v.a. [L.* accomplere], to accomplish, effect, complete, finish, fulfil, make good: s’accomplir, to be accomplished, performed, fufilled,

accord, s.m, [accorder—L. accordare], agreement, accord, bargain, convention, contract, settlement, consent, concurrence; étre d'accord, to agree, to be agreed ; d'accord, granted, done ; d'un commun accord, by common consent, [d is never heard in accord.]

g'accoter, v.r. [à, cote—cotir—L,.

(per)cutere], to lean on anything, to support one'’s self, to prop one’s self, lean against a wall.

g'accouder, v.r. [à, coude], to lean on one's elbow.

accoutumé, 6, adj. [coutume], accustomed, used to.

accrocher, v.nr. [croc—Neth. kr6k], to hang up or upon, hook, catch, run into, run over, knock over; sg’accrocher, to catch in, hang on, lay hold of.

accroître, v.a.irr. [L. accrescere], (for conjugation see croître) to increase, enlarge, amplify, augment ; s’accroître, to increase.

s’'accroupir, v.r. [à + croupir — croupe—Norse k£roppr], to sit down upon the heels, to squat, crouch.

accueil, s.m. [accueillir], reception, welcome.

accueillir, va. irr. [L. accolligere], (conjugated like cueillir), to receive, make welcome, entertain.

accuser, va. [L. accusare], to accuse of, charge with, indict, arraign, impeach, reproach, tax, blame, accuse, implicate.

achever, v.a. (à, chef, in sense of ‘end’}, to finish, close, end, conclude, terminate, [written achèv- when foliowed by e mute.]

acquérir, v.a. [L. acquirere], (acquér.

ant, acquis, j'acquiers, j'acquis, j'acquer.

rai, que j'acquise), to acquire, purchase, obtain, get, achieve, attain, gain.

acquiescer, v.n. [i, acquiescere], to acquiesce, agree, assent, vield, comply [e becomes ç before a and o.]

acquisition, s.f. [L. arquisitionem)], acquisition, getting, acquiring, attaining, purchase.