abyss (a-bis'), a bottomless gulf.
Acadie (a'ka'de'),
accession (ak-sesh'un), coming into possession of.
acord (a-kord'), blend.
acost (a'kost'), approach; speak to.
acumulate (a-ku'mu-lat), collect; store up.
acuracy (ak'u-ra-si), exactness.
acurately (ak'u-rat-li), precisely.
acquiescence (ak'wi-es'ens), a yielding or agreeing.
Act of Navigation (act of nav'i-ga'shun), an ordinance passed by the British Parliament for the American colonies by which goods were to be imported to the colonies free of duty for a period of years, provided all goods were sent out of the colonies in British ships.